The bar chart illustrates the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the air by different income classes from 1990 to 2000, whereas the pie chart demonstrates the proportion of population represented by high, low and middle income groups in the world in 2000.
Overall, the low-income group recorded considerably lower figures, while the middle-income group experienced the most significant increase over the decade. In terms of population, the high income group held a dominant share.
The high income group amounted to 13 metric tonnes in 1990, followed by a 1 metric tonne drop to 12 in the following decade, while the middle income group experienced a considerable increase to 22 metric tonnes in 2000, up from 15 in 1990. A slight growth was observed in the low income group from 1 to 2 metric tonnes in a decade.
As for the proportion of populations, the share of high income was significantly larger than other remaning categories at 84%, far ahead of middle income which constitutes 34%,followed by the low income group at 18%.
