Between 1959 and 2008, 43 percent of each year’s carbon dioxide emissions remained in the atmosphere on average. The rest was absorbed by carbon sinks on land and in the ocean.

Author(s): Le Quéré, C., et al.

Date: 2009

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo689

Overview:
Scientific Literature

Geographic Areas:
Global

Parameters:
CO2 / pCO2