CO2 emissions recorded by sector and region

The two graphs illustrate the amount of CO2 emissions attributed to fossil fuel burning in the entire world by region and sector varied from 1960 up to 2020, measured in gigatones. Altogether, CO2 emissions recorded by region and sector both witnessed a dramatic upward trend over the period. At the top position was the section of CO2 emissions from other nations and coal, meanwhile, India and cement-burning contributed least to the total share. With regard to the graph by region, from 1960 to 1980, the amount of CO2 emissions in others rose considerably by approximately 5 gigatonnes while that in US and EU28 fluctuated slightly despite having the same initially high growths at 3 gigatonnes. Besides, China’s CO2 discharged section went up gradually whilst India’s remained unchanged after the low starting points at 0 and 1 relatively. The segment of CO2 emitted in other regions, China, and India increased significantly up to 15, 10, and 3 gigatonnes respectively over the entire period. Meanwhile, statistics recorded in the US and EU28 continued to fluctuate and finally stayed at respectively 6 and over 3 gigatonnes in 2020. Concerning the graph by sector, from 1960 to 1980, the quantity of worldwide CO2 emissions from burning oil grew sharply, reaching over 9 gigatonnes from a beginning point of 3. In contrast, despite having the highest initial statistic, emissions from coal-burning only steadily increased alongside gas combustion. Besides, after starting at the trough, the amount of CO2 discharged by cement burning only witnessed a slight movement. CO2 emissions from coal heating in the following forty-yearly intervals rocketed, reaching nearly 15 gigatonnes in 2020, which was 7. 5 times higher than that from burning cement. Meanwhile, there was a gradual rise in the segment of CO2 emitted by oil and gas combustion, at over 12 and 7 gigatonnes respectively at the end of the whole period.