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social2026

International

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data•188 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
229,025.1tonnes
Median: 31,857.6tonnes
Countries Covered
188
with available data
Highest
United States of America
5,684,576.0tonnes
Lowest
Ukraine
1.9tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America5,684,576.0tonnes
2People's Republic of China2,456,047.2tonnes
3United Kingdom2,444,980.2tonnes
4United Arab Emirates2,300,904.2tonnes
5Germany1,577,266.1tonnes
By Region
North America1,862,524.1tonnes(4 countries)
Oceania753,658.9tonnes(2 countries)
Asia586,608.0tonnes(27 countries)
Europe357,847.4tonnes(32 countries)
South America213,972.3tonnes(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.9tonnes)High (5,684,576.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 229,025.1tonnes)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Other (107)

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. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. 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 ↕
1United States of America5,684,576.0tonnes
2People's Republic of China2,456,047.2tonnes
3United Kingdom2,444,980.2tonnes
4United Arab Emirates2,300,904.2tonnes
5Germany1,577,266.1tonnes
6Japan1,548,819.1tonnes
7Spain1,435,209.9tonnes
8France1,291,216.9tonnes
9Australia1,195,396.2tonnes
10South Korea1,150,656.1tonnes
11Singapore1,068,219.1tonnes
12India1,046,059.6tonnes
13Thailand1,038,168.3tonnes
14Türkiye1,035,320.9tonnes
15Canada1,031,531.3tonnes
16Qatar990,146.9tonnes
17Hong Kong905,590.1tonnes
18Italy835,041.4tonnes
19Saudi Arabia706,179.3tonnes
20Mexico700,031.8tonnes
21Netherlands692,895.3tonnes
22Brazil587,956.4tonnes
23Malaysia503,630.8tonnes
24Indonesia451,023.9tonnes
25Switzerland427,003.4tonnes
26Russian Federation424,692.0tonnes
27Portugal385,304.0tonnes
28Vietnam380,290.2tonnes
29Philippines378,564.2tonnes
30Egypt377,361.2tonnes
31New Zealand311,921.6tonnes
32Belgium272,569.3tonnes
33Poland271,585.8tonnes
34South Africa253,099.7tonnes
35Colombia239,315.6tonnes
36Argentina238,169.4tonnes
37Ethiopia220,932.4tonnes
38Morocco213,568.5tonnes
39Ireland209,949.3tonnes
40Dominican Republic207,877.4tonnes
41Austria205,738.3tonnes
42Chile195,981.4tonnes
43Denmark183,663.2tonnes
44Panama169,504.6tonnes
45Pakistan165,424.1tonnes
46Finland156,689.8tonnes
47Peru147,218.1tonnes
48Greece141,367.2tonnes
49Kuwait135,120.4tonnes
50Sweden134,720.4tonnes
51Israel132,547.9tonnes
52Bangladesh123,561.8tonnes
53Norway122,684.9tonnes
54Romania119,558.7tonnes
55Kenya115,097.9tonnes
56Uzbekistan111,214.7tonnes
57Sri Lanka110,364.5tonnes
58Hungary102,534.1tonnes
59Oman101,214.4tonnes
60Kazakhstan98,949.3tonnes
61Maldives97,062.0tonnes
62Costa Rica94,364.7tonnes
63Nigeria90,179.5tonnes
64Czech Republic89,709.9tonnes
65Algeria84,109.9tonnes
66Mauritius80,741.1tonnes
67Bahrain70,607.4tonnes
68Jordan67,919.0tonnes
69Cuba66,017.1tonnes
70Cyprus63,606.9tonnes
71Iceland63,411.7tonnes
72Jamaica61,498.5tonnes
73Ecuador59,686.3tonnes
74Tunisia56,010.1tonnes
75El Salvador54,381.8tonnes
76Azerbaijan54,299.1tonnes
77Macao53,289.0tonnes
78Barbados51,219.5tonnes
