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Release Date: May 11, 2016   |   Next Release Date: September 2017   |  Report Number: DOE/EIA-0484(2016)

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Table 9-1. World energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by fuel type, 1990–2040
billion metric tons
Region/Country 1990 2012 2020 2030 2040 Average annual percent change, 2012–40 Total change, 2012–40 (billion metric tons) Percent change, 2012–40
OECD 11.6 12.8 13 13.3 13.8 0.3 1 8
Liquid fuels 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 -0.1 -0.2 -3
Natural gas 2 3.1 3.3 3.8 4.2 1.1 1.1 35
Coal 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 4 0.1 0.1 2
OECD with CPP 11.6 12.8 12.7 12.7 13.3 0.1 0.5 4
Liquid fuels 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 -0.1 -0.2 -3
Natural gas 2 3.1 3.4 3.8 4.2 1 1.1 34
Coal 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.5 -0.4 -0.4 -10
Non-OECD 9.9 19.5 22.6 25.8 29.4 1.5 9.9 51
Liquid fuels 3.6 6 7.3 8.5 10 1.9 4 67
Natural gas 2 3.4 4 5.4 6.9 2.5 3.5 102
Coal 4.2 10.1 11.3 11.9 12.5 0.8 2.4 24
World 21.4 32.3 35.6 39.1 43.2 1 10.9 34
Liquid fuels 9.1 11.7 12.9 14 15.5 1 3.8 33
Natural gas 4 6.6 7.3 9.2 11.2 1.9 4.6 70
Coal 8.4 14 15.4 15.9 16.5 0.6 2.5 18
World with CPP 21.4 32.3 35.3 38.5 42.7 1 10.4 32
Liquid fuels 9.1 11.7 12.9 14 15.5 1 3.8 33
Natural gas 4 6.6 7.4 9.2 11.1 1.9 4.6 70
Coal 8.4 14 15 15.3 16 0.5 2 14
Source: History: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics database (as of May 2015), www.eia.gov/ies. Projections: EIA, World Energy Projections System Plus (2016), run IEO2016-reference_final_2016.02.19_115008 and EIA, Analysis of the Impacts of the Clean Power Plan, CPP Base Policy case (May 2015), http://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/powerplants/cleanplan/pdf/powerplant.pdf.