The statistic shows worldwide carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in 2016, by sector. Around 13.4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide were emitted from the electricity and heat production sector worldwide that year.
World CO2 emissions in 2016, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)*
* World includes international bunkers in the transport sector ** Includes emissions from own use in petroleum refining, the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. *** In the original table, the category 'other sector' also includes residential sector figures. These figures have been subtracted.
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IEA. (October 26, 2018). World CO2 emissions in 2016, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
IEA. "World CO2 emissions in 2016, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)*." Chart. October 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
IEA. (2018). World CO2 emissions in 2016, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
IEA. "World Co2 Emissions in 2016, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
IEA, World CO2 emissions in 2016, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited February 20, 2020)
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