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THE GLOBAL INDEX #104

Total greenhouse gas emissions2021

Greenhouse gas emissions converted to CO2 equivalents using AR5 global warming potentials. LULUCF is excluded.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data203 / 217No observation: 14
First-ranked country or territoryChina14,866.49 million tonnes CO₂e

Top 10

million tonnes CO₂e · 2021
01China
14,866.49
02United States
6,000.51
03India
3,719.56
04Russia
2,498.46
05Brazil
1,277.19
06Japan
1,172.13
07Indonesia
1,037.28
08Iran
974.11
09Germany
773.69
10Saudi Arabia
757.99

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Total greenhouse gas emissions · 2021 · million tonnes CO₂e
RankCountry / territoryValue (million tonnes CO₂e)Year
01China14,866.492021
02United States6,000.512021
03India3,719.562021
04Russia2,498.462021
05Brazil1,277.192021
06Japan1,172.132021
07Indonesia1,037.282021
08Iran974.112021
09Germany773.692021
10Saudi Arabia757.992021
11Canada742.932021
12South Korea719.282021
13Mexico656.292021
14Türkiye581.982021
15Australia576.192021
16South Africa575.432021
17Pakistan526.952021
18Vietnam486.782021
19United Kingdom437.872021
20France430.882021
21Italy408.932021
22Poland403.142021
23Thailand398.72021
24Argentina371.322021
25Iraq361.822021
26Egypt352.552021
27Nigeria342.752021
28Kazakhstan315.642021
29Spain302.682021
30Malaysia293.312021
31Ukraine285.042021
32United Arab Emirates255.352021
33Algeria245.882021
34Philippines235.612021
35Bangladesh219.362021
36Colombia212.72021
37Uzbekistan210.482021
38Ethiopia176.962021
39Netherlands173.592021
40Kuwait152.392021
41Qatar144.032021
42Venezuela141.332021
43Sudan139.722021
44Turkmenistan128.432021
45Chile127.212021
46Czechia123.522021
47Myanmar (Burma)121.282021
48Oman119.552021
49Belgium119.522021
50Romania113.482021
51Morocco110.822021
52Kenya102.162021
53Peru93.512021
54Libya92.622021
55Belarus91.892021
56Chad86.142021
57Tanzania85.332021
58New Zealand83.482021
59North Korea81.642021
60Austria80.082021
61Israel78.522021
62Greece73.512021
63Mongolia70.932021
64Singapore70.652021
65Hungary69.942021
66Ecuador68.472021
67Angola66.62021
68Ireland65.12021
69Bahrain63.512021
70Bulgaria59.172021
71Norway58.712021
72Portugal56.962021
73Azerbaijan56.62021
74Sweden55.822021
75Finland55.42021
76Uganda53.562021
77Bolivia53.392021
78Congo - Kinshasa52.842021
79Nepal50.762021
80Cambodia48.342021
81Switzerland46.922021
82Ghana46.532021
83Slovakia46.372021
84Syria46.292021
85Dominican Republic45.822021
86Mali44.992021
87Tunisia43.322021
88Denmark43.262021
89Guatemala42.522021
90Paraguay42.42021
91Uruguay42.272021
92Hong Kong SAR China40.032021
93Cameroon39.842021
94Niger39.192021
95Laos37.852021
96Cuba37.742021
97Sri Lanka36.072021
98Burkina Faso35.442021
99Trinidad & Tobago35.312021
100Côte d’Ivoire35.062021
101Zambia34.152021
102Yemen33.62021
103Madagascar33.62021
104Somalia33.382021
105Afghanistan32.842021
106Jordan31.312021
107Mozambique31.142021
108Bosnia & Herzegovina30.352021
109Senegal29.552021
110Zimbabwe27.152021
111Guinea27.112021
112Croatia25.542021
113Lithuania24.292021
114Lebanon23.762021
115Congo - Brazzaville23.32021
116Kyrgyzstan21.832021
117Honduras21.742021
118Tajikistan21.352021
119Gabon19.172021
120Malawi18.682021
121Georgia18.562021
122Nicaragua18.442021
123Slovenia18.192021
124Panama17.182021
125Estonia16.722021
126Mauritania16.362021
127Benin16.192021
128Costa Rica15.432021
129Puerto Rico14.92021
130Haiti13.462021
131Moldova13.212021
132Central African Republic12.762021
133El Salvador12.62021
134Brunei12.532021
135Latvia12.452021
136Botswana12.262021
137Namibia12.132021
138Armenia10.912021
139North Macedonia10.222021
140Papua New Guinea10.082021
141Togo9.742021
142Luxembourg9.322021
143Equatorial Guinea9.32021
144Cyprus8.762021
145Albania8.52021
146Burundi7.92021
147Sierra Leone7.832021
148Rwanda7.812021
149Jamaica7.792021
150Eritrea6.42021
151Guyana6.312021
152Mauritius5.842021
153New Caledonia5.032021
154Iceland4.262021
155Liberia4.212021
156Suriname3.912021
157Guinea-Bissau3.092021
158Eswatini2.912021
159Bhutan2.852021
160Lesotho2.622021
161Fiji2.372021
162Djibouti2.262021
163Macao SAR China2.132021
164Malta2.072021
165Timor-Leste1.892021
166Maldives1.872021
167Bahamas1.822021
168Gambia1.742021
169Palau1.392021
170Belize0.942021
171Seychelles0.882021
172Comoros0.882021
173Cape Verde0.872021
174Barbados0.852021
175French Polynesia0.742021
176Vanuatu0.672021
177Gibraltar0.662021
178Solomon Islands0.622021
179Greenland0.612021
180Aruba0.542021
181Samoa0.532021
182St. Lucia0.432021
183Antigua & Barbuda0.42021
184Cayman Islands0.352021
185Tonga0.332021
186Bermuda0.272021
187São Tomé & Príncipe0.252021
188Turks & Caicos Islands0.222021
189Grenada0.222021
190St. Vincent & Grenadines0.172021
191St. Kitts & Nevis0.162021
192Dominica0.142021
193Kiribati0.112021
194British Virgin Islands0.12021
195Faroe Islands0.12021
196Micronesia0.052021
197U.S. Virgin Islands0.022021
198Guam0.022021
199American Samoa0.012021
200Northern Mariana Islands02021
200Tuvalu02021
202Marshall Islands02021
203Nauru02021

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Greenhouse gas emissions converted to CO2 equivalents using AR5 global warming potentials. LULUCF is excluded.
Unit
million tonnes CO₂e
Source & definition
World Bank · EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5
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Original metadata
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. 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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