Renewables share of heat consumption vs Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
In 2019, renewables share of heat consumption worldwide was 10%; fossil CO2 emissions per capita was 4.75 tonnes per capita.
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Global, annual figures, spaced by time from 2019 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.
Renewables share of heat consumption
Unit: % · 3 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band
Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per capita · 6 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Renewables share of heat consumption | Fossil CO2 emissions per capita |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10% IEA | 4.75 tonnes per capita GCP |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Renewables share of heat consumption
Share of total heat consumption supplied by renewable energy sources.
3 observations charted in Global (of 4 annual records) · source organisations: IEA
Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Annual fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes.
6 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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