The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset: GCB Fossil 2022v27

A newer version of this dataset is available. The latest version available on Openclimatedata is 2023v43.

Released: October 17, 2022

Citation: Andrew, Robbie M., & Peters, Glen P. (2022). The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2022v27) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7215364

Coverage: Fossil CO₂ from Coal, Oil, Gas, Flaring, Cement, Other, and Per Capita Fossil CO₂ emissions

Countries/regions: Global sum and 231 countries and regions.

Years: 1750 – 2021

Notes:
  • Source(s) of each data point are also provided and are work in progress
Changelog:
  • For non-Annex 1 countries, we have used satellite-derived estimates of flaring reported by the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reporting (GGFR) Partnership starting from 2012. The use of these data for Annex 1 countries is still being considered.
  • New estimates of Chinese coal consumption 1907–1949 based on information from historian Tim Wright.
  • Added preliminary estimates from Statistics Finland for the year following the final year of their most recent submission to the UNFCCC.
  • Adjustments to international bunker emissions based on additional data from Marine Benchmark and the EIA.
  • CDIAC’s 2022 pre-release had negative emissions for UAE and Oman in 2019, a result of incorrect energy reporting by these two countries, so we have replaced from 2017 using growth rates from BP’s energy data.
  • CDIAC’s 2022 pre-release had a doubling of Colombia’s emissions from natural gas, which is inconsistent with other sources, so we have replaced with CDIAC’s 2021 release, which does not exhibit the same errors.

GCB Fossil 2022v27 CO₂ emissions: Global Total

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35000 Mt CO₂
  • Other
  • Cement
  • Flaring
  • Gas
  • Oil
  • Coal
Source: GCB Fossil 2022v27
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