Extreme Carbon Inequality: Percentage of CO2 Emissions by Income, Globally

Percentage of CO2 emissions by Income, World Population
graph by Oxfam, slow reveal by Jenna Laib

(Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)

Type of Graph: area graph

Visualization Source: Oxfam, “Extreme Carbon Inequality: Why the Paris climate deal must put the poorest, lowest emitting, and most vulnerable people first.” Published December 2, 2015.

Data Source: Oxfam

Potential Math Content: percentiles, declines, area graphs, estimating area

Potential Content Connections: climate change, climate crisis, carbon emissions