Annual CO₂ emissions from gas by country
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
130
Highest
1.75 billion tonnes
United States
Lowest
0 tonnes
Lebanon
Median
7.86 million tonnes
Years covered
275
1750–2024
Data points
14,474
What the numbers show
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 1.75 billion tonnes in United States; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Lebanon.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.86 million tonnes, and the mean is 61.60 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 3,160,010.0%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.75 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 889.41 million tonnes | 2024 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 857.67 million tonnes | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Iran | 492.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 233.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 205.97 million tonnes | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 195.30 million tonnes | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 171.63 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 157.68 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 149.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 144.45 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 12 | South Korea | 129.31 million tonnes | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 126.62 million tonnes | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 124.77 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkey | 119.50 million tonnes | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 103.55 million tonnes | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Qatar | 102.76 million tonnes | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Egypt | 102.62 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Algeria | 101.80 million tonnes | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Indonesia | 99.70 million tonnes | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Malaysia | 95.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Argentina | 89.17 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 84.09 million tonnes | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 75.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Taiwan | 63.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Oman | 63.55 million tonnes | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 62.70 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 62.37 million tonnes | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | 59.94 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 58.91 million tonnes | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 55.99 million tonnes | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 55.70 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Kuwait | 53.83 million tonnes | 2024 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands | 53.67 million tonnes | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 49.48 million tonnes | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Venezuela | 42.85 million tonnes | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Nigeria | 40.73 million tonnes | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Iraq | 38.83 million tonnes | 2024 | up 207.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Poland | 38.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 37.82 million tonnes | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Bahrain | 33.82 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Belarus | 30.62 million tonnes | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.81 million tonnes | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 28.08 million tonnes | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 25.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 23.02 million tonnes | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 22.80 million tonnes | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Singapore | 20.96 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Romania | 20.90 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 20.42 million tonnes | 2024 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Hungary | 16.81 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Libya | 15.43 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Czechia | 14.04 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Austria | 13.57 million tonnes | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Tunisia | 12.95 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 12.56 million tonnes | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Bolivia | 12.41 million tonnes | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Vietnam | 12.13 million tonnes | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Greece | 11.77 million tonnes | 2024 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Hong Kong | 11.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 136.7% | rising |
| 61 | Ireland | 10.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Norway | 10.05 million tonnes | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 8.70 million tonnes | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 8.50 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Myanmar | 7.98 million tonnes | 2024 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 66 | South Africa | 7.75 million tonnes | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Ghana | 7.68 million tonnes | 2024 | up 500.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 7.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1,063.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Portugal | 6.92 million tonnes | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Georgia | 6.46 million tonnes | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 71 | New Zealand | 5.89 million tonnes | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 5.65 million tonnes | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.62 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Armenia | 5.26 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Serbia | 5.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Brunei | 5.07 million tonnes | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 5.02 million tonnes | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 4.93 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Syria | 4.83 million tonnes | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Tanzania | 3.80 million tonnes | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Denmark | 3.56 million tonnes | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 3.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Lithuania | 3.04 million tonnes | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | 2.78 million tonnes | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Congo | 2.37 million tonnes | 2024 | up 351.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Cuba | 2.02 million tonnes | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Mozambique | 1.94 million tonnes | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Morocco | 1.80 million tonnes | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Angola | 1.77 million tonnes | 2024 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovenia | 1.75 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Latvia | 1.63 million tonnes | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Papua New Guinea | 1.61 million tonnes | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Sweden | 1.50 million tonnes | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | 1.46 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7,857.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Moldova | 1.36 million tonnes | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 1.23 million tonnes | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Ecuador | 1.17 million tonnes | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Cameroon | 1.11 million tonnes | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Gabon | 1.07 million tonnes | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Panama | 936,940 tonnes | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 805,083 tonnes | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 726,825 tonnes | 2024 | up 3,160,010.0% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 655,363 tonnes | 2024 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Estonia | 627,025 tonnes | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 450,609 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 447,573 tonnes | 2024 | up 6,012.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 354,611 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Benin | 327,455 tonnes | 2024 | up 495.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Uruguay | 227,657 tonnes | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Macao | 198,693 tonnes | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 126,113 tonnes | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | 106,105 tonnes | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | 85,966 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Rwanda | 82,710 tonnes | 2024 | up 1,023.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Liechtenstein | 40,991 tonnes | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Yemen | 38,887 tonnes | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Barbados | 36,741 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 22,485 tonnes | 2024 | up 207.2% | rising |
| 120 | Guatemala | 21,984 tonnes | 1997 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 121 | Senegal | 11,803 tonnes | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Andorra | 7,164 tonnes | 2024 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 123 | Guyana | 5,628 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Iceland | 1,832 tonnes | 2024 | up 12,985.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cyprus | 183 tonnes | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Belize | 0 tonnes | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Botswana | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Curacao | 0 tonnes | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Lebanon | 0 tonnes | 2015 | — | volatile |
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes.