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CO₂ emissions by country

CO₂ emissions (fossil fuels and industry) · million tonnes · 212 countries ranked · 2024

Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 212
  1. 1ChinaWorld rank 1st of 212
    up +1.0 %
  2. 2United StatesWorld rank 2nd of 212
    down −0.3 %
  3. 3IndiaWorld rank 3rd of 212
    up +4.3 %
  4. 4RussiaWorld rank 4th of 212
    up +2.7 %
  5. 5JapanWorld rank 5th of 212
    down −2.5 %
  6. 6IndonesiaWorld rank 6th of 212
    up +6.5 %
  7. 7IranWorld rank 7th of 212
    up +0.4 %
  8. 8Saudi ArabiaWorld rank 8th of 212
    up +2.2 %
  9. 9South KoreaWorld rank 9th of 212
    down −0.9 %
  10. 10GermanyWorld rank 10th of 212
    down −3.6 %
  11. 11CanadaWorld rank 11th of 212
    down −2.2 %
  12. 12TürkiyeWorld rank 12th of 212
    up +5.4 %
  13. 13BrazilWorld rank 13th of 212
    down −0.2 %
  14. 14MexicoWorld rank 14th of 212
    up +0.6 %
  15. 15South AfricaWorld rank 15th of 212
    up +0.7 %
  16. 16AustraliaWorld rank 16th of 212
    up +0.6 %
  17. 17VietnamWorld rank 17th of 212
    up +6.8 %
  18. 18United KingdomWorld rank 18th of 212
    up +1.7 %
  19. 19ItalyWorld rank 19th of 212
    down −3.3 %
  20. 20MalaysiaWorld rank 20th of 212
    up +5.0 %
  21. 21KazakhstanWorld rank 21st of 212
    up +0.3 %
  22. 22PolandWorld rank 22nd of 212
    down −3.7 %
  23. 23ThailandWorld rank 23rd of 212
    up +1.1 %
  24. 24FranceWorld rank 24th of 212
    down −2.3 %
  25. 25TaiwanWorld rank 25th of 212
    down −1.8 %

On the map

CO₂ emissions, 2024. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

ChinaUnited StatesIndia
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Rank by year for China, United States, India, 2000–2024.