emissions of air pollutants by country
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.
Countries reporting
214
Highest
131.31 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Palestine
Median
289,870 tonnes
Years covered
273
1750–2022
Data points
60,060
What the numbers show
emissions of air pollutants is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 131.31 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 289,870 tonnes, and the mean is 1.98 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 128 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Palau (down 78.7%).
emissions of air pollutants: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 131.31 million tonnes | 2022 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 46.97 million tonnes | 2022 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 23.32 million tonnes | 2022 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 21.97 million tonnes | 2022 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 13.68 million tonnes | 2022 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 13.06 million tonnes | 2022 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 7.96 million tonnes | 2022 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 7.75 million tonnes | 2022 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Russia | 7.02 million tonnes | 2022 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 6.89 million tonnes | 2022 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Vietnam | 5.97 million tonnes | 2022 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.25 million tonnes | 2022 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Malaysia | 4.68 million tonnes | 2022 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 4.50 million tonnes | 2022 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 4.37 million tonnes | 2022 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Kenya | 4.22 million tonnes | 2022 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania | 3.79 million tonnes | 2022 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 3.59 million tonnes | 2022 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 3.50 million tonnes | 2022 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Uganda | 3.38 million tonnes | 2022 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 3.20 million tonnes | 2022 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 3.12 million tonnes | 2022 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 3.06 million tonnes | 2022 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 3.03 million tonnes | 2022 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Canada | 2.88 million tonnes | 2022 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 2.60 million tonnes | 2022 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 2.55 million tonnes | 2022 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 28 | Germany | 2.46 million tonnes | 2022 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 2.38 million tonnes | 2022 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 30 | Sudan | 2.29 million tonnes | 2022 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 31 | North Korea | 2.27 million tonnes | 2022 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Mozambique | 2.03 million tonnes | 2022 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Italy | 1.94 million tonnes | 2022 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 34 | Zambia | 1.88 million tonnes | 2022 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Madagascar | 1.77 million tonnes | 2022 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 1.76 million tonnes | 2022 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Guatemala | 1.75 million tonnes | 2022 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.65 million tonnes | 2022 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 1.63 million tonnes | 2022 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Angola | 1.61 million tonnes | 2022 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Cambodia | 1.60 million tonnes | 2022 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Australia | 1.56 million tonnes | 2022 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 1.32 million tonnes | 2022 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 1.30 million tonnes | 2022 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Turkey | 1.28 million tonnes | 2022 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran | 1.25 million tonnes | 2022 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Cameroon | 1.25 million tonnes | 2022 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 1.21 million tonnes | 2022 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Ukraine | 1.20 million tonnes | 2022 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 50 | Somalia | 1.16 million tonnes | 2022 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 1.10 million tonnes | 2022 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Ghana | 1.09 million tonnes | 2022 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Haiti | 1.08 million tonnes | 2022 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 1.03 million tonnes | 2022 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 987,249 tonnes | 2022 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 910,496 tonnes | 2022 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Libya | 896,496 tonnes | 2022 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 867,112 tonnes | 2022 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 59 | South Sudan | 859,132 tonnes | 2022 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 858,597 tonnes | 2022 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 858,543 tonnes | 2022 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Argentina | 828,110 tonnes | 2022 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 817,541 tonnes | 2022 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 815,099 tonnes | 2022 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea | 802,028 tonnes | 2022 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 794,717 tonnes | 2022 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 67 | South Korea | 793,040 tonnes | 2022 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 779,663 tonnes | 2022 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Czechia | 778,281 tonnes | 2022 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Benin | 744,207 tonnes | 2022 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Togo | 697,678 tonnes | 2022 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Morocco | 631,910 tonnes | 2022 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Niger | 598,353 tonnes | 2022 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Paraguay | 597,454 tonnes | 2022 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Chad | 576,398 tonnes | 2022 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Malawi | 528,084 tonnes | 2022 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Taiwan | 520,865 tonnes | 2022 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 520,771 tonnes | 2022 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Austria | 517,344 tonnes | 2022 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Venezuela | 486,552 tonnes | 2022 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Iraq | 480,622 tonnes | 2022 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Mali | 472,066 tonnes | 2022 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 83 | New Zealand | 470,888 tonnes | 2022 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Gabon | 458,700 tonnes | 2022 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Netherlands | 457,898 tonnes | 2022 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 454,469 tonnes | 2022 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 444,930 tonnes | 2022 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Ecuador | 425,124 tonnes | 2022 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Burundi | 424,356 tonnes | 2022 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 420,063 tonnes | 2022 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Norway | 417,395 tonnes | 2022 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 412,882 tonnes | 2022 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Laos | 406,508 tonnes | 2022 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Belarus | 390,067 tonnes | 2022 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 387,972 tonnes | 2022 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Greece | 382,295 tonnes | 2022 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Rwanda | 374,691 tonnes | 2022 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Senegal | 369,759 tonnes | 2022 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Congo | 358,556 tonnes | 2022 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Hungary | 322,664 tonnes | 2022 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 101 | Slovakia | 318,746 tonnes | 2022 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Serbia | 316,128 tonnes | 2022 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Israel | 315,167 tonnes | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium | 