Topic: Carbon dioxide removal

Carbon dioxide removal - statistics & facts

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is emerging as a key strategy for meeting global climate targets. In fact, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change includes CDR in nearly all scenarios in which global temperatures are limited to 1.5 or two degrees Celsius. Currently, some two billion metric tons of carbon dioxide are removed per year. However, with seven to nine �ҳٰ䰿₂ needing to be removed annually by 2050 to meet climate goals, many challenges lie ahead in developing this industry.

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Emissions

Global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration 1959-2025

Emissions

Annual global emissions of carbon dioxide 1940-2025

Emissions

Global CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion in 2024, by country

Overview

Annual global emissions of carbon dioxide 1940-2025
Annual global emissions of carbon dioxide 1940-2025
Annual carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide from 1940 to 2025 (in billion metric tons)
Remaining global carbon budget for 1.5C 1850-2023, by select year
Remaining global carbon budget for 1.5C 1850-2023, by select year
Remaining global carbon budget for 1.5 degrees Celsius in select years from 1850 to 2023 (in percent)
Global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration 1959-2025
Global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration 1959-2025
Average carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere worldwide from 1959 to 2025 (in parts per million)
Global energy transition investments 2025, by technology
Global energy transition investments 2025, by technology
Investments in the energy transition worldwide in 2025, by technology (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global carbon dioxide removals per year 2023, by method
Global carbon dioxide removals per year 2023, by method
Total current amount of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) worldwide as of 2023, by method (in metric tons of carbon dioxide per year)

Status

Global novel carbon dioxide removals per year 2017-2023
Global novel carbon dioxide removals per year 2017-2023
Annual carbon dioxide removals (CDR) from novel techniques worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in metric tons of CO₂ per year)
Global novel carbon dioxide removals per year 2020-2023, by method
Global novel carbon dioxide removals per year 2020-2023, by method
Annual carbon dioxide removals (CDR) from novel techniques worldwide from 2020 to 2023, by method (in metric tons of CO₂ per year)
Global total carbon dioxide removal sales 2020-2025
Global total carbon dioxide removal sales 2020-2025
Total carbon dioxide removal (CDR) purchases worldwide from 2020 to 2025 (in metric tons)
Global carbon dioxide removal deliveries 2020-2025, by month
Global carbon dioxide removal deliveries 2020-2025, by month
Cumulative carbon dioxide removal (CDR) deliveries worldwide from 2020 to 2025, by month (in metric tons)
Share of sold CDR credits delivered and undelivered worldwide 2025
Share of sold CDR credits delivered and undelivered worldwide 2025
Percentage of sold engineered carbon removal (CDR) credits delivered and undelivered worldwide as of July 2025
Global annual carbon dioxide removal deliveries 2020-2024
Global annual carbon dioxide removal deliveries 2020-2024
Annual carbon dioxide removal (CDR) deliveries worldwide from 2020 to 2024 (in metric tons)
Leading durable carbon removal (CDR) purchasers worldwide in 2024, by country
Leading durable carbon removal (CDR) purchasers worldwide in 2024, by country
Volume of durable carbon removal (CDR) purchased worldwide in 2024, by country (in metric tons)

Finance

Global average selling price per metric ton of CDR 2022-2023, by method
Global average selling price per metric ton of CDR 2022-2023, by method
Average selling price of carbon dioxide removals (CDR) worldwide in 2022 and 2023, by method (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of CO₂ removal)
Carbon prices on voluntary carbon markets worldwide 2021-2024, by project type
Carbon prices on voluntary carbon markets worldwide 2021-2024, by project type
Assessed carbon prices on voluntary carbon markets worldwide from 2021 to 2024, by project type (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Private investment in durable CDR 2022-2024, by method
Private investment in durable CDR 2022-2024, by method
Total private equity raised by durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) companies worldwide from 2022 to 2024, by method (in million U.S. dollars)
Average durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) price index worldwide 2023-2024
Average durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) price index worldwide 2023-2024
Weighted average price of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) across all methods worldwide in 2023 and 2024 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)
Global climate tech venture funding for carbon removal 2016-2024, by segment
Global climate tech venture funding for carbon removal 2016-2024, by segment
Cumulative climate tech venture capital funding for carbon removal worldwide from 2016 to 2024, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)

