Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions - Country rankings
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Carbon dioxide emissions, thousands of tonnes, 2020:
The average for 2020 based on 43 countries was 120524 kt. The highest value was in Russia: 1618271 kt and the lowest value was in Liechtenstein: 142 kt. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: kt; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, 2020 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1618271 | 1 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Germany | 603351 | 2 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Turkey | 407406 | 3 | 1990 - 2020 |
| UK | 308650 | 4 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Italy | 281287 | 5 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Poland | 279224 | 6 | 1990 - 2020 |
| France | 267155 | 7 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Spain | 202706 | 8 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Ukraine | 165664 | 9 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Netherlands | 130315 | 10 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Czechia | 88835 | 11 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Belgium | 85364 | 12 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Romania | 68664 | 13 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Austria | 59142 | 14 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Belarus | 54802 | 15 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Greece | 51002 | 16 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Serbia | 46324 | 17 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Hungary | 44769 | 18 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Portugal | 38974 | 19 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Finland | 36330 | 20 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Norway | 36177 | 21 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Switzerland | 34916 | 22 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria | 34138 | 23 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Ireland | 33742 | 24 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Sweden | 33576 | 25 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Slovakia | 29036 | 26 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Denmark | 27357 | 27 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 20947 | 28 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Croatia | 15627 | 29 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Slovenia | 12477 | 30 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Lithuania | 11694 | 31 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Moldova | 8611 | 32 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Luxembourg | 7853 | 33 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Estonia | 7098 | 34 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Latvia | 6928 | 35 | 1990 - 2020 |
| North Macedonia | 6797 | 36 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Cyprus | 6772 | 37 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Albania | 4383 | 38 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Montenegro | 2527 | 39 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Malta | 1611 | 40 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Iceland | 1447 | 41 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Andorra | 449 | 42 | 1990 - 2020 |
| Liechtenstein | 142 | 43 | 1990 - 2020 |
Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.
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