environmental2024

Annual greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and industry

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 Data198 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
220,678,849.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Median: 23,257,081.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Countries Covered
198
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
13,698,566,000.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Lowest
Niue
7,733.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China13,698,566,000.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
2United States of America5,594,310,000.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
3India3,571,002,400.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
4Russian Federation2,236,942,300.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
5Indonesia1,142,432,500.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
By Region
North America1,702,574,463.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(4 countries)
Asia935,687,026.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(27 countries)
Oceania247,365,660.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(2 countries)
Africa181,623,103.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(9 countries)
South America180,373,747.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (7,733.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents)High (13,698,566,000.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 220,678,849.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents)

North America (4)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Other (117)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

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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
1People's Republic of China13,698,566,000.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
2United States of America5,594,310,000.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
3India3,571,002,400.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
4Russian Federation2,236,942,300.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
5Indonesia1,142,432,500.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
6Japan986,176,600.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
7Islamic Republic of Iran955,169,900.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
8Saudi Arabia806,327,000.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
9Brazil681,163,500.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
10Canada632,399,400.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
11South Korea621,357,630.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
12Türkiye609,953,600.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
13Germany608,397,400.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
14Mexico551,308,500.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
15South Africa508,185,800.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
16Australia455,555,100.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
17Vietnam423,647,500.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
18Iraq389,444,260.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
19United Kingdom334,159,140.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
20Italy325,694,940.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
21Kazakhstan323,808,350.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
22Malaysia317,191,260.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
23Poland311,723,000.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
24Thailand309,157,400.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
25Egypt306,300,160.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
26France294,260,160.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
27Nigeria284,001,540.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
28Taiwan, Province of China279,694,980.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
29Algeria262,395,710.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
30United Arab Emirates259,832,930.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
31Pakistan245,199,150.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
32Spain244,478,500.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
33Philippines207,079,860.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
34Argentina198,710,080.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
35Ukraine190,094,300.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
36Kuwait169,704,450.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
37Uzbekistan167,399,150.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
38Qatar148,616,430.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
39Bangladesh136,875,120.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
40Venezuela133,844,220.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
41Colombia130,948,790.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
42Netherlands124,357,240.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
43Oman114,923,330.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
44Turkmenistan98,336,030.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
45Belgium96,457,880.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
46Chile95,081,690.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
47Morocco92,896,216.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
48Libya92,341,470.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
49Czech Republic88,489,340.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
50Romania85,302,910.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
51Peru83,441,340.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
52North Korea78,296,904.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
53Mongolia67,438,120.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
54Belarus66,218,910.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
55Bahrain62,928,740.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
56Israel62,259,464.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
57Austria61,884,148.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
58Singapore61,044,812.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
59Greece60,616,140.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
60Ecuador60,153,476.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
61Ethiopia58,908,290.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
62Angola49,271,132.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
63Azerbaijan49,052,576.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
64Hungary47,788,176.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
65Serbia46,628,336.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
66Democratic Republic of the Congo46,108,260.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
67Norway44,495,932.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
68Sweden44,427,180.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
69Myanmar43,237,710.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
70Portugal42,361,870.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
71Trinidad and Tobago40,800,800.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
72Tunisia39,876,988.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
73United Republic of Tanzania39,832,556.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
74Bulgaria39,307,840.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
75New Zealand39,176,220.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
76Hong Kong38,864,308.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
77Dominican Republic38,833,924.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
78Kenya37,999,410.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
79Sudan37,203,476.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
80Slovakia35,935,668.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
81Ireland35,679,210.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
82Finland35,647,220.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
83Syrian Arab Republic35,330,636.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
84Ghana34,649,676.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
85Switzerland34,589,132.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
86Denmark33,309,498.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
87Bolivia33,264,364.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
88Guatemala32,279,954.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
89Cuba30,574,394.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
90Jordan29,425,070.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
91Lao People's Democratic Republic28,065,914.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
92Sri Lanka27,305,240.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
93Mozambique27,136,404.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
94Uganda26,594,618.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
95Nepal26,468,480.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
96Cambodia26,179,356.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
97Cote d'Ivoire24,884,446.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
98Bosnia and Herzegovina24,591,850.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
99Cameroon23,764,050.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
100Republic of the Congo22,750,112.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
101Zambia21,602,442.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
102Croatia21,439,520.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
103Zimbabwe20,773,446.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
104Lebanon19,833,462.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
105Gabon19,820,898.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
106Senegal17,856,868.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
107Yemen17,690,354.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
108Honduras17,360,808.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
109Afghanistan15,843,285.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
110Kyrgyzstan15,571,040.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
111Lithuania15,049,471.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
112Georgia14,820,154.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
113Panama14,592,662.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
114Slovenia14,288,634.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
115Brunei Darussalam14,079,962.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
116Tajikistan13,750,942.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
117Burkina Faso13,146,640.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
118Uruguay13,117,355.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
119Madagascar12,948,599.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
120Costa Rica11,554,702.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
121Mali11,466,133.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
122Papua New Guinea11,375,857.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
123Paraguay10,904,497.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
124El Salvador10,870,740.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
125Botswana10,457,043.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
126Benin10,359,673.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
127Somalia10,010,198.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
128Equatorial Guinea9,736,511.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
129Cyprus9,598,415.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
130Guinea9,331,131.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
131Chad9,297,226.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
132Estonia9,157,310.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
133Haiti8,974,573.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
134Jamaica8,927,465.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
135Armenia8,526,116.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
136Latvia7,940,975.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
137Nicaragua7,849,284.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
138The Republic of North Macedonia7,703,246.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
139Togo7,283,676.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
140Guyana7,273,914.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
141Luxembourg7,217,227.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
142Mauritania7,189,545.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
143Moldova, Republic of7,120,967.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
144Niger6,715,744.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
145South Sudan6,082,707.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
146Malawi6,076,070.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
147Albania5,538,696.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
148Rwanda5,480,034.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
149Mauritius5,310,357.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
150Namibia5,223,287.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
151Sierra Leone4,235,868.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
152Burundi4,124,107.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
153Iceland4,115,466.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
154Suriname3,517,804.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
155Liberia3,480,566.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
156Bahamas3,441,713.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
157Lesotho3,425,004.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
158Central African Republic3,262,752.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
159Montenegro2,791,164.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
160Maldives2,536,509.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
161Bhutan2,519,888.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
162Eritrea2,284,474.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
163Fiji1,994,224.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
164Malta1,857,235.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
165Barbados1,510,674.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
166Republic of The Gambia1,425,484.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
167Djibouti1,315,624.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
168Guinea-Bissau1,252,643.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
169Macao1,165,988.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
170Belize1,147,640.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
171Aruba950,898.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
172Timor-Leste938,105.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
173Comoros907,183.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
174Seychelles757,210.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
175Cape Verde722,482.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
176Antigua and Barbuda718,028.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
177Saint Lucia582,981.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
178Solomon Islands544,756.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
179Andorra460,753.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
180Grenada419,144.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
181Turks and Caicos Islands385,594.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
182Vanuatu313,608.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
183Saint Vincent and the Grenadines300,997.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
184Samoa300,321.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
185Saint Kitts and Nevis294,973.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
186Palau291,574.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
187Sao Tome and Principe216,055.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
188Dominica204,072.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
189Virgin Islands, British199,305.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
190Tonga198,534.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
191Micronesia, Federated States of156,143.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
192Liechtenstein142,858.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
193Kiribati100,907.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
194Cook Islands87,716.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
195Nauru62,404.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
196Saint Helena13,070.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
197Tuvalu12,543.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
198Niue7,733.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Showing 198 of 198 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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