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THE GLOBAL INDEX #101

CO₂ emissions2023

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 territoryChina13,021.24 million tonnes CO₂e

Top 10

million tonnes CO₂e · 2023
01China
13,021.24
02United States
4,618.27
03India
3,014.52
04Russia
1,948.3
05Japan
1,002.44
06Iran
816.13
07Indonesia
772.56
08Saudi Arabia
635.43
09South Korea
590.36
10Germany
589.66

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CO₂ emissions · 2023 · million tonnes CO₂e
RankCountry / territoryValue (million tonnes CO₂e)Year
01China13,021.242023
02United States4,618.272023
03India3,014.522023
04Russia1,948.32023
05Japan1,002.442023
06Iran816.132023
07Indonesia772.562023
08Saudi Arabia635.432023
09South Korea590.362023
10Germany589.662023
11Canada567.12023
12Brazil480.242023
13Mexico475.62023
14Türkiye446.442023
15South Africa427.272023
16Vietnam390.732023
17Australia377.52023
18United Kingdom304.792023
19Italy304.312023
20France284.152023
21Malaysia282.382023
22Poland280.652023
23Egypt275.842023
24Thailand275.032023
25Kazakhstan255.432023
26Iraq232.982023
27Spain220.992023
28Pakistan208.892023
29United Arab Emirates192.72023
30Algeria190.582023
31Argentina189.892023
32Philippines162.452023
33Uzbekistan132.632023
34Qatar129.22023
35Nigeria125.872023
36Netherlands122.922023
37Ukraine121.72023
38Bangladesh118.992023
39Kuwait110.162023
40Venezuela96.392023
41Oman95.732023
42Turkmenistan94.732023
43Colombia92.82023
44Belgium85.732023
45Czechia85.612023
46Chile77.012023
47Romania70.252023
48Morocco70.052023
49North Korea65.662023
50Peru65.082023
51Libya63.22023
52Israel60.482023
53Austria58.482023
54Singapore56.12023
55Belarus53.822023
56Greece51.242023
57Ecuador46.792023
58Hungary42.982023
59Azerbaijan41.752023
60Norway41.62023
61Bahrain38.692023
62Portugal37.412023
63Bulgaria36.972023
64Sweden36.672023
65Hong Kong SAR China34.122023
66Switzerland33.672023
67Finland32.892023
68Ireland32.862023
69Dominican Republic32.792023
70New Zealand31.782023
71Syria31.362023
72Myanmar (Burma)31.242023
73Tunisia31.212023
74Slovakia31.152023
75Angola27.342023
76Mongolia27.152023
77Trinidad & Tobago26.952023
78Denmark26.212023
79Laos25.742023
80Bolivia24.422023
81Jordan24.042023
82Ghana23.222023
83Sudan21.72023
84Sri Lanka21.582023
85Tanzania21.572023
86Kenya21.272023
87Bosnia & Herzegovina20.832023
88Guatemala20.132023
89Cuba20.032023
90Ethiopia19.022023
91Cambodia18.922023
92Croatia18.662023
93Côte d’Ivoire17.922023
94Nepal15.432023
95Puerto Rico14.632023
96Senegal13.722023
97Georgia13.562023
98Lithuania12.982023
99Panama12.742023
100Slovenia12.622023
101Zimbabwe12.572023
102Honduras11.852023
103Afghanistan11.652023
104Estonia11.472023
105Zambia11.362023
106Lebanon10.822023
107Mozambique10.722023
108Yemen10.632023
109Cameroon10.332023
110Kyrgyzstan10.232023
111Brunei9.72023
112Tajikistan9.322023
113El Salvador9.242023
114Moldova8.212023
115Uruguay8.192023
116Uganda8.122023
117Costa Rica8.12023
118North Macedonia8.022023
119Congo - Brazzaville7.872023
120Paraguay7.742023
121Jamaica7.72023
122Armenia7.52023
123Cyprus7.22023
124Mali7.182023
125Luxembourg6.942023
126Latvia6.92023
127Benin6.892023
128Botswana6.722023
129Burkina Faso6.262023
130Congo - Kinshasa6.142023
131Nicaragua5.542023
132Papua New Guinea5.52023
133Gabon5.122023
134Guinea5.032023
135New Caledonia4.862023
136Mauritania4.832023
137Equatorial Guinea4.772023
138Malawi4.72023
139Madagascar4.592023
140Mauritius4.322023
141Albania4.222023
142Guyana3.742023
143Namibia3.612023
144Haiti3.382023
145Iceland3.222023
146Niger3.162023
147Chad2.912023
148Togo2.532023
149Suriname2.52023
150Rwanda2.292023
151Maldives1.792023
152Malta1.792023
153Macao SAR China1.682023
154Bhutan1.562023
155Fiji1.442023
156Sierra Leone1.412023
157Bahamas1.412023
158Palau1.42023
159Eswatini1.082023
160Lesotho0.992023
161Burundi0.952023
162French Polynesia0.932023
163Djibouti0.882023
164Somalia0.852023
165Liberia0.842023
165Seychelles0.842023
167Eritrea0.762023
168Barbados0.692023
169Timor-Leste0.662023
170Cape Verde0.652023
171Gibraltar0.632023
172Greenland0.582023
173Aruba0.542023
174Gambia0.472023
175Comoros0.442023
176Belize0.382023
177Cayman Islands0.362023
178Antigua & Barbuda0.342023
179Samoa0.332023
180Central African Republic0.332023
181Guinea-Bissau0.332023
182Solomon Islands0.32023
183St. Lucia0.32023
184Vanuatu0.272023
185Bermuda0.262023
186Turks & Caicos Islands0.222023
187Grenada0.172023
188Tonga0.162023
189São Tomé & Príncipe0.152023
190St. Kitts & Nevis0.132023
191St. Vincent & Grenadines0.132023
192British Virgin Islands0.092023
193Dominica0.082023
194Kiribati0.082023
195Faroe Islands02023
196Guam02023
197Micronesia02023
197U.S. Virgin Islands02023
199American Samoa02023
199Marshall Islands02023
199Northern Mariana Islands02023
202Nauru02023
202Tuvalu02023

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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