Greenhouse gas emissions from selected countries
Greenhouse gas emissions from selected countries in 2005. China’s total greenhouse gas emissions are now higher than those from the US, but per capita emissions are still far higher in the US than in China. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, per capita global emissions must be limited to around two tonnes (red line) if the increase in global warming is not to exceed 2°C by 2050 with an estimated world population of nine billion. This means that major emitters among both developed and developing countries must reduce their emissions significantly by 2050. The figures include greenhouse gases covered by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, including CO2. Emissions and uptake from land-use change and forestry are not included. If emissions from this sector are included, emissions from countries with large areas of forest land and a high rate of deforestation, such as Brazil, Indonesia and DR Congo are higher than shown here.