Source: Our World In Data

Data Table (Per Capita CO₂ Emissions in tonnes per person)

Instructions: Study the graph and data table above to answer the questions.

Question 1
Which country or region from the graph above had the highest per capita CO₂ emissions in 2023, 1960, and 1860? In the last four decades, has its overall per capita CO₂ emission increased or decreased in this country?

Question 2
Which countries or regions from the graph above have shown an increase in per capita CO₂ emissions from 1960 to 2023? Do you think their per capita CO₂ emissions will continue to increase in the next two decades? Why or why not?

Question 3
United States per capita CO₂ emissions peaked at 22.3 tonnes per person in 1976. Describe at least two factors that you think influenced the United States’ overall decrease of CO₂ emissions since then.

Question 4
Why do you think per person emissions calculations matter? Why not just look at overall CO₂ emissions without considering population?

Question 5
Create a question from the data set above and answer it.

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