CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel by country
Domestic aviation represents flights which depart and arrive within the same country. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.
Countries reporting
141
Highest
132.13 million tonnes
United States
Lowest
20.17 tonnes
Yemen
Median
17,726 tonnes
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
1,474
What the numbers show
CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 132.13 million tonnes in United States; the lowest is 20.17 tonnes in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 17,726 tonnes, and the mean is 2.29 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 1,727.8%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 100.0%).
CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 132.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 2 | China | 78.64 million tonnes | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 3 | India | 13.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 9.87 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 9.56 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 9.34 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 7 | Australia | 7.86 million tonnes | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 8 | Canada | 6.53 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 9 | Mexico | 6.25 million tonnes | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 5.55 million tonnes | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 11 | France | 4.01 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 3.55 million tonnes | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 3.28 million tonnes | 2023 | up 163.0% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 2.71 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 2.58 million tonnes | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 2.46 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 17 | Thailand | 2.02 million tonnes | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 1.93 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 19 | Malaysia | 1.80 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 1.76 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 1.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 1.62 million tonnes | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 1.58 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 1.41 million tonnes | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 1.32 million tonnes | 2024 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 26 | Norway | 1.03 million tonnes | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 987,343 tonnes | 2024 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 945,846 tonnes | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 29 | New Zealand | 922,461 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 831,525 tonnes | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands | 602,294 tonnes | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 540,504 tonnes | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 410,484 tonnes | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 326,786 tonnes | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 35 | Taiwan | 256,674 tonnes | 2018 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 237,742 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 37 | Ecuador | 217,798 tonnes | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 38 | Bolivia | 195,921 tonnes | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 39 | Nigeria | 178,072 tonnes | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Finland | 156,942 tonnes | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 41 | Egypt | 147,938 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 42 | Denmark | 147,765 tonnes | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 43 | Algeria | 142,443 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 44 | Morocco | 134,823 tonnes | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 129,409 tonnes | 2024 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 116,952 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 47 | Iran | 104,600 tonnes | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 98,696 tonnes | 2024 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 49 | Oman | 75,349 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 70,703 tonnes | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 65,642 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 52 | Tanzania | 65,244 tonnes | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 53 | Nepal | 55,214 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Bahamas | 54,643 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 55 | Romania | 51,879 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.4% | flat |
| 56 | Maldives | 49,990 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 57 | Ukraine | 49,016 tonnes | 2021 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 58 | Mozambique | 40,838 tonnes | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 38,196 tonnes | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 33,831 tonnes | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 32,050 tonnes | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 30,845 tonnes | 2024 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Panama | 27,785 tonnes | 2024 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 64 | Libya | 27,419 tonnes | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 26,931 tonnes | 2018 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 66 | Belize | 25,714 tonnes | 2018 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 23,913 tonnes | 2018 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 20,838 tonnes | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 69 | Laos | 18,337 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 17,767 tonnes | 2024 | up 297.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Myanmar | 17,726 tonnes | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Iraq | 16,750 tonnes | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Iceland | 15,909 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 75 | Angola | 14,826 tonnes | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Honduras | 14,442 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 14,252 tonnes | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Israel | 13,960 tonnes | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 13,780 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 80 | Mongolia | 13,184 tonnes | 2018 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,898 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 82 | Fiji | 11,923 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 83 | Mauritius | 11,300 tonnes | 2018 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 84 | Venezuela | 11,267 tonnes | 2023 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 10,950 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 86 | Zambia | 10,692 tonnes | 2018 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 87 | Micronesia (country) | 9,746 tonnes | 2024 | up 47.9% | flat |
| 88 | Solomon Islands | 9,627 tonnes | 2018 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 89 | Jordan | 9,316 tonnes | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 90 | Tunisia | 8,904 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 91 | Seychelles | 8,785 tonnes | 2024 | up 174.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,176 tonnes | 2024 | down 80.9% | falling |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7,049 tonnes | 2021 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Congo | 6,031 tonnes | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Malawi | 6,006 tonnes | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 96 | Gabon | 5,552 tonnes | 2024 | up 177.4% | rising |
| 97 | Ghana | 5,341 tonnes | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Cuba | 5,204 tonnes | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Somalia | 4,976 tonnes | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Cook Islands | 4,853 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 101 | Cameroon | 4,842 tonnes | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 4,755 tonnes | 2018 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 103 | Sudan | 4,661 tonnes | 2019 | down 91.9% | falling |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 4,546 tonnes | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 4,412 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 4,077 tonnes | 2024 | up 1,727.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Czechia | 3,760 tonnes | 2024 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 108 | Haiti | 3,521 tonnes | 2023 | up 405.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Paraguay | 3,486 tonnes | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 110 | Syria | 3,226 tonnes | 2018 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Senegal | 3,003 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 112 | Madagascar | 2,969 tonnes | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Marshall Islands | 2,786 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Cambodia | 2,566 tonnes | 2022 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Uganda | 2,433 tonnes | 2018 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 116 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,192 tonnes | 2024 | up 201.4% | falling |
| 117 | Botswana | 2,181 tonnes | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 2,025 tonnes | 2021 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritania | 1,823 tonnes | 2022 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 120 | El Salvador | 1,735 tonnes | 2024 | up 298.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Niger | 1,613 tonnes | 2018 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 122 | Bhutan | 1,444 tonnes | 2024 | up 1,343.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Belgium | 1,239 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 1,018 tonnes | 2018 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 125 | East Timor | 957.39 tonnes | 2024 | up 361.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Jamaica | 882.35 tonnes | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Cyprus | 727.53 tonnes | 2024 | up 200.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovakia | 693.45 tonnes | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 495.6 tonnes | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Uruguay | 476.27 tonnes | 2024 | up 209.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Namibia | 446.01 tonnes | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 404.8 tonnes | 2023 | — | falling |
| 133 | Rwanda | 355.43 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Estonia | 345.34 tonnes | 2022 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 135 | Lithuania | 325.39 tonnes | 2024 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 136 | Hungary | 274.92 tonnes | 2024 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 137 | Singapore | 257.42 tonnes | 2024 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 220.82 tonnes | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Georgia | 214.02 tonnes | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 198.19 tonnes | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 169.34 tonnes | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 142 | Yemen | 20.17 tonnes | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- OECD 187.02 million tonnes
About this data
Domestic aviation represents flights which depart and arrive within the same country. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.