CO₂ emissions from transport by country
Emissions are measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
1.67 billion tonnes
United States
Lowest
0 tonnes
Niue
Median
5.01 million tonnes
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
6,476
What the numbers show
CO₂ emissions from transport is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 1.67 billion tonnes in United States; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.01 million tonnes, and the mean is 37.22 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 303.4%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 94.1%).
CO₂ emissions from transport: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.67 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1.05 billion tonnes | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 353.86 million tonnes | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 276.12 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 218.94 million tonnes | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 186.34 million tonnes | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 164.50 million tonnes | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 151.42 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 148.49 million tonnes | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 146.90 million tonnes | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 142.97 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 136.93 million tonnes | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 13 | France | 120.96 million tonnes | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 106.08 million tonnes | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 15 | South Korea | 105.46 million tonnes | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 104.78 million tonnes | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 17 | Turkey | 97.22 million tonnes | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 96.69 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 90.14 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 81.20 million tonnes | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 21 | Egypt | 69.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 66.45 million tonnes | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 23 | Malaysia | 63.56 million tonnes | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 24 | Nigeria | 55.59 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 49.14 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 47.84 million tonnes | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 27 | Algeria | 46.84 million tonnes | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 28 | Vietnam | 45.36 million tonnes | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | 43.61 million tonnes | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 41.94 million tonnes | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 39.10 million tonnes | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 38.01 million tonnes | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 37.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 29.45 million tonnes | 2023 | up 116.4% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 28.39 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 26.82 million tonnes | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 25.83 million tonnes | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 23.57 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 22.20 million tonnes | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 21.71 million tonnes | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 41 | Austria | 20.38 million tonnes | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 42 | Czechia | 19.72 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 18.40 million tonnes | 2023 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 44 | Israel | 18.36 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 18.36 million tonnes | 2023 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 18.29 million tonnes | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 47 | Libya | 18.06 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 17.47 million tonnes | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 49 | Venezuela | 17.22 million tonnes | 2023 | down 67.7% | flat |
| 50 | Kuwait | 17.04 million tonnes | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 14.90 million tonnes | 2023 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 52 | New Zealand | 14.78 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 14.49 million tonnes | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 54 | Myanmar | 14.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 303.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Sweden | 13.76 million tonnes | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 56 | Hungary | 13.60 million tonnes | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 13.54 million tonnes | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 13.07 million tonnes | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Norway | 12.82 million tonnes | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 60 | Qatar | 11.65 million tonnes | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Denmark | 11.09 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 10.99 million tonnes | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 64 | Ghana | 10.76 million tonnes | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 10.63 million tonnes | 2023 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 66 | Kenya | 10.11 million tonnes | 2023 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Belarus | 10.01 million tonnes | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 9.86 million tonnes | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 9.85 million tonnes | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 9.32 million tonnes | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 71 | Sudan | 8.88 million tonnes | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Angola | 8.62 million tonnes | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 8.19 million tonnes | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 74 | Tanzania | 7.90 million tonnes | 2023 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia | 7.86 million tonnes | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 76 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.72 million tonnes | 2023 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 7.71 million tonnes | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 7.53 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 7.48 million tonnes | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 7.48 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 81 | Slovakia | 7.37 million tonnes | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 82 | Cambodia | 7.29 million tonnes | 2023 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 6.94 million tonnes | 2023 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Lebanon | 6.72 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Lithuania | 6.10 million tonnes | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 6.01 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 87 | Paraguay | 5.98 million tonnes | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 88 | Singapore | 5.84 million tonnes | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 89 | Benin | 5.63 million tonnes | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 5.59 million tonnes | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 91 | Yemen | 5.45 million tonnes | 2023 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 92 | Senegal | 5.34 million tonnes | 2023 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Slovenia | 5.23 million tonnes | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 94 | Honduras | 5.15 million tonnes | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 95 | Syria | 5.13 million tonnes | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 96 | North Korea | 4.89 million tonnes | 2023 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 4.68 million tonnes | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 4.55 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 99 | El Salvador | 4.21 million tonnes | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 101 | Mozambique | 4.17 million tonnes | 2023 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.11 million tonnes | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 103 | Uganda | 4.10 million tonnes | 2023 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 4.09 million tonnes | 2023 | up 192.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 4.09 million tonnes | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 106 | Bahrain | 3.97 million tonnes | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 107 | Cameroon | 3.78 million tonnes | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 108 | Nepal | 3.72 million tonnes | 2023 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 3.68 million tonnes | 2023 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Mongolia | 3.58 million tonnes | 2023 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.30 million tonnes | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Latvia | 3.06 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 113 | Jamaica | 2.73 million tonnes | 2023 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 114 | Laos | 2.64 million tonnes | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Zambia | 2.64 million tonnes | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.52 million tonnes | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 117 | Guinea | 2.50 million tonnes | 2023 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 2.50 million tonnes | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 2.48 million tonnes | 2023 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Estonia | 2.47 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 2.43 million tonnes | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 122 | Botswana | 2.40 million tonnes | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 123 | Armenia | 2.33 million tonnes | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Moldova | 2.19 million tonnes | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 2.19 million tonnes | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 126 | Niger | 2.18 million tonnes | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 2.03 million tonnes | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Namibia | 2.03 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 129 | Cyprus | 1.97 million tonnes | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 130 | Ukraine | 1.84 million tonnes | 2023 | down 94.1% | falling |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 1.69 million tonnes | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 132 | Congo | 1.62 million tonnes | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Cuba | 1.55 million tonnes | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 134 | Albania | 1.54 million tonnes | 2023 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 135 | Guyana | 1.50 million tonnes | 2023 | up 138.1% | rising |
| 135 | Madagascar | 1.50 million tonnes | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 137 | Maldives | 1.35 million tonnes | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Brunei | 1.30 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 139 | Togo | 1.29 million tonnes | 2023 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Mauritius | 1.23 million tonnes | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 141 | Malawi | 1.21 million tonnes | 2023 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.08 million tonnes | 2023 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Fiji | 1.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 144 | Chad | 960,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Iceland | 940,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 145 | Suriname | 940,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 147 | South Sudan | 930,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahamas | 920,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | 920,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 860,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | 840,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 151 | Rwanda | 840,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 154 | Burundi | 690,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Bhutan | 660,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Eswatini | 650,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 157 | Somalia | 550,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 158 | Lesotho | 530,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 500,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Belize | 490,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 161 | Liberia | 410,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Barbados | 370,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 330,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 300,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 165 | East Timor | 280,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 259,999 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 250,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 167 | Eritrea | 250,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 240,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 240,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Gabon | 200,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 76.5% | rising |
| 171 | Seychelles | 200,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 190,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 174 | Palau | 140,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 140,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 174 | Samoa | 140,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 177 | Djibouti | 129,999 tonnes | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 178 | Grenada | 110,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 179 | Tonga | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | 90,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 181 | Micronesia (country) | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 181 | Gambia | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 60,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Dominica | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 188 | Kiribati | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 189 | Nauru | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 190 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes.