The accompanying table shows the annual growth rate for the years 2000-2009 in per capita emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the annual growth rate in real GDP per capita for selected countries.

2000-2009 average annual growth rate of: Real GDP CO2 emissions Country per capita per capita Argentina 2.81% 1.01% Bangladesh 4.17 5.47 Canada 0.68 -1.46 China 9.85 11.11 Germany 0.59 -1.23 Ireland 1.05 -2.10 Japan 0.29 -1.03 South Korea 3.48 1.68 Mexico 0. 18 0.44 Nigeria 6.07 -2.46 Russia 5.22 0.52 South Africa 2.39 0.80 United Kingdom 0.88 -1.35 United States 0.58 -1.78 Sources: Energy Information Administration; International Monetary Fund