Population CO2 emissions Countries Energy Flags Food & Agriculture GDP by country Water

GHG Emissions by Year

Global GHG Emissions Over Time


  • Global GHG emissions first exceeded 40 Gt CO₂eq in 2005.
  • Between 1990 and 2024, emissions grew by 64,98%.
  • The fastest growth decade was 2000–2010 (+ 2,69%/year).
  • Emissions dropped by 3,67% in 2020 due to COVID-19, but rebounded the following year.
  • In 2024, global GHG emissions reached 53.206.401.266 tons CO₂eq.

Year-by-Year GHG Emissions

Year GHG emissions (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Change Per Capita
2024 53.206.401.266 39.632.664.219 9.536.493.881 2.527.410.957 1.509.832.210 1,27% 6,56
2023 52.540.765.869 39.112.688.790 9.471.520.948 2.505.587.181 1.450.968.949 1,53% 6,54
2022 51.748.121.504 38.548.118.943 9.335.038.209 2.471.902.794 1.393.061.558 1,09% 6,51
2021 51.187.953.401 38.219.996.767 9.180.393.144 2.454.321.062 1.333.242.428 4,55% 6,5
2020 48.962.126.893 36.209.861.637 9.055.831.990 2.423.634.114 1.272.799.152 −3,67% 6,28
2019 50.829.629.010 38.008.489.131 9.180.894.833 2.419.561.585 1.220.683.461 0,52% 6,59
2018 50.566.421.974 37.905.961.547 9.103.433.487 2.385.523.865 1.171.503.075 2,2% 6,63
2017 49.478.560.064 37.020.028.189 8.969.489.679 2.376.619.410 1.112.422.786 1,69% 6,56
2016 48.655.806.379 36.390.785.270 8.847.609.137 2.363.669.139 1.053.742.832 0,42% 6,52
2015 48.451.420.673 36.292.523.415 8.812.536.398 2.341.385.435 1.004.975.424 −0,2% 6,56
2014 48.549.137.332 36.396.952.687 8.788.340.688 2.323.791.337 1.040.052.621 0,74% 6,65
2013 48.193.437.524 36.177.328.521 8.719.776.939 2.323.963.355 972.368.709 1,61% 6,68
2012 47.430.072.885 35.489.676.343 8.716.949.478 2.294.921.246 928.525.818 1,33% 6,66
2011 46.808.098.605 35.036.740.902 8.617.186.970 2.278.653.008 875.517.725 3,03% 6,65
2010 45.433.102.838 33.969.474.314 8.413.665.797 2.220.816.194 829.146.533 5,2% 6,53
2009 43.188.416.931 31.966.599.802 8.258.484.370 2.186.548.831 776.783.928 −1,04% 6,28
2008 43.642.407.234 32.414.360.515 8.283.498.490 2.186.169.075 758.379.154 0,67% 6,43
2007 43.350.586.882 32.207.364.953 8.153.784.388 2.210.846.400 778.591.141 3,02% 6,47
2006 42.078.825.888 31.037.618.590 8.099.287.445 2.166.475.835 775.444.017 2,83% 6,35
2005 40.919.624.603 30.015.938.144 7.972.056.853 2.126.088.888 805.540.718 3,26% 6,26
2004 39.626.760.852 28.926.371.610 7.839.176.776 2.103.562.576 757.649.889 4,1% 6,13
2003 38.064.796.729 27.642.403.405 7.688.307.510 2.045.862.265 688.223.549 4,13% 5,97
2002 36.555.718.924 26.414.844.015 7.464.209.324 2.013.850.875 662.814.711 1,26% 5,8
2001 36.099.483.796 26.000.902.282 7.498.291.411 2.006.310.043 593.980.059 0,85% 5,8
2000 35.793.980.385 25.694.728.676 7.495.121.761 2.012.744.426 591.385.521 2,49% 5,83
1999 34.923.598.002 24.939.984.300 7.401.915.562 2.021.504.997 560.193.143 0,67% 5,76
1998 34.692.808.501 24.756.505.864 7.388.892.350 2.005.244.624 542.165.663 0,31% 5,79
1997 34.587.073.305 24.598.717.494 7.477.027.784 1.989.978.999 521.349.028 1,18% 5,85
1996 34.183.677.838 24.149.129.927 7.511.956.826 2.029.580.601 493.010.485 1,9% 5,86
1995 33.546.502.836 23.682.286.016 7.420.233.783 1.977.497.030 466.486.007 2,52% 5,83
1994 32.721.435.460 23.039.384.854 7.333.492.776 1.923.589.964 424.967.865 1,11% 5,77
1993 32.363.428.423 22.808.325.417 7.260.479.964 1.896.706.110 397.916.931 0,25% 5,79
1992 32.283.661.303 22.714.986.482 7.287.916.256 1.894.293.229 386.465.335 −0,12% 5,87
1991 32.322.913.657 22.794.864.895 7.270.165.422 1.877.354.479 380.528.862 0,23% 5,97
1990 32.249.866.916 22.660.079.364 7.340.904.024 1.881.006.558 367.876.970 1,03% 6,05
1989 31.920.673.698 22.343.102.961 7.349.126.455 1.903.396.016 325.048.266 1,81% 6,09
1988 31.352.639.359 21.958.155.737 7.183.612.290 1.894.385.670 316.485.662 3,15% 6,09
1987 30.395.987.733 21.199.385.093 7.031.752.268 1.868.602.735 296.247.638 2,57% 6,01
1986 29.635.808.788 20.540.482.751 6.966.522.757 1.837.223.893 291.579.386 1,71% 5,97
1985 29.138.665.369 20.181.526.621 6.851.168.428 1.815.746.618 290.223.701 1,09% 5,98
1984 28.823.531.704 19.921.949.856 6.776.858.460 1.840.000.988 284.722.400 2,84% 6,02
1983 28.027.897.097 19.302.601.175 6.657.804.176 1.809.296.991 258.194.755 0,91% 5,96
1982 27.775.597.674 19.156.959.542 6.620.993.738 1.755.509.611 242.134.782 −0,58% 6,01
1981 27.937.885.010 19.402.190.315 6.565.121.851 1.725.014.094 245.558.750 −1,76% 6,16
1980 28.439.689.463 19.772.848.598 6.684.223.197 1.735.932.978 246.684.690 −0,95% 6,38
1979 28.713.071.570 20.018.700.426 6.720.777.868 1.730.457.042 243.136.234 2,56% 6,56
1978 27.997.100.228 19.479.851.141 6.582.917.758 1.704.784.036 229.547.291 2,66% 6,51
1977 27.272.383.081 18.869.880.184 6.523.730.455 1.659.043.748 219.728.694 2,58% 6,45
1976 26.585.873.375 18.315.359.106 6.441.875.767 1.625.169.065 203.469.437 4,48% 6,4
1975 25.445.008.531 17.327.699.265 6.347.941.002 1.578.278.577 191.089.687 0,08% 6,24
1974 25.424.679.821 17.397.837.499 6.279.134.159 1.555.463.077 192.245.086 0% 6,35
1973 25.423.897.138 17.461.301.237 6.242.769.313 1.538.460.477 181.366.111 5,05% 6,47
1972 24.200.867.464 16.478.735.506 6.060.750.357 1.491.537.601 169.844.001 4,04% 6,28
1971 23.262.161.477 15.682.550.812 5.951.920.113 1.465.324.141 162.366.412 0,14% 6,16
1970 23.228.506.264 15.750.720.652 5.879.790.596 1.444.659.568 153.335.449 – 6,28

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).