Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Carbon dioxide emissions, million metric tons of CO2 equivalent, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 189 countries was 198 Mt CO2 eq. The highest value was in China: 13260 Mt CO2 eq and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 Mt CO2 eq. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: Mt CO2 eq; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, 2023 Global rank Available data
China 13260 1 1970 - 2023
USA 4682 2 1970 - 2023
India 2955 3 1970 - 2023
Russia 2070 4 1970 - 2023
Japan 945 5 1970 - 2023
Iran 779 6 1970 - 2023
Indonesia 675 7 1970 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 623 8 1970 - 2023
Germany 583 9 1970 - 2023
Canada 575 10 1970 - 2023
South Korea 574 11 1970 - 2023
Mexico 487 12 1970 - 2023
Brazil 480 13 1970 - 2023
Turkey 438 14 1970 - 2023
South Africa 397 15 1970 - 2023
Australia 374 16 1970 - 2023
Vietnam 373 17 1970 - 2023
Italy 305 18 1970 - 2023
UK 302 19 1970 - 2023
Poland 287 20 1970 - 2023
Malaysia 283 21 1970 - 2023
France 282 22 1970 - 2023
Thailand 274 23 1970 - 2023
Egypt 249 24 1970 - 2023
Kazakhstan 240 25 1970 - 2023
Spain 217 26 1970 - 2023
UA Emirates 206 27 1970 - 2023
Pakistan 201 28 1970 - 2023
Iraq 193 29 1970 - 2023
Argentina 184 30 1970 - 2023
Algeria 180 31 1970 - 2023
Philippines 161 32 1970 - 2023
Uzbekistan 138 33 1970 - 2023
Ukraine 136 34 1970 - 2023
Nigeria 128 35 1970 - 2023
Qatar 128 36 1970 - 2023
Bangladesh 125 37 1970 - 2023
Netherlands 123 38 1970 - 2023
Kuwait 112 39 1970 - 2023
Colombia 101 40 1970 - 2023
Oman 93 41 1970 - 2023
Czechia 91 42 1970 - 2023
Venezuela 85 43 1970 - 2023
Belgium 84 44 1970 - 2023
Chile 84 45 1970 - 2023
Romania 71 46 1970 - 2023
Morocco 70 47 1970 - 2023
Turkmenistan 66 48 1970 - 2023
North Korea 64 49 1970 - 2023
Israel 61 50 1970 - 2023
Libya 61 51 1970 - 2023
Austria 59 52 1970 - 2023
Peru 58 53 1970 - 2023
Singapore 57 54 1970 - 2023
Belarus 54 55 1970 - 2023
Greece 52 56 1970 - 2023
Ecuador 45 57 1970 - 2023
Hungary 44 58 1970 - 2023
Norway 44 59 1970 - 2023
Azerbaijan 43 60 1970 - 2023
Bulgaria 40 61 1970 - 2023
Bahrain 37 62 1970 - 2023
New Zealand 36 63 1970 - 2023
Portugal 36 64 1970 - 2023
Hong Kong 35 65 1970 - 2023
Slovakia 35 66 1970 - 2023
Sweden 35 67 1970 - 2023
Switzerland 34 68 1970 - 2023
Burma 33 69 1970 - 2023
Finland 32 70 1970 - 2023
Ireland 32 71 1970 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 31 72 1970 - 2023
Tunisia 31 73 1970 - 2023
Angola 28 74 1970 - 2023
Mongolia 28 75 1970 - 2023
Denmark 27 76 1970 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 27 77 1970 - 2023
Laos 26 78 1970 - 2023
Syria 26 79 1970 - 2023
Bolivia 24 80 1970 - 2023
Ghana 24 81 1970 - 2023
Jordan 24 82 1970 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 22 83 1970 - 2023
Kenya 22 84 1970 - 2023
Guatemala 21 85 1970 - 2023
Sri Lanka 21 86 1970 - 2023
Sudan 21 87 1970 - 2023
Tanzania 19 88 1970 - 2023
Cambodia 18 89 1970 - 2023
Nepal 18 90 1970 - 2023
Croatia 17 91 1970 - 2023
Ethiopia 17 92 1970 - 2023
Lebanon 17 93 1970 - 2023
Panama 15 94 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 14 95 1970 - 2023
Puerto Rico 14 96 1970 - 2023
Georgia 13 97 1970 - 2023
