The bar graph highlights data about carbon emissions in the USA, Germany, the UK, China, Canada, and India across three years: 1975, 1990, and 2005. The figures are measured in thousand metric tonnes.
Overall,what stands out from the bar chart is that in 2005 recorded the highest levels across most countries. The USA consistently remained the largest emitter throughout all three years.
Looking at 2005 in detail, the USA recorded approximately 1600000 thousand metric tonnes, which was slightly higher than China’s 1500000 – making these two countries by far the largest emitters that year. Together, they accounted for the vast majority of total emissions shown in the bar chart. India, in comparison, recorded around 500000 , which is three times lower than China. Germany, the UK, and Canada all recorded similar, much lower levels of around 200000 meaning the USA emitted nearly eight times more than any of these three countries.
As regards 1990, the USA recorded approximately 1350000 thousand metric tonnes, which was more than double China’s figure of around 650000 that year. This contrasts sharply with 2005, when China nearly caught up with the USA. India remained significantly lower than China, at roughly 200000, while Germany, the UK, and Canada again showed comparable figures to one another at around 200000-300000.
Turning to 1975, the USA recorded approximately 1200000 thousand metric tonnes, which was four times greater than China’s 300000 – the largest gap between the two countries across all three period. India and Canada recorded the lowest figures, both well below 100000, while Germany and the UK were slightly higher at around 150000-200000.