Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) in World
World: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) in World, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) in World is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) in World peaked at 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
World ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) in World, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 12 Israel 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 13 Maldives 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 14 Puerto Rico 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 15 Mauritius 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 16 Japan 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 17 Palau 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 18 Trinidad and Tobago 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.686 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.9625 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) in World?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) in World was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does World rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt)?
- World ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.