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CO₂ emissions2020

Annual CO2 emissions in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) are excluded.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data203 / 217No observation: 14
First-ranked country or territoryChina11,964.13 million tonnes CO₂e

Top 10

million tonnes CO₂e · 2020
01China
11,964.13
02United States
4,466.88
03India
2,356.96
04Russia
1,784.2
05Japan
1,060.23
06Iran
735.87
07Germany
642.09
08South Korea
617.34
09Indonesia
596.28

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CO₂ emissions · 2020 · million tonnes CO₂e
RankCountry / territoryValue (million tonnes CO₂e)Year
01China11,964.132020
02United States4,466.882020
03India2,356.962020
04Russia1,784.22020
05Japan1,060.232020
06Iran735.872020
07Germany642.092020
08South Korea617.342020
09Indonesia596.282020
10Saudi Arabia577.12020
11Canada548.452020
12South Africa450.862020
13Brazil447.922020
14Mexico439.042020
15Türkiye423.092020
16Australia392.552020
17Vietnam348.332020
18United Kingdom319.72020
19Poland296.882020
20Italy295.212020
21France287.092020
22Thailand275.632020
23Malaysia253.082020
24Egypt246.182020
25Kazakhstan225.52020
26Pakistan222.62020
27Spain214.452020
28Ukraine198.92020
29United Arab Emirates195.672020
30Iraq183.872020
31Algeria171.952020
32Argentina168.122020
33Netherlands142.162020
34Philippines136.382020
35Uzbekistan123.952020
36Nigeria118.922020
37Qatar115.342020
38Bangladesh104.122020
39Czechia94.862020
40Kuwait92.952020
41Belgium91.932020
42Chile87.512020
43Colombia84.32020
44Oman82.172020
45Turkmenistan76.832020
46Venezuela76.672020
47Romania75.72020
48North Korea69.042020
49Morocco67.592020
50Austria62.922020
51Israel61.392020
52Belarus58.162020
53Singapore53.882020
54Greece52.362020
55Hungary49.652020
56Peru47.532020
57Libya45.72020
58Norway43.712020
59Portugal40.642020
60Finland39.472020
61Bulgaria39.422020
62Sweden38.042020
63Bahrain36.842020
64Ecuador36.62020
65Switzerland35.942020
66Azerbaijan35.412020
67Myanmar (Burma)34.722020
68New Zealand34.672020
69Ireland34.292020
70Hong Kong SAR China34.062020
71Slovakia32.642020
72Syria31.752020
73Trinidad & Tobago29.82020
74Tunisia28.722020
75Denmark27.792020
76Dominican Republic26.932020
77Ghana22.952020
78Sri Lanka22.612020
79Bosnia & Herzegovina22.542020
80Mongolia22.522020
81Lebanon21.822020
82Sudan21.672020
83Jordan20.952020
84Angola20.542020
85Laos19.442020
86Kenya19.162020
87Cambodia18.632020
88Bolivia18.572020
89Cuba18.482020
90Ethiopia18.022020
91Guatemala17.622020
92Croatia17.192020
93Tanzania16.682020
94Nepal16.462020
95Lithuania14.252020
96Slovenia13.542020
97Côte d’Ivoire13.292020
98Puerto Rico12.472020
99Afghanistan12.142020
100Estonia12.132020
101Georgia11.542020
102Yemen11.322020
103Senegal10.812020
104Cameroon10.392020
105Brunei10.132020
106Panama9.712020
107Zambia9.532020
108Tajikistan9.392020
109Kyrgyzstan9.312020
110Honduras9.222020
111Zimbabwe9.072020
112Moldova8.852020
113Benin8.712020
114Luxembourg7.992020
115Mozambique7.952020
116Paraguay7.852020
117North Macedonia7.582020
118Congo - Brazzaville7.42020
119Latvia7.282020
120Costa Rica7.182020
121Uganda7.122020
122Armenia6.912020
123Uruguay6.912020
124Mali6.842020
125Cyprus6.82020
126El Salvador6.652020
127Botswana6.092020
128Jamaica5.922020
129Burkina Faso5.72020
130New Caledonia5.652020
131Gabon5.532020
132Papua New Guinea5.472020
133Guinea5.392020
134Malawi5.212020
135Equatorial Guinea4.912020
136Nicaragua4.752020
137Mauritania4.642020
138Congo - Kinshasa4.632020
139Albania4.572020
140Mauritius3.742020
141Namibia3.542020
142Haiti3.442020
143Guyana3.332020
144Madagascar3.132020
145Iceland3.072020
146Suriname2.62020
147Togo2.422020
148Chad2.412020
149Niger2.412020
150Macao SAR China2.232020
151Malta1.622020
152Rwanda1.462020
153Bhutan1.412020
154Palau1.282020
155Sierra Leone1.232020
156Maldives1.212020
157Bahamas1.172020
158Fiji1.072020
159Eswatini0.962020
160Burundi0.932020
161Seychelles0.842020
162Liberia0.832020
163Somalia0.792020
164Djibouti0.752020
165French Polynesia0.722020
166Lesotho0.72020
167Timor-Leste0.682020
168Barbados0.672020
169Eritrea0.672020
170Gibraltar0.642020
171Cape Verde0.632020
172Greenland0.532020
173Aruba0.492020
174Gambia0.422020
175Guinea-Bissau0.342020
176Cayman Islands0.332020
177Antigua & Barbuda0.332020
178Belize0.322020
179Central African Republic0.322020
180Samoa0.312020
181Solomon Islands0.312020
182St. Lucia0.282020
183Comoros0.272020
184Vanuatu0.252020
185Turks & Caicos Islands0.212020
186Bermuda0.212020
187Tonga0.192020
188São Tomé & Príncipe0.152020
189Grenada0.152020
190St. Vincent & Grenadines0.122020
191St. Kitts & Nevis0.122020
192British Virgin Islands0.082020
193Dominica0.082020
194Kiribati0.072020
195Faroe Islands02020
196Guam02020
197Micronesia02020
197U.S. Virgin Islands02020
199American Samoa02020
199Marshall Islands02020
199Northern Mariana Islands02020
202Nauru02020
202Tuvalu02020

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Andorra · Channel Islands · Curaçao · Isle of Man · Kosovo · Liechtenstein · Monaco · Montenegro · Palestinian Territories · San Marino · Serbia · Sint Maarten · South Sudan · St. Martin

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual CO2 emissions in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) are excluded.
Unit
million tonnes CO₂e
Source & definition
World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.MT.CE.AR5
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Original metadata
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 measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).

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