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Carbon Emissions Indicator Data:

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2006 (figure and table)

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1950-2006 (figure)

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning in Top Ten Countries, 2006 (figure and table)

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Per Person for Top Ten Countries and the World, 2006 (table)

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning by Sector, 2004 (figure and table)

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Land Use Change and Forestry in Top Ten Countries, 2000 (table)

Atmospheric Concentrations of Carbon Dioxide, 1000-2007 (figure and table)

See data table: Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2006

See data table: Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning, 1751-2006

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuels Burning in Top Ten Countries, 2006
Country	Emissions	Share of Global Total
	Million Tons of Carbon	Percent
United States	1,656	19.8
China	1,480	17.7
Russia	437	5.2
India	391	4.7
Japan	342	4.1
Germany	221	2.6
Canada	177	2.1
United Kingdom	171	2.0
South Korea	130	1.6
Mexico	123	1.5
All Other Countries	3,249	38.8
Global Total	8,379	100.0
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from G. Marland, T. A. Boden, and R. J. Andres, "Global, Regional, and National CO2 Emissions," Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change (Oak Ridge, TN: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 2007); BP, Statistical Review of World Energy (London: 2007).

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning Per Person for Top Ten Countries and World, 2006
Country	Emissions Per Person
	Tons of Carbon
Qatar	22.4
United Arab Emirates	13.3
Kuwait	10.4
Singapore	9.2
USA	5.5
Canada	5.4
Norway	5.3
Australia	4.5
Kazakhstan	4.1
Saudi Arabia	3.9
World Average	1.3
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from G. Marland, T. A. Boden, and R. J. Andres, "Global, Regional, and National CO2 Emissions," Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change (Oak Ridge, TN: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 2007); BP, Statistical Review of World Energy (London: 2007); populations from United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision, electronic database at esa.un.org/unpp, updated 2007.

See data table: Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide, 1000-2007

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