Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement by country
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
17.31 billion tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Christmas Island
Median
20.94 million tonnes
Years covered
275
1750–2024
Data points
24,035
What the numbers show
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 17.31 billion tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Christmas Island.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.94 million tonnes, and the mean is 239.56 million tonnes.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 17.31 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 3.15 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 3.09 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 2.10 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 1.73 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 1.24 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Turkey | 1.07 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 8 | South Korea | 1.03 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 970.56 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 869.01 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran | 862.37 million tonnes | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Vietnam | 784.32 million tonnes | 2024 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 777.96 million tonnes | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 740.64 million tonnes | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 727.91 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 724.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 683.78 million tonnes | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 640.80 million tonnes | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 610.34 million tonnes | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 535.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 444.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Taiwan | 419.01 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 410.53 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 397.63 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Pakistan | 366.96 million tonnes | 2024 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Malaysia | 295.54 million tonnes | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 291.69 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 272.09 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 269.68 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 258.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Algeria | 253.36 million tonnes | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 230.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Argentina | 219.37 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Iraq | 213.37 million tonnes | 2024 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Australia | 202.56 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 195.59 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 193.61 million tonnes | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Morocco | 183.77 million tonnes | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 181.57 million tonnes | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Nigeria | 171.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Portugal | 167.94 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 42 | North Korea | 161.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Venezuela | 155.84 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 155.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 154.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Austria | 144.70 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Switzerland | 141.95 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 138.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 134.25 million tonnes | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 115.41 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 108.92 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovakia | 93.34 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 92.07 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 91.83 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 90.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Syria | 88.57 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Denmark | 83.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Croatia | 83.02 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia | 77.78 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 76.74 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Libya | 73.55 million tonnes | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 72.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 67.29 million tonnes | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Norway | 64.50 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Cuba | 60.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 59.88 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Kenya | 59.86 million tonnes | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 58.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Netherlands | 56.44 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Oman | 54.54 million tonnes | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Senegal | 51.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 50.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 49.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 201.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 49.36 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Qatar | 45.67 million tonnes | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 45.07 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1,365.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Kuwait | 40.60 million tonnes | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 38.14 million tonnes | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Tanzania | 38.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Moldova | 37.27 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 36.92 million tonnes | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Cyprus | 36.84 million tonnes | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 35.82 million tonnes | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 35.19 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Nepal | 35.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 359.5% | volatile |
| 87 | New Zealand | 34.99 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Laos | 34.95 million tonnes | 2024 | up 653.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Bolivia | 34.38 million tonnes | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Hong Kong | 31.82 million tonnes | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 30.75 million tonnes | 2024 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Myanmar | 30.31 million tonnes | 2024 | up 233.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Slovenia | 29.63 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Angola | 29.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Yemen | 29.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 28.01 million tonnes | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 27.42 million tonnes | 2024 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Cameroon | 24.73 million tonnes | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | 24.40 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Togo | 23.75 million tonnes | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Honduras | 23.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Uruguay | 22.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Estonia | 22.16 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 21.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 20.94 million tonnes | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Zambia | 20.01 million tonnes | 2024 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Mozambique | 19.50 million tonnes | 2024 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 109 | El Salvador | 18.79 million tonnes | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Sudan | 18.19 million tonnes | 2019 | up 298.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | 18.16 million tonnes | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Panama | 17.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Armenia | 16.88 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 16.44 million tonnes | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 16.22 million tonnes | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Jamaica | 16.03 million tonnes | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.22 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.94 million tonnes | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 11.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 550.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Paraguay | 10.58 million tonnes | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Uganda | 10.44 million tonnes | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 8.74 million tonnes | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Mongolia | 8.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Benin | 7.93 million tonnes | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Bhutan | 7.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahrain | 6.76 million tonnes | 2024 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Mali | 5.60 million tonnes | 2024 | up 664.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Namibia | 5.32 million tonnes | 2024 | up 464.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Haiti | 4.72 million tonnes | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Gabon | 4.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Bahamas | 4.26 million tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Congo | 4.25 million tonnes | 2024 | up 290.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Barbados | 4.17 million tonnes | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Malawi | 3.93 million tonnes | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Liberia | 3.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Iceland | 2.75 million tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 2.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Afghanistan | 2.55 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Madagascar | 2.44 million tonnes | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Chad | 1.87 million tonnes | 2024 | up 825.4% | volatile |
| 141 | New Caledonia | 1.75 million tonnes | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Eritrea | 1.42 million tonnes | 2024 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Suriname | 1.41 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Djibouti | 1.27 million tonnes | 2024 | up 924.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Fiji | 1.27 million tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Niger | 862,224 tonnes | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Ghana | 392,087 tonnes | 2024 | up 452.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 250,269 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Somalia | 104,474 tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 72,439 tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Guyana | 28,174 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Burundi | 13,134 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Aruba | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Andorra | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Belize | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Bermuda | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Brunei | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Central African Republic | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Comoros | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Curacao | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Dominica | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Gambia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Grenada | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Greenland | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Lesotho | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Macao | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Maldives | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Mauritania | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Palau | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Palestine | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Singapore | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | South Sudan | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Eswatini | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | East Timor | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Tonga | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | British Virgin Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Samoa | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Anguilla | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Cook Islands | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Montserrat | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Saint Helena | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Antarctica | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
| 153 | Christmas Island | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.