Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Czechia

Czechia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 12.33 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
12.33 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
25th
of 215 countries
All-time high
12.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
202,377 tonnes
in 1860
Years of data
165
1860–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Czechia, 1860–2024

02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B186019422024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions in Czechia is 12.33 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 165 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Czechia peaked at 12.33 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 202,377 tonnes, in 1860.

Czechia ranks 25th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 8.78 million tonnes 202,377 tonnes 22.95 million tonnes 10
1870s 62.29 million tonnes 27.80 million tonnes 112.86 million tonnes 10
1880s 211.78 million tonnes 128.43 million tonnes 307.05 million tonnes 10
1890s 463.26 million tonnes 333.13 million tonnes 604.40 million tonnes 10
1900s 805.70 million tonnes 638.12 million tonnes 985.23 million tonnes 10
1910s 1.22 billion tonnes 1.03 billion tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes 10
1920s 1.59 billion tonnes 1.44 billion tonnes 1.77 billion tonnes 10
1930s 1.96 billion tonnes 1.81 billion tonnes 2.14 billion tonnes 10
1940s 2.45 billion tonnes 2.20 billion tonnes 2.69 billion tonnes 10
1950s 3.07 billion tonnes 2.75 billion tonnes 3.45 billion tonnes 10
1960s 4.08 billion tonnes 3.54 billion tonnes 4.64 billion tonnes 10
1970s 5.56 billion tonnes 4.79 billion tonnes 6.36 billion tonnes 10
1980s 7.37 billion tonnes 6.54 billion tonnes 8.18 billion tonnes 10
1990s 8.97 billion tonnes 8.35 billion tonnes 9.56 billion tonnes 10
2000s 10.25 billion tonnes 9.68 billion tonnes 10.81 billion tonnes 10
2010s 11.41 billion tonnes 10.93 billion tonnes 11.89 billion tonnes 10
2020s 12.16 billion tonnes 11.98 billion tonnes 12.33 billion tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 22 Kazakhstan 14.94 billion tonnes compare
  2. 23 Belgium 12.91 billion tonnes compare
  3. 24 Turkey 12.89 billion tonnes compare
  4. 26 Netherlands 12.26 billion tonnes compare
  5. 27 Taiwan 10.09 billion tonnes compare
  6. 28 Argentina 9.15 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More climate change data for Czechia

All data for Czechia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Czechia?
Cumulative co₂ emissions in Czechia was 12.33 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 12.33 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 202,377 tonnes in 1860.
How does Czechia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Czechia ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 165 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.