The top 1% of emitters globally each had carbon footprints of over 50 tonnes of CO 2 in 2021, more than 1 000 times greater than those of the bottom 1% of emitters. Meanwhile, the global average energy-related carbon footprint is around 4.7 tonnes of CO 2 per person – the equivalent of taking two round-trip flights between Singapore and New Find your country. World. The maps displayed are for reference only. Last update: December 2023. Critically insufficient. Argentina Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mexico Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Türkiye UAE Viet Nam. Highly insufficient. Canada China Egypt India New Zealand South Korea. Insufficient. This report highlights notable trends in energy-related carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions in the United States observed in 2022. Overall, annual U.S. CO 2 emissions increased slightly in 2022 from the year before across all end-use sectors and most fossil fuels. Although numerous factors influence these changes in emissions, this report focuses Emissions per person are often seen as a fairer way of comparing. Historically – and as is still true in low- and middle-income countries today – CO 2 emissions and incomes have been tightly coupled. That means that low per capita emissions have been an indicator of low incomes and high poverty levels. That puts more emphasis on countries The EU's emissions over the January to March quarter amounted to 941 million metric tonnes of CO2 equivalents, down 2.9% from a year earlier, while the economy grew 1.2% year-on-year. Coal is the fossil fuel that emits the most CO2 when used to generate electricity. Coal-burning facilities emit an average of 1,020 kilograms (2,249 pounds) of CO2 for every megawatt hour of electricity generated. Oil emits 758 kilograms (1,672 pounds) and natural gas emits 515 kilograms (1,135 pounds) of CO2 per megawatt hour of electricity Animation by Tom Prater for Carbon Brief. China is a relatively distant second, with 11%, followed by Russia (7%), Brazil (5%) and Indonesia (4%). The latter pair are among the top 10 largest historical emitters, due to CO2 from their land. This article is part of a week-long special series on climate justice. Source: Eurostat (env_air_gge), European Environment Agency. Figure 1 shows a general downward trend for EU's greenhouse gas emissions. In 2021 emissions increased by 6.2 % (193 million tonnes of CO 2 -equivalents) after they had decreased by more than 10% between 2019 and 2020, showing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. estu4.