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THE GLOBAL INDEX #101

CO₂ emissions2021

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 territoryChina12,551.86 million tonnes CO₂e

Top 10

million tonnes CO₂e · 2021
01China
12,551.86
02United States
4,754.38
03India
2,597.93
04Russia
1,938.46
05Japan
1,080.21
06Iran
784.26
07Germany
670.67
08South Korea
638.77
09Indonesia
622.69
10Saudi Arabia
590.32

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CO₂ emissions · 2021 · million tonnes CO₂e
RankCountry / territoryValue (million tonnes CO₂e)Year
01China12,551.862021
02United States4,754.382021
03India2,597.932021
04Russia1,938.462021
05Japan1,080.212021
06Iran784.262021
07Germany670.672021
08South Korea638.772021
09Indonesia622.692021
10Saudi Arabia590.322021
11Canada561.732021
12Brazil506.232021
13Türkiye460.712021
14Mexico452.722021
15South Africa448.562021
16Australia384.732021
17United Kingdom337.912021
18Vietnam336.172021
19Italy330.352021
20Poland324.012021
21France316.72021
22Thailand268.582021
23Egypt261.632021
24Malaysia257.922021
25Kazakhstan241.912021
26Spain233.192021
27Pakistan229.142021
28Iraq199.712021
29United Arab Emirates199.422021
30Ukraine194.142021
31Argentina185.682021
32Algeria181.322021
33Netherlands145.892021
34Philippines145.612021
35Uzbekistan134.362021
36Nigeria130.92021
37Qatar118.442021
38Bangladesh117.772021
39Kuwait99.92021
40Czechia99.522021
41Belgium96.022021
42Turkmenistan95.432021
43Colombia92.172021
44Chile89.112021
45Oman87.732021
46Romania80.752021
47Venezuela75.872021
48Morocco73.132021
49Austria66.22021
50Israel60.972021
51Peru59.632021
52Belarus58.642021
53Libya58.362021
54North Korea57.292021
55Singapore55.722021
56Greece53.722021
57Hungary50.992021
58Bulgaria45.872021
59Norway44.432021
60Ecuador41.162021
61Sweden40.482021
62Finland39.312021
63Portugal38.962021
64Switzerland37.632021
65Azerbaijan37.422021
66Bahrain37.362021
67Slovakia36.652021
68Ireland36.382021
69New Zealand34.712021
70Hong Kong SAR China34.542021
71Syria32.042021
72Myanmar (Burma)31.842021
73Tunisia31.022021
74Dominican Republic29.672021
75Denmark29.562021
76Trinidad & Tobago28.682021
77Angola25.562021
78Mongolia24.892021
79Ghana24.492021
80Laos23.822021
81Sudan23.62021
82Bosnia & Herzegovina23.012021
83Sri Lanka22.822021
84Bolivia21.872021
85Cuba21.762021
86Jordan21.742021
87Kenya21.522021
88Guatemala20.22021
89Ethiopia19.092021
90Tanzania18.942021
91Cambodia18.482021
92Croatia17.512021
93Nepal17.382021
94Côte d’Ivoire17.22021
95Lebanon16.722021
96Lithuania14.332021
97Slovenia13.862021
98Senegal13.122021
99Estonia12.932021
100Puerto Rico12.672021
101Afghanistan12.492021
102Georgia12.342021
103Yemen11.222021
104Zimbabwe10.882021
105Panama10.772021
106Kyrgyzstan10.522021
107Honduras10.372021
108Cameroon10.352021
109Brunei9.992021
110Zambia9.682021
111Moldova9.652021
112Tajikistan9.432021
113Mozambique9.142021
114Uruguay8.552021
115Luxembourg8.382021
116Uganda8.112021
117Costa Rica8.052021
118Paraguay7.982021
119North Macedonia7.632021
120El Salvador7.532021
121Latvia7.532021
122Armenia7.462021
123Mali7.32021
124Congo - Brazzaville7.112021
125Cyprus6.922021
126Benin6.752021
127Botswana6.552021
128Jamaica6.472021
129Burkina Faso6.442021
130Malawi6.122021
131Papua New Guinea5.392021
132Gabon5.362021
133Nicaragua5.192021
134Albania5.112021
135Guinea5.082021
136Equatorial Guinea5.032021
137New Caledonia4.662021
138Congo - Kinshasa4.632021
139Mauritania4.412021
140Madagascar4.12021
141Mauritius3.992021
142Namibia3.712021
143Haiti3.412021
144Guyana3.322021
145Iceland3.162021
146Niger2.862021
147Chad2.732021
148Suriname2.722021
149Togo2.532021
150Macao SAR China2.052021
151Rwanda1.712021
152Maldives1.682021
153Malta1.632021
154Bhutan1.542021
155Sierra Leone1.472021
156Bahamas1.452021
157Fiji1.342021
158Palau1.332021
159Eswatini0.992021
160Burundi0.92021
161Liberia0.842021
162Djibouti0.822021
163Somalia0.822021
164Seychelles0.792021
165Lesotho0.762021
166Eritrea0.712021
167Timor-Leste0.712021
168Barbados0.652021
169Cape Verde0.652021
170Gibraltar0.642021
171French Polynesia0.642021
172Greenland0.552021
173Aruba0.512021
174Gambia0.482021
175Comoros0.42021
176Samoa0.342021
177Belize0.342021
178Guinea-Bissau0.342021
179Solomon Islands0.332021
180Antigua & Barbuda0.332021
181Central African Republic0.322021
182Cayman Islands0.312021
183Vanuatu0.292021
184St. Lucia0.282021
185Bermuda0.242021
186Turks & Caicos Islands0.222021
187Tonga0.212021
188Grenada0.162021
189São Tomé & Príncipe0.162021
190St. Vincent & Grenadines0.122021
191St. Kitts & Nevis0.122021
192British Virgin Islands0.082021
193Kiribati0.082021
194Dominica0.082021
195Faroe Islands02021
196Guam02021
197Micronesia02021
197U.S. Virgin Islands02021
199American Samoa02021
199Marshall Islands02021
199Northern Mariana Islands02021
202Nauru02021
202Tuvalu02021

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No observation (14)

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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