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THE GLOBAL INDEX #101

CO₂ emissions2022

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 territoryChina12,518.68 million tonnes CO₂e

Top 10

million tonnes CO₂e · 2022
01China
12,518.68
02United States
4,815.77
03India
2,807.08
04Russia
1,895.47
05Japan
1,050.5
06Iran
792.06
07Indonesia
722.7
08Germany
658.09
09Saudi Arabia
620.43
10South Korea
613.55

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CO₂ emissions · 2022 · million tonnes CO₂e
RankCountry / territoryValue (million tonnes CO₂e)Year
01China12,518.682022
02United States4,815.772022
03India2,807.082022
04Russia1,895.472022
05Japan1,050.52022
06Iran792.062022
07Indonesia722.72022
08Germany658.092022
09Saudi Arabia620.432022
10South Korea613.552022
11Canada575.842022
12Brazil479.272022
13Mexico452.952022
14Türkiye444.412022
15South Africa429.332022
16Australia378.072022
17Vietnam3442022
18Italy331.012022
19United Kingdom324.992022
20Poland307.962022
21France307.682022
22Thailand284.312022
23Malaysia276.982022
24Egypt258.992022
25Kazakhstan246.532022
26Spain238.652022
27Pakistan235.372022
28Iraq222.282022
29United Arab Emirates195.182022
30Argentina195.042022
31Algeria189.192022
32Philippines151.72022
33Netherlands133.112022
34Nigeria129.042022
35Uzbekistan128.912022
36Bangladesh120.872022
37Qatar120.12022
38Ukraine119.342022
39Kuwait102.622022
40Turkmenistan101.262022
41Czechia97.692022
42Oman93.112022
43Venezuela922022
44Chile90.432022
45Belgium89.682022
46Colombia88.342022
47Romania75.682022
48Morocco72.332022
49Peru63.742022
50Israel63.642022
51Austria62.652022
52North Korea59.82022
53Libya58.172022
54Singapore56.352022
55Belarus55.892022
56Greece55.122022
57Bulgaria49.442022
58Hungary47.572022
59Ecuador44.172022
60Norway43.552022
61Azerbaijan39.682022
62Portugal39.672022
63Bahrain38.832022
64Sweden37.752022
65Finland37.122022
66Ireland35.692022
67Switzerland34.482022
68Slovakia33.192022
69Hong Kong SAR China32.132022
70New Zealand32.122022
71Dominican Republic32.112022
72Syria31.172022
73Myanmar (Burma)31.032022
74Tunisia30.362022
75Trinidad & Tobago28.52022
76Denmark28.492022
77Angola26.682022
78Mongolia24.962022
79Laos24.032022
80Ghana23.792022
81Bolivia23.382022
82Jordan23.342022
83Bosnia & Herzegovina22.42022
84Kenya21.972022
85Sudan21.442022
86Tanzania20.912022
87Sri Lanka20.82022
88Cuba19.762022
89Guatemala18.952022
90Côte d’Ivoire18.412022
91Cambodia18.382022
92Ethiopia18.332022
93Croatia17.632022
94Nepal15.052022
95Estonia15.022022
96Senegal14.542022
97Puerto Rico13.922022
98Georgia13.462022
99Slovenia13.392022
100Lithuania13.172022
101Zimbabwe11.562022
102Panama11.442022
103Afghanistan11.32022
104Yemen10.982022
105Mozambique10.92022
106Zambia10.572022
107Honduras10.572022
108Kyrgyzstan10.52022
109Lebanon10.442022
110Cameroon10.432022
111Tajikistan9.562022
112Brunei9.542022
113El Salvador8.472022
114Congo - Brazzaville8.362022
115Moldova8.292022
116North Macedonia8.22022
117Costa Rica8.22022
118Uruguay8.092022
119Paraguay8.012022
120Uganda7.952022
121Armenia7.772022
122Jamaica7.522022
123Mali7.492022
124Luxembourg7.272022
125Cyprus7.222022
126Benin7.062022
127Latvia6.932022
128Botswana6.842022
129Burkina Faso6.492022
130Congo - Kinshasa6.252022
131Malawi5.62022
132Gabon5.582022
133Papua New Guinea5.532022
134Nicaragua5.262022
135Guinea5.222022
136Equatorial Guinea5.092022
137Mauritania5.032022
138New Caledonia4.622022
139Albania4.522022
140Madagascar4.382022
141Mauritius4.052022
142Guyana3.682022
143Namibia3.582022
144Haiti3.392022
145Iceland3.242022
146Niger3.222022
147Chad2.862022
148Suriname2.862022
149Togo2.62022
150Rwanda2.22022
151Malta1.82022
152Maldives1.792022
153Macao SAR China1.682022
154Bhutan1.522022
155Sierra Leone1.472022
156Fiji1.432022
157Bahamas1.412022
158Palau1.42022
159Eswatini1.082022
160Lesotho0.982022
161Burundi0.932022
162French Polynesia0.932022
163Liberia0.872022
164Djibouti0.872022
165Seychelles0.842022
166Somalia0.832022
167Eritrea0.752022
168Timor-Leste0.692022
169Barbados0.692022
170Cape Verde0.682022
171Gibraltar0.642022
172Greenland0.592022
173Aruba0.542022
174Gambia0.492022
175Comoros0.432022
176Cayman Islands0.362022
177Belize0.352022
178Guinea-Bissau0.342022
179Antigua & Barbuda0.342022
180Samoa0.332022
181Central African Republic0.322022
182Solomon Islands0.32022
183St. Lucia0.32022
184Vanuatu0.272022
185Bermuda0.262022
186Turks & Caicos Islands0.222022
187Grenada0.172022
188Tonga0.162022
189São Tomé & Príncipe0.142022
190St. Kitts & Nevis0.132022
191St. Vincent & Grenadines0.132022
192British Virgin Islands0.092022
193Dominica0.082022
194Kiribati0.082022
195Faroe Islands02022
196Guam02022
197Micronesia02022
197U.S. Virgin Islands02022
199American Samoa02022
199Marshall Islands02022
199Northern Mariana Islands02022
202Nauru02022
202Tuvalu02022

How this ranking works

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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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