DownloaD Graphic 2
2 emissions from fossil fuels by region
billion tonnes per year
26
Africa
Asia and the Pacific
24
Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
22
North America
West Asia
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
Source: GEO Data Portal,
complied from UNFCCC-
0
CDIAC 2006
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2003
DownloaD Graphic 2
Per capita CO 2 emissions at the regional level in 2003
CO2 emissions in tonnes per capita
25
Africa
20
Asia and the Pacific
Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
15 North America
West Asia
10
Source: GEO Data Portal, from
UNFCCC-CDIAC 2006 and
UNPD 2007
5
World average
0
Notes: The width of each bar reflects regional population, and thus the area of each bar represents the total regional CO
2
emissions. Land–use change emissions are not included.
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