CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type by country
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
42
Highest
186.46 million tonnes
China
Lowest
13,113 tonnes
Iceland
Median
1.06 million tonnes
Years covered
121
1904–2024
Data points
1,734
What the numbers show
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 186.46 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 13,113 tonnes in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.06 million tonnes, and the mean is 10.09 million tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14,219.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 193.7%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 50.7%).
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 186.46 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 135.34 million tonnes | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 16.74 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 4 | Japan | 11.36 million tonnes | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 5 | South Korea | 10.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 7.11 million tonnes | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 6.39 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Turkey | 5.55 million tonnes | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 5.23 million tonnes | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 4.57 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 11 | Australia | 4.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | France | 3.96 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 3.02 million tonnes | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 2.69 million tonnes | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 2.50 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 2.21 million tonnes | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 1.69 million tonnes | 2024 | up 193.7% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 1.67 million tonnes | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 19 | Ukraine | 1.58 million tonnes | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 1.30 million tonnes | 2024 | down 28.5% | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 1.14 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 22 | Taiwan | 985,568 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands | 967,077 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.1% | flat |
| 24 | Belarus | 954,088 tonnes | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 953,482 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 716,461 tonnes | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 702,196 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 634,697 tonnes | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 30 | New Zealand | 506,754 tonnes | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 31 | Finland | 492,297 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 440,223 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 386,856 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 360,503 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 266,106 tonnes | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 36 | Switzerland | 157,987 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 147,901 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 120,740 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 39 | Latvia | 75,563 tonnes | 2024 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 60,940 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 59,684 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Cyprus | 22,094 tonnes | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Iceland | 13,113 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.