Explore the data
See the inequality within countries for CO2 Emissions and Mean Income, in this interactive tool. To link to the graph, go to our tools page here. You can read the data documentation here.
Huge Inequalities exist within countries. The richest 10% emit as much as 20 times more CO2 due to their lifestyle compared to the poorest 10% within the same country.
The difference exits for both high and middle income countries, for example USA and India both exhibit this difference in emissions within their country.
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