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The planet's vital signs.

Emissions, energy, forest cover and biodiversity — the slow indicators that shape every other system. Every second, the atmosphere absorbs another 1,150 tonnes of CO₂.
CO₂ emitted today
4,404,180 t
+36.8 Gt/yr trajectory
Energy consumed today
7.87 GWh
+1.4% YoY
Forest area lost today
11.98 km²
-10M ha/yr
Species lost today
6.99
~150/day

Top CO₂ emitters

2024 · annual fossil CO₂ · Global Carbon Project

Top 8 emitters

gigatonnes / year
see all
01
🇨🇳China
11.4 Gt
02
🇺🇸United States
5.0 Gt
03
🇮🇳India
3.0 Gt
04
🇷🇺Russia
1.9 Gt
05
🇯🇵Japan
1.1 Gt
06
🇮🇷Iran
0.8 Gt
07
🇩🇪Germany
0.7 Gt
08
🇮🇩Indonesia
0.7 Gt

Renewables share

electricity from renewables, 2024
see all
01
🇮🇸Iceland
~100%
02
🇵🇾Paraguay
~100%
03
🇳🇴Norway
98%
04
🇨🇷Costa Rica
95%
05
🇧🇷Brazil
84%
06
🇩🇰Denmark
81%
07
🇳🇿New Zealand
81%
08
🇵🇹Portugal
61%

Atmospheric CO₂ · key milestones

Mauna Loa observatory · NOAA
1750280 ppmPre-industrial baseline CO₂
1958315 ppmMauna Loa observatory begins continuous measurement
1988351 ppmJames Hansen testifies to U.S. Senate on warming
2013400 ppmFirst time crossed at Mauna Loa in modern record
2024424 ppmHottest year on record · +1.55°C above pre-industrial
2026425 ppmCurrent · highest in 800,000 years

Random fact & latest

From the climate desk
RIGHT NOW IN THE WORLD
Right now, 0.74% of all humans who have ever lived are alive at the same time.
source · Population Reference Bureau
climateAtmospheric CO₂ crosses 425ppm at Mauna LoaNOAA · 14m
climateTropical forest loss rises 13%, Brazil and Indonesia driveWRI · 5h
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