Lithuania 13 98 1970 - 2023
Senegal 12 99 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 12 100 1970 - 2023
Zimbabwe 12 101 1970 - 2023
Cameroon 11 102 1970 - 2023
Estonia 11 103 1970 - 2023
Honduras 11 104 1970 - 2023
Yemen 11 105 1970 - 2023
Brunei 10 106 1970 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10 107 1970 - 2023
Moldova 10 108 1970 - 2023
Mozambique 10 109 1970 - 2023
Afghanistan 9 110 1970 - 2023
Costa Rica 9 111 1970 - 2023
North Macedonia 9 112 1970 - 2023
Tajikistan 9 113 1970 - 2023
Uruguay 9 114 1970 - 2023
Armenia 8 115 1970 - 2023
El Salvador 8 116 1970 - 2023
Paraguay 8 117 1970 - 2023
Zambia 8 118 1970 - 2023
Botswana 7 119 1970 - 2023
Cyprus 7 120 1970 - 2023
Jamaica 7 121 1970 - 2023
Latvia 7 122 1970 - 2023
Luxembourg 7 123 1970 - 2023
Mali 7 124 1970 - 2023
R. of Congo 7 125 1970 - 2023
Uganda 7 126 1970 - 2023
Benin 6 127 1970 - 2023
Burkina Faso 6 128 1970 - 2023
Malawi 6 129 1970 - 2023
N. Caledonia 6 130 1970 - 2023
Nicaragua 6 131 1970 - 2023
Papua N.G. 6 132 1970 - 2023
Albania 5 133 1970 - 2023
Gabon 5 134 1970 - 2023
Mauritania 5 135 1970 - 2023
DR Congo 4 136 1970 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 4 137 1970 - 2023
Guinea 4 138 1970 - 2023
Haiti 4 139 1970 - 2023
Madagascar 4 140 1970 - 2023
Mauritius 4 141 1970 - 2023
Namibia 4 142 1970 - 2023
Chad 3 143 1970 - 2023
Guyana 3 144 1970 - 2023
Iceland 3 145 1970 - 2023
Macao 3 146 1970 - 2023
Maldives 3 147 1970 - 2023
Niger 3 148 1970 - 2023
Suriname 3 149 1970 - 2023
Bahamas 2 150 1970 - 2023
Bhutan 2 151 1970 - 2023
Fiji 2 152 1970 - 2023
Liberia 2 153 1970 - 2023
Malta 2 154 1970 - 2023
Rwanda 2 155 1970 - 2023
Togo 2 156 1970 - 2023
Aruba 1 157 1970 - 2023
Barbados 1 158 1970 - 2023
Burundi 1 159 1970 - 2023
Cape Verde 1 160 1970 - 2023
Djibouti 1 161 1970 - 2023
Eritrea 1 162 1970 - 2023
Gambia 1 163 1970 - 2023
Gibraltar 1 164 1970 - 2023
Lesotho 1 165 1970 - 2023
Palau 1 166 1970 - 2023
Seychelles 1 167 1970 - 2023
Sierra Leone 1 168 1970 - 2023
Somalia 1 169 1970 - 2023
Swaziland 1 170 1970 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 171 1970 - 2023
Belize 0 172 1970 - 2023
Bermuda 0 173 1970 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 174 1970 - 2023
Comoros 0 175 1970 - 2023
Dominica 0 176 1970 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 177 1970 - 2023
Grenada 0 178 1970 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 179 1970 - 2023
Kiribati 0 180 1970 - 2023
Micronesia 0 181 1970 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0 182 1970 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0 183 1970 - 2023
Samoa 0 184 1970 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 185 1970 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 186 1970 - 2023
Tonga 0 187 1970 - 2023
Tuvalu 0 188 1970 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 189 1970 - 2023


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Definition: A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measuring unit (Mt CO2 eq) is a measure of all greenhouse gases, converted to CO2-equivalent impact. It is reported in millions of tons. It is widely used in climate science, emissions reporting, and international climate agreements.

