Where the world's greenhouse gas emissions come from.
This visualization is based on the work of Our World in Data. For a more detailed breakdown, visit the original article here.
Getting exact numbers is incredibly difficult due to the complexity of tracking emissions and estimating their impact. For example, the team at Climate Trace estimated 2023 emissions at 60 billion tons, or 20% higher than what is displayed here.
However, the data that is available is still valuable for understanding the relative distribution of emissions.
As for what we do about it - Climate Trace maintains an incredible roadmap visualization that rank orders solutions by impact and effort.
50Gt CO₂e / yr
$100trillion / yr
27%cumulative GDP
Source: Climate Watch (2026), processed by Our World in Data. Emissions data from 2023.