How big is your carbon footprint?

Diet, driving, flying, heating. We turn your lifestyle into tonnes of CO2 per year, then compare it to your country, the world, and the Paris-aligned target.

๐ŸŒ 4.7 tCO2 world avg๐ŸŽฏ 2.3 tCO2 Paris 2030๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ 76 tCO2 global top 1%
World average
4.7 tCO2
Paris-aligned target
2.3 tCO2
Global top 1%
76 tCO2
Global bottom half
1.4 tCO2

tCO2 per person/year

Data: Our World in Data + UK DEFRA + IEA + IPCC AR6. See methodology.
Step 1 of 4Diet

Tell us about your year

Four short steps. Skip what you do not know. Defaults reflect a typical lifestyle in your country.

What do you eat in a typical week?

Diet is around a fifth of a typical footprint in rich countries. Animal protein dominates the impact.

Anchor: world average 4.7 tCO2/yr ยท Paris-aligned 2030: 2.3 tCO2/yr.

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