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Global emissions of carbon dioxide 1998-2018
Global emissions of carbon dioxide 1998-2018
Global CO2 emissions from 1998 to 2018 (in billion metric tons)
by T. Wang,
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Dec 5, 2019
The statistic represents global carbon dioxide emissions between 1998 and 2018, broken down by fossil fuel and cement emissions and land-use emissions. Globally, more than 36.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide were emitted in 2018 through fossil fuel and cement use.
Global CO2 emissions from 1998 to 2018 (in billion metric tons)
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| Fossil fuel and cement emissions | Land-use change emissions | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 36.57 | 5.53 |
| 17 | 35.81 | 5.38 |
| 16 | 35.38 | 5.63 |
| 15 | 35.24 | 6.24 |
| 14 | 35.22 | 6.08 |
| 13 | 34.96 | 5.56 |
| 12 | 34.79 | 5.38 |
| 11 | 34.27 | 4.92 |
| 10 | 33.15 | 5.07 |
| 09 | 31.53 | 5.51 |
| 08 | 31.99 | 4.76 |
| 07 | 31.28 | 4.53 |
| 06 | 30.38 | 5.19 |
| 05 | 29.4 | 5.01 |
| 04 | 28.44 | 5.42 |
| 03 | 27.17 | 5.57 |
| 02 | 25.92 | 5.35 |
| 01 | 25.36 | 4.66 |
| 00 | 25.15 | 4.91 |
| 99 | 24.46 | 4.26 |
| 98 | 24.15 | 4.35 |
| Fossil fuel and cement emissions | Land-use change emissions | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 36.57 | 5.53 |
| 17 | 35.81 | 5.38 |
| 16 | 35.38 | 5.63 |
| 15 | 35.24 | 6.24 |
| 14 | 35.22 | 6.08 |
| 13 | 34.96 | 5.56 |
| 12 | 34.79 | 5.38 |
| 11 | 34.27 | 4.92 |
| 10 | 33.15 | 5.07 |
| 09 | 31.53 | 5.51 |
| 08 | 31.99 | 4.76 |
| 07 | 31.28 | 4.53 |
| 06 | 30.38 | 5.19 |
| 05 | 29.4 | 5.01 |
| 04 | 28.44 | 5.42 |
| 03 | 27.17 | 5.57 |
| 02 | 25.92 | 5.35 |
| 01 | 25.36 | 4.66 |
| 00 | 25.15 | 4.91 |
| 99 | 24.46 | 4.26 |
| 98 | 24.15 | 4.35 |
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Dec 5, 2019
The statistic represents global carbon dioxide emissions between 1998 and 2018, broken down by fossil fuel and cement emissions and land-use emissions. Globally, more than 36.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide were emitted in 2018 through fossil fuel and cement use.
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- 1998 to 2018
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* Original data have been converted from million metric tons of carbon to units of carbon dioxide by multiplying by 3.664.
The values have been rounded.
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* Original data have been converted from million metric tons of carbon to units of carbon dioxide by multiplying by 3.664.
The values have been rounded.
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