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The average annual carbon footprint per person is...
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The global average CO2 per person is currently 6.2 tonnes of CO2 annuallyThe UN Goal for 2030 is to reach 2.1 tonnes of CO2 annually per person
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Carbon footprint of common items

A serving
of pork
Pork sausages
~1,800g
Of cO2
A serving
of farmed fish
A fish
~1,800g
Of cO2
A glass
of wine
~300g
Of cO2
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Carbon footprint of items will vary depending on country and other factors; numbers above do not necessarily reflect items universally.

PPM Finder

Type in the year to find the CO2 ppm:

Year

CO2 PPM:

Year
PPM
1958
315
1959
315
1960
316
1961
317
1962
318
1963
319
1964
318
1965
320
1966
321
1967
322
1968
323
1969
324
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325
1971
326
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327
1973
329
1974
330
1975
331
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332
1977
333
1978
335
1979
336
1980
338
1981
339
1982
341
1983
342
1984
344
1985
345
1986
347
1987
348
1988
351
1989
352
1990
354
1991
355
1992
356
1993
356
1994
358
1995
360
1996
362
1997
363
1998
366
1999
368
2000
369
2001
370
2002
373
2003
375
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377
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379
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381
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383
2008
385
2009
387
2010
389
2011
391
2012
394
2013
396
2014
398
2015
400
2016
404
2017
406
2018
408
2019
411
2020
414
2021
416
2022
418
2023
420

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The CO2 Concentration (in PPM = parts per million) when...
Year
CO2 PPM
1492

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue

280

ppm

1896

First modern olympic games in athens

295

ppm

1912

Titanic sinks

300

ppm

1960

The beatles are formed

315

ppm

1989

Taylor Swift is born

352

ppm

2008

First iphone is released

384

ppm

2020

Covid-19 pandemic

414

ppm

And in 2023
the CO2 concentration
was...
421.2

PPM

Learn more and find out what the CO2 PPM was when you were born

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421.2

ppm

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