Largest contributors to cumulative carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions from fossil fuels, land use, and forestry worldwide from 1850 to 2023
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Emissions are the combined total of land use change and fossil COâ‚‚ emissions. Fossil COâ‚‚ emissions includes all emissions from energy production (from coal, oil, gas and flaring) plus direct industrial emissions from cement and steel production.
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Global cumulative COâ‚‚ emissions from fossil fuels and land use 1850-2023, by country
More than billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCOâ‚‚) have been emitted into the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion and land-use change since 1850. The United States has contributed to roughly ** percent of this total, with nearly *** GtCOâ‚‚. This makes the U.S. the biggest historical emitter, by far. China ranks second overall, having produced *** GtCOâ‚‚ from fossil fuel combustion and land-use change.
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OWID. (November 21, 2024). Largest contributors to cumulative carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions from fossil fuels, land use, and forestry worldwide from 1850 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1267683/cumulative-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-land-use-forestry-worldwide-by-country/
OWID. "Largest contributors to cumulative carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions from fossil fuels, land use, and forestry worldwide from 1850 to 2023 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. November 21, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1267683/cumulative-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-land-use-forestry-worldwide-by-country/
OWID. (2024). Largest contributors to cumulative carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions from fossil fuels, land use, and forestry worldwide from 1850 to 2023 (in billion metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1267683/cumulative-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-land-use-forestry-worldwide-by-country/
OWID. "Largest Contributors to Cumulative Carbon Dioxide (Coâ‚‚) Emissions from Fossil Fuels, Land Use, and Forestry Worldwide from 1850 to 2023 (in Billion Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Nov 2024, /statistics/1267683/cumulative-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-land-use-forestry-worldwide-by-country/
OWID, Largest contributors to cumulative carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions from fossil fuels, land use, and forestry worldwide from 1850 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1267683/cumulative-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-land-use-forestry-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Largest contributors to cumulative carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions from fossil fuels, land use, and forestry worldwide from 1850 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) [Graph], OWID, November 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1267683/cumulative-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-land-use-forestry-worldwide-by-country/
