Year kt of CO2 equivalent 1970 21.769585 1971 23.113608 1972 24.488406 1973 25.919941 1974 27.953942 1975 30.801239 1976 32.000199 1977 33.916962 1978 35.067494 1979 36.187057 1980 38.247122 1981 39.433076 1982 40.082787 1983 41.469478 1984 42.118023 1985 42.490088 1986 42.657483 1987 43.283483 1988 43.989589 1989 44.728346 1990 45.298507 1991 45.779781 1992 46.307049 1993 46.757076 1994 47.22501 1995 47.586929 1996 48.032462 1997 48.594837 1998 42.021353 1999 42.622528 2000 43.272328 2001 43.885862 2002 44.52512 2003 45.143707 2004 45.717665 2005 48.057551 2006 49.566177 2007 51.748247 2008 53.838381 2009 56.6375496035154 2010 60.2122077074707 2011 60.8557130023383 2012 61.4927757344388