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15 Nations Producing Carbon Dioxide Emissions; Ranked by 2003 Totals,
1980-2003
Source: U.S.
Department of Energy
(million metric
tons of carbon dioxide
emitted from fossil fuel combustion)
|
| Region/Country |
1980
|
1985
|
1990
|
1995
|
2000
|
2002
|
2003 |
Percent
change |
United States
|
4,754.52
|
4,585.20 |
5,287.69
|
5,001.50
|
5,814.63 |
5,771.93
|
5,802.08 |
22 |
China
|
1,434.52
|
1,855.95
|
2,241.17 |
2,865.35
|
3,032.79
|
3,273.00
|
3,540.97 |
147 |
Russia1
|
3,027.53
|
3,496.77 |
3,792.16
|
1,590.82
|
1,555.11 |
1,546.04 |
1,606.42 |
-47 |
Japan
|
937.50 |
892.96 |
1,010.97 |
1,091.30 |
1,167.11 |
1,191.44 |
1,205.54 |
29 |
India
|
299.76 |
439.34 |
588.24 |
867.08 |
997.67 |
1,012.73 |
1,024.63 |
241 |
Germany2
|
751.02 |
689.20 |
692.32 |
875.85 |
845.26 |
854.29 |
842.03 |
12 |
Canada
|
452.51
|
434.73 |
478.57 |
500.52 |
566.09 |
574.04 |
600.18 |
33 |
United Kingdom
|
608.30 |
588.25 |
598.58 |
555.00 |
550.85 |
558.17 |
564.56 |
-7 |
Korea, South
|
126.48 |
165.05 |
234.31 |
393.35 |
437.80 |
461.71 |
489.53 |
271 |
Italy
|
366.75 |
374.00 |
413.38 |
427.52 |
443.95 |
446.62 |
455.48 |
27 |
South Africa
|
234.19 |
298.81 |
295.48 |
344.10 |
383.89 |
380.43 |
411.25 |
76 |
France
|
487.89 |
394.61 |
370.37 |
372.65 |
399.79 |
403.37
|
409.18 |
-16 |
Mexico
|
231.43 |
270.46 |
300.09 |
318.70 |
380.03 |
388.72 |
404.72 |
75 |
Australia
|
198.31 |
224.59 |
262.77 |
287.70 |
355.75 |
371.39 |
376.83 |
90 |
Iran
|
119.52 |
184.72 |
201.79 |
260.13 |
317.89 |
362.48 |
372.00 |
211 |
World Total
|
18,313.13 |
19,430.24 |
21,402.22
|
22,034.54 |
23,849.00 |
24,464.92 |
25,162.07
|
37 |
| (1)
Numbers for 1980-90 are for the former SovietUnion. (2) Numbers for
1980-90 are for the former West Germany |
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Average Global
Temperatures, 1900-2005
Source: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; In degrees
Fahrenheit |
1900·09
1910·19
1920-29
1930-39
|
56.5
56.6
56.7
57.0 |
1940-49
1950-59
1960·69
1970·79
|
57.1
57.1
57.1
57.0
|
1980-89
1990·99
2000
2001
|
57.4
57.6
57.6
57.8
|
2002
2003
2004
2005
|
57.9
57.9
57.9
58.0
|
| Note:
The warmest year on record was 1998, when the average global
temperature reached 58.1oF. The second warmest year on record
was
2005. |
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