The bar chart illustrates the amount of carbon dioxide omitted into the air by various income groups from 1990 to 2000, whereas the pie chart demonstrates the proportion of the citizens represented by the high, low and middle-income groups in the world in 2000.
In general, carbon dioxide emissions rose for the middle and low-income groups between 1990 and 2000, and emissions for the high-income slightly declined. In terms of population, the high-income group made up the largest share of the world’s citizens.
The high-income group amounted to 13 metric tonnes in 1990, followed by 1 metric tonne drop to 12 metric tonnes in the following decade, while the middle-income group experienced a considerable increase from 15 metric tonnes to 22 metric tonnes. A slight growth was observed in the low-income group from 1 to 2 metric tonnes.
Turning to the percentage of the world’s population in 2000, the high-income group contributed 48% of the population. In contrast, the middle-income group was reported 34%, meanwhile the low-income group stood at 18%.
