Annual CO₂ emissions from cement by country
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
617.75 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Christmas Island
Median
541,140 tonnes
Years covered
275
1750–2024
Data points
24,035
What the numbers show
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 617.75 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Christmas Island.
The median across all reporting countries is 541,140 tonnes, and the mean is 7.11 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 1,079.7%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 100.0%).
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 617.75 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 185.97 million tonnes | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Vietnam | 44.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Turkey | 42.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 37.27 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran | 36.96 million tonnes | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 30.02 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 29.38 million tonnes | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 27.59 million tonnes | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 25.38 million tonnes | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 25.22 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 12 | South Korea | 20.57 million tonnes | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 20.30 million tonnes | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 19.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 17.72 million tonnes | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Malaysia | 15.40 million tonnes | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 14.40 million tonnes | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Iraq | 13.09 million tonnes | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Algeria | 12.84 million tonnes | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Nigeria | 10.92 million tonnes | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Germany | 10.28 million tonnes | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 10.02 million tonnes | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 7.84 million tonnes | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 7.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 6.75 million tonnes | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 6.68 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 6.14 million tonnes | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Cambodia | 6.02 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1,079.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 5.80 million tonnes | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 30 | France | 5.68 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 5.63 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Laos | 4.88 million tonnes | 2024 | up 481.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Taiwan | 4.80 million tonnes | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 4.66 million tonnes | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 4.46 million tonnes | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 4.38 million tonnes | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Tunisia | 4.21 million tonnes | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 3.73 million tonnes | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 3.72 million tonnes | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 3.62 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 3.41 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 3.33 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 3.26 million tonnes | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 3.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 3.09 million tonnes | 2024 | up 515.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 3.00 million tonnes | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 2.94 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Tanzania | 2.94 million tonnes | 2024 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Oman | 2.83 million tonnes | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Australia | 2.73 million tonnes | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 51 | North Korea | 2.69 million tonnes | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Belarus | 2.34 million tonnes | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 2.33 million tonnes | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Nepal | 2.29 million tonnes | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Ecuador | 2.19 million tonnes | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 2.18 million tonnes | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 2.15 million tonnes | 2024 | up 278.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Portugal | 2.08 million tonnes | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Qatar | 1.94 million tonnes | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Israel | 1.84 million tonnes | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Cameroon | 1.82 million tonnes | 2024 | up 261.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 1.73 million tonnes | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Bolivia | 1.62 million tonnes | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Sudan | 1.56 million tonnes | 2019 | up 540.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Austria | 1.54 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Switzerland | 1.51 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechia | 1.48 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kuwait | 1.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 1.42 million tonnes | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia | 1.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovakia | 1.29 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.27 million tonnes | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 1.24 million tonnes | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Syria | 1.21 million tonnes | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 1.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 669.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Sweden | 1.20 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Libya | 1.16 million tonnes | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Angola | 1.12 million tonnes | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 1.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 1.09 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Mozambique | 1.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Croatia | 1.08 million tonnes | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 84 | Venezuela | 1.04 million tonnes | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Denmark | 981,543 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 86 | Togo | 947,967 tonnes | 2024 | up 117.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Cyprus | 938,187 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Lebanon | 924,856 tonnes | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Albania | 906,674 tonnes | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Zambia | 880,384 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Chile | 851,050 tonnes | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 822,260 tonnes | 2024 | up 543.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 801,386 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Yemen | 787,584 tonnes | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 773,035 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | 722,880 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Mali | 697,487 tonnes | 2024 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Uganda | 658,037 tonnes | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 610,580 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Mongolia | 602,641 tonnes | 2024 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Norway | 594,160 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Armenia | 579,470 tonnes | 2024 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Moldova | 578,408 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Hungary | 544,182 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | 541,140 tonnes | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Latvia | 530,986 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 498,459 tonnes | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Lithuania | 497,704 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Namibia | 467,992 tonnes | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Benin | 465,164 tonnes | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovenia | 455,306 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Finland | 444,977 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 428,071 tonnes | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 387,493 tonnes | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 382,468 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 116 | El Salvador | 380,270 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 117 | New Zealand | 378,966 tonnes | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | 358,312 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 119 | Jamaica | 357,606 tonnes | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Congo | 346,419 tonnes | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Paraguay | 346,007 tonnes | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahrain | 323,112 tonnes | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Bhutan | 313,643 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Rwanda | 312,104 tonnes | 2024 | up 708.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | 306,068 tonnes | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 252,205 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Malawi | 240,277 tonnes | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Chad | 232,496 tonnes | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Gabon | 220,871 tonnes | 2024 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 189,065 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Djibouti | 185,997 tonnes | 2024 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Liberia | 183,672 tonnes | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Haiti | 107,018 tonnes | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Barbados | 105,852 tonnes | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Eritrea | 69,749 tonnes | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Madagascar | 58,124 tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Ghana | 39,153 tonnes | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Niger | 36,281 tonnes | 2024 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 140 | New Caledonia | 26,331 tonnes | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Suriname | 19,906 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Guyana | 14,087 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 10,624 tonnes | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Botswana | 4,262 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Burundi | 2,542 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Aruba | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Andorra | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Bahamas | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Belize | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Bermuda | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Brunei | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Central African Republic | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Comoros | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Curacao | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Dominica | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Estonia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Fiji | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Gambia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Grenada | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Greenland | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Iceland | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Lesotho | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Macao | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Maldives | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Mauritania | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Netherlands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Palau | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Palestine | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Singapore | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Somalia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | South Sudan | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Eswatini | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | East Timor | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Tonga | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | British Virgin Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Samoa | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Anguilla | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Cook Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Montserrat | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Saint Helena | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Antarctica | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 146 | Christmas Island | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.