Annual Percentage Change in CO2 Emissions
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Provided by: Our World in Data|Published on: July 20, 2021
Data, Graphs, and Maps
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Synopsis
- This interactive resource allows students to explore the annual change in CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and cement production in various countries.
- The data start in 1751 and students can explore a map, chart, and data table.

Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Mathematics
Authors: Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This resource is easy to use, customize, and download.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should know how to read a line graph and a world map.
- Students should be familiar with percentages and percent change over time.
Differentiation
- Students can explore the map data for the whole world or by specific continents.
- The chart may be hard to read if too many countries are selected at the same time.
- Cross-curricular connections could be made with history and social studies classes when discussing the reasons for the changes observed from year to year in various countries.
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