Table 5. Global annual CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, gas flaring, and cement production for 1950-92


Carbon dioxide emissions (million metric tons of carbon)

Year Total Solid Liquid Gas Cement Gas
flaring
Per capita
CO2 emissions
(metric tons
of carbon)

1950
1638
1077
423
97
18
23
0.65
1951
1775
1137
479
115
20
24
0.69
1952
1803
1127
504
124
22
26
0.69
1953
1848
1132
533
131
24
27
0.70
1954
1871
1123
557
138
27
27
0.69
1955
2050
1215
625
150
30
31
0.74
1956
2185
1281
679
161
32
32
0.78
1957
2278
1317
714
178
34
35
0.80
1958
2338
1344
732
192
36
35
0.80
1959
2471
1390
790
214
40
36
0.83
1960
2586
1419
850
235
43
39
0.86
1961
2602
1356
905
254
45
42
0.85
1962
2708
1358
981
277
49
44
0.86
1963
2855
1404
1053
300
51
47
0.89
1964
3016
1442
1138
328
57
51
0.92
1965
3154
1468
1221
351
59
55
0.95
1966
3314
1485
1325
380
63
60
0.97
1967
3420
1455
1424
410
65
66
0.98
1968
3596
1456
1552
445
70
73
1.01
1969
3809
1494
1674
487
74
80
1.05
1970
4084
1564
1838
516
78
87
1.10
1971
4235
1564
1946
554
84
88
1.12
1972
4403
1580
2055
583
89
94
1.14
1973
4641
1588
2240
608
95
110
1.18
1974
4649
1585
2244
618
96
107
1.16
1975
4622
1679
2131
623
95
93
1.13
1976
4889
1717
2313
647
103
109
1.18
1977
5028
1780
2389
646
108
104
1.19
1978
5076
1796
2383
674
116
107
1.18
1979
5358
1892
2534
714
119
100
1.23
1980
5290
1949
2407
726
120
89
1.19
1981
5119
1920
2271
736
121
72
1.13
1982
5080
1983
2176
731
121
69
1.10
1983
5070
1989
2161
733
125
63
1.08
1984
5242
2081
2185
791
128
58
1.10
1985
5417
2238
2170
822
131
57
1.12
1986
5609
2299
2279
840
137
54
1.14
1987
5736
2350
2289
903
143
51
1.14
1988
5961
2412
2393
946
152
58
1.17
1989
6070
2447
2429
982
156
56
1.17
1990
6099
2389
2481
1008
156
65
1.15
1991
6172
2320
2587
1028
162
76
1.15
1992
6097
2344
2470
1045
171
68
1.12