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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).