Energy — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Energy — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
231
Highest
55.93 % change on previous year
Bhutan
Lowest
-31.12 % change on previous year
Netherlands Antilles (former)
Median
0.7968 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
14,853

What the numbers show

Energy — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate is currently reported for 231 countries. The highest value is 55.93 % change on previous year in Bhutan; the lowest is -31.12 % change on previous year in Netherlands Antilles (former).

The median across all reporting countries is 0.7968 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.4453 % change on previous year.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 1,390.9%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 3,270.3%).

Energy — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bhutan 55.93 % change on previous year 2023 up 460.3% volatile
2 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 23.58 % change on previous year 1990 up 59.0% volatile
3 China, Hong Kong SAR 14.29 % change on previous year 2023 up 302.9% volatile
4 Vietnam 14.13 % change on previous year 2023 up 173.3% volatile
4 Viet Nam 14.13 % change on previous year 2023 up 173.3% volatile
6 Qatar 10.81 % change on previous year 2023 up 230.4% volatile
7 India 8.99 % change on previous year 2023 up 749.4% volatile
8 Libya 8.66 % change on previous year 2023 up 156.0% volatile
9 Singapore 8.5 % change on previous year 2023 up 2.6% volatile
10 Panama 8.13 % change on previous year 2023 down 0.4% volatile
11 Nicaragua 7.96 % change on previous year 2023 up 586.5% volatile
12 El Salvador 7.92 % change on previous year 2023 up 256.8% volatile
13 Philippines 7.91 % change on previous year 2023 down 7.9% volatile
14 Costa Rica 7.76 % change on previous year 2023 up 48.9% volatile
15 Belize 7.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 417.2% volatile
16 Guatemala 7.65 % change on previous year 2023 down 33.1% volatile
17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.62 % change on previous year 2023 down 24.2% volatile
18 Mauritius 7.48 % change on previous year 2023 up 197.0% volatile
19 Honduras 7.41 % change on previous year 2023 up 185.5% volatile
20 Kuwait 6.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 139.5% volatile
21 Ecuador 6.34 % change on previous year 2023 up 19.1% volatile
22 Mongolia 6.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 75.2% volatile
23 China, Macao SAR 5.94 % change on previous year 2023 up 147.9% volatile
24 Brunei 5.56 % change on previous year 2023 up 132.4% volatile
24 Algeria 5.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.2% volatile
24 Brunei Darussalam 5.56 % change on previous year 2023 up 132.4% volatile
27 Zimbabwe 5.48 % change on previous year 2023 up 19.5% volatile
28 Fiji 5.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 60.6% volatile
29 Croatia 5.42 % change on previous year 2023 up 284.3% volatile
30 Laos 5.29 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.9% volatile
30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.29 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.9% volatile
32 Solomon Islands 5.28 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.3% volatile
33 Cambodia 5.22 % change on previous year 2023 up 567.4% volatile
34 Nepal 5.22 % change on previous year 2023 down 63.1% volatile
35 Niue 5.15 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
36 Iceland 5.14 % change on previous year 2023 up 1.2% volatile
37 Samoa 5.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 35.3% volatile
38 Vanuatu 5.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 184.4% volatile
39 Myanmar 5.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 16.4% volatile
40 Polynesia 5.02 % change on previous year 2023 up 32.3% volatile
41 Tonga 5 % change on previous year 2023 down 33.8% volatile
42 Ethiopia 4.97 % change on previous year 2023 down 73.8% volatile
43 Nauru 4.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.0% volatile
43 Nauru 4.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.0% volatile
45 Kiribati 4.94 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
45 Cook Islands 4.94 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
47 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.89 % change on previous year 2023 up 116.3% volatile
48 Sri Lanka 4.88 % change on previous year 2023 up 161.0% volatile
49 Marshall Islands 4.86 % change on previous year 2023 up 120.4% volatile
49 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4.86 % change on previous year 2023 down 44.8% volatile
