| Fossil-fuel burning | Cement | Gas | Per | ||||
| Year | Liquids | Solids | Gas | manufacture | flaring | Total | capita |
| million metric tons of carbon |
tons of carbon
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| 1900 | 16 | 515 | 3 | - | - | 534 | - |
| 1901 | 18 | 531 | 4 | - | - | 552 | - |
| 1902 | 19 | 543 | 4 | - | - | 566 | - |
| 1903 | 20 | 593 | 4 | - | - | 617 | - |
| 1904 | 23 | 597 | 4 | - | - | 624 | - |
| 1905 | 23 | 636 | 5 | - | - | 663 | - |
| 1906 | 23 | 680 | 5 | - | - | 707 | - |
| 1907 | 28 | 750 | 5 | - | - | 784 | - |
| 1908 | 30 | 714 | 5 | - | - | 750 | - |
| 1909 | 32 | 747 | 6 | - | - | 785 | - |
| 1910 | 34 | 778 | 7 | - | - | 819 | - |
| 1911 | 36 | 792 | 7 | - | - | 836 | - |
| 1912 | 37 | 834 | 8 | - | - | 879 | - |
| 1913 | 41 | 895 | 8 | - | - | 943 | - |
| 1914 | 42 | 800 | 8 | - | - | 850 | - |
| 1915 | 45 | 784 | 9 | - | - | 838 | - |
| 1916 | 48 | 842 | 10 | - | - | 901 | - |
| 1917 | 54 | 891 | 11 | - | - | 955 | - |
| 1918 | 53 | 873 | 10 | - | - | 936 | - |
| 1919 | 61 | 735 | 10 | - | - | 806 | - |
| 1920 | 78 | 843 | 11 | - | - | 932 | - |
| 1921 | 84 | 709 | 10 | - | - | 803 | - |
| 1922 | 94 | 740 | 11 | - | - | 845 | - |
| 1923 | 111 | 845 | 14 | - | - | 970 | - |
| 1924 | 110 | 836 | 16 | - | - | 963 | - |
| 1925 | 116 | 842 | 17 | - | - | 975 | - |
| 1926 | 119 | 846 | 19 | - | - | 983 | - |
| 1927 | 136 | 905 | 21 | - | - | 1,062 | - |
| 1928 | 143 | 890 | 23 | 10 | - | 1,065 | - |
| 1929 | 160 | 947 | 28 | 10 | - | 1,145 | - |
| 1930 | 152 | 862 | 28 | 10 | - | 1,053 | - |
| 1931 | 147 | 759 | 25 | 8 | - | 940 | - |
| 1932 | 141 | 675 | 24 | 7 | - | 847 | - |
| 1933 | 154 | 708 | 25 | 7 | - | 893 | - |
| 1934 | 162 | 775 | 28 | 8 | - | 973 | - |
| 1935 | 176 | 811 | 30 | 9 | - | 1,027 | - |
| 1936 | 192 | 893 | 34 | 11 | - | 1,130 | - |
| 1937 | 219 | 941 | 38 | 11 | - | 1,209 | - |
| 1938 | 214 | 880 | 37 | 12 | - | 1,142 | - |
| 1939 | 222 | 918 | 38 | 13 | - | 1,192 | - |
| 1940 | 229 | 1,017 | 42 | 11 | - | 1,299 | - |
| 1941 | 236 | 1,043 | 42 | 12 | - | 1,334 | - |
| 1942 | 222 | 1,063 | 45 | 11 | - | 1,342 | - |
| 1943 | 239 | 1,092 | 50 | 10 | - | 1,391 | - |
| 1944 | 275 | 1,047 | 54 | 7 | - | 1,383 | - |
| 1945 | 275 | 820 | 59 | 7 | - | 1,160 | - |
| 1946 | 292 | 875 | 61 | 10 | - | 1,238 | - |
| 1947 | 322 | 992 | 67 | 12 | - | 1,392 | - |
