Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation by country
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.
Countries reporting
141
Highest
200.18 million tonnes
United States
Lowest
2,929 tonnes
Yemen
Median
741,378 tonnes
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
1,473
What the numbers show
Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 200.18 million tonnes in United States; the lowest is 2,929 tonnes in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 741,378 tonnes, and the mean is 5.74 million tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 68,335.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 195.0%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 98.6%).
Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 200.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 105.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 33.32 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 4 | Japan | 27.39 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 25.59 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 6 | India | 24.78 million tonnes | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 22.14 million tonnes | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 21.72 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 9 | France | 20.48 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 20.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 11 | Canada | 18.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 12 | Turkey | 17.36 million tonnes | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 15.67 million tonnes | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 14 | South Korea | 14.76 million tonnes | 2024 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 15 | Russia | 14.72 million tonnes | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Italy | 14.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.5% | flat |
| 17 | Mexico | 13.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 12.34 million tonnes | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 19 | Singapore | 11.84 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 10.57 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 10.37 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 9.14 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 23 | Taiwan | 7.59 million tonnes | 2018 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 7.23 million tonnes | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 25 | Vietnam | 7.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 6.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 5.72 million tonnes | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 5.33 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 29 | Greece | 4.90 million tonnes | 2024 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 4.56 million tonnes | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 4.45 million tonnes | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 4.27 million tonnes | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 4.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 34 | New Zealand | 4.03 million tonnes | 2024 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 3.56 million tonnes | 2024 | up 146.0% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 3.31 million tonnes | 2024 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 37 | Belgium | 3.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 39 | Norway | 2.71 million tonnes | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 2.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 41 | Peru | 2.65 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 2.65 million tonnes | 2024 | up 27.9% | flat |
| 43 | Morocco | 2.62 million tonnes | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 2.43 million tonnes | 2024 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 45 | Sweden | 2.23 million tonnes | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 46 | Pakistan | 2.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 2.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 48 | Panama | 2.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 2.01 million tonnes | 2024 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 50 | Finland | 1.93 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 51 | Israel | 1.62 million tonnes | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 1.61 million tonnes | 2018 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 1.61 million tonnes | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 1.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 55 | Kenya | 1.45 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 56 | Oman | 1.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 57 | Czechia | 1.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 48.3% | flat |
| 58 | Hungary | 1.17 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 59 | Algeria | 1.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 60 | Nigeria | 1.08 million tonnes | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 61 | Cyprus | 1.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 1.05 million tonnes | 2023 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 1.01 million tonnes | 2024 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 64 | Ukraine | 1.01 million tonnes | 2021 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 65 | Mauritius | 984,081 tonnes | 2018 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 959,952 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 941,453 tonnes | 2024 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 68 | Maldives | 914,955 tonnes | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 69 | Jordan | 845,146 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 70 | Tunisia | 821,368 tonnes | 2024 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 71 | Cuba | 742,467 tonnes | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 72 | Croatia | 741,378 tonnes | 2024 | up 124.9% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 718,680 tonnes | 2024 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 74 | Iran | 686,462 tonnes | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 672,650 tonnes | 2024 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | 658,997 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 77 | El Salvador | 596,907 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 78 | Nepal | 552,969 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 79 | Ghana | 552,542 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 80 | Georgia | 546,810 tonnes | 2024 | up 195.0% | rising |
| 81 | Tanzania | 509,661 tonnes | 2024 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 82 | Bahamas | 469,626 tonnes | 2024 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 83 | Fiji | 430,548 tonnes | 2024 | up 38.3% | falling |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 420,542 tonnes | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 85 | Angola | 417,895 tonnes | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 86 | Iraq | 413,346 tonnes | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 87 | Bolivia | 411,916 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 88 | Senegal | 402,620 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 89 | Guatemala | 374,859 tonnes | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 90 | Lithuania | 369,209 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 326,327 tonnes | 2024 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 92 | Uruguay | 305,451 tonnes | 2024 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 93 | Venezuela | 288,827 tonnes | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 272,497 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 265,739 tonnes | 2018 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 96 | Honduras | 216,007 tonnes | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 213,669 tonnes | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 98 | Sudan | 210,002 tonnes | 2019 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 99 | Libya | 208,052 tonnes | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Cameroon | 200,812 tonnes | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 101 | Zambia | 196,926 tonnes | 2018 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 102 | Seychelles | 191,405 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 103 | Myanmar | 181,383 tonnes | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Estonia | 181,168 tonnes | 2022 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 105 | Mozambique | 178,466 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 106 | Laos | 171,640 tonnes | 2024 | up 64.5% | falling |
| 107 | Cambodia | 169,634 tonnes | 2022 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Slovakia | 166,690 tonnes | 2024 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 109 | Paraguay | 165,970 tonnes | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 110 | Namibia | 164,638 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 159,788 tonnes | 2018 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 159,538 tonnes | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 157,394 tonnes | 2021 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 114 | Madagascar | 156,903 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 115 | Rwanda | 147,955 tonnes | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 146,713 tonnes | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 117 | Mongolia | 121,093 tonnes | 2018 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 118 | Gabon | 102,353 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 119 | Belize | 90,965 tonnes | 2018 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 120 | Congo | 86,597 tonnes | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 84,830 tonnes | 2018 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 122 | Niger | 81,169 tonnes | 2018 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 123 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72,827 tonnes | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 66,383 tonnes | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 125 | Mauritania | 66,055 tonnes | 2022 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 126 | Somalia | 65,536 tonnes | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 63,970 tonnes | 2022 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 128 | Cook Islands | 54,273 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 129 | Haiti | 52,900 tonnes | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 130 | Syria | 51,788 tonnes | 2018 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Botswana | 45,384 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 132 | Malawi | 45,380 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 32,180 tonnes | 2018 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 134 | Marshall Islands | 30,508 tonnes | 2024 | up 152.7% | rising |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 29,864 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.4% | flat |
| 136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28,856 tonnes | 2023 | — | rising |
| 137 | Micronesia (country) | 23,206 tonnes | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 138 | Bhutan | 22,092 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 139 | East Timor | 17,721 tonnes | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16,311 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 5,176 tonnes | 2021 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 142 | Yemen | 2,929 tonnes | 2018 | down 98.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- OECD 490.75 million tonnes
About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.