Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country, Economic Sector, and Gas

The Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT), developed and maintained by the World Resources Institute, provides a comprehensive and comparable database of greenhouse gases and other climate-relevant indicators. CAIT 8.0 features greenhouse gas data through 2007 for most countries of the world. These data has been released on Google Public Data explorer and now you too can inspect and be educated about green house gas emissions.
Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country, Economic Sector, and Gas
There are other related visualization of the data as well;

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions

Documentation for the data is available here at CAIT site.
The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become easier to understand. You don't have to be a data expert to navigate between different views, make your own comparisons, and share your findings.