| 1948 | 364 | 1,015 | 76 | 14 | - | 1,469 | - |
| 1949 | 362 | 960 | 81 | 16 | - | 1,419 | - |
| 1950 | 423 | 1,070 | 97 | 18 | 23 | 1,630 | 0.65 |
| 1951 | 479 | 1,129 | 115 | 20 | 24 | 1,767 | 0.69 |
| 1952 | 504 | 1,119 | 124 | 22 | 26 | 1,795 | 0.69 |
| 1953 | 533 | 1,125 | 131 | 24 | 27 | 1,841 | 0.69 |
| 1954 | 557 | 1,116 | 138 | 27 | 27 | 1,865 | 0.69 |
| 1955 | 625 | 1,208 | 150 | 30 | 31 | 2,043 | 0.74 |
| 1956 | 679 | 1,273 | 161 | 32 | 32 | 2,177 | 0.78 |
| 1957 | 714 | 1,309 | 178 | 34 | 35 | 2,270 | 0.80 |
| 1958 | 732 | 1,336 | 192 | 36 | 35 | 2,330 | 0.80 |
| 1959 | 790 | 1,382 | 214 | 40 | 36 | 2,463 | 0.83 |
| 1960 | 850 | 1,410 | 235 | 43 | 39 | 2,578 | 0.85 |
| 1961 | 905 | 1,349 | 254 | 45 | 42 | 2,595 | 0.84 |
| 1962 | 981 | 1,351 | 277 | 49 | 44 | 2,701 | 0.86 |
| 1963 | 1,053 | 1,396 | 300 | 51 | 47 | 2,848 | 0.89 |
| 1964 | 1,138 | 1,435 | 328 | 57 | 51 | 3,009 | 0.92 |
| 1965 | 1,221 | 1,460 | 351 | 59 | 55 | 3,146 | 0.94 |
| 1966 | 1,325 | 1,478 | 380 | 63 | 60 | 3,306 | 0.97 |
| 1967 | 1,424 | 1,448 | 410 | 65 | 66 | 3,412 | 0.98 |
| 1968 | 1,552 | 1,448 | 445 | 70 | 73 | 3,588 | 1.01 |
| 1969 | 1,674 | 1,486 | 487 | 74 | 80 | 3,802 | 1.05 |
| 1970 | 1,838 | 1,556 | 516 | 78 | 87 | 4,075 | 1.10 |
| 1971 | 1,946 | 1,556 | 554 | 84 | 88 | 4,227 | 1.12 |
| 1972 | 2,055 | 1,572 | 583 | 89 | 94 | 4,394 | 1.14 |
| 1973 | 2,240 | 1,580 | 608 | 95 | 110 | 4,633 | 1.18 |
| 1974 | 2,244 | 1,577 | 618 | 96 | 107 | 4,641 | 1.16 |
| 1975 | 2,131 | 1,671 | 623 | 95 | 93 | 4,613 | 1.13 |
| 1976 | 2,313 | 1,707 | 647 | 103 | 109 | 4,879 | 1.17 |
| 1977 | 2,389 | 1,770 | 646 | 108 | 104 | 5,018 | 1.19 |
| 1978 | 2,383 | 1,798 | 674 | 116 | 107 | 5,078 | 1.18 |
| 1979 | 2,534 | 1,902 | 714 | 119 | 100 | 5,368 | 1.23 |
| 1980 | 2,406 | 1,952 | 725 | 120 | 89 | 5,292 | 1.19 |
| 1981 | 2,270 | 1,922 | 735 | 121 | 72 | 5,119 | 1.13 |
| 1982 | 2,178 | 1,984 | 727 | 121 | 67 | 5,076 | 1.10 |
| 1983 | 2,162 | 1,988 | 729 | 125 | 60 | 5,063 | 1.08 |
| 1984 | 2,183 | 2,080 | 786 | 128 | 55 | 5,232 | 1.10 |
| 1985 | 2,171 | 2,227 | 817 | 131 | 54 | 5,399 | 1.11 |
| 1986 | 2,276 | 2,288 | 835 | 137 | 51 | 5,587 | 1.13 |
| 1987 | 2,287 | 2,340 | 899 | 143 | 49 | 5,718 | 1.14 |
| 1988 | 2,390 | 2,402 | 949 | 152 | 50 | 5,942 | 1.16 |
| 1989 | 2,427 | 2,437 | 981 | 156 | 50 | 6,052 | 1.16 |
| 1990 | 2,495 | 2,376 | 1,005 | 157 | 56 < | ||