environmental2023

Share of annual CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data120 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
40.3%
Median: 21.7%
Countries Covered
120
with available data
Highest
Malta
708.6%
Lowest
Bahrain
-43.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Malta708.6%
2Hong Kong337.4%
3Switzerland270.0%
4Singapore266.0%
5Togo223.7%
By Region
Other48.3%(47 countries)
Europe45.6%(30 countries)
Asia39.1%(23 countries)
Africa15.5%(7 countries)
North America14.5%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-43.1%)High (708.6%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 40.3%)

Other (47)
Europe (30)
Asia (23)
Africa (7)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)

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 2023; 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
1Malta708.6%
2Hong Kong337.4%
3Switzerland270.0%
4Singapore266.0%
5Togo223.7%
6Namibia180.2%
7Nepal157.7%
8Sri Lanka142.3%
9Belgium132.1%
10Latvia102.8%
11Botswana100.2%
12Cambodia82.4%
13Malawi74.5%
14Rwanda74.5%
15Costa Rica73.4%
16Mauritius72.5%
17Kyrgyzstan72.2%
18Paraguay71.7%
19Denmark71.6%
20Sweden68.1%
21Guinea65.1%
22Kenya65.1%
23Slovenia64.3%
24Lithuania64.0%
25Bangladesh60.6%
26Israel59.5%
27Mozambique58.7%
28United Kingdom58.2%
29France50.7%
30Panama50.1%
31Finland49.3%
32Madagascar44.4%
33Estonia43.9%
34Benin42.3%
35Uruguay41.4%
36Uganda41.1%
37Hungary40.6%
38Jordan37.6%
39Italy37.4%
40Senegal35.2%
41Austria34.4%
42Ethiopia32.3%
43Nicaragua32.1%
44Philippines31.4%
45New Zealand31.2%
46Ghana31.0%
47El Salvador29.8%
48Germany29.4%
49Greece29.2%
50Guatemala28.9%
51Georgia28.9%
52Croatia28.4%
53Netherlands28.3%
54Cote d'Ivoire27.1%
55Dominican Republic27.1%
56United Republic of Tanzania27.0%
57Tajikistan26.9%
58Portugal26.1%
59Mexico23.3%
60Albania21.8%
61Ireland21.6%
62Spain21.0%
63South Korea20.3%
64Czech Republic20.2%
65Cyprus20.0%
66Peru19.4%
67Ukraine19.4%
68United Arab Emirates17.9%
69Pakistan17.8%
70Colombia16.1%
71Japan15.7%
72Thailand15.4%
73Romania15.3%
74Zimbabwe14.0%
75Slovakia13.9%
76Chile13.6%
77Belarus12.2%
78United States of America10.4%
79Taiwan, Province of China10.4%
80Ecuador9.6%
81Zambia7.4%
82Luxembourg7.2%
83Cameroon7.1%
84Oman4.4%
85Bolivia4.1%
86Argentina4.1%
87Malaysia3.7%
88Jamaica3.3%
89Armenia3.3%
90Nigeria3.0%
91Bulgaria2.3%
92Morocco1.4%
93Egypt1.3%
94Norway0.3%
95Kuwait-0.7%
96Türkiye-0.8%
97Brazil-2.9%
98Australia-3.2%
99Poland-3.3%
100Saudi Arabia-3.4%
101Azerbaijan-4.5%
102Indonesia-4.5%
103Canada-4.7%
104Tunisia-4.9%
105Burkina Faso-8.0%
106People's Republic of China-10.8%
107Islamic Republic of Iran-15.3%
108Honduras-15.7%
109Venezuela-15.9%
110India-17.0%
111Mongolia-17.2%
112Russian Federation-18.9%
113South Africa-25.5%
114Kazakhstan-25.7%
115Vietnam-28.7%
116Brunei Darussalam-29.0%
117Qatar-31.2%
118Trinidad and Tobago-37.1%
119Lao People's Democratic Republic-38.6%
120Bahrain-43.1%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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