environmental2024
Share of global greenhouse gas 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
0.5%
Median: 0.1%
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
25.9%
Lowest
Niue
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China25.9%
2United States of America11.1%
3India7.8%
4Brazil5.2%
5Russian Federation5.0%
By Region
North America3.5%(4 countries)
Asia1.9%(27 countries)
South America1.0%(7 countries)
Oceania0.6%(2 countries)
Africa0.4%(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 (25.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5%)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (118)
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 | 25.9% |
| 2 | United States of America | 11.1% |
| 3 | India | 7.8% |
| 4 | Brazil | 5.2% |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 5.0% |
| 6 | Indonesia | 3.5% |
| 7 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.9% |
| 8 | Japan | 1.9% |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5% |
| 10 | Canada | 1.5% |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.3% |
| 12 | Türkiye | 1.2% |
| 13 | Germany | 1.2% |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.2% |
| 15 | South Korea | 1.2% |
| 16 | Australia | 1.1% |
| 17 | Vietnam | 1.1% |
| 18 | South Africa | 1.0% |
| 19 | Pakistan | 0.9% |
| 20 | Thailand | 0.8% |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.8% |
| 22 | Iraq | 0.7% |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 0.7% |
| 24 | Malaysia | 0.7% |
| 25 | Nigeria | 0.7% |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% |
| 27 | Italy | 0.7% |
| 28 | France | 0.6% |
| 29 | Egypt | 0.6% |
| 30 | Poland | 0.6% |
| 31 | Philippines | 0.6% |
| 32 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.5% |
| 33 | Algeria | 0.5% |
| 34 | Spain | 0.5% |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5% |
| 36 | Colombia | 0.5% |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 0.5% |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 0.4% |
| 39 | Ukraine | 0.4% |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 0.4% |
| 41 | Venezuela | 0.4% |
| 42 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.3% |
| 43 | Myanmar | 0.3% |
| 44 | Kuwait | 0.3% |
| 45 | Bolivia | 0.3% |
| 46 | Angola | 0.3% |
| 47 | Peru | 0.3% |
| 48 | Qatar | 0.3% |
| 49 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.3% |
| 51 | Sudan | 0.2% |
| 52 | Chad | 0.2% |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 0.2% |
| 54 | Oman | 0.2% |
| 55 | Belgium | 0.2% |
| 56 | Chile | 0.2% |
| 57 | Morocco | 0.2% |
| 58 | Kenya | 0.2% |
| 59 | Zambia | 0.2% |
| 60 | Mongolia | 0.2% |
| 61 | Libya | 0.2% |
| 62 | Belarus | 0.2% |
| 63 | Cambodia | 0.2% |
| 64 | Romania | 0.2% |
| 65 | North Korea | 0.2% |
| 66 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 67 | Czech Republic | 0.2% |
| 68 | New Zealand | 0.2% |
| 69 | Guinea | 0.1% |
| 70 | Central African Republic | 0.1% |
| 71 | Austria | 0.1% |
| 72 | Paraguay | 0.1% |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0.1% |
| 74 | Mali | 0.1% |
| 75 | Cameroon | 0.1% |
| 76 | Israel | 0.1% |
| 77 | Uganda | 0.1% |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.1% |
| 79 | Bahrain | 0.1% |
| 80 | Madagascar | 0.1% |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% |
| 82 | Singapore | 0.1% |
| 83 | Mozambique | 0.1% |
| 84 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 0.1% |
| 86 | South Sudan | 0.1% |
| 87 | Nepal | 0.1% |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% |
| 89 | Sweden | 0.1% |
| 90 | Greece | 0.1% |
| 91 | Norway | 0.1% |
| 92 | Portugal | 0.1% |
| 93 | Niger | 0.1% |
| 94 | Ghana | 0.1% |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% |
| 96 | Somalia | 0.1% |
| 97 | Hungary | 0.1% |
| 98 | Denmark | 0.1% |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1% |
| 100 | Tunisia | 0.1% |
| 101 | Uruguay | 0.1% |
| 102 | Serbia | 0.1% |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% |
| 104 | Republic of the Congo | 0.1% |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% |
| 106 | Benin | 0.1% |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 0.1% |
| 108 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 0.1% |
| 110 | Cuba | 0.1% |
| 111 | Hong Kong | 0.1% |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 0.1% |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1% |
| 114 | Senegal | 0.1% |
| 115 | Honduras | 0.1% |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 0.1% |
| 117 | Jordan | 0.1% |
| 118 | Gabon | 0.1% |
| 119 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 121 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 122 | Malawi | 0.0% |
| 123 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 125 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 126 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 128 | Panama | 0.0% |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 130 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 131 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 132 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 133 | Namibia | 0.0% |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 136 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
| 137 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 138 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 139 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 140 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 141 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 142 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 144 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 145 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 146 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 147 | Rwanda | 0.0% |
| 148 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 149 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 150 | Jamaica | 0.0% |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 152 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 153 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 155 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 156 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 157 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 158 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 159 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 160 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 161 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 162 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 163 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 165 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 166 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 167 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 168 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 169 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 170 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 171 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 172 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 173 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 174 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 175 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 177 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 180 | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 182 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 183 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 186 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 188 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 189 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
| 190 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 191 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 192 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 193 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% |
| 194 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 196 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 198 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 199 | Niue | 0.0% |
Showing 199 of 199 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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