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Global CO2 Emissions from fossil-fuels annually since 1751 till 2014. Data comes from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC). Original csv: http://cdiac.ess-dive.lbl.gov/ftp/ndp03...

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https://datahub.io/core/co2-fossil-global/_r/-/data/fuel-breakdown.csv
https://datahub.io/core/co2-fossil-global/_r/-/data/global.csv
https://datahub.io/core/co2-fossil-global/_r/-/datapackage.json
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datapackage.jsonmetadata & schema
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.beads/README.mddocumentation
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Schema

nametypedescription
yearinteger
fuelstring
emissions_mtnumberCO₂ emissions in megatonnes

global

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Schema

nametypedescription
YearyearYear
TotalnumberTotal carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption and cement production (million metric tons of C)
Gas FuelnumberCarbon emissions from gas fuel consumption
Liquid FuelnumberCarbon emissions from liquid fuel consumption
Solid FuelnumberCarbon emissions from solid fuel consumption
CementnumberCarbon emissions from cement production
Gas FlaringnumberCarbon emissions from gas flaring
Per CapitanumberPer capita carbon emissions (metric tons of carbon; after 1949 only)

Data Files

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fuel-breakdown
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fuel-breakdown
global
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global
FilesSizeFormatCreatedUpdatedLicenseSource
224.9 kBcsv38 minutes agoOpen Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15)