environmental2024

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
187.1Mt CO2eq
Median: 12.3Mt CO2eq
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
13,124.7Mt CO2eq
Lowest
Tuvalu
0.0Mt CO2eq
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China13,124.7Mt CO2eq
2United States of America4,632.2Mt CO2eq
3India3,153.8Mt CO2eq
4Russian Federation2,009.2Mt CO2eq
5Japan972.3Mt CO2eq
By Region
North America1,426.6Mt CO2eq(4 countries)
Asia878.0Mt CO2eq(26 countries)
Oceania207.6Mt CO2eq(2 countries)
South America139.1Mt CO2eq(7 countries)
Africa134.8Mt CO2eq(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Mt CO2eq)High (13,124.7Mt CO2eq)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 187.1Mt CO2eq)

North America (4)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
Other (124)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1People's Republic of China13,124.7Mt CO2eq
2United States of America4,632.2Mt CO2eq
3India3,153.8Mt CO2eq
4Russian Federation2,009.2Mt CO2eq
5Japan972.3Mt CO2eq
6Islamic Republic of Iran829.0Mt CO2eq
7Indonesia812.2Mt CO2eq
8Saudi Arabia652.5Mt CO2eq
9South Korea588.0Mt CO2eq
10Germany579.9Mt CO2eq
11Canada578.0Mt CO2eq
12Brazil491.5Mt CO2eq
13Mexico476.0Mt CO2eq
14Türkiye460.0Mt CO2eq
15South Africa440.2Mt CO2eq
16Vietnam430.8Mt CO2eq
17Australia383.4Mt CO2eq
18Italy299.2Mt CO2eq
19Malaysia296.0Mt CO2eq
20United Kingdom292.4Mt CO2eq
21Egypt291.6Mt CO2eq
22Thailand283.8Mt CO2eq
23Poland276.1Mt CO2eq
24France274.5Mt CO2eq
25Kazakhstan258.8Mt CO2eq
26Iraq238.7Mt CO2eq
27Spain220.1Mt CO2eq
28Pakistan204.0Mt CO2eq
29United Arab Emirates200.6Mt CO2eq
30Algeria186.4Mt CO2eq
31Argentina183.3Mt CO2eq
32Philippines174.1Mt CO2eq
33Uzbekistan148.5Mt CO2eq
34Qatar135.3Mt CO2eq
35Nigeria131.9Mt CO2eq
36Bangladesh124.2Mt CO2eq
37Netherlands118.8Mt CO2eq
38Ukraine118.5Mt CO2eq
39Kuwait115.9Mt CO2eq
40Oman98.5Mt CO2eq
41Venezuela96.4Mt CO2eq
42Colombia95.1Mt CO2eq
43Belgium86.6Mt CO2eq
44Turkmenistan81.4Mt CO2eq
45Chile77.8Mt CO2eq
46Czech Republic77.7Mt CO2eq
47Romania70.9Mt CO2eq
48Morocco70.0Mt CO2eq
49Peru69.3Mt CO2eq
50North Korea66.2Mt CO2eq
51Libya64.0Mt CO2eq
52Singapore58.9Mt CO2eq
53Austria58.0Mt CO2eq
54Israel57.7Mt CO2eq
55Belarus54.2Mt CO2eq
56Greece52.5Mt CO2eq
57Ecuador48.0Mt CO2eq
58Hungary42.6Mt CO2eq
59Norway40.0Mt CO2eq
60Azerbaijan38.9Mt CO2eq
61Bahrain38.0Mt CO2eq
62Sweden37.8Mt CO2eq
63Portugal35.6Mt CO2eq
64Hong Kong34.6Mt CO2eq
65Dominican Republic34.2Mt CO2eq
66Bulgaria34.2Mt CO2eq
67Switzerland33.7Mt CO2eq
68Ireland32.6Mt CO2eq
69Tunisia32.2Mt CO2eq
70New Zealand31.8Mt CO2eq
71Syrian Arab Republic31.4Mt CO2eq
72Myanmar31.4Mt CO2eq
73Finland31.1Mt CO2eq
74Slovakia29.9Mt CO2eq
75Bolivia28.4Mt CO2eq
76Angola28.1Mt CO2eq
77Mongolia27.7Mt CO2eq
78Trinidad and Tobago26.8Mt CO2eq
79Lao People's Democratic Republic26.1Mt CO2eq
80Denmark25.6Mt CO2eq
81Ghana24.2Mt CO2eq
82Jordan24.1Mt CO2eq
83Sri Lanka23.3Mt CO2eq
84Sudan21.9Mt CO2eq
85Kenya21.6Mt CO2eq
86United Republic of Tanzania21.3Mt CO2eq
87Cuba21.0Mt CO2eq
88Bosnia and Herzegovina20.4Mt CO2eq
89Guatemala20.4Mt CO2eq
