Cumulative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of investor-owned companies worldwide from 1854 to 2023
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Emissions in MtCOâ‚‚e
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Total emissions include direct production-linked operational emissions (Scope 1) and emissions from the combustion of market products (Scope 3 category 11: Use of Sold Products).
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Cumulative GHG emissions of investor-owned companies worldwide 1854-2023
The U.S. oil and gas company Chevron is estimated to have produced almost ** billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCOâ‚‚e) between 1854 and 2023. This makes Chevron the investor-owned company with the highest historical GHG emissions produced during this period. Approximately six percent of Chevron's cumulative emissions during this time were produced in the seven years following the Paris Agreement (2016 to 2023).Â
ExxonMobil had the second-highest historical emissions among investor-owned companies, having produced over ** GtCOâ‚‚e between 1854 and 2023.
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InfluenceMap. (March 4, 2025). Cumulative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of investor-owned companies worldwide from 1854 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1463201/cumulative-ghg-of-investor-owned-companies-worldwide/
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InfluenceMap. "Cumulative Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions of Investor-owned Companies Worldwide from 1854 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Mar 2025, /statistics/1463201/cumulative-ghg-of-investor-owned-companies-worldwide/
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