environmental2024

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)

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
145.3% change from 1990
Median: 87.2% change from 1990
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
Equatorial Guinea
4,294.5% change from 1990
Lowest
Ukraine
-79.9% change from 1990
Top 5 Countries
1Equatorial Guinea4,294.5% change from 1990
2Turks and Caicos Islands2,484.8% change from 1990
3Maldives1,450.7% change from 1990
4Greenland979.1% change from 1990
5Chad814.3% change from 1990
By Region
Asia191.1% change from 1990(26 countries)
Other187.0% change from 1990(124 countries)
Africa144.6% change from 1990(9 countries)
South America90.3% change from 1990(7 countries)
North America78.4% change from 1990(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-79.9% change from 1990)High (4,294.5% change from 1990)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 145.3% change from 1990)

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

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
1Equatorial Guinea4,294.5% change from 1990
2Turks and Caicos Islands2,484.8% change from 1990
3Maldives1,450.7% change from 1990
4Greenland979.1% change from 1990
5Chad814.3% change from 1990
6Vietnam535.8% change from 1990
7Qatar519.0% change from 1990
8Lao People's Democratic Republic513.6% change from 1990
9Benin362.8% change from 1990
10Ghana359.2% change from 1990
11Guinea325.9% change from 1990
12Cape Verde323.1% change from 1990
13People's Republic of China318.5% change from 1990
14Gibraltar317.3% change from 1990
15Mali300.7% change from 1990
16Indonesia291.6% change from 1990
17Mozambique290.4% change from 1990
18Malaysia287.4% change from 1990
19Niger283.2% change from 1990
20Cote d'Ivoire282.7% change from 1990
21Oman278.3% change from 1990
22Uganda274.6% change from 1990
23Virgin Islands, British272.2% change from 1990
24Timor-Leste266.3% change from 1990
25Saudi Arabia254.5% change from 1990
26Guyana253.2% change from 1990
27United Republic of Tanzania251.1% change from 1990
28Mauritius251.0% change from 1990
29Mongolia248.7% change from 1990
30Kiribati248.0% change from 1990
31Kuwait242.9% change from 1990
32Cambodia241.9% change from 1990
33Togo233.8% change from 1990
34Guatemala232.4% change from 1990
35United Arab Emirates232.2% change from 1990
36Malawi223.8% change from 1990
37India222.9% change from 1990
38Senegal220.8% change from 1990
39Islamic Republic of Iran218.4% change from 1990
40Saint Lucia213.4% change from 1990
41Cayman Islands212.7% change from 1990
42Dominican Republic209.7% change from 1990
43Saint Kitts and Nevis209.7% change from 1990
44Burkina Faso208.8% change from 1990
45Seychelles207.5% change from 1990
46Comoros204.6% change from 1990
47Bangladesh194.9% change from 1990
48Sao Tome and Principe194.7% change from 1990
49Philippines189.7% change from 1990
50Ethiopia188.6% change from 1990
51Jordan187.6% change from 1990
52Honduras183.4% change from 1990
53New Caledonia180.5% change from 1990
54Panama179.6% change from 1990
55Pakistan178.4% change from 1990
56Burundi176.4% change from 1990
57Kenya167.4% change from 1990
58Aruba167.2% change from 1990
59Mauritania162.7% change from 1990
60Grenada159.7% change from 1990
61Egypt159.1% change from 1990
62Türkiye156.2% change from 1990
63Morocco155.9% change from 1990
64Afghanistan155.5% change from 1990
65Bhutan148.1% change from 1990
66Liberia146.6% change from 1990
67Zambia142.8% change from 1990
68Lebanon142.3% change from 1990
69Iraq140.7% change from 1990
70Peru138.9% change from 1990
71Belize136.6% change from 1990
72Saint Vincent and the Grenadines135.9% change from 1990
73Sri Lanka133.5% change from 1990
74Democratic Republic of the Congo130.9% change from 1990
75Thailand130.5% change from 1990
76Sierra Leone128.3% change from 1990
77Sudan126.7% change from 1990
78Republic of the Congo125.8% change from 1990
79Singapore125.4% change from 1990
80Bahrain121.6% change from 1990
81Papua New Guinea120.9% change from 1990
82Bolivia116.6% change from 1990
83Chile115.6% change from 1990
84Namibia115.5% change from 1990
85South Korea114.6% change from 1990
86Nicaragua112.6% change from 1990
87Trinidad and Tobago111.3% change from 1990
