Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population by country
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.
Countries reporting
117
Highest
28.5%
China
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.1%
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
4,064
What the numbers show
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 28.5% in China; the lowest is 0.0% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,358.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 715.3%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 45.7%).
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 28.5% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 14.3% | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 3 | India | 6.7% | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 3.7% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 5 | Japan | 3.0% | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 2.0% | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1.9% | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 8 | South Korea | 1.9% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 1.8% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 1.5% | 2023 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 12 | Canada | 1.4% | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 1.3% | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 14 | Turkey | 1.3% | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 1.2% | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 1.1% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 17 | France | 1.1% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 18 | Australia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 19 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 20 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 21 | Taiwan | 0.8% | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 22 | Malaysia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 0.7% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 0.7% | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7% | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 27 | Vietnam | 0.7% | 2023 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 0.5% | 2023 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 32 | Singapore | 0.5% | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 0.5% | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 0.4% | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 37 | Hong Kong | 0.4% | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 38 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 39 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 41 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 42 | Venezuela | 0.3% | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 43 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 44 | Israel | 0.2% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 45 | Chile | 0.2% | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 46 | Oman | 0.2% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 47 | Qatar | 0.2% | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 0.2% | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 0.2% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 50 | Austria | 0.2% | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 51 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 0.2% | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 53 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 54 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 55 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 56 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 57 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 58 | Finland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 59 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 60 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2023 | up 715.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 62 | New Zealand | 0.1% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Norway | 0.1% | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 68 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 71 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 75 | Tanzania | 0.1% | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Bolivia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2023 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 164.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 81 | Bahrain | 0.1% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 82 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 83 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 84 | Panama | 0.1% | 2023 | up 604.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 86 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 88 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 90 | Laos | 0.0% | 2023 | up 290.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 92 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 96 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 98 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 99 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 100 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 101 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 102 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2023 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 103 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 104 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 106 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 107 | Togo | 0.0% | 2023 | up 571.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 109 | Benin | 0.0% | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 110 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2023 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 112 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 115 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 116 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2023 | up 242.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 118 | Albania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 119 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2023 | up 316.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2023 | up 304.7% | volatile |
About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.