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 13 countries was 33 Mt CO2 eq. The highest value was in Australia: 374 Mt CO2 eq and the lowest value was in Kiribati: 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
Australia 374 1 1970 - 2023
New Zealand 36 2 1970 - 2023
N. Caledonia 6 3 1970 - 2023
Papua N.G. 6 4 1970 - 2023
Fiji 2 5 1970 - 2023
Palau 1 6 1970 - 2023
Kiribati 0 7 1970 - 2023
Micronesia 0 8 1970 - 2023
Samoa 0 9 1970 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 10 1970 - 2023
Tonga 0 11 1970 - 2023
Tuvalu 0 12 1970 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 13 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. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. N. Caledonia
4. Papua N.G.
5. Fiji
6. Palau
7. Kiribati
8. Micronesia
9. Samoa
10. Solomon Isl.
11. Tonga
12. Tuvalu
13. Vanuatu
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