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CO₂ emissions from coal by country

million tonnes · 137 countries ranked · 2024

Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 137
  1. 1ChinaWorld rank 1st of 137
    up +1.7 %
  2. 2IndiaWorld rank 2nd of 137
    up +3.7 %
  3. 3United StatesWorld rank 3rd of 137
    down −3.4 %
  4. 4IndonesiaWorld rank 4th of 137
    up +9.3 %
  5. 5JapanWorld rank 5th of 137
    down −1.5 %
  6. 6RussiaWorld rank 6th of 137
    down −1.8 %
  7. 7South AfricaWorld rank 7th of 137
    up +2.1 %
  8. 8South KoreaWorld rank 8th of 137
    down −6.2 %
  9. 9VietnamWorld rank 9th of 137
    up +9.6 %
  10. 10TürkiyeWorld rank 10th of 137
    up +7.4 %
  11. 11GermanyWorld rank 11th of 137
    down −12.6 %
  12. 12KazakhstanWorld rank 12th of 137
    down −1.9 %
  13. 13AustraliaWorld rank 13th of 137
    up +1.1 %
  14. 14TaiwanWorld rank 14th of 137
    down −4.3 %
  15. 15PolandWorld rank 15th of 137
    down −10.3 %
  16. 16MalaysiaWorld rank 16th of 137
    up +5.4 %
  17. 17PhilippinesWorld rank 17th of 137
    up +9.6 %
  18. 18ThailandWorld rank 18th of 137
    up +1.5 %
  19. 19North KoreaWorld rank 19th of 137
    up +0.7 %
  20. 20UkraineWorld rank 20th of 137
    down −0.4 %
  21. 21BrazilWorld rank 21st of 137
    down −7.2 %
  22. 22PakistanWorld rank 22nd of 137
    down −11.4 %
  23. 23MexicoWorld rank 23rd of 137
    up +1.5 %
  24. 24MongoliaWorld rank 24th of 137
    up +0.7 %
  25. 25CzechiaWorld rank 25th of 137
    down −20.2 %

On the map

CO₂ emissions from coal, 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.

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