As per World Resources Institute's Climate Analysis Indicators Tools
As per World Resources Institute's Climate Analysis Indicators Tools (CAIT) version 8.0, USA had less than 5 per cent ofther world's population, but accounted for 20 per cent of the global carbon dioxide emissions in 2007. India, withalmost 17 per cent of global population accounted for less than 5 per cent of the emissions. China stood at the top ofthe chart with over 22 per cent emissions and almost 20 per cent of global polulation.
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