Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
215
Highest
11.16 % change on previous year
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lowest
0 % change on previous year
Christmas Island
Median
3.01 % change on previous year
Years covered
274
1751–2024
Data points
22,547
What the numbers show
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 11.16 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic; the lowest is 0 % change on previous year in Christmas Island.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.01 % change on previous year, and the mean is 3.04 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 168 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 126.6%), and the largest decrease in Curaçao (down 68.9%).
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Cambodia | 9.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 8.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Comoros | 7.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Mali | 7.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Maldives | 7.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 7.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Palestine, State of | 6.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Bhutan | 5.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Chad | 5.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 5.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Burundi | 5.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Rwanda | 5.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 5.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 5.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritania | 5.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Mongolia | 5.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Niger | 5.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Oman | 5.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Qatar | 5.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 25 | India | 5.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Uganda | 5.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Benin | 4.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Senegal | 4.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 4.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Congo | 4.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Gambia | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 4.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 4.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Iraq | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Myanmar | 4.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 37 | China | 4.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Honduras | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Anguilla | 4.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Malaysia | 4.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Mozambique | 4.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Seychelles | 4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Botswana | 4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Madagascar | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Zambia | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Türkiye | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 4.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Namibia | 4.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Grenada | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Eritrea | 4.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Guyana | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 3.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 3.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Paraguay | 3.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 62 | South Sudan | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 3.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Algeria | 3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Togo | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Lesotho | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Belize | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Wallis and Futuna | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Panama | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritius | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahrain | 3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Egypt | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Sudan | 3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 3.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Haiti | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Kuwait | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Ecuador | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Malawi | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Peru | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Thailand | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Samoa | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Somalia | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Pakistan | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Cameroon | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Kiribati | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Dominica | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Tonga | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 101 | New Caledonia | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 102 | British Virgin Islands | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Tunisia | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Angola | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Nigeria | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Korea | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Helena | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Fiji | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Djibouti | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Niue | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Brazil | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 118 | French Polynesia | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Libya | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Chinese Taipei | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Andorra | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Colombia | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Singapore | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Chile | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Eswatini | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Suriname | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Cyprus | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Iceland | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Faroe Islands | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Barbados | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Mexico | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Israel | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Palau | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Lebanon | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Montenegro | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Australia | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 143 | South Africa | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Hong Kong, China | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Argentina | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Macau, China | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Armenia | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Georgia | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Bermuda | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Greenland | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Gabon | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Jamaica | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Bahamas | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Uruguay | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Liberia | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 159 | New Zealand | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Montserrat | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Croatia | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Malta | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Azerbaijan | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Canada | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Russian Federation | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Albania | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Serbia | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Yemen | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Ireland | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Spain | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovenia | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Japan | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Cuba | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Norway | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Liechtenstein | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Portugal | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Greece | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 183 | North Macedonia | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Aruba | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Naoero | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Italy | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 189 | United States of America | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Belarus | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Switzerland | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Austria | 0.9899 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Poland | 0.9482 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Netherlands | 0.9451 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Luxembourg | 0.9072 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Finland | 0.9038 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Bulgaria | 0.8002 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Lithuania | 0.785 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Romania | 0.7796 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Hungary | 0.7778 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Sweden | 0.7474 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Slovakia | 0.7274 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Denmark | 0.6801 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Belgium | 0.6669 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 205 | France | 0.6641 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Latvia | 0.6633 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Czechia | 0.6168 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 208 | Germany | 0.6052 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Estonia | 0.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Ukraine | 0.4583 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 211 | Curaçao | 0.4323 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 212 | Republic of Moldova | 0.3932 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 213 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3923 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Antarctica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Christmas Island | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.