79Ghana47,281.9tonnes
80Georgia45,486.7tonnes
81Bulgaria45,010.4tonnes
82Serbia43,195.5tonnes
83Nepal39,271.7tonnes
84United Republic of Tanzania39,198.2tonnes
85Malta38,569.7tonnes
86Fiji38,559.9tonnes
87Angola37,501.8tonnes
88Bahamas37,385.2tonnes
89Albania34,342.5tonnes
90Guatemala33,957.6tonnes
91Latvia33,026.7tonnes
92Islamic Republic of Iran32,341.7tonnes
93Iraq32,210.3tonnes
94Senegal31,962.5tonnes
95Cambodia31,752.7tonnes
96Kyrgyzstan31,420.5tonnes
97Cape Verde30,488.3tonnes
98Uruguay29,479.2tonnes
99Armenia28,757.0tonnes
100Uganda27,646.7tonnes
101Lithuania27,413.4tonnes
102Venezuela26,484.7tonnes
103Luxembourg24,200.0tonnes
104Tajikistan21,675.1tonnes
105Honduras21,303.2tonnes
106Bolivia20,256.5tonnes
107Moldova, Republic of20,012.7tonnes
108Croatia19,910.6tonnes
109Seychelles19,394.4tonnes
110Trinidad and Tobago18,993.4tonnes
111Zambia18,848.7tonnes
112Togo17,621.8tonnes
113Lao People's Democratic Republic17,035.0tonnes
114Democratic Republic of the Congo17,013.0tonnes
115Cameroon16,100.3tonnes
116Saint Lucia15,803.3tonnes
117Antigua and Barbuda15,561.9tonnes
118Rwanda15,558.1tonnes
119Libya15,134.2tonnes
120Brunei Darussalam14,970.5tonnes
121Mongolia14,571.3tonnes
122Paraguay14,342.0tonnes
123Zimbabwe14,260.7tonnes
124Madagascar13,577.4tonnes
125Estonia13,454.1tonnes
126Myanmar13,103.1tonnes
127Belarus13,011.1tonnes
128Afghanistan12,464.2tonnes
129Namibia11,927.0tonnes
130Slovakia11,888.3tonnes
131The Republic of North Macedonia11,813.4tonnes
132Mali11,282.7tonnes
133Suriname11,112.4tonnes
134Mozambique10,202.2tonnes
135Turkmenistan9,789.9tonnes
136Papua New Guinea9,228.8tonnes
137Benin8,549.6tonnes
138Bosnia and Herzegovina8,404.4tonnes
139Gabon8,165.0tonnes
140Belize8,150.1tonnes
141Burkina Faso7,682.5tonnes
142Nicaragua7,553.5tonnes
143Republic of the Congo7,326.3tonnes
144Mauritania7,088.4tonnes
145Guinea6,333.5tonnes
146Slovenia6,309.0tonnes
147Somalia5,155.2tonnes
148Sudan5,055.6tonnes
149Republic of The Gambia4,941.6tonnes
150Grenada4,251.6tonnes
151Liberia4,207.4tonnes
152Montenegro4,195.3tonnes
153Niger4,169.3tonnes
154Cook Islands4,058.8tonnes
155Botswana4,001.6tonnes
156Cote d'Ivoire3,987.9tonnes
157Samoa3,681.9tonnes
158Malawi3,556.7tonnes
159Saint Kitts and Nevis3,116.9tonnes
160Djibouti2,868.6tonnes
161Marshall Islands2,426.9tonnes
162Eritrea2,361.2tonnes
163Equatorial Guinea2,296.1tonnes
164Palau2,286.3tonnes
165Yemen2,220.2tonnes
166Chad1,987.3tonnes
167Tonga1,924.0tonnes
168Bhutan1,812.8tonnes
169Solomon Islands1,575.6tonnes
170Sao Tome and Principe1,503.9tonnes
171Timor-Leste1,390.3tonnes
172Vanuatu1,286.0tonnes
173Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,231.9tonnes
174Comoros1,219.0tonnes
175Guinea-Bissau1,148.0tonnes
176Micronesia, Federated States of1,114.8tonnes
177Dominica1,059.0tonnes
178Burundi1,056.7tonnes
179Central African Republic973.9tonnes
180Haiti837.7tonnes
181South Sudan827.0tonnes
182Nauru801.1tonnes
183Kiribati612.1tonnes
184Taiwan, Province of China561.7tonnes
185Lebanon432.1tonnes
186Syrian Arab Republic412.3tonnes
187North Korea41.1tonnes
188Ukraine1.9tonnes
Showing 188 of 188 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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