51 Micronesia 4.84 % change on previous year 2023 up 36.0% volatile
52 Malawi 4.81 % change on previous year 2023 up 66.8% volatile
53 Palau 4.76 % change on previous year 2023 up 257.1% volatile
54 Tunisia 4.73 % change on previous year 2023 up 188.5% volatile
55 China, mainland 4.72 % change on previous year 2023 up 205.9% volatile
56 Tuvalu 4.63 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
57 Iraq 4.62 % change on previous year 2023 down 33.2% volatile
58 Melanesia 4.59 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.4% volatile
59 China 4.57 % change on previous year 2023 up 194.8% volatile
60 Zambia 4.57 % change on previous year 2023 up 8.4% volatile
61 Azerbaijan 4.55 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,390.9% volatile
62 Somalia 4.53 % change on previous year 2023 up 25.3% volatile
63 Burundi 4.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 436.2% volatile
64 Djibouti 4.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.4% volatile
64 Eritrea 4.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 157.4% volatile
66 Papua New Guinea 4.44 % change on previous year 2023 down 37.4% volatile
67 Kazakhstan 4.41 % change on previous year 2023 down 15.6% volatile
68 Comoros 4.4 % change on previous year 2023 down 76.6% volatile
69 Madagascar 4.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.9% volatile
70 Rwanda 4.32 % change on previous year 2023 down 49.6% volatile
71 Kenya 4.29 % change on previous year 2023 down 37.6% volatile
72 Afghanistan 4.27 % change on previous year 2023 up 157.0% volatile
73 Sudan 4.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 66.2% volatile
74 United Republic of Tanzania 4.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 67.4% volatile
75 Uganda 3.99 % change on previous year 2023 down 36.1% volatile
76 New Zealand 3.87 % change on previous year 2023 up 365.5% volatile
77 Paraguay 3.27 % change on previous year 2023 up 128.3% volatile
78 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.24 % change on previous year 2023 up 283.6% volatile
79 Suriname 3.18 % change on previous year 2023 down 88.0% volatile
80 Uruguay 3.13 % change on previous year 2023 up 124.0% volatile
81 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.12 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,003.4% volatile
82 South Sudan 2.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 70.4% volatile
83 Seychelles 2.68 % change on previous year 2023 up 203.6% volatile
84 Saudi Arabia 2.66 % change on previous year 2023 up 160.1% volatile
85 Peru 2.55 % change on previous year 2023 up 135.7% volatile
86 Russia 2.51 % change on previous year 2023 up 164.6% volatile
86 Russian Federation 2.51 % change on previous year 2023 up 164.6% volatile
88 Angola 2.38 % change on previous year 2023 up 199.6% volatile
89 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 2.04 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
90 Jordan 2.01 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
91 United Arab Emirates 2 % change on previous year 2023 down 18.8% volatile
92 Uzbekistan 1.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 149.6% volatile
93 Liechtenstein 1.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 78.7% volatile
94 Syria 1.67 % change on previous year 2023 up 107.2% volatile
94 Syrian Arab Republic 1.67 % change on previous year 2023 up 107.2% volatile
96 South Africa 1.66 % change on previous year 2023 up 691.4% volatile
97 Lebanon 1.55 % change on previous year 2023 up 177.3% volatile
98 Bahrain 1.43 % change on previous year 2023 down 90.1% volatile
99 Central African Republic 1.39 % change on previous year 2023 up 103.6% volatile
100 Anguilla 1.37 % change on previous year 2023 up 155.3% volatile
101 Sao Tome and Principe 1.36 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
102 Dominican Republic 1.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 367.4% volatile
103 Brazil 1.2 % change on previous year 2023 down 84.3% volatile
104 Oman 1.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 85.1% volatile
105 Saint Lucia 1.01 % change on previous year 2023 up 265.7% volatile
106 Aruba 0.9901 % change on previous year 2023 up 102.7% volatile
107 Jamaica 0.9646 % change on previous year 2023 down 86.7% volatile
108 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9494 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
109 Bangladesh 0.9434 % change on previous year 2023 down 43.3% volatile
110 Cuba 0.939 % change on previous year 2023 up 116.0% volatile
111 Bahamas 0.8969 % change on previous year 2023 up 191.9% volatile
