Increasing CO₂ Concentration and Global
Economic Growth
| Year | Atmospheric Concentration of CO2 (ppm) |
Global GDP (bn USD) |
Top 5 Country (bn USD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | China | Japan | Germany | India | |||
| 1960 | 317 | 1,369 | 543 | 60 | 44 | NA | 37 |
| 1970 | 326 | 2,961 | 1,073 | 93 | 213 | 216 | 62 |
| 1980 | 339 | 11,228 | 2,857 | 191 | 1,105 | 950 | 186 |
| 1990 | 354 | 22,627 | 5,963 | 361 | 3,133 | 1,772 | 321 |
| 2000 | 370 | 33,624 | 10,252 | 1,211 | 4,888 | 1,943 | 468 |
| 2010 | 389 | 66,126 | 14,992 | 6,087 | 5,700 | 3,396 | 1,676 |
| 2019 | 412 | 87,735 | 21,433 | 14,280 | 5,082 | 3,861 | 2,869 |
| Growth Rate | 30% | 6309% | 3847% | 23700% | 11450% | – | 7654% |
Source: NASA and World Bank database (accessed on 8th May 2021)