Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Antarctica
Antarctica: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Antarctica, 1987–2007
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2007, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Antarctica stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Antarctica peaked at 0.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
That places Antarctica 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Antarctica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +189.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +60.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +54.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +44.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +29.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 | +189.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1989 | +60.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1990 | +54.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1991 | +44.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +29.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Antarctica?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Antarctica was 0.0% in 2007, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Antarctica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Antarctica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Antarctica rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Antarctica ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2007.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Antarctica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antarctica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.