112 Barbados 0.8547 % change on previous year 2023 down 51.0% volatile
113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8475 % change on previous year 2023 down 53.4% volatile
114 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8174 % change on previous year 2023 down 42.4% volatile
115 Haiti 0.813 % change on previous year 2023 down 95.2% volatile
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7968 % change on previous year 2023 up 116.7% volatile
117 Grenada 0.6757 % change on previous year 2023 down 94.5% volatile
118 Mexico 0.6263 % change on previous year 2023 up 50.0% volatile
119 Dominica 0.6211 % change on previous year 2023 up 114.6% volatile
120 British Virgin Islands 0.6061 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
121 Equatorial Guinea 0.5714 % change on previous year 2023 down 96.9% volatile
122 East Timor 0.4054 % change on previous year 2023 down 84.1% volatile
122 Timor-Leste 0.4054 % change on previous year 2023 down 84.1% volatile
124 Indonesia 0.2372 % change on previous year 2023 up 101.0% volatile
125 Ethiopia PDR 0.1998 % change on previous year 1992 up 101.1% volatile
126 Canada 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
126 Colombia 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
126 Chad 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
129 Malaysia -0.3436 % change on previous year 2023 down 102.2% volatile
130 Australia and New Zealand -0.4523 % change on previous year 2023 up 77.9% volatile
131 Cyprus -0.4815 % change on previous year 2023 up 96.5% volatile
132 North Macedonia -0.6402 % change on previous year 2023 up 94.5% volatile
133 Switzerland -0.6452 % change on previous year 2023 down 109.5% volatile
134 Guyana -0.6944 % change on previous year 2023 up 72.8% volatile
135 Caribbean -0.7009 % change on previous year 2023 up 64.1% volatile
136 Australia -0.8174 % change on previous year 2023 up 61.1% volatile
137 Eswatini -0.8197 % change on previous year 2023 down 104.0% volatile
138 Cameroon -0.905 % change on previous year 2023 down 174.5% volatile
139 Botswana -0.9646 % change on previous year 2023 down 108.5% volatile
140 Turkey -1.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 48.9% volatile
140 Türkiye -1.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 48.9% volatile
142 Namibia -1.11 % change on previous year 2023 up 95.8% volatile
143 Lesotho -1.23 % change on previous year 2023 up 94.9% volatile
144 Nigeria -1.49 % change on previous year 2023 down 65.7% volatile
145 Lithuania -1.56 % change on previous year 2023 up 82.7% volatile
146 Egypt -1.64 % change on previous year 2023 down 203.3% volatile
147 Mozambique -1.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 109.4% volatile
148 Denmark -1.74 % change on previous year 2023 down 145.6% volatile
149 Morocco -1.78 % change on previous year 2023 down 52.2% volatile
150 Andorra -1.9 % change on previous year 2023 up 15.2% volatile
151 Thailand -1.92 % change on previous year 2023 down 135.3% volatile
152 Ghana -2.07 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
153 Yemen -2.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 106.4% volatile
154 Senegal -2.18 % change on previous year 2023 down 146.7% volatile
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina -2.21 % change on previous year 2023 down 65.2% volatile
156 Cote d'Ivoire -2.29 % change on previous year 2023 down 117.2% volatile
156 Côte d'Ivoire -2.29 % change on previous year 2023 down 117.2% volatile
158 Slovakia -2.4 % change on previous year 2023 down 481.2% volatile
159 Benin -2.52 % change on previous year 2023 down 155.3% volatile
160 Montenegro -2.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 18.2% volatile
161 Burkina Faso -2.52 % change on previous year 2023 down 122.1% volatile
162 Liberia -2.53 % change on previous year 2023 up 80.4% volatile
163 Niger -2.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 119.5% volatile
164 Gambia -2.54 % change on previous year 2023 up 48.5% volatile
165 Mauritania -2.56 % change on previous year 2023 up 77.6% volatile
166 Guinea -2.57 % change on previous year 2023 up 79.9% volatile
167 Cabo Verde -2.6 % change on previous year 2023 down 86.8% volatile
168 Malta -2.63 % change on previous year 2023 up 74.5% volatile
169 Mali -2.64 % change on previous year 2023 down 149.6% volatile
170 Guinea-Bissau -2.68 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
171 Togo -2.7 % change on previous year 2023 up 90.1% volatile
172 Republic of Korea -2.71 % change on previous year 2023 down 357.2% volatile
173 Serbia -2.78 % change on previous year 2023 down 258.0% volatile
173 China, Taiwan Province of -2.78 % change on previous year 2023 down 279.2% volatile
