Charts we use
The charts we use most, and where they come from.
This is an embed-and-link gallery. Every chart is published by the organisation named on its card, under that organisation's licence — we point to it, we do not own it.
Methane emissions
Annual · 1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e
Methane from fossil fuels, industry, agriculture and land-use change — the gas this beat is actually about.
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Electricity demand
Annual · 1990–2025 · TWh
Total electricity generation, adjusted for imports and exports. The denominator in every load-growth argument.
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Share of electricity production by source
Annual · 1900–2025 · % of generation
What each country actually generates its electricity from, back to 1900. Other renewables include geothermal, wave and tidal.
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Nitrous oxide emissions
Annual · 1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e
The greenhouse gas with no pledge and no tracker, converted at a 100-year factor of 273.
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Electricity demand per person
Annual · 1990–2025 · kWh per person
Electricity demand per head. The measure that survives comparison between countries of very different size.
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Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Annual · 1990–2025 · gCO₂e per kWh
Greenhouse gases per kilowatt-hour, counting the full lifecycle from manufacturing onwards — not just what comes out of the stack.
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CO₂ emissions per capita
Annual · t CO₂ per person
Production-based emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and industry, divided by population.
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