Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in World
World: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion was 34,613 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in World, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 34,613 for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in World peaked at 34,613 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,183, in 2000.
That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23,183 | — |
| 2001 | 23,530 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 23,889 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 24,918 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 26,083 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 27,035 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 27,900 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 28,951 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 29,175 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 28,715 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 30,488 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 31,395 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 31,734 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 32,379 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 32,431 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 32,306 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 32,366 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 32,911 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 33,615 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 33,554 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 31,806 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 33,680 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 34,113 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 34,613 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,338 | 23,183 | 29,175 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,318 | 30,488 | 33,615 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,553 | 31,806 | 34,613 | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in World?
- Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in World was 34,613 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 34,613 in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,183 in 2000.
- How does World rank for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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