| Year | Fossil CO2 Emissions (tons) | CO2 emisions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Population | Pop. change | Share of World's CO2 emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 487,774,010 | 10.40% | 3.79 | 128,613,117 | 0.76 % | 1.35% |
| 2021 | 441,825,350 | 4.54% | 3.46 | 127,648,148 | 0.67 % | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 422,625,120 | -12.37% | 3.33 | 126,799,054 | 0.82 % | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 482,301,200 | 1.58% | 3.84 | 125,762,982 | 0.95 % | 1.33% |
| 2018 | 474,785,440 | -4.83% | 3.81 | 124,573,711 | 0.95 % | 1.31% |
| 2017 | 498,901,970 | 0.54% | 4.04 | 123,400,057 | 0.94 % | 1.38% |
| 2016 | 496,214,170 | 1.31% | 4.06 | 122,251,351 | 0.97 % | 1.37% |
| 2015 | 489,804,480 | 1.94% | 4.05 | 121,072,306 | 1.08 % | 1.35% |
| 2014 | 480,461,520 | -2.69% | 4.01 | 119,784,261 | 1.22 % | 1.33% |
| 2013 | 493,726,850 | -2.37% | 4.17 | 118,343,573 | 1.31 % | 1.36% |
| 2012 | 505,730,010 | 3.97% | 4.33 | 116,818,208 | 1.37 % | 1.39% |
| 2011 | 486,398,210 | 2.06% | 4.22 | 115,243,504 | 1.43 % | 1.34% |
| 2010 | 476,593,890 | 3.35% | 4.19 | 113,623,895 | 1.45 % | 1.31% |
| 2009 | 461,167,200 | -2.26% | 4.12 | 111,999,721 | 1.47 % | 1.27% |
| 2008 | 471,830,260 | 0.31% | 4.27 | 110,374,288 | 1.47 % | 1.30% |
| 2007 | 470,353,590 | 1.47% | 4.32 | 108,774,360 | 1.42 % | 1.30% |
| 2006 | 463,549,590 | 3.73% | 4.32 | 107,253,666 | 1.36 % | 1.28% |
| 2005 | 446,873,310 | 3.95% | 4.22 | 105,811,504 | 1.36 % | 1.23% |
| 2004 | 429,893,180 | 2.28% | 4.12 | 104,394,131 | 1.37 % | 1.19% |
| 2003 | 420,309,170 | 4.99% | 4.08 | 102,978,515 | 1.41 % | 1.16% |
| 2002 | 400,337,160 | 1.53% | 3.94 | 101,548,624 | 1.45 % | 1.10% |
| 2001 | 394,289,740 | -0.49% | 3.94 | 100,099,099 | 1.49 % | 1.09% |
| 2000 | 396,225,760 | 6.44% | 4.02 | 98,625,552 | 1.55 % | 1.09% |
| 1999 | 372,256,170 | -2.90% | 3.83 | 97,115,707 | 1.61 % | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 383,393,690 | 6.32% | 4.01 | 95,575,245 | 1.65 % | 1.06% |
| 1997 | 360,613,230 | 5.59% | 3.84 | 94,021,207 | 1.70 % | 0.99% |
| 1996 | 341,525,730 | 4.90% | 3.69 | 92,452,702 | 1.75 % | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 325,557,700 | -5.72% | 3.58 | 90,862,455 | 1.80 % | 0.90% |
| 1994 | 345,308,890 | 8.06% | 3.87 | 89,259,205 | 1.83 % | 0.95% |
| 1993 | 319,547,420 | 2.58% | 3.65 | 87,653,807 | 1.87 % | 0.88% |
| 1992 | 311,504,860 | 1.20% | 3.62 | 86,044,809 | 1.91 % | 0.86% |
| 1991 | 307,808,530 | 6.15% | 3.65 | 84,430,572 | 1.94 % | 0.85% |
| 1990 | 289,977,590 | -1.24% | 3.50 | 82,820,170 | 1.94 % | 0.80% |
| 1989 | 293,632,130 | 4.74% | 3.61 | 81,247,182 | 1.95 % | 0.81% |
| 1988 | 280,341,510 | -0.48% | 3.52 | 79,695,531 | 2.00 % | 0.77% |
| 1987 | 281,696,660 | 4.25% | 3.61 | 78,136,651 | 2.03 % | 0.78% |
| 1986 | 270,204,020 | -1.57% | 3.53 | 76,585,637 | 2.06 % | 0.75% |
| 1985 | 274,515,710 | 3.47% | 3.66 | 75,043,414 | 2.09 % | 0.76% |
| 1984 | 265,319,740 | 1.36% | 3.61 | 73,506,846 | 2.13 % | 0.73% |
| 1983 | 261,755,650 | -5.67% | 3.64 | 71,971,240 | 2.18 % | 0.72% |
| 1982 | 277,480,060 | 6.95% | 3.94 | 70,433,260 | 2.24 % | 0.77% |
| 1981 | 259,448,580 | 7.55% | 3.77 | 68,892,108 | 2.37 % | 0.72% |
| 1980 | 241,233,510 | 10.62% | 3.58 | 67,300,334 | 2.52 % | 0.67% |
| 1979 | 218,081,770 | 5.79% | 3.32 | 65,648,865 | 2.61 % | 0.60% |
| 1978 | 206,145,290 | 12.10% | 3.22 | 63,979,046 | 2.68 % | 0.57% |
| 1977 | 183,895,520 | 3.42% | 2.95 | 62,308,493 | 2.74 % | 0.51% |