Carbon Dioxide Producers in 2000

The United States is fat with emissions, as is Russia and, to a lesser extent, India, while Africa looks like an anemic raindrop. Europe is a bit plump, but proportionate.

Worldmapper notes:

Carbon dioxide causes roughly 60% of the ‘enhanced greenhouse effect’ or global warming resulting from certain gases emitted by human activities. In 2000 there were almost 23 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted worldwide. Of this, 28% came from North American territories; 0.09% came from Central African territories. Emissions of carbon dioxide vary hugely between places, due to differences in lifestyle and ways of producing energy. Whilst people living in 66 territories emitted less than 1 tonne per person in 2000; more than 10 tonnes per person were emitted by people living in the highest polluting 21 territories that year.

For comparison, here is a map that illustrates world population:

Via Inhabitat.