90Cambodia19.4Mt CO2eq
91Ethiopia19.4Mt CO2eq
92Cote d'Ivoire18.8Mt CO2eq
93Croatia18.7Mt CO2eq
94Nepal15.9Mt CO2eq
95Puerto Rico15.4Mt CO2eq
96Senegal14.2Mt CO2eq
97Georgia13.5Mt CO2eq
98Slovenia13.3Mt CO2eq
99Lithuania13.0Mt CO2eq
100Zimbabwe12.9Mt CO2eq
101Panama12.4Mt CO2eq
102Honduras12.3Mt CO2eq
103Afghanistan12.1Mt CO2eq
104Zambia11.6Mt CO2eq
105Lebanon11.0Mt CO2eq
106Kyrgyzstan10.7Mt CO2eq
107Estonia10.6Mt CO2eq
108Yemen10.6Mt CO2eq
109Cameroon10.3Mt CO2eq
110Mozambique10.1Mt CO2eq
111Tajikistan9.8Mt CO2eq
112El Salvador9.5Mt CO2eq
113Brunei Darussalam9.4Mt CO2eq
114Uruguay8.7Mt CO2eq
115Republic of the Congo8.5Mt CO2eq
116Costa Rica8.4Mt CO2eq
117Uganda8.3Mt CO2eq
118Moldova, Republic of8.2Mt CO2eq
119Jamaica8.1Mt CO2eq
120Paraguay8.0Mt CO2eq
121Armenia7.5Mt CO2eq
122Mali7.4Mt CO2eq
123Cyprus7.3Mt CO2eq
124The Republic of North Macedonia7.3Mt CO2eq
125Luxembourg7.1Mt CO2eq
126Benin7.0Mt CO2eq
127Botswana6.9Mt CO2eq
128Latvia6.8Mt CO2eq
129Burkina Faso6.5Mt CO2eq
130Democratic Republic of the Congo6.2Mt CO2eq
131Nicaragua5.7Mt CO2eq
132Papua New Guinea5.5Mt CO2eq
133Guinea5.2Mt CO2eq
134Gabon5.2Mt CO2eq
135Mauritania5.0Mt CO2eq
136New Caledonia5.0Mt CO2eq
137Equatorial Guinea4.8Mt CO2eq
138Malawi4.8Mt CO2eq
139Madagascar4.7Mt CO2eq
140Mauritius4.4Mt CO2eq
141Albania4.2Mt CO2eq
142Guyana3.8Mt CO2eq
143Namibia3.6Mt CO2eq
144Haiti3.5Mt CO2eq
145Iceland3.3Mt CO2eq
146Niger3.2Mt CO2eq
147Chad2.9Mt CO2eq
148Togo2.6Mt CO2eq
149Suriname2.6Mt CO2eq
150Rwanda2.3Mt CO2eq
151Maldives1.9Mt CO2eq
152Malta1.8Mt CO2eq
153Macao1.7Mt CO2eq
154Bhutan1.6Mt CO2eq
155Fiji1.5Mt CO2eq
156Palau1.5Mt CO2eq
157Sierra Leone1.5Mt CO2eq
158Bahamas1.5Mt CO2eq
159Eswatini1.1Mt CO2eq
160Lesotho1.0Mt CO2eq
161French Polynesia1.0Mt CO2eq
162Burundi1.0Mt CO2eq
163Djibouti0.9Mt CO2eq
164Seychelles0.9Mt CO2eq
165Liberia0.9Mt CO2eq
166Somalia0.9Mt CO2eq
167Eritrea0.8Mt CO2eq
168Barbados0.7Mt CO2eq
169Timor-Leste0.7Mt CO2eq
170Cape Verde0.7Mt CO2eq
171Gibraltar0.6Mt CO2eq
172Greenland0.6Mt CO2eq
173Aruba0.6Mt CO2eq
174Republic of The Gambia0.5Mt CO2eq
175Comoros0.4Mt CO2eq
176Belize0.4Mt CO2eq
177Cayman Islands0.4Mt CO2eq
178Antigua and Barbuda0.4Mt CO2eq
179Samoa0.3Mt CO2eq
180Guinea-Bissau0.3Mt CO2eq
181Central African Republic0.3Mt CO2eq
182Solomon Islands0.3Mt CO2eq
183Saint Lucia0.3Mt CO2eq
184Vanuatu0.3Mt CO2eq
185Bermuda0.3Mt CO2eq
186Turks and Caicos Islands0.2Mt CO2eq
187Grenada0.2Mt CO2eq
188Tonga0.2Mt CO2eq
189Sao Tome and Principe0.1Mt CO2eq
190Saint Kitts and Nevis0.1Mt CO2eq
191Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.1Mt CO2eq
192Virgin Islands, British0.1Mt CO2eq
193Dominica0.1Mt CO2eq
194Kiribati0.1Mt CO2eq
195Faroe Islands0.0Mt CO2eq
196Guam0.0Mt CO2eq
197Micronesia, Federated States of0.0Mt CO2eq
198Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0Mt CO2eq
199Northern Mariana Islands0.0Mt CO2eq
200Marshall Islands0.0Mt CO2eq
201American Samoa0.0Mt CO2eq
202Nauru0.0Mt CO2eq
203Tuvalu0.0Mt CO2eq
Showing 203 of 203 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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