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1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. Russia
5. Japan
6. Iran
7. Indonesia
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Germany
10. Canada
11. South Korea
12. Mexico
13. Brazil
14. Turkey
15. South Africa
16. Australia
17. Vietnam
18. Italy
19. UK
20. Poland
21. Malaysia
22. France
23. Thailand
24. Egypt
25. Kazakhstan
26. Spain
27. UA Emirates
28. Pakistan
29. Iraq
30. Argentina
31. Algeria
32. Philippines
33. Uzbekistan
34. Ukraine
35. Nigeria
36. Qatar
37. Bangladesh
38. Netherlands
39. Kuwait
40. Colombia
41. Oman
42. Czechia
43. Venezuela
44. Belgium
45. Chile
46. Romania
47. Morocco
48. Turkmenistan
49. North Korea
50. Israel
51. Libya
52. Austria
53. Peru
54. Singapore
55. Belarus
56. Greece
57. Ecuador
58. Hungary
59. Norway
60. Azerbaijan
61. Bulgaria
62. Bahrain
63. New Zealand
64. Portugal
65. Hong Kong
66. Slovakia
67. Sweden
68. Switzerland
69. Burma
70. Finland
71. Ireland
72. Domin. Rep.
73. Tunisia
74. Angola
75. Mongolia
76. Denmark
77. Tr.&Tobago
78. Laos
79. Syria
80. Bolivia
81. Ghana
82. Jordan
83. Bosnia & Herz.
84. Kenya
85. Guatemala
86. Sri Lanka
87. Sudan
88. Tanzania
89. Cambodia
90. Nepal
91. Croatia
92. Ethiopia
93. Lebanon
94. Panama
95. Ivory Coast
96. Puerto Rico
97. Georgia
98. Lithuania
99. Senegal
100. Slovenia
101. Zimbabwe
102. Cameroon
103. Estonia
104. Honduras
105. Yemen
106. Brunei
107. Kyrgyzstan
108. Moldova
109. Mozambique
110. Afghanistan
111. Costa Rica
112. North Macedonia
113. Tajikistan
114. Uruguay
115. Armenia
116. El Salvador
117. Paraguay
118. Zambia
119. Botswana
120. Cyprus
121. Jamaica
122. Latvia
123. Luxembourg
124. Mali
125. R. of Congo
126. Uganda
127. Benin
128. Burkina Faso
129. Malawi
130. N. Caledonia
131. Nicaragua
132. Papua N.G.
133. Albania
134. Gabon
135. Mauritania
136. DR Congo
137. Eq. Guinea
138. Guinea
139. Haiti
140. Madagascar
141. Mauritius
142. Namibia
143. Chad
144. Guyana
145. Iceland
146. Macao
147. Maldives
148. Niger
149. Suriname
150. Bahamas
151. Bhutan
152. Fiji
153. Liberia
154. Malta
155. Rwanda
156. Togo
157. Aruba
158. Barbados
159. Burundi
160. Cape Verde
161. Djibouti
162. Eritrea
163. Gambia
164. Gibraltar
165. Lesotho
166. Palau
167. Seychelles
168. Sierra Leone
169. Somalia
170. Swaziland
171. Ant.& Barb.
172. Belize
173. Bermuda
174. C.A. Republic
175. Comoros
176. Dominica
177. Faroe Isl.
178. Grenada
179. G.-Bissau
180. Kiribati
181. Micronesia
182. Saint Lucia
183. St. Vincent & ...
184. Samoa
185. S.T.&Principe
186. Solomon Isl.
187. Tonga
188. Tuvalu
189. Vanuatu
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