Table 11.2

Table 11.2 Global Emissions of Carbon Dioxide From Fossil-Fuel Burning, Cement Manufacture, and Gas Flaring, Five-Year Intervals, 1950-1960, and Annually, 1961-1996

Fossil-fuel burning Cement Gas Per

Year Solids Liquids Gas manufacture flaring Total capita

million metric tons of carbon
tons of carbon

1950 1,070 423 97 18 23 1,630 0.65

1955 1,208 625 150 30 31 2,043 0.74

1960 1,411 850 235 43 39 2,578 0.85

1961 1,349 905 254 45 42 2,595 0.84

1962 1,351 981 277 49 44 2,701 0.86

1963 1,397 1,053 300 51 47 2,849 0.89

1964 1,435 1,138 328 57 51 3,009 0.92

1965 1,461 1,221 351 59 55 3,146 0.94

1966 1,478 1,325 380 63 60 3,306 0.97

1967 1,448 1,424 410 65 66 3,413 0.98

1968 1,448 1,552 445 70 73 3,589 1.01

1969 1,487 1,674 487 74 80 3,802 1.05

1970 1,556 1,838 516 78 87 4,076 1.10

1971 1,556 1,946 554 84 88 4,227 1.12

1972 1,572 2,055 583 89 94 4,395 1.14

1973 1,580 2,240 608 95 110 4,633 1.18

1974 1,577 2,244 618 96 107 4,641 1.16

1975 1,671 2,131 623 95 93 4,613 1.13

1976 1,708 2,313 647 103 109 4,880 1.17

1977 1,770 2,389 646 108 104 5,018 1.19

1978 1,786 2,383 674 116 107 5,066 1.18

1979 1,882 2,534 714 119 100 5,348 1.22

1980 1,936 2,406 725 120 89 5,276 1.19

1981 1,908 2,270 735 121 72 5,105 1.13

1982 1,970 2,178 730 121 69 5,068 1.10

1983 1,976 2,162 732 125 63 5,058 1.08

1984 2,067 2,183 790 128 58 5,226 1.10

1985 2,223 2,171 821 131 57 5,402 1.11

1986 2,284 2,276 840 137 54 5,590 1.13

1987 2,334 2,287 902 143 51 5,718 1.14

1988 2,398 2,390 949 152 53 5,941 1.16

1989 2,432 2,427 983 156 50 6,048 1.16

1990 2,373 2,495 1,019 157 60 6,103 1.15

1991 2,307 2,608 1,036 161 71 6,182 1.15

1992 2,336 2,505 1,024 167 63 6,095 1.12

1993 2,276 2,502 1,056 176 63 6,072 1.10

1994 2,343 2,544 1,082 187 65 6,221 1.10

1995 2,422 2,568 1,154 196 67 6,408 1.13

1996 2,460 2,592 1,196 202 67 6,518 1.13

Source: Marland, G., T. A. Boden, R.J. Andres, A.L. Brenkert, and C.A. Johnston, Global CO2 Emissions From Fossil-Fuel Burning, Cement Manufacture, and Gas Flaring: 1751-1996 (an Internet accessible numerical database) (Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 1999).

Last Updated on Wednesday, September 29, 1999

	Fossil-fuel burning			Cement	Gas		Per
Year	Solids	Liquids	Gas	manufacture	flaring	Total	capita

	million metric tons of carbon						tons of carbon


1950	1,070	423	97	18	23	1,630	0.65
1955	1,208	625	150	30	31	2,043	0.74
1960	1,411	850	235	43	39	2,578	0.85
1961	1,349	905	254	45	42	2,595	0.84
1962	1,351	981	277	49	44	2,701	0.86
1963	1,397	1,053	300	51	47	2,849	0.89
1964	1,435	1,138	328	57	51	3,009	0.92
1965	1,461	1,221	351	59	55	3,146	0.94
1966	1,478	1,325	380	63	60	3,306	0.97
1967	1,448	1,424	410	65	66	3,413	0.98
1968	1,448	1,552	445	70	73	3,589	1.01
1969	1,487	1,674	487	74	80	3,802	1.05
1970	1,556	1,838	516	78	87	4,076	1.10
1971	1,556	1,946	554	84	88	4,227	1.12
1972	1,572	2,055	583	89	94	4,395	1.14
1973	1,580	2,240	608	95	110	4,633	1.18
1974	1,577	2,244	618	96	107	4,641	1.16
1975	1,671	2,131	623	95	93	4,613	1.13
1976	1,708	2,313	647	103	109	4,880	1.17
1977	1,770	2,389	646	108	104	5,018	1.19
1978	1,786	2,383	674	116	107	5,066	1.18
1979	1,882	2,534	714	119	100	5,348	1.22
1980	1,936	2,406	725	120	89	5,276	1.19
1981	1,908	2,270	735	121	72	5,105	1.13
1982	1,970	2,178	730	121	69	5,068	1.10
1983	1,976	2,162	732	125	63	5,058	1.08
1984	2,067	2,183	790	128	58	5,226	1.10
1985	2,223	2,171	821	131	57	5,402	1.11
1986	2,284	2,276	840	137	54	5,590	1.13
1987	2,334	2,287	902	143	51	5,718	1.14
1988	2,398	2,390	949	152	53	5,941	1.16
1989	2,432	2,427	983	156	50	6,048	1.16
1990	2,373	2,495	1,019	157	60	6,103	1.15
1991	2,307	2,608	1,036	161	71	6,182	1.15
1992	2,336	2,505	1,024	167	63	6,095	1.12
1993	2,276	2,502	1,056	176	63	6,072	1.10
1994	2,343	2,544	1,082	187	65	6,221	1.10
1995	2,422	2,568	1,154	196	67	6,408	1.13
1996	2,460	2,592	1,196	202	67	6,518	1.13