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 2017, 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. (November 15, 2019). World CO2 emissions in 2017, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
IEA. "World CO2 emissions in 2017, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)*." Chart. November 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
IEA. (2019). World CO2 emissions in 2017, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
IEA. "World Co2 Emissions in 2017, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
IEA, World CO2 emissions in 2017, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276480/world-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited April 02, 2020)
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