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Free CO₂ data and charts

Country emissions data to download, charts to reuse and a ready-made citation, for lessons, articles and research.

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Two CSV files, free to use under CC BY 4.0. They open in Excel, Google Sheets, R or Python.

CO₂ emissions by country213 countries plus the world, 2024: total, change, share, per person, population, cumulative since 1750, 1990 and 2005 levelsCSV · 24 KB CO₂ emissions over timeWorld from 1950 and the 159 countries with over 1 million people from 2000, to 2024CSV · 100 KB

Figures are annual CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry (cement and other processes), excluding land-use change, in million tonnes (Mt). Column notes are in the README. For the full dataset with more variables, go to the source: Our World in Data on GitHub.

Charts you can reuse

Each guide on this site opens with a chart of its key figures. You can use them in lessons, presentations and articles with a credit and a link to the guide. Tap a chart for the full-size image.

  • Storm clouds over a dark plain with an amber glow on the horizon, beside three figures: 1.37 °C human-caused warming in 2025, 1.63 °C in September 2026 and 2.8 °C by 2100 under current policiesClimate outlook 2026: emissions, warming and what to watch · post
  • A road disappearing into a misty forest at dawn, beside three figures: warming reaches 1.5 °C around 2030, a 45% cut needed by 2035 and 11–15% delivered by national pledgesThe next decade of climate change: 2025 to 2035 · post
  • An hourglass running out of glowing amber sand, beside the remaining 1.5 °C carbon budget and the years it lasts at today’s emissionsRemaining carbon budget for 1.5 °C: how much is left in 2026 · post
  • A single footprint in dark wet sand, beside a chart of fossil CO₂ per person a year in 2024: United States 14.2 t, world average 4.7 t, India 2.2 tCarbon footprint calculator: estimate yours in 2 minutes · post
  • An industrial chimney lit green at night, beside a worked example: 12,000 km in a petrol car × 0.163 kg CO₂e per km ≈ 2.0 t CO₂e a yearCarbon Tracking: How to Track Carbon Emissions (2026 Guide) · post
  • An electric car charging at night, beside three 2025 figures: 692 GW of renewable capacity added, $70 per kWh for stationary battery packs and more than 20 million electric cars soldClimate technology in 2026: what’s working and what’s hype · post
  • A mountain summit above a sea of clouds at twilight, beside the latest monthly CO₂ level at Mauna Loa, 426.1 ppm in September 2026, and the record of 432.3 ppm in May 2026CO₂ ppm today: current level and why it keeps rising · post
  • Power station cooling towers releasing steam at dusk, beside three Global Carbon Budget 2025 figures: 38.1 Gt fossil CO₂, 42.2 Gt total CO₂ and 425.7 ppmGlobal Carbon Budget 2025: key findings explained · post
  • A child’s and an adult’s hands planting a seedling, beside three figures: 79 kg of food wasted per person a year at home, 95% energy saved by recycling aluminium, 16–340 kg of CO₂ absorbed by a city tree a yearEco-friendly family activities: 20 ideas kids actually enjoy · post
  • An airplane wing above clouds at sunset, beside the saving from replacing one long-haul return flight: about 1.6 t CO₂e15 quick ways to reduce your carbon footprint, ranked · post
  • Beef, cheese, lentils, vegetables and bread on a dark table, beside a chart of kg CO₂e per kg of food: beef 99.5, cheese 23.9, poultry 9.9, beans and lentils 1.8, bread 1.6Carbon footprint of food: what matters and what doesn’t · post
  • A misty forest canopy from above, beside the share covered by national net zero targets: at least 74% of global emissions, 77% of world GDP and 79% of the populationNet zero explained: what it means and how far the world is · post
  • Wind turbines and solar panels on a hillside at dusk, beside the share of global electricity from renewables in 2025: 33.8%, ahead of coal at 33.0%Renewable energy in 2026: global progress and home options · post
  • A cozy living room at night with a warm lamp, beside three savings: about 7% of heating per 1 °C lower, about 15% from sealing and insulating, and 75% less electricity for LED bulbsHow to save energy at home: 15 ways to cut bills and CO₂ · post
  • A bakery with bread on shelves and a glowing oven, beside the finding that supply-chain emissions average 26 times companies’ scope 1 and 2 emissionsScope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained, with examples · post
  • A house at night with one lit window, beside a chart of grid CO₂ per kWh in 2025: world 458 g, United States 384 g, European Union 210 gHow to track your home energy use: meters, monitors and apps · post
  • A train speeding through the countryside at night, beside a chart of g CO₂e per passenger-km: domestic flight 246, petrol car alone 170, UK national rail 35, Eurostar 4Transport emissions compared: cars, EVs, trains and planes · post

The photos behind the charts are illustrations; every number comes from the sources listed in the guide.

How to cite this site

Carbon Emissions Counter (2026). CO₂ emissions by country, 2024 data. Based on Our World in Data and the Global Carbon Budget 2025. https://www.carbonemissionscounter.com/data

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  • Data: Our World in Data based on the Global Carbon Project (Global Carbon Budget 2025), CC BY 4.0. Please credit “Our World in Data and the Global Carbon Project, via Carbon Emissions Counter” with a link to this page.
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