Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Antarctica
Antarctica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled was 153,888 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Antarctica, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Antarctica is 153,888 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Antarctica peaked at 153,888 tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,664 tonnes, in 1987.
Antarctica ranks 215th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Antarctica, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3,664 tonnes | — |
| 1988 | 10,992 tonnes | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 18,320 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 29,312 tonnes | +60.0% |
| 1991 | 43,968 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 58,624 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 73,280 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 87,936 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 91,600 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 95,264 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 98,928 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 102,592 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 106,256 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 109,920 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 113,584 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 117,248 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 120,912 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 128,240 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 135,568 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 142,896 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 153,888 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 153,888 tonnes | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Antarctica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +200.0% | 3,664 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes |
| 1989 | +66.7% | 10,992 tonnes | 18,320 tonnes |
| 1990 | +60.0% | 18,320 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes |
| 1991 | +50.0% | 29,312 tonnes | 43,968 tonnes |
| 1992 | +33.3% | 43,968 tonnes | 58,624 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,992 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 18,320 tonnes | 3 |
| 1990s | 78,776 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes | 106,256 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,003 tonnes | 109,920 tonnes | 153,888 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 153,888 tonnes | 153,888 tonnes | 153,888 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 153,888 tonnes | 153,888 tonnes | 153,888 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antarctica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Antarctica?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Antarctica was 153,888 tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Antarctica?
- The highest recorded value was 153,888 tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Antarctica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,664 tonnes in 1987.
- How does Antarctica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Antarctica ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled rising or falling in Antarctica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antarctica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.