Top continents by carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)

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This horizontal bar chart displays carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) (Mt of CO2 equivalent) by continent using the aggregation sum. The data is from the continents entity.

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There are 2 fields used on this chart (including filters):
  • continent: Name of continent.
  • carbon dioxide emissions (CO2): A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. This field is expressed in Mt of CO2 equivalent.

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This chart is based on data from: World Bank

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