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Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in World

World: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 38.79 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
38.79 million kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 33 groups
All-time high
38.79 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
10.82 million kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in World, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions (co2eq) in World stood at 38.79 million kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) in World peaked at 38.79 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.82 million kt, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in World, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 10.82 million kt —
1962 11.13 million kt +2.9%
1963 11.74 million kt +5.4%
1964 12.24 million kt +4.3%
1965 12.77 million kt +4.4%
1966 13.39 million kt +4.8%
1967 13.67 million kt +2.1%
1968 14.32 million kt +4.7%
1969 15.27 million kt +6.7%
1970 16.55 million kt +8.3%
1971 17.05 million kt +3.0%
1972 17.80 million kt +4.4%
1973 18.71 million kt +5.2%
1974 18.64 million kt -0.4%
1975 18.64 million kt -0.0%
1976 19.57 million kt +5.0%
1977 20.07 million kt +2.5%
1978 20.76 million kt +3.5%
1979 21.41 million kt +3.1%
1980 21.26 million kt -0.7%
1981 20.60 million kt -3.1%
1982 20.50 million kt -0.5%
1983 20.68 million kt +0.9%
1984 21.34 million kt +3.2%
1985 22.09 million kt +3.5%
1986 22.40 million kt +1.4%
1987 22.93 million kt +2.4%
1988 23.78 million kt +3.7%
1989 24.24 million kt +1.9%
1990 23.63 million kt -2.5%
1991 24.15 million kt +2.2%
1992 23.85 million kt -1.3%
1993 24.01 million kt +0.7%
1994 24.07 million kt +0.3%
1995 24.53 million kt +1.9%
1996 25.18 million kt +2.6%
1997 25.29 million kt +0.5%
1998 25.11 million kt -0.7%
1999 25.59 million kt +1.9%
2000 26.31 million kt +2.8%
2001 26.37 million kt +0.2%
2002 26.79 million kt +1.6%
2003 28.25 million kt +5.4%
2004 29.23 million kt +3.5%
2005 30.13 million kt +3.1%
2006 31.06 million kt +3.1%
2007 31.77 million kt +2.3%
2008 32.57 million kt +2.5%
2009 32.08 million kt -1.5%
2010 33.71 million kt +5.1%
2011 34.86 million kt +3.4%
2012 35.37 million kt +1.4%
2013 35.41 million kt +0.1%
2014 35.69 million kt +0.8%
2015 35.79 million kt +0.3%
2016 35.73 million kt -0.2%
2017 36.37 million kt +1.8%
2018 37.21 million kt +2.3%
2019 37.65 million kt +1.2%
2020 35.73 million kt -5.1%
2021 37.50 million kt +4.9%
2022 38.23 million kt +1.9%
2023 38.79 million kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.82 million kt 10.82 million kt 15.27 million kt 9
1970s 18.92 million kt 16.55 million kt 21.41 million kt 10
1980s 21.98 million kt 20.50 million kt 24.24 million kt 10
1990s 24.54 million kt 23.63 million kt 25.59 million kt 10
2000s 29.46 million kt 26.31 million kt 32.57 million kt 10
2010s 35.78 million kt 33.71 million kt 37.65 million kt 10
2020s 37.56 million kt 35.73 million kt 38.79 million kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 12.23 million kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 11.95 million kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 11.50 million kt compare
  4. 4 United States 5.10 million kt compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) in World?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) in World was 38.79 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 38.79 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 10.82 million kt in 1961.
How does World rank for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf