environmental2024
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
0.6%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
25.1%
Lowest
Andorra
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China25.1%
2United States of America20.7%
3Germany7.7%
4United Kingdom6.7%
5Russian Federation5.5%
By Region
North America5.5%(4 countries)
Asia1.4%(27 countries)
Europe0.9%(32 countries)
Oceania0.7%(2 countries)
Africa0.3%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (25.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6%)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (98)
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 | People's Republic of China | 25.1% |
| 2 | United States of America | 20.7% |
| 3 | Germany | 7.7% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 6.7% |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 5.5% |
| 6 | India | 5.0% |
| 7 | Japan | 3.0% |
| 8 | Poland | 2.8% |
| 9 | South Africa | 2.3% |
| 10 | France | 2.3% |
| 11 | Ukraine | 2.0% |
| 12 | Australia | 1.2% |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 1.2% |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 1.2% |
| 15 | Canada | 1.2% |
| 16 | South Korea | 1.1% |
| 17 | Belgium | 0.9% |
| 18 | Indonesia | 0.6% |
| 19 | Türkiye | 0.6% |
| 20 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.6% |
| 21 | North Korea | 0.6% |
| 22 | Spain | 0.6% |
| 23 | Italy | 0.6% |
| 24 | Netherlands | 0.5% |
| 25 | Vietnam | 0.3% |
| 26 | Austria | 0.3% |
| 27 | Brazil | 0.3% |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0.3% |
| 29 | Hungary | 0.3% |
| 30 | Romania | 0.3% |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 0.3% |
| 32 | Serbia | 0.3% |
| 33 | Thailand | 0.2% |
| 34 | Denmark | 0.2% |
| 35 | Mexico | 0.2% |
| 36 | Greece | 0.2% |
| 37 | Sweden | 0.2% |
| 38 | Malaysia | 0.2% |
| 39 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 40 | Estonia | 0.1% |
| 41 | Philippines | 0.1% |
| 42 | Chile | 0.1% |
| 43 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 44 | Pakistan | 0.1% |
| 45 | Israel | 0.1% |
| 46 | Hong Kong | 0.1% |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.1% |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
| 49 | Mongolia | 0.1% |
| 50 | Portugal | 0.1% |
| 51 | New Zealand | 0.1% |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 0.1% |
| 53 | Norway | 0.1% |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% |
| 55 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 56 | Belarus | 0.1% |
| 57 | Morocco | 0.1% |
| 58 | Argentina | 0.1% |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% |
| 60 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 61 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 63 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 64 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0% |
| 65 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
| 67 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 68 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 69 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 70 | Zambia | 0.0% |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% |
| 72 | Peru | 0.0% |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 74 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 75 | Cuba | 0.0% |
| 76 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 77 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 79 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 80 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% |
| 84 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 85 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 86 | Nepal | 0.0% |
| 87 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 88 | Myanmar | 0.0% |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 0.0% |
| 90 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 91 | Guatemala | 0.0% |
| 92 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 94 | Mozambique | 0.0% |
| 95 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 96 | Venezuela | 0.0% |
| 97 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 98 | Kenya | 0.0% |
| 99 | Senegal | 0.0% |
| 100 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 101 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 0.0% |
| 104 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 105 | Panama | 0.0% |
| 106 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0% |
| 107 | Tunisia | 0.0% |
| 108 | Madagascar | 0.0% |
| 109 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
| 111 | Niger | 0.0% |
| 112 | Malawi | 0.0% |
| 113 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 114 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 115 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 116 | Ghana | 0.0% |
| 117 | Jamaica | 0.0% |
| 118 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 119 | Honduras | 0.0% |
| 120 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 121 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 122 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 123 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 124 | Namibia | 0.0% |
| 125 | Angola | 0.0% |
| 126 | Bolivia | 0.0% |
| 127 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% |
| 130 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 131 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 132 | Ecuador | 0.0% |
| 133 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 134 | Sudan | 0.0% |
| 135 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 136 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 0.0% |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 139 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 140 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 141 | Rwanda | 0.0% |
| 142 | Guinea | 0.0% |
| 143 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 144 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 147 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 148 | Cameroon | 0.0% |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 150 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 151 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 152 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 153 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 154 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 155 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 156 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 157 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 158 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 159 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 162 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 163 | Chad | 0.0% |
| 164 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 165 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% |
| 168 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 169 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% |
| 170 | Curaçao | 0.0% |
| 171 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 172 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% |
| 173 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0% |
| 174 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 175 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 176 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 177 | Uganda | 0.0% |
| 178 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 179 | Andorra | 0.0% |
Showing 179 of 179 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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