Electricity demand growth vs Fossil CO2 emissions
In 2024, electricity demand growth worldwide was 4.4%; fossil CO2 emissions was 38,598.6 million tonnes.
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The series
Over time
Global, annual figures, spaced by time from 2009 to 2024 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Electricity demand growth
Unit: % · 5 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band No figure published for these periods
Fossil CO2 emissions
Unit: million tonnes · 16 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Estimate | 31,513 million tonnes |
| 2010 | Estimate | 33,317.7 million tonnes |
| 2011 | Estimate | 34,480 million tonnes |
| 2012 | Estimate | 34,954.7 million tonnes |
| 2013 | Estimate | 35,275.8 million tonnes |
| 2014 | Estimate | 35,465.7 million tonnes |
| 2015 | Estimate | 35,403.5 million tonnes |
| 2016 | Estimate | 35,392.8 million tonnes |
| 2017 | Estimate | 35,974.6 million tonnes |
| 2018 | Estimate | 36,734 million tonnes |
| 2019 | Estimate | 37,086.6 million tonnes |
| 2020 | Estimate | 35,158.2 million tonnes |
| 2021 | Estimate | 36,866.9 million tonnes |
| 2022 | Estimate | 37,527.8 million tonnes |
| 2023 | Estimate | 38,094 million tonnes |
| 2024 | Estimate | 38,598.6 million tonnes |
Shared periods
Side by side
4 periods are published for both series as annual figures on the same basis. 1 further period pairs an actual with a forecast and is left out. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different periods.
| Period | Electricity demand growth | Fossil CO2 emissions |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -0.6% IEA | 31,513 million tonnes GCP |
| 2010 | 7.2% IEA | 33,317.7 million tonnes GCP |
| 2021 | 6% IEA | 36,866.9 million tonnes GCP |
| 2024 | 4.4% IEA | 38,598.6 million tonnes GCP |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Electricity demand growth
Year-on-year percentage change in total electricity demand.
5 observations charted in Global (of 8 annual records) · source organisations: IEA
Fossil CO2 emissions
Annual carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes (such as cement manufacture).
16 observations charted in Global (of 35 annual records) · source organisations: GCP
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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