World fails to cut emissions

People are taking more steps to tackle climate change than ever before, but per capital emissions in the U.S., Russia and South Korea remain well above the world average of 6.5 tonnes of CO2


Greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent per person*)
 
1990	2021 	00.0% Change, 1990-2021

U.S		21.7
		14.9 -31.3%
Russia		17.9
		12.1 -32.4%
South Korea	5.6
		11.9 +112.5%
Japan		9.0
		8.6 -4.4%
Iran 		5.4
		8.5 +57.4%
China		2.5
		8.0 +220.0%
EU (27)		10.0
		7.0 -30.0%
Indonesia	6.8
		2.3 -66.2%
Brazil		11.0
		2.3 -79.1%
India		1.1
		1.9 +72.7%
World average	4.3
		6.50 +51.2%


Fossil fuels: Current use accounts for 86% of global CO2 emissions

2046: +2.0°C
Temperature will rise by 2°C

2028: +1.5°C
Without halving CO2 levels, temperature will rise by 1.5°C

2021: +1.1°C

1999: +0.41°C

Temperature above pre-industrial levels


*Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry, excluding land use change, international aviation and shipping


Sources: Our World in Data, Reuters, UN, World Resources Institute 
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