WEALTH ACCOUNTING IN THE GREENHOUSE 81
FIGURE 4.2
Stock of CO2: Top 10 Emitters 225
gigatons of CO2
200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 Ca na da
Fr an ce
di a In
n pa Ja
Ch in a R Fe u de ssi ra an tio Ge n rm an y Ki Uni ng te do d m
U St nit at ed e Eu s ro Un pe io an n
0
Source: Authors’ calculations based on CAIT data for 2009.
FIGURE 4.3
Value of CO2 Stock as a Percentage of GNI: Top 10 Emitters 60 50 % GNI
40 30 20 10
Ca na da
an ce Fr
ia In d
Ki Uni ng te do d m Ja pa n
Ch in a Fe Ru de ssi ra an tio Ge n rm an y
U St nit at ed e Eu s ro Un pe io an n
0
Source: Authors’ calculations based on CAIT data for 2009 and World Bank (2007).
Table 4.2 summarizes both stocks and flows of anthropogenic CO2 for all countries exceeding 1 percent of the total atmospheric stock in 2005. In terms of shares of the stock, high-income countries dominate with 60 percent of the total, compared with 40 percent for developing countries (comprising uppermiddle-income, lower-middle-income, and low-income countries). Looking at values of CO2 stocks per capita, the top countries, at over $3,000 per capita, are the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Canada; China and India