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 |
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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 |
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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