CO₂ emissions by sector by country
Emissions are measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
184
Highest
514.17 million tonnes
United States
Lowest
0 tonnes
Niue
Median
845,000 tonnes
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
6,310
What the numbers show
CO₂ emissions by sector is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 514.17 million tonnes in United States; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 845,000 tonnes, and the mean is 14.45 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in North Korea (up 5,115.4%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 100.0%).
CO₂ emissions by sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 514.17 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 2 | China | 430.34 million tonnes | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 201.93 million tonnes | 2023 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 4 | Iran | 162.73 million tonnes | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 5 | India | 125.37 million tonnes | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 103.70 million tonnes | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 7 | Japan | 89.68 million tonnes | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 70.59 million tonnes | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 67.21 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 58.89 million tonnes | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 49.22 million tonnes | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 12 | France | 46.76 million tonnes | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 13 | South Korea | 41.59 million tonnes | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 35.17 million tonnes | 2023 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 32.90 million tonnes | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 28.80 million tonnes | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 28.44 million tonnes | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 27.92 million tonnes | 2023 | up 22.9% | flat |
| 19 | Algeria | 27.32 million tonnes | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 22.50 million tonnes | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 21.83 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 21.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 20.55 million tonnes | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 24 | Brazil | 20.42 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 25 | Oman | 18.60 million tonnes | 2023 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 17.71 million tonnes | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 17.54 million tonnes | 2023 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands | 17.18 million tonnes | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 17.13 million tonnes | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 30 | Iraq | 16.61 million tonnes | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 15.94 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 15.88 million tonnes | 2023 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 14.32 million tonnes | 2023 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 34 | Australia | 12.95 million tonnes | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 10.08 million tonnes | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 9.94 million tonnes | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 9.86 million tonnes | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 9.28 million tonnes | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 9.09 million tonnes | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 40 | Morocco | 8.43 million tonnes | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 7.98 million tonnes | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 42 | Kuwait | 7.79 million tonnes | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 43 | Angola | 7.67 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Czechia | 7.63 million tonnes | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 45 | North Korea | 6.78 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5,115.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Chile | 6.58 million tonnes | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 6.40 million tonnes | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 49 | Qatar | 6.39 million tonnes | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 6.37 million tonnes | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 51 | Vietnam | 6.32 million tonnes | 2023 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 52 | Austria | 6.03 million tonnes | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.21 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1,008.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Nigeria | 5.07 million tonnes | 2023 | up 218.9% | falling |
| 55 | Belarus | 4.87 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 56 | Peru | 4.66 million tonnes | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 4.24 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 58 | Malaysia | 3.93 million tonnes | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 59 | Slovakia | 3.82 million tonnes | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ecuador | 3.38 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 61 | Libya | 3.31 million tonnes | 2023 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 62 | Georgia | 3.18 million tonnes | 2023 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Tunisia | 2.95 million tonnes | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 64 | Yemen | 2.71 million tonnes | 2023 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 65 | Venezuela | 2.68 million tonnes | 2023 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 66 | Syria | 2.37 million tonnes | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 67 | Portugal | 2.34 million tonnes | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 68 | Serbia | 2.21 million tonnes | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 69 | Jordan | 2.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 2.13 million tonnes | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Denmark | 2.12 million tonnes | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 72 | Bolivia | 1.99 million tonnes | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.98 million tonnes | 2023 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 1.89 million tonnes | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 75 | New Zealand | 1.84 million tonnes | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 76 | Armenia | 1.76 million tonnes | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 1.74 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 1.63 million tonnes | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 79 | Nepal | 1.51 million tonnes | 2023 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 81 | Mongolia | 1.35 million tonnes | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 82 | Guatemala | 1.30 million tonnes | 2023 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 83 | Finland | 1.18 million tonnes | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 84 | Tanzania | 1.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 241.2% | rising |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 1.13 million tonnes | 2023 | up 606.2% | rising |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 1.12 million tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Sweden | 1.05 million tonnes | 2023 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Lithuania | 1.04 million tonnes | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Norway | 980,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 90 | Cambodia | 940,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 327.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Moldova | 930,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 92 | Israel | 860,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Namibia | 860,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovenia | 850,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 840,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Latvia | 820,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Panama | 770,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 750,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Cuba | 730,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 100 | El Salvador | 710,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 101 | Jamaica | 680,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 161.5% | rising |
| 102 | Lebanon | 660,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Senegal | 630,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 104 | Cameroon | 620,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 105 | Singapore | 610,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 580,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 570,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 550,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Honduras | 530,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 110 | Ghana | 500,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 111 | Albania | 490,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 480,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 113 | Uruguay | 470,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 114 | Sudan | 450,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 430,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Bahamas | 390,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 370,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 117 | Cyprus | 370,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 119 | Chad | 360,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Estonia | 320,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 121 | Somalia | 310,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahrain | 290,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 123 | Togo | 259,999 tonnes | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 124 | Mauritius | 230,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 124 | Niger | 230,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Mauritania | 210,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Benin | 200,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 200,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 129 | Paraguay | 190,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 129 | Rwanda | 190,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 131 | Congo | 180,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 132 | Belize | 170,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Madagascar | 170,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 134 | Mozambique | 160,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 77.8% | flat |
| 135 | Gabon | 150,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 136 | Lesotho | 140,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 140,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 138 | Uganda | 129,999 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 120,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 139 | Guyana | 120,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 110,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 141 | Eswatini | 110,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Barbados | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 143 | Botswana | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 143 | Fiji | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 143 | Haiti | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 69.7% | rising |
| 143 | Myanmar | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Suriname | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 90,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Brunei | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 151 | Laos | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Djibouti | 70,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 153 | Malawi | 70,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Zambia | 70,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 156 | Maldives | 60,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 157 | Cape Verde | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 157 | Eritrea | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 157 | Mali | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Grenada | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 160 | Montenegro | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Bhutan | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | South Sudan | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Burundi | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 166 | Comoros | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Seychelles | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Dominica | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Iceland | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Kiribati | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Liberia | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Palau | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Sierra Leone | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 180 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 180 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes.