The United States contributed roughly 17 percent of global warming from 1851 to 2023. By contrast, India contributed five percent of warming during this period, despite the country having a far larger population than the United States. In total, G20 countries have contributed approximately three-quarters of global warming to date, while the least developed countries are responsible for just six percent.
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Distribution of historic contributions to global warming worldwide from 1851 to 2023, by country or region
Historic contributions are shown as a country or region's share of the global mean surface temperature change as a result of its cumulative emissions of three gases – carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Figures for the rest of G20 and rest of world were calculated by Statista using source data.
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