Gas-fired electricity generation growth vs Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
In 2024, gas-fired electricity generation growth worldwide was 1.9%; fossil CO2 emissions per capita was 4.73 tonnes per capita.
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Global, annual figures, spaced by time from 2020 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.
Gas-fired electricity generation growth
Unit: % · 3 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band No figure published for these periods
Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per capita · 5 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Gas-fired electricity generation growth | Fossil CO2 emissions per capita |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9% IEA | 4.73 tonnes per capita GCP |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Gas-fired electricity generation growth
Year-on-year percentage change in electricity generated from natural gas-fired plants.
3 observations charted in Global (of 5 annual records) · source organisations: IEA
Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Annual fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes.
5 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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