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Carbon Emissions Indicator Data:

Global Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2005 (figure and table)

Global Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1950-2005 (figure)

Carbon Emissions from the Burning of Fossil Fuels by Top Ten Countries, 2005 (figure and table)

Carbon Emissions Per Person for Top Ten Countries and World Average, 2005 (table)

Global Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning by Sector (figure and table)

Atmospheric Concentrations of Carbon Dioxide, 1000-2005 (figure and table)

See data table: Global Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2005

See data table: Global Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2005

Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Top Ten Emitting Countries, 2005
Country	Emissions	Share of Global Total
	Million Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent	Percent
United States	1,614	21.2
China	1,405	18.5
Russia	468	6.2
Japan	348	4.6
India	312	4.1
Germany	230	3.0
Canada	161	2.1
United Kingdom	159	2.1
South Korea	139	1.8
Italy	132	1.7
All Other Countries	2,627	34.6
Global Total	7,596	100.0
Note: Global total differs from data in "Global Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2005" table due to the use of different data series for country-level emissions.
Source: Calculated by Earth Policy Institute from U. S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual 2004 (Washington, DC: July 2006), at www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea; BP, BP Statistical Review of World Energy (London: 2006).

Carbon Emissions Per Person for Top Ten Countries and World Average, 2005
Country	Share of Global Total
	Percent
Qatar	14.2
Singapore	9.0
United Arab Emirates	8.8
Kuwait	7.3
United States	5.4
Australia	5.3
Canada	5.0
Netherlands	4.5
Saudi Arabia	4.2
Belgium	4.0
World Average	1.2
Source: Calculated by Earth Policy Institute with emissions from Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual 2004 (Washington, DC: 2006); and BP, BP Statistical Review of World Energy (London: 2006); Population from United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (New York: 2005).

See data table: Atmospheric Concentrations of Carbon Dioxide, 1000-2005



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