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Live CO2 Emissions Clock

Global CO2 emissions counter ticking in real time. Based on IEA 2023 global emissions of 37.4 billion tonnes CO2 per year. Every second counts.

🌡️ Global CO2 Emitted Since Jan 1, 2026

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Rate: ~1,185 tonnes per second · 37.4 billion tonnes/year (IEA 2023)

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Emissions by Sector (2023)

Top 10 Emitters (Gt CO2, 2023)

CO2 Emissions by Country — Live Estimates

Annual totals scaled to per-second rates. Live counters show tonnes emitted since midnight UTC.

Country	Annual (Gt)	% of Global	Emitted Today	Per Capita (t)
🇨🇳 China	13.1 Gt	35.1%	—	5.4 t
🇺🇸 United States	4.9 Gt	13.1%	—	14.5 t
🇮🇳 India	3 Gt	8%	—	2 t
🇷🇺 Russia	1.9 Gt	5.1%	—	13.3 t
🇯🇵 Japan	1.1 Gt	2.9%	—	9 t
🇩🇪 Germany	0.67 Gt	1.8%	—	8.1 t
🇰🇷 South Korea	0.61 Gt	1.6%	—	12 t
🇮🇷 Iran	0.72 Gt	1.9%	—	8.4 t
🇨🇦 Canada	0.57 Gt	1.5%	—	14.7 t
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	0.72 Gt	1.9%	—	20 t
🌍 Rest of World	9.99 Gt	26.8%	—	— t

Remaining Carbon Budget to 1.5°C

The IPCC AR6 report (2023 update) estimates roughly 380 billion tonnes CO2 remaining in the 1.5°C carbon budget (from Jan 2025, 50% probability). At current emission rates of ~37.4 Gt/year, this budget runs out in approximately 10 years.

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tonnes CO2 until 1.5°C warming is locked in (IPCC AR6, 50% probability)

What is 1 Tonne of CO2?

Activity	CO2 Equivalent
Average car driving for 1 year (15,000 km)	~2.0 tonnes CO2
Long-haul flight (London to NYC, one way)	~0.5 tonnes CO2
1 year of home energy use (EU average)	~1.4 tonnes CO2
Beef consumption (1 kg)	~27 kg CO2e
1 tonne of coal burned	~2.7 tonnes CO2
Paris Agreement 2050 target per person	~2.0 tonnes CO2/year
Global average per person (2023)	~4.7 tonnes CO2/year

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