File talk:20210626 Variwide chart of greenhouse gas emissions per capita by country.svg

Vertical axis units

I just noticed a small mistake: "Gt" should be "tCO2e/person"

Chidgk1 (talk) 04:52, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Ah I see very easy to change - used https://www.freecodeformat.com/svg-editor.php to fix Chidgk1 (talk) 06:11, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for noticing!

Advice: Considering data for future years, the size and shape of each bar/column will have to be calculated, so it's best to make changes in the spreadsheet itself, rather than in the .svg file. Changes to the .svg file don't go "backwards" to the spreadsheet which will be needed in future years. —RCraig09 (talk) 13:22, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

@Chidgk1: I'd be happy to use my spreadsheet to update this chart in future years. (I'm more familiar with the spreadsheet.) If you notice new data is published, feel free to contact me. —RCraig09 (talk) 22:53, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Should "Rest of world" be shown?

Probably not worth the effort now but when 2019 figures come out I wonder if the number of countries should be reduced to 8 and "rest of world" added (perhaps grey with text inside rectangle so as not to stand out). Chidgk1 (talk) 06:26, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

The spreadsheet can easily be changed to <10 countries. (Also, it's possible, with more work, to have >10 countries).

To add a gray bar/column for "rest of world" would require entering hundreds of numbers from the source, to add them. (I don't see a "total" on the website.) I think the current graphic conveys the important points. —RCraig09 (talk) 13:23, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

I think adding more countries would be too cluttered - in fact removing Germany and Canada when the new data comes through might be an improvement. The first source linked in the summary shows a total for "other" so I think that could be used for "rest of world". Chidgk1 (talk) 09:57, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

@Chidgk1: Click here to download Proposed Version 3, and look at it in your browser or other program. (The Dropbox previewer stretches the image vertically--the actual SVG is not distorted; don't worry!)

Without "Other"; 10 countries

With "Other"; 8 countries

It was time-consuming to make Version 3 because the reference's chart that had "others" used percentages rather than Gtons. Also, I reduced the number of countries from 10 to 8. I was surprised that the "other" countries have a higher per capita emissions than India etc, but this finding is consistent with File:Per Capita CO2 by Region.svg.

Tell me whether you think this proposed Version 3 should be uploaded to Wikimedia. RCraig09 (talk) 04:30, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Another option is to upload it as a completely separate file: I see that you have already used it in en:Climate change in Canada, and Canada is omitted from the new file. RCraig09 (talk) 05:01, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

yes separate file would be goodChidgk1 (talk) 13:04, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

@Chidgk1:  Done —RCraig09 (talk) 16:19, 6 July 2021 (UTC)