175 Ukraine -2.88 % change on previous year 2023 up 66.1% volatile
176 Georgia -2.91 % change on previous year 2023 down 3.2% volatile
177 Latvia -2.93 % change on previous year 2023 down 385.6% volatile
178 Tajikistan -2.94 % change on previous year 2023 up 8.0% volatile
179 Sierra Leone -2.99 % change on previous year 2023 down 111.4% volatile
180 Argentina -3.06 % change on previous year 2023 down 189.3% volatile
181 Armenia -3.09 % change on previous year 2023 up 6.6% volatile
182 United States -3.13 % change on previous year 2023 down 276.1% volatile
183 Sweden -3.19 % change on previous year 2023 up 40.3% volatile
184 Moldova -3.21 % change on previous year 2023 down 201.7% volatile
184 Republic of Moldova -3.21 % change on previous year 2023 down 201.7% volatile
186 Albania -3.29 % change on previous year 2023 down 135.8% volatile
187 San Marino -3.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 44.9% volatile
188 Kyrgyzstan -3.4 % change on previous year 2023 up 47.5% volatile
189 Norway -3.55 % change on previous year 2023 down 139.4% volatile
190 USSR -3.6 % change on previous year 1991 down 87.8% volatile
191 Congo -3.61 % change on previous year 2023 down 121.0% volatile
192 Trinidad and Tobago -3.76 % change on previous year 2023 down 94.5% volatile
193 United Kingdom -3.81 % change on previous year 2023 down 61.7% volatile
193 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -3.81 % change on previous year 2023 down 61.7% volatile
195 Belgium-Luxembourg -3.81 % change on previous year 1999 down 154.4% volatile
196 Democratic Republic of the Congo -3.99 % change on previous year 2023 down 109.2% volatile
197 OECD -4.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,203.7% volatile
198 Portugal -4.13 % change on previous year 2023 down 81.9% volatile
199 Austria -4.16 % change on previous year 2023 down 727.0% volatile
200 Luxembourg -4.99 % change on previous year 2023 up 5.0% volatile
201 Japan -5.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 745.4% volatile
202 Belgium -5.41 % change on previous year 2023 down 272.3% volatile
203 Belarus -5.52 % change on previous year 2023 down 3,270.3% volatile
204 Czechoslovakia -5.53 % change on previous year 1992 down 470.7% volatile
205 Greece -5.53 % change on previous year 2023 up 61.3% volatile
206 Gabon -6.02 % change on previous year 2023 down 210.9% volatile
207 Slovenia -6.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 27.7% volatile
208 Romania -6.31 % change on previous year 2023 up 52.9% volatile
208 Sudan (former) -6.31 % change on previous year 2011 down 146.4% volatile
210 Turkmenistan -6.61 % change on previous year 2023 down 694.8% volatile
211 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -6.72 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,041.8% volatile
212 France -6.87 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
213 Spain -6.96 % change on previous year 2023 up 35.7% volatile
214 Holy See -7.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,188.4% volatile
215 Ireland -7.62 % change on previous year 2023 down 168.4% volatile
216 Italy -8.01 % change on previous year 2023 down 24.4% volatile
217 Poland -8.65 % change on previous year 2023 down 742.3% volatile
218 Monaco -8.77 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,097.5% volatile
219 Maldives -8.81 % change on previous year 2023 down 389.1% volatile
220 Hungary -9.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.8% volatile
221 Estonia -9.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 194.5% volatile
222 Chile -10.14 % change on previous year 2023 down 522.5% volatile
223 Germany -11 % change on previous year 2023 down 500.5% volatile
224 Israel -11.09 % change on previous year 2023 up 27.2% volatile
225 Czechia -11.2 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,064.8% volatile
226 Finland -12.01 % change on previous year 2023 down 436.1% volatile
227 Pakistan -12.57 % change on previous year 2023 down 499.1% volatile
228 Serbia and Montenegro -14.27 % change on previous year 2005 down 399.7% volatile
229 Bulgaria -23.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 102.0% volatile
230 Yugoslav SFR -29.9 % change on previous year 1991 down 414.3% volatile
231 Netherlands Antilles (former) -31.12 % change on previous year 2010 down 118.9% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Energy — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Energy — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 14,853 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Energy — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.