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What is 1kg of CO2 equal to?

Last updated on Dec 05, 2025

As a colourless, odourless gas carbon dioxide is hard to visualise.

Thinking of it this way might help: 1kg of carbon dioxide would fill a large beach ball (with a diameter of slightly over 1m). This is the same amount of carbon dioxide produced by driving an average car 3.7kms. Or the same as using half a litre of petrol in your car, or making 16 cups of tea.