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Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) by country

Countries reporting
136
Highest
11,130
China
Lowest
0.28
Gibraltar
Median
25.74
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,423

What the numbers show

Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 11,130 in China; the lowest is 0.28 in Gibraltar.

The median across all reporting countries is 25.74, and the mean is 201.71.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 39,749.

Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 283.0%), and the largest decrease in Curaçao (down 67.0%).

Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 11,130 2023 up 21.0% rising
2 India 2,763 2023 up 49.4% rising
3 Russian Federation 1,692 2023 up 7.9% rising
4 Japan 934.79 2023 down 24.5% falling
5 Indonesia 659.17 2023 up 46.8% rising
6 Republic of Korea 550.9 2023 down 7.0% rising
7 Germany 549.22 2023 down 28.1% falling
8 Saudi Arabia 534.68 2023 up 13.5% rising
9 Canada 522.89 2023 down 2.9% flat
10 Mexico 435.8 2023 down 3.9% rising
11 Brazil 414.91 2023 down 9.4% rising
12 Australia and New Zealand 383.76 2023 down 7.5% flat
13 South Africa 364.68 2023 down 16.1% rising
14 Australia 355.42 2023 down 7.4% rising
15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 289.02 2023 down 35.3% falling
16 Italy 284.1 2023 down 15.8% falling
17 France 262.67 2023 down 21.4% falling
18 Poland 258.26 2023 down 11.7% flat
19 Malaysia 252.48 2023 up 20.7% rising
20 Thailand 244.29 2023 down 0.9% rising
21 Egypt 242.34 2023 up 27.8% rising
22 Kazakhstan 237.28 2023 down 2.3% rising
23 Spain 200.45 2023 down 15.1% falling
24 Iraq 186.17 2023 up 68.4% rising
25 United Arab Emirates 184.26 2023 up 8.3% rising
26 Argentina 163.63 2023 down 7.8% rising
27 Pakistan 154.57 2023 up 16.1% rising
28 Algeria 154.51 2023 up 33.4% rising
29 Philippines 152.68 2023 up 75.7% rising
30 Uzbekistan 120.57 2023 up 12.5% falling
31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 112.02 2023 down 28.6% falling
32 Bangladesh 105.81 2023 up 72.1% rising
33 Ukraine 103.84 2023 down 61.0% falling
34 Kuwait 101.73 2023 up 21.2% rising
35 Nigeria 97.53 2023 up 12.7% rising
36 Qatar 94.76 2023 up 26.6% rising
37 Colombia 87.27 2023 up 18.7% rising
38 Turkmenistan 85.4 2023 up 47.3% rising
39 Czechia 79.66 2023 down 21.6% falling
40 Oman 77.76 2023 up 37.5% rising
41 Belgium 76.89 2023 down 18.3% falling
42 Chile 73.28 2023 down 10.5% rising
43 Morocco 65.4 2023 up 26.9% rising
44 Romania 62.45 2023 down 9.9% falling
45 Peru 57.9 2023 up 28.2% rising
46 Israel 56.42 2023 down 12.9% flat
47 Austria 52.79 2023 down 17.6% falling
48 Belarus 49.74 2023 down 13.5% flat
49 Libya 48.11 2023 down 11.4% rising
50 Greece 47.05 2023 down 31.7% falling
51 Singapore 45.45 2023 up 3.5% rising
52 Serbia 43.92 2023 down 3.9% falling
53 Ecuador 39.8 2023 up 9.1% rising
54 Azerbaijan 38.39 2023 up 30.8% rising
55 Hungary 37.68 2023 down 6.4% falling
56 Bahrain 35.86 2023 up 26.9% rising
57 Norway 34.29 2023 down 11.6% rising
58 Portugal 33.49 2023 down 23.4% falling
59 Sweden 31.45 2023 down 19.3% falling
60 Bulgaria 31.27 2023 down 19.3% falling
