Share of renewables in final energy consumption vs Fossil CO2 emissions per capita

In 2023, share of renewables in final energy consumption worldwide was 13%; fossil CO2 emissions per capita was 4.71 tonnes per capita.

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Share of renewables in final energy consumption

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Share of renewables in final energy consumptionShare of renewables in final energy consumption. 2 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 9% to 13%. Latest value 13% (2023). % 0 3 6 9 12 15 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 9% 13%
Share of renewables in final energy consumptionShare of renewables in final energy consumption. 2 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 9% to 13%. Latest value 13% (2023). % 0 5 10 15 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 9% 13%
Share of renewables in final energy consumptionShare of renewables in final energy consumption. 2 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 9% to 13%. Latest value 13% (2023). % 0 5 10 15 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 9% 13%
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Share of renewables in final energy consumption
Period Type Value
2016 Actual 9%
2023 Actual 13%
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Fossil CO2 emissions per capita

Unit: tonnes per capita · 8 observations

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Estimates are listed as such in the table below

Fossil CO2 emissions per capitaFossil CO2 emissions per capita. 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 4.46 tonnes per capita to 4.75 tonnes per capita. Latest value 4.71 tonnes per capita (2023). tonnes per capita 0 1 2 3 4 5 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 4.71
Fossil CO2 emissions per capitaFossil CO2 emissions per capita. 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 4.46 tonnes per capita to 4.75 tonnes per capita. Latest value 4.71 tonnes per capita (2023). tonnes per capita 0 2 4 6 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 4.71
Fossil CO2 emissions per capitaFossil CO2 emissions per capita. 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, ranging from 4.46 tonnes per capita to 4.75 tonnes per capita. Latest value 4.71 tonnes per capita (2023). tonnes per capita 0 2 4 6 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 4.71
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Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Period Type Value
2016 Estimate 4.68 tonnes per capita
2017 Estimate 4.71 tonnes per capita
2018 Estimate 4.75 tonnes per capita
2019 Estimate 4.75 tonnes per capita
2020 Estimate 4.46 tonnes per capita
2021 Estimate 4.63 tonnes per capita
2022 Estimate 4.68 tonnes per capita
2023 Estimate 4.71 tonnes per capita
Source: GCP · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Share of renewables in final energy consumption Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
2016 9% IEA 4.68 tonnes per capita GCP
2023 13% IEA 4.71 tonnes per capita GCP

Provenance

Where these numbers come from

Share of renewables in final energy consumption

Percentage share of direct and indirect renewable energy use in final energy consumption.

2 observations charted in Global (of 3 annual records) · source organisations: IEA

Fossil CO2 emissions per capita

Annual fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes.

8 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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