Annual Percentage Change in CO2 Emissions

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.

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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Mathematics

Authors: Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser

Region: Global

Languages: English

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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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