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Global temperature change
Difference in average land-sea surface temperature compared to the 1861-1890 mean, in degrees Celsius.
1.41
World · 2026
degrees Celsius
- History
- Since 1850
- Series
- 3 series
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
tonnes per person · annual
Values in tonnes per person.
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| Date | Code | Series | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | OWID_WRL | World | 4.729075 |
| 2024 | USA | United States | 14.197287 |
| 2024 | CHN | China | 8.65839 |
| 2024 | IND | India | 2.2009783 |
| 2024 | DEU | Germany | 6.7688236 |
| 2024 | GBR | United Kingdom | 4.5257993 |
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Difference in average land-sea surface temperature compared to the 1861-1890 mean, in degrees Celsius.
| 2024 |
| JPN |
| Japan |
| 7.7724743 |
| 2024 | BRA | Brazil | 2.2783718 |
| 2023 | OWID_WRL | World | 4.707772 |
| 2023 | USA | United States | 14.31945 |
| 2023 | CHN | China | 8.556261 |
| 2023 | IND | India | 2.1297693 |
| 2023 | DEU | Germany | 7.022808 |
| 2023 | GBR | United Kingdom | 4.481841 |
| 2023 | JPN | Japan | 7.9352145 |
| 2023 | BRA | Brazil | 2.2922719 |
| 2022 | OWID_WRL | World | 4.6784525 |
| 2022 | USA | United States | 14.802047 |
| 2022 | CHN | China | 8.217776 |
| 2022 | IND | India | 1.9861692 |
| 2022 | DEU | Germany | 7.942359 |
| 2022 | GBR | United Kingdom | 4.563232 |
| 2022 | JPN | Japan | 8.237319 |
| 2022 | BRA | Brazil | 2.2826612 |
| 2021 | OWID_WRL | World | 4.634748 |
| 2021 | USA | United States | 14.758024 |
| 2021 | CHN | China | 7.910899 |
| 2021 | IND | India | 1.8920738 |
| 2021 | DEU | Germany | 8.100614 |
| 2021 | GBR | United Kingdom | 5.059431 |
| 2021 | JPN | Japan | 8.422242 |
| 2021 | BRA | Brazil | 2.3696554 |
| 2020 | OWID_WRL | World | 4.4577436 |
| 2020 | USA | United States | 13.8168955 |
| 2020 | CHN | China | 7.64075 |
| 2020 | IND | India | 1.7272933 |
| 2020 | DEU | Germany | 7.738692 |
| 2020 | GBR | United Kingdom | 4.84416 |
| 2020 | JPN | Japan | 8.212569 |
| 2020 | BRA | Brazil | 2.1470218 |
| 2019 | OWID_WRL | World | 4.7478137 |
| 2019 | USA | United States | 15.500492 |
| 2019 | CHN | China | 7.5260706 |
| 2019 | IND | India | 1.8798543 |
| 2019 | DEU | Germany | 8.480803 |
| 2019 | GBR | United Kingdom | 5.4350777 |
| 2019 | JPN | Japan | 8.698248 |
| 2019 | BRA | Brazil | 2.2979572 |
| 2018 | OWID_WRL | World | 4.752195 |
| 2018 | USA | United States | 16.000992 |
| 2018 | CHN | China | 7.2915606 |
| 2018 | IND | India | 1.8879061 |
| 2018 | DEU | Germany | 9.101415 |
| 2018 | GBR | United Kingdom | 5.6886244 |
| 2018 | JPN | Japan | 8.971074 |
| 2018 | BRA | Brazil | 2.3123908 |
| 2017 | OWID_WRL | World | 4.705259 |
| 2017 | USA | United States | 15.639208 |
| 2017 | CHN | China | 7.080384 |
| 2017 | IND | India | 1.7840685 |
| 2017 | DEU | Germany | 9.441122 |
| 2017 | GBR | United Kingdom | 5.8378453 |
| 2017 | JPN | Japan | 9.321171 |
| 2017 | BRA | Brazil | 2.429146 |
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Via Our World in Data (https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita).
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