Global CO2 Emissions | carbon emission
GlobalfossilCO2emissionsin2021aresettoreboundclosetotheirpre-COVIDlevelsafteranunprecedenteddropin2020.Emissionsfromcoalandgasusearesettogrowmorein2021thantheyfellin2020,butemissionsfromoiluseremainbelow2019levels.Therecorddecreasein2020emissionswas1.9billiontonnesofCO2(GtCO2)[-5.4%],from36.7GtCO2in2019to34.8GtCO2in2020.Emissionsareprojectedtogrow4.9%(4.1%to5.7%)in2021,to36.4GtCO2.Globalemissionsin2021remainabout0.8%belowtheirlevelin2019.The2021growthof1.6GtCO2issimilartothegrowthobservedin2...
Global fossil CO2 emissions in 2021 are set to rebound close to their pre-COVID levels after an unprecedented drop in 2020. Emissions from coal and gas use are set to grow more in 2021 than they fell in 2020, but emissions from oil use remain below 2019 levels.
The record decrease in 2020 emissions was 1.9 billion tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2) [-5.4%], from 36.7 GtCO2 in 2019 to 34.8 GtCO2 in 2020. Emissions are projected to grow 4.9% (4.1% to 5.7%) in 2021, to 36.4 GtCO2. Global emissions in 2021 remain about 0.8% below their level in 2019. The 2021 growth of 1.6 GtCO2 is similar to the growth observed in 2010 following the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 (1.7 GtCO2; 5.5% above 2009 levels).
*NOTES: (1) Values for GtCO2 in the above table were calculated by CO2.Earth by multiplying carbon emissions in the linked Excel data file by 3.664, and by adding emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change to determine total emissions
The data below summarize all human-cause...