88Ecuador110.6% change from 1990
89El Salvador108.3% change from 1990
90Solomon Islands105.5% change from 1990
91Angola105.1% change from 1990
92Brunei Darussalam102.8% change from 1990
93Republic of The Gambia100.7% change from 1990
94Brazil100.1% change from 1990
95Paraguay99.5% change from 1990
96Guinea-Bissau93.1% change from 1990
97Tunisia92.2% change from 1990
98Dominica91.7% change from 1990
99Algeria91.4% change from 1990
100Haiti90.2% change from 1990
101Yemen87.9% change from 1990
102Turkmenistan87.2% change from 1990
103Myanmar86.3% change from 1990
104Israel82.7% change from 1990
105Macao81.8% change from 1990
106Nepal79.5% change from 1990
107Costa Rica78.0% change from 1990
108Samoa77.2% change from 1990
109Central African Republic76.9% change from 1990
110Antigua and Barbuda73.1% change from 1990
111Northern Mariana Islands70.8% change from 1990
112Micronesia, Federated States of70.1% change from 1990
113Cyprus67.4% change from 1990
114Suriname65.7% change from 1990
115Colombia64.5% change from 1990
116Marshall Islands60.0% change from 1990
117Madagascar56.4% change from 1990
118Mexico55.9% change from 1990
119Uruguay54.4% change from 1990
120Tonga50.9% change from 1990
121Argentina47.9% change from 1990
122Guam47.5% change from 1990
123Rwanda47.2% change from 1990
124Lesotho43.5% change from 1990
125Bahamas41.1% change from 1990
126Nauru40.0% change from 1990
127South Africa40.0% change from 1990
128Eritrea39.9% change from 1990
129Uzbekistan39.4% change from 1990
130Cameroon35.0% change from 1990
131Vanuatu34.6% change from 1990
132Nigeria34.4% change from 1990
133Somalia34.1% change from 1990
134Tuvalu32.3% change from 1990
135Djibouti30.6% change from 1990
136Botswana30.5% change from 1990
137Canada30.1% change from 1990
138Fiji29.1% change from 1990
139Australia28.4% change from 1990
140American Samoa21.9% change from 1990
141French Polynesia15.2% change from 1990
142Libya12.8% change from 1990
143Bermuda8.4% change from 1990
144New Zealand8.4% change from 1990
145Faroe Islands7.2% change from 1990
146Gabon6.6% change from 1990
147Barbados6.5% change from 1990
148Hong Kong2.7% change from 1990
149Virgin Islands, U.S.2.5% change from 1990
150Venezuela2.2% change from 1990
151Jamaica1.9% change from 1990
152Ireland1.2% change from 1990
153Tajikistan0.9% change from 1990
154Norway-2.9% change from 1990
155Iceland-3.0% change from 1990
156Spain-3.0% change from 1990
157Kazakhstan-3.5% change from 1990
158United States of America-4.9% change from 1990
159Portugal-7.8% change from 1990
160Eswatini-9.1% change from 1990
161Zimbabwe-10.6% change from 1990
162Malta-11.0% change from 1990
163Austria-11.4% change from 1990
164Azerbaijan-13.9% change from 1990
165Russian Federation-15.7% change from 1990
166Bosnia and Herzegovina-16.0% change from 1990
167Slovenia-17.7% change from 1990
168Japan-17.9% change from 1990
169Croatia-18.2% change from 1990
170Puerto Rico-19.0% change from 1990
171Switzerland-20.3% change from 1990
172Belgium-23.3% change from 1990
173Syrian Arab Republic-25.6% change from 1990
174Italy-26.4% change from 1990
175Greece-27.3% change from 1990
176France-28.8% change from 1990
177Sweden-30.1% change from 1990
178The Republic of North Macedonia-31.7% change from 1990
179Poland-32.2% change from 1990
180Kyrgyzstan-33.0% change from 1990
181Finland-33.4% change from 1990
182Palau-34.5% change from 1990
183Netherlands-35.2% change from 1990
184Hungary-37.3% change from 1990
185Luxembourg-37.7% change from 1990
186Albania-38.0% change from 1990
187Cuba-39.0% change from 1990
188Belarus-39.6% change from 1990
189Denmark-44.6% change from 1990
190North Korea-44.7% change from 1990
191Germany-45.4% change from 1990
192Slovakia-47.2% change from 1990
193Czech Republic-49.7% change from 1990
194United Kingdom-50.3% change from 1990
195Georgia-52.0% change from 1990
196Bulgaria-53.7% change from 1990
197Armenia-55.6% change from 1990
198Lithuania-55.7% change from 1990
199Latvia-57.7% change from 1990
200Romania-57.7% change from 1990
201Moldova, Republic of-68.8% change from 1990
202Estonia-69.0% change from 1990
203Ukraine-79.9% change from 1990
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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