Where Do Emissions Come From? 4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions grew by 51% from 1990 to 2021. These emissions are causing the planet to warm at an alarming rate and contributing to the increasingly devastating storms, floods, fires and heatwaves the world is now grappling with.

But where exactly do emissions come from?

WRI's Climate Watch platform publishes comprehensive emissions data for all countries, sectors and gases, offering insight into the root causes of the climate crisis and where the world must take action to solve it. Authors analyzed the data to explain what's causing the most greenhouse gas emissions globally.