The UN Climate Change Report 2007 at a Glance

Carbon Dioxide Emissions per
Capita and Country (9/10)

Annex 1 of the Kyoto Protocol forces industrialized countries to reduce their GHG emissions. Annex 1 countries represent only one fifth of mankind but are responsible for about 44 percent of all GHG emissions. If seen from an individual perspective, the average U.S. and Canadian citizen emit the biggest amount of carbon dioxide. People living in Japan, New Zealand and Europe still account for huge amounts of CO2, but generally stay below carbon caps set by Annex 1. People living in Africa and South Asia are the least responsible for global warming. They make up nearly half of the world’s population, but only one fifth of all GHG emissions (Graphic: IPCC).