308,427 tonnes | 2022 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 105 | Finland | 297,833 tonnes | 2022 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 292,055 tonnes | 2022 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bhutan | 290,484 tonnes | 2022 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Bahrain | 289,256 tonnes | 2022 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Mongolia | 286,757 tonnes | 2022 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Uruguay | 271,734 tonnes | 2022 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 266,923 tonnes | 2022 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | 263,128 tonnes | 2022 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 113 | Bolivia | 260,279 tonnes | 2022 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 248,054 tonnes | 2022 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 241,580 tonnes | 2022 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Singapore | 239,968 tonnes | 2022 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Syria | 238,310 tonnes | 2022 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Portugal | 224,446 tonnes | 2022 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritania | 217,254 tonnes | 2022 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Croatia | 213,735 tonnes | 2022 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Eritrea | 200,699 tonnes | 2022 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Qatar | 194,508 tonnes | 2022 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Denmark | 183,104 tonnes | 2022 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 180,322 tonnes | 2022 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Central African Republic | 175,886 tonnes | 2022 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Oman | 175,110 tonnes | 2022 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Cuba | 168,694 tonnes | 2022 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 167,968 tonnes | 2022 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Yemen | 166,882 tonnes | 2022 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Lesotho | 164,415 tonnes | 2022 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Maldives | 158,394 tonnes | 2022 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Kuwait | 152,708 tonnes | 2022 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Namibia | 151,004 tonnes | 2022 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Botswana | 148,655 tonnes | 2022 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Panama | 148,041 tonnes | 2022 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Switzerland | 143,602 tonnes | 2022 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 137 | El Salvador | 136,748 tonnes | 2022 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 129,062 tonnes | 2022 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Jamaica | 120,820 tonnes | 2022 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Hong Kong | 119,214 tonnes | 2022 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Georgia | 109,073 tonnes | 2022 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Lithuania | 106,776 tonnes | 2022 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Estonia | 105,763 tonnes | 2022 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Latvia | 101,213 tonnes | 2022 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 146 | Lebanon | 100,190 tonnes | 2022 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Iceland | 93,987 tonnes | 2022 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Moldova | 89,229 tonnes | 2022 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 149 | Slovenia | 84,043 tonnes | 2022 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 80,362 tonnes | 2022 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Jordan | 79,784 tonnes | 2022 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Gambia | 72,131 tonnes | 2022 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 59,598 tonnes | 2022 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Eswatini | 55,289 tonnes | 2022 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Djibouti | 49,527 tonnes | 2022 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 46,446 tonnes | 2022 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Albania | 45,848 tonnes | 2022 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 158 | Guyana | 44,719 tonnes | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 159 | Reunion | 41,483 tonnes | 2022 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 160 | New Caledonia | 38,813 tonnes | 2022 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Comoros | 37,392 tonnes | 2022 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Mauritius | 37,006 tonnes | 2022 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Curacao | 31,812 tonnes | 2022 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Armenia | 29,143 tonnes | 2022 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Montenegro | 27,421 tonnes | 2022 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahamas | 25,222 tonnes | 2022 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Suriname | 24,685 tonnes | 2022 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 23,120 tonnes | 2022 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Bermuda | 19,099 tonnes | 2022 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Fiji | 19,050 tonnes | 2022 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Seychelles | 17,405 tonnes | 2022 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Gibraltar | 14,381 tonnes | 2022 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Barbados | 13,615 tonnes | 2022 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | 12,616 tonnes | 2022 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10,777 tonnes | 2022 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 180 | East Timor | 10,541 tonnes | 2022 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Cyprus | 10,399 tonnes | 2022 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 182 | Belize | 9,012 tonnes | 2022 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Aruba | 8,653 tonnes | 2022 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 8,096 tonnes | 2022 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Brunei | 7,766 tonnes | 2022 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 7,575 tonnes | 2022 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Palau | 7,351 tonnes | 2022 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6,743 tonnes | 2022 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 189 | French Guiana | 6,503 tonnes | 2022 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5,731 tonnes | 2022 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 5,643 tonnes | 2022 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 5,641 tonnes | 2022 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 5,633 tonnes | 2022 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Samoa | 4,814 tonnes | 2022 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Macao | 4,633 tonnes | 2022 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Grenada | 3,825 tonnes | 2022 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,521 tonnes | 2022 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 198 | United States Virgin Islands | 3,262 tonnes | 2022 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,836 tonnes | 2022 | down 17.6% | flat |
| 200 | Tonga | 2,435 tonnes | 2022 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Micronesia (country) | 2,235 tonnes | 2022 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Western Sahara | 2,044 tonnes | 2022 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | 1,964 tonnes | 2022 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Dominica | 1,905 tonnes | 2022 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Montserrat | 1,843 tonnes | 2022 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,458 tonnes | 2022 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Kiribati | 1,329 tonnes | 2022 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Marshall Islands | 1,061 tonnes | 2022 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Cook Islands | 610.84 tonnes | 2022 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 210 | American Samoa | 610.7 tonnes | 2022 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 211 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 505.86 tonnes | 2022 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Falkland Islands | 445.69 tonnes | 2022 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 213 | Wallis and Futuna | 329.13 tonnes | 2022 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Niue | 78.65 tonnes | 2022 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 215 | Faroe Islands | 52.92 tonnes | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 216 | Tokelau | 18.57 tonnes | 2022 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 218 | Greenland | 3.77 tonnes | 2022 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 219 | Guam | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 219 | Palestine | 0 tonnes | 2022 | — | flat |
About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.