Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
161
Highest
11,130
China
Lowest
0.28
Gibraltar
Median
25.45
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,711
What the numbers show
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 11,130 in China; the lowest is 0.28 in Gibraltar.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.45, and the mean is 228.93.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 39,749.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 473.4%), and the largest decrease in Curacao (down 67.0%).
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 11,130 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 4,413 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 3 | India | 2,763 | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 1,692 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 1,692 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 934.79 | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 727.39 | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 659.17 | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 9 | South Korea | 550.9 | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 550.9 | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 549.22 | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 534.68 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 522.89 | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 14 | Mexico | 435.8 | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 414.91 | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 392.3 | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 392.3 | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 383.76 | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 19 | South Africa | 364.68 | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 355.42 | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 21 | Vietnam | 292.88 | 2023 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 292.88 | 2023 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 289.02 | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 289.02 | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 284.1 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 26 | France | 262.67 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 258.26 | 2023 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 28 | Malaysia | 252.48 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 244.29 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 30 | Egypt | 242.34 | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 237.28 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 200.45 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 33 | Iraq | 186.17 | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 184.26 | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 163.63 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 154.57 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 37 | Algeria | 154.51 | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 38 | Philippines | 152.68 | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 120.57 | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 112.02 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 105.81 | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 103.84 | 2023 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 43 | Kuwait | 101.73 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 44 | Nigeria | 97.53 | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 45 | Qatar | 94.76 | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 87.27 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 85.4 | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 48 | Czechia | 79.66 | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 49 | Oman | 77.76 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 76.89 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 73.28 | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 52 | Caribbean | 71.89 | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 53 | Morocco | 65.4 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 62.45 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 55 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 60.6 | 2023 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 56 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 59.55 | 2023 | up 72.9% | falling |
| 57 | Peru | 57.9 | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 58 | Israel | 56.42 | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 59 | Austria | 52.79 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 60 | Belarus | 49.74 | 2023 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 61 | Libya | 48.11 | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 62 | Greece | 47.05 | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 63 | Singapore | 45.45 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 43.92 | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 65 | Ecuador | 39.8 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 38.39 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 37.68 | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 68 | Bahrain | 35.86 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 69 | Norway | 34.29 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 70 | Portugal | 33.49 | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 71 | Sweden | 31.45 | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 31.27 | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 73 | Switzerland | 30.72 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 74 | Ireland | 30.17 | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 29.43 | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 76 | Finland | 29.42 | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 77 | Myanmar | 28.6 | 2023 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 78 | New Zealand | 28.34 | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 79 | Slovakia | 27.43 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 80 | Mongolia | 26.04 | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 25.45 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 82 | Syria | 24.92 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.92 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 84 | Denmark | 24.54 | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 85 | Jordan | 23.91 | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 86 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 22.88 | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 87 | Angola | 22.04 | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 88 | Ghana | 21 | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 89 | Cambodia | 20.03 | 2023 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Laos | 19.15 | 2023 | up 473.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.15 | 2023 | up 473.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Cuba | 19.12 | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.09 | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 94 | Guatemala | 19 | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 95 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18.08 | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Kenya | 17.7 | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 16.81 | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 98 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.74 | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 98 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.74 | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 100 | Croatia | 16.52 | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 101 | Ethiopia | 14.51 | 2023 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 101 | Yemen | 14.51 | 2023 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 14.3 | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.66 | 2023 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 105 | Sudan | 12.46 | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 106 | Panama | 12.22 | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 107 | Lebanon | 11.6 | 2023 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 108 | Slovenia | 11.32 | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 109 | Honduras | 11.27 | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 110 | Georgia | 11.09 | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 111 | Lithuania | 10.94 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 112 | Nepal | 10.78 | 2023 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Senegal | 10.49 | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 114 | Zambia | 9.68 | 2023 | up 165.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.21 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 116 | Brunei | 8.62 | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 116 | El Salvador | 8.62 | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.62 | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 8.3 | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 120 | Mozambique | 7.82 | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 7.77 | 2023 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Kosovo | 7.77 | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 123 | Botswana | 7.49 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 7.47 | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 125 | Moldova | 7.46 | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 125 | Republic of Moldova | 7.46 | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 127 | Paraguay | 7.09 | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 128 | Benin | 7.07 | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 129 | Uruguay | 7.04 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 130 | Armenia | 6.72 | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 130 | Jamaica | 6.72 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 132 | Uganda | 6.71 | 2023 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 133 | Estonia | 6.53 | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 6.42 | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 135 | Cameroon | 6.13 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 136 | Cyprus | 6.07 | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 137 | Latvia | 6.02 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 5.33 | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritius | 4.33 | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 140 | Madagascar | 3.92 | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 141 | Congo | 3.88 | 2023 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Guyana | 3.69 | 2023 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 142 | Niger | 3.69 | 2023 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.45 | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 145 | Namibia | 3.38 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 146 | Albania | 3.35 | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.31 | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 148 | Montenegro | 2.76 | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 149 | Gabon | 2.62 | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 150 | Suriname | 2.47 | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 151 | Togo | 2.01 | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 152 | Rwanda | 1.88 | 2023 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 153 | Malta | 1.78 | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 154 | South Sudan | 1.75 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 155 | Haiti | 1.65 | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 156 | Iceland | 1.55 | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 157 | Curacao | 1.31 | 2023 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 157 | Curaçao | 1.31 | 2023 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1.18 | 2023 | up 22.9% | flat |
| 160 | Eritrea | 0.7 | 2023 | up 40.0% | flat |
| 161 | Gibraltar | 0.28 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 34,613
- Developing regions 22,238
- Asia 20,496
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 14,456
- Eastern Asia 12,732
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 10,892
- Europe and Northern America 9,511
- Americas 6,448
- Northern America 4,935
- Europe 4,576
- United States of America 4,413
- Central and Southern Asia 4,239
- Southern Asia 3,779
- Eastern Europe 2,350
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 2,349
- Western Asia 1,801
- South-eastern Asia 1,723
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1,513
- Africa 1,226
- Western Europe 1,091
- South America 940.56
- Sub-Saharan Africa 678.07
- Southern Europe 671.3
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 667.4
- Northern Africa 548.27
- Central America 500.54
- Northern Europe 463.93
- Central Asia 460.23
- Oceania 383.76
- Southern Africa 376.73
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 326.79
- Western Africa 158.53
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 127.83
- Eastern Africa 101.38
- Middle Africa 41.43
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31.14