environmental2024
CO₂ emissions
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.7%
Median: 1.8%
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Bolivia
16.6%
Lowest
Turkmenistan
-15.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Bolivia16.6%
2Uzbekistan13.3%
3Sri Lanka8.7%
4Philippines8.6%
5Iceland8.4%
By Region
Asia2.3%(27 countries)
Other2.3%(132 countries)
South America2.0%(7 countries)
Africa1.8%(9 countries)
Oceania1.8%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-15.1%)High (16.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.7%)
Asia (27)
Other (132)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 16.6% |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 13.3% |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 8.7% |
| 4 | Philippines | 8.6% |
| 5 | Iceland | 8.4% |
| 6 | Republic of the Congo | 6.8% |
| 7 | Vietnam | 6.8% |
| 8 | Indonesia | 6.5% |
| 9 | Peru | 6.3% |
| 10 | Slovenia | 6.2% |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.6% |
| 12 | Singapore | 5.6% |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.5% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 5.5% |
| 15 | Türkiye | 5.4% |
| 16 | Qatar | 5.2% |
| 17 | Kuwait | 5.2% |
| 18 | Malaysia | 5.0% |
| 19 | Nigeria | 5.0% |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 4.9% |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 4.6% |
| 22 | Niue | 4.6% |
| 23 | Marshall Islands | 4.6% |
| 24 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4.6% |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 4.6% |
| 26 | Palau | 4.6% |
| 27 | Fiji | 4.6% |
| 28 | Maldives | 4.6% |
| 29 | French Polynesia | 4.6% |
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 4.6% |
| 31 | Samoa | 4.6% |
| 32 | Tonga | 4.6% |
| 33 | Kiribati | 4.6% |
| 34 | Nauru | 4.6% |
| 35 | Cook Islands | 4.6% |
| 36 | Wallis and Futuna | 4.6% |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 4.6% |
| 38 | Uruguay | 4.5% |
| 39 | Ghana | 4.4% |
| 40 | New Caledonia | 4.3% |
| 41 | India | 4.3% |
| 42 | Suriname | 4.2% |
| 43 | Cuba | 4.1% |
| 44 | Jamaica | 4.1% |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 4.1% |
| 46 | Mauritania | 4.0% |
| 47 | Cape Verde | 3.9% |
| 48 | Guinea | 3.9% |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.9% |
| 50 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.9% |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 3.9% |
| 52 | Belize | 3.9% |
| 53 | Grenada | 3.9% |
| 54 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.8% |
| 55 | Bermuda | 3.8% |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.8% |
| 57 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.8% |
| 58 | Virgin Islands, British | 3.8% |
| 59 | Aruba | 3.8% |
| 60 | Dominica | 3.8% |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 3.8% |
| 62 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.8% |
| 63 | Curaçao | 3.8% |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.8% |
| 65 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.8% |
| 66 | Bahamas | 3.8% |
| 67 | Anguilla | 3.8% |
| 68 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 3.8% |
| 69 | Montserrat | 3.8% |
| 70 | Saint Helena | 3.8% |
| 71 | Paraguay | 3.8% |
| 72 | Sweden | 3.8% |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 3.7% |
| 74 | Haiti | 3.7% |
| 75 | Barbados | 3.7% |
| 76 | Honduras | 3.6% |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 3.6% |
| 78 | Oman | 3.6% |
| 79 | Mali | 3.5% |
| 80 | El Salvador | 3.5% |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 3.4% |
| 82 | Egypt | 3.3% |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 3.2% |
| 84 | Lesotho | 3.1% |
| 85 | Ecuador | 3.1% |
| 86 | Togo | 3.1% |
| 87 | Liberia | 3.0% |
| 88 | Angola | 3.0% |
| 89 | Guyana | 3.0% |
| 90 | Colombia | 3.0% |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 2.9% |
| 92 | Botswana | 2.9% |
| 93 | Tunisia | 2.9% |
| 94 | New Zealand | 2.9% |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 2.9% |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 2.7% |
| 97 | Greece | 2.6% |
| 98 | Iraq | 2.5% |
| 99 | Benin | 2.3% |
| 100 | Nepal | 2.3% |
| 101 | Ukraine | 2.3% |
| 102 | Spain | 2.3% |
| 103 | Cambodia | 2.2% |
| 104 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2% |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 1.9% |
| 106 | Mauritius | 1.9% |
| 107 | Madagascar | 1.8% |
| 108 | Zambia | 1.8% |
| 109 | Burundi | 1.8% |
| 110 | Seychelles | 1.8% |
| 111 | Somalia | 1.8% |
| 112 | South Sudan | 1.8% |
| 113 | Comoros | 1.8% |
| 114 | Bhutan | 1.7% |
| 115 | United Kingdom | 1.7% |
| 116 | Faroe Islands | 1.6% |
| 117 | Greenland | 1.6% |
| 118 | Libya | 1.6% |
| 119 | Eritrea | 1.6% |
| 120 | Uganda | 1.6% |
| 121 | Andorra | 1.6% |
| 122 | Malawi | 1.6% |
| 123 | Cyprus | 1.5% |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 1.5% |
| 125 | Gabon | 1.5% |
| 126 | Eswatini | 1.5% |
| 127 | Chile | 1.4% |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.4% |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.4% |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 1.4% |
| 131 | Macao | 1.3% |
| 132 | Djibouti | 1.2% |
| 133 | Niger | 1.2% |
| 134 | Mongolia | 1.2% |
| 135 | Thailand | 1.1% |
| 136 | Hong Kong | 1.1% |
| 137 | Romania | 1.0% |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.0% |
| 139 | People's Republic of China | 1.0% |
| 140 | Belgium | 0.9% |
| 141 | Rwanda | 0.9% |
| 142 | North Korea | 0.8% |
| 143 | Namibia | 0.8% |
| 144 | South Africa | 0.7% |
| 145 | Guatemala | 0.7% |
| 146 | Australia | 0.6% |
| 147 | Albania | 0.6% |
| 148 | Mexico | 0.6% |
| 149 | Lebanon | 0.6% |
| 150 | Bahrain | 0.6% |
| 151 | State of Palestine | 0.5% |
| 152 | Sudan | 0.4% |
| 153 | Jordan | 0.4% |
| 154 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.4% |
| 155 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.4% |
| 156 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.3% |
| 157 | Liechtenstein | 0.3% |
| 158 | Switzerland | 0.3% |
| 159 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% |
| 160 | Lithuania | 0.3% |
| 161 | Kenya | 0.2% |
| 162 | Belarus | 0.1% |
| 163 | Morocco | 0.1% |
| 164 | Senegal | 0.1% |
| 165 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 166 | Croatia | -0.0% |
| 167 | Moldova, Republic of | -0.0% |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | -0.1% |
| 169 | Yemen | -0.2% |
| 170 | Brazil | -0.2% |
| 171 | United States of America | -0.3% |
| 172 | Myanmar | -0.6% |
| 173 | Chad | -0.6% |
| 174 | Cameroon | -0.7% |
| 175 | Ireland | -0.8% |
| 176 | Hungary | -0.8% |
| 177 | South Korea | -0.9% |
| 178 | Austria | -1.0% |
| 179 | Georgia | -1.2% |
| 180 | Montenegro | -1.3% |
| 181 | United Republic of Tanzania | -1.4% |
| 182 | Denmark | -1.6% |
| 183 | Taiwan, Province of China | -1.8% |
| 184 | Netherlands | -1.9% |
| 185 | Latvia | -1.9% |
| 186 | Serbia | -2.1% |
| 187 | Malta | -2.2% |
| 188 | Canada | -2.2% |
| 189 | France | -2.3% |
| 190 | Algeria | -2.3% |
| 191 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.3% |
| 192 | Japan | -2.5% |
| 193 | Panama | -2.6% |
| 194 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.7% |
| 195 | Venezuela | -3.0% |
| 196 | Italy | -3.3% |
| 197 | Brunei Darussalam | -3.6% |
| 198 | Germany | -3.6% |
| 199 | Poland | -3.7% |
| 200 | Pakistan | -3.8% |
| 201 | Argentina | -4.1% |
| 202 | Norway | -4.3% |
| 203 | Israel | -5.0% |
| 204 | Estonia | -5.0% |
| 205 | Mozambique | -5.3% |
| 206 | Slovakia | -5.4% |
| 207 | Portugal | -5.5% |
| 208 | Finland | -6.4% |
| 209 | Azerbaijan | -6.8% |
| 210 | Bulgaria | -8.3% |
| 211 | Czech Republic | -9.1% |
| 212 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -9.8% |
| 213 | Turkmenistan | -15.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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