Companies

Number of companies with science-based emission targets and commitments 2015-2023
Number of companies with science-based emission targets and commitments 2015-2023
Cumulative number of companies with science-based approved targets and commitments worldwide from 2015 to 2023
Carbon dioxide removal sales worldwide 2025, by service
Carbon dioxide removal sales worldwide 2025, by service
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits sold worldwide as of July 2025, by service (in tons)
Global carbon dioxide removal sales 2025, by leading supplier
Global carbon dioxide removal sales 2025, by leading supplier
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sales worldwide as of July 2025, by leading supplier (in metric tons)
Global carbon dioxide removal purchases 2025, by company
Global carbon dioxide removal purchases 2025, by company
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) purchases worldwide as of 2025, by company (in metric tons)
Direct air capture expansion project capacities 2022-2030, by selected company
Direct air capture expansion project capacities 2022-2030, by selected company
Capacity of direct air capture (DAC) expansion projects of selected companies worldwide in 2022, with estimates for 2030 (in kilotons of carbon dioxide per year)

Outlook

Carbon removal RD&I spending in the U.S. and EU 2020-2023
Carbon removal RD&I spending in the U.S. and EU 2020-2023
Funding for RD&I relevant to Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in the European Union and United States from 2020 to 2023, and estimated future requirements (in billion euros)
Global CO₂ removal projections 2023-2050, by scenario
Global CO₂ removal projections 2023-2050, by scenario
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) removals worldwide in 2023, with projections from 2030 to 2050, by scenario (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
Direct Air Capture CO₂ capacity of planned projects worldwide 2020-2030, by stage
Direct Air Capture CO₂ capacity of planned projects worldwide 2020-2030, by stage
CO₂ capture capacity by direct air capture (DAC) of planned projects worldwide from 2020 to 2030, by stage (in million metric tons of CO₂ per year)
Leading factors that would increase motivation to purchase durable CDR worldwide 2025
Leading factors that would increase motivation to purchase durable CDR worldwide 2025
Which of the following would most increase your company's level of motivation to purchase durable CDR?
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) capacity needs worldwide 2050-2100
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) capacity needs worldwide 2050-2100
Projected carbon dioxide removal (CDR) capacity required to meet climate goals worldwide in 2050 and 2100 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

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Key figures

The most important key figures provide you with a compact summary of the topic of "Carbon dioxide removal" and take you straight to the corresponding statistics.

- Carbon removals from BECCS
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Global novel carbon dioxide removals per year 2020-2023, by method
- Total CDR purchases
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Global total carbon dioxide removal sales 2020-2025
- Share of sold CDR credits delivered
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Share of sold CDR credits delivered and undelivered worldwide 2025

- GHG capture, removal & storage share of climate tech funding
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Share of of global climate tech equity funding 2025 by area
- Average selling price for DAC
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Global average selling price per metric ton of CDR 2022-2023, by method
- Largest investor in CDR
- United States
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Global carbon dioxide removal (CDR) investment 2023, by country

- Largest supplier of CDR credits
- AtmosClear
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Global carbon dioxide removal sales 2025, by leading supplier
- Microsoft CDR credit purchases
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Global carbon dioxide removal purchases 2025, by company
- CDR sales facilitated by Carbonfuture
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Carbon dioxide removal sales worldwide 2025, by service

- CDR RD&I spending needs in the U.S.
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Carbon removal RD&I spending in the U.S. and EU 2020-2023
- Global CDR requirements by 2050
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Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) capacity needs worldwide 2050-2100