The animation above shows annual greenhouse gas emissions by country between 1850 and 2016. And spoiler the US is consistently the largest emitter of greenhouse gases until the last decade when China dramatically overtakes it.
The data comes from the The PRIMAP-hist national historical emissions time series. You can also watch Robert Rohde’s original video below:
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The chart above compares global fossil fuel CO₂ emissions by year in real-time.
The chart above shows the stunning phase-out of coal from the UK’s electricity generating mix. Up until 2013 coal was routinely responsible for over 50% of the UK’s electricity generation depending on the time of day.
However, that share has now declined so dramatically, that in 2019 it’s normal to go days at a time with coal being responsible for 0% of the UK’s electricity generation.
The map above is a catogram that resizes the world’s countries by their total fossil fuel production. The data is from 2016 & 2017 and comes from a variety of sources.
The top 10 fossil fuel producing countries are:
The map above is a catogram that resizes the world’s countries by the amount of coal they produce. The data is from 2016 and comes from the EIA.
The top 10 coal producing countries as of 2016 are:
You can see an animated map and full stats for the world’s countries below: