The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset: GCB Fossil 2023v28
A newer version of this dataset is available. The latest version available on
Openclimatedata is 2023v43.
Released: November 2, 2023
Citation: Andrew, R. M., & Peters, G. P. (2023). The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2023v28) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10065794
Coverage: Fossil CO₂ from Coal, Oil, Gas, Flaring, Cement, Other, and Per Capita Fossil CO₂ emissions
Countries/regions: Global sum and 223 countries and regions.
Years: 1750 – 2022
Notes:
- Known problems with Réunion, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique as a result of changes to France's reporting
Changelog:
- Added additional country disaggregations for French Equatorial Africa and French West Africa before 1960
- Used EIA data for DR Congo coal after 1990
- New series for early UK coal
- New series for Australian coal before 1990, coal 1960-1989, oil before 1960
- Replaced use of BP/EI data with extensions using UN energy data and JODI natural gas data for final years, where available
- Specific estimate for Ukraine in 2022
- Use of official low-lag estimates for Thailand
- Estimation from Iceland’s energy data 1940-1949
- Estimation from Liechtenstein’s energy data 1959-1989
- Addition of earlier satellite-derived flaring estimates
- New methods for international bunkers in final years
- Use of JODI natural gas consumption data for final years
- Direct use of UN energy data in final years
GCB Fossil 2023v28 CO₂ emissions: Global Total
1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000 Mt CO₂
- Other
- Cement
- Flaring
- Gas
- Oil
- Coal
Source: GCB Fossil 2023v28
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Egypt
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Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
International Transport
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kuwaiti Oil Fires
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Leeward Islands
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pacific Islands (Palau)
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Panama Canal Zone
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Ryukyu Islands
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Helena
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
St. Lucia
St. Pierre & Miquelon
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
São Tomé & Príncipe
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Türkiye
USA
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wallis & Futuna
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe