A visualization of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) per-capita greenhouse gas emissions (2014–2023), showing how different design choices can change interpretation of the same dataset.
Read the Write-Ups HereThe charts below show all available countries honestly, using the zero-based axis and a color scale where red is high emissions and green is low.
kg CO2e per person | Sorted descending | Hover for values | Source: OECD Air Emissions Inventories
kg CO2e per person | Y-axis starts at zero | Labels show percentage change from 2014 | Hover for exact values
⚠ These charts are intentionally misleading for educational purposes. See the write-ups for a full explanation.
The charts below use selective filtering, a truncated y-axis, and misleading titles to create a false impression about global emissions trends.
Annual GHG emissions per capita | Selected Leading Nations | 2023
Emissions trend for key European economies