61 Switzerland 30.72 2023 down 25.8% falling
62 Ireland 30.17 2023 down 12.8% falling
63 Dominican Republic 29.43 2023 up 49.8% rising
64 Finland 29.42 2023 down 40.3% falling
65 Myanmar 28.6 2023 up 117.3% volatile
66 New Zealand 28.34 2023 down 9.1% flat
67 Slovakia 27.43 2023 down 13.7% falling
68 Mongolia 26.04 2023 up 42.5% rising
69 Tunisia 25.45 2023 up 7.7% rising
70 Denmark 24.54 2023 down 36.9% falling
71 Jordan 23.91 2023 up 7.0% rising
72 Angola 22.04 2023 up 9.0% rising
73 Ghana 21 2023 up 55.1% rising
74 Cambodia 20.03 2023 up 283.0% volatile
75 Cuba 19.12 2023 down 31.1% falling
76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.09 2023 down 11.3% rising
77 Guatemala 19 2023 up 59.8% rising
78 Kenya 17.7 2023 up 55.0% rising
79 Sri Lanka 16.81 2023 up 22.6% rising
80 Croatia 16.52 2023 up 4.1% falling
81 Ethiopia 14.51 2023 up 74.6% rising
81 Yemen 14.51 2023 down 41.1% falling
83 Zimbabwe 14.3 2023 up 22.1% rising
84 Trinidad and Tobago 13.66 2023 down 36.0% rising
85 Sudan 12.46 2023 down 9.4% rising
86 Panama 12.22 2023 up 31.0% rising
87 Lebanon 11.6 2023 down 44.0% rising
88 Slovenia 11.32 2023 down 20.1% falling
89 Honduras 11.27 2023 up 19.8% rising
90 Georgia 11.09 2023 up 49.9% rising
91 Lithuania 10.94 2023 up 0.6% flat
92 Nepal 10.78 2023 up 117.8% volatile
93 Senegal 10.49 2023 up 75.1% rising
94 Zambia 9.68 2023 up 165.9% volatile
95 Kyrgyzstan 9.21 2023 up 5.6% rising
96 El Salvador 8.62 2023 up 43.9% rising
96 Brunei Darussalam 8.62 2023 up 25.8% rising
98 Costa Rica 8.3 2023 up 15.1% rising
99 Mozambique 7.82 2023 up 114.8% volatile
100 Tajikistan 7.77 2023 up 158.1% volatile
100 Kosovo 7.77 2023 down 6.3% rising
102 Botswana 7.49 2023 up 42.9% rising
103 North Macedonia 7.47 2023 down 5.0% falling
104 Paraguay 7.09 2023 up 39.6% rising
105 Benin 7.07 2023 up 58.5% rising
106 Uruguay 7.04 2023 up 0.3% rising
107 Armenia 6.72 2023 up 28.2% rising
107 Jamaica 6.72 2023 down 5.1% falling
109 Uganda 6.71 2023 up 90.1% rising
110 Estonia 6.53 2023 down 64.5% falling
111 Luxembourg 6.42 2023 down 34.5% falling
112 Cameroon 6.13 2023 up 10.5% rising
113 Cyprus 6.07 2023 up 6.9% falling
114 Latvia 6.02 2023 down 12.9% falling
115 Nicaragua 5.33 2023 up 26.3% rising
116 Mauritius 4.33 2023 up 13.4% rising
117 Madagascar 3.92 2023 up 38.0% rising
118 Congo 3.88 2023 up 54.0% volatile
119 Guyana 3.69 2023 up 86.4% rising
119 Niger 3.69 2023 up 107.3% volatile
121 Namibia 3.38 2023 up 20.7% rising
122 Albania 3.35 2023 down 8.7% rising
123 Equatorial Guinea 3.31 2023 down 4.1% rising
124 Montenegro 2.76 2023 up 21.6% rising
125 Gabon 2.62 2023 down 20.1% rising
126 Suriname 2.47 2023 up 10.3% rising
127 Togo 2.01 2023 up 53.4% rising
128 Rwanda 1.88 2023 up 116.1% rising
129 Malta 1.78 2023 down 24.9% falling
130 South Sudan 1.75 2023 up 20.7% rising
131 Haiti 1.65 2023 down 36.8% rising
132 Iceland 1.55 2023 down 22.9% falling
133 Curaçao 1.31 2023 down 67.0% falling
134 Eswatini 1.18 2023 up 22.9% flat
135 Eritrea 0.7 2023 up 40.0% flat
136 Gibraltar 0.28 2023 down 20.0% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
185 places, 4,423 data points, 2000–2023
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