Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) by country

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas...

Countries reporting
231
Highest
12.23 million kt
China
Lowest
7.56 kt
Niue
Median
18,406 kt
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
15,205

What the numbers show

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 231 countries. The highest value is 12.23 million kt in China; the lowest is 7.56 kt in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 18,406 kt, and the mean is 306,809 kt.

Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 336.4%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 59.4%).

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 12.23 million kt 2023 up 19.4% volatile
2 China, mainland 11.95 million kt 2023 up 20.3% volatile
3 OECD 11.50 million kt 2023 down 10.8% rising
4 United States 5.10 million kt 2023 down 8.5% rising
5 USSR 3.83 million kt 1991 up 3.1% rising
6 India 3.09 million kt 2023 up 51.1% volatile
7 Russia 2.30 million kt 2023 up 18.4% rising
7 Russian Federation 2.30 million kt 2023 up 18.4% rising
9 Indonesia 1.10 million kt 2023 up 103.5% volatile
10 Japan 968,417 kt 2023 down 22.7% rising
11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 855,644 kt 2023 up 26.4% volatile
12 Saudi Arabia 726,085 kt 2023 up 23.8% volatile
13 Canada 638,055 kt 2023 up 6.9% rising
14 Republic of Korea 584,224 kt 2023 down 0.1% volatile
15 Germany 567,432 kt 2023 down 26.2% falling
16 Mexico 499,879 kt 2023 down 1.0% rising
17 South Africa 469,910 kt 2023 down 10.6% rising
18 Brazil 469,206 kt 2023 down 7.3% rising
19 Australia and New Zealand 449,665 kt 2023 down 2.5% rising
20 Australia 416,200 kt 2023 down 2.3% rising
21 Turkey 398,406 kt 2023 up 31.1% volatile
21 Türkiye 398,406 kt 2023 up 31.1% volatile
23 Vietnam 353,340 kt 2023 up 133.6% volatile
23 Viet Nam 353,340 kt 2023 up 133.6% volatile
25 Iraq 316,337 kt 2023 up 35.9% volatile
26 United Kingdom 309,640 kt 2023 down 33.4% falling
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 309,640 kt 2023 down 33.4% falling
28 Malaysia 300,899 kt 2023 up 22.6% volatile
29 Italy 296,795 kt 2023 down 13.8% rising
30 Poland 285,738 kt 2023 down 13.5% falling
31 United Arab Emirates 281,576 kt 2023 up 21.5% volatile
32 France 279,992 kt 2023 down 20.6% falling
33 Thailand 267,553 kt 2023 down 9.7% volatile
34 Kazakhstan 265,405 kt 2023 down 9.4% rising
35 Egypt 261,346 kt 2023 up 21.8% volatile
36 Nigeria 250,617 kt 2023 down 5.6% rising
37 China, Taiwan Province of 247,260 kt 2023 down 6.5% volatile
38 Algeria 227,078 kt 2023 up 31.3% rising
39 Spain 218,260 kt 2023 down 7.3% rising
40 Argentina 203,754 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
41 Czechoslovakia 192,373 kt 1992 down 25.6% rising
42 Pakistan 190,940 kt 2023 up 15.1% volatile
43 Philippines 167,803 kt 2023 up 70.0% volatile
44 Kuwait 143,839 kt 2023 up 28.0% volatile
45 Qatar 140,658 kt 2023 up 37.8% volatile
46 Uzbekistan 134,996 kt 2023 up 3.6% flat
47 Ukraine 134,920 kt 2023 down 59.4% falling
48 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 127,614 kt 2023 down 26.3% rising
49 Belgium-Luxembourg 121,088 kt 1999 up 2.5% falling
50 Colombia 116,160 kt 2023 up 13.6% rising
51 Bangladesh 115,117 kt 2023 up 65.7% volatile
52 Caribbean 100,114 kt 2023 down 15.4% rising
53 Oman 99,194 kt 2023 up 16.3% volatile
54 Yugoslav SFR 98,794 kt 1991 down 18.3% rising
55 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 96,696 kt 2023 down 57.5% rising
56 Libya 92,456 kt 2023 up 48.5% rising
57 Belgium 88,994 kt 2023 down 9.8% falling
58 Czechia 82,831 kt 2023 down 24.5% falling
59 Chile 81,939 kt 2023 down 5.4% rising
60 Turkmenistan 78,827 kt 2023 down 0.9% rising
61 Morocco 67,382 kt 2023 up 29.9% volatile
62 Mongolia 65,655 kt 2023 up 18.9% volatile
63 Romania 63,716 kt 2023 down 12.0% falling
64 Singapore 60,766 kt 2023 up 9.2% rising
65 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 60,491 kt 2023 up 52.0% falling
66 Peru 60,014 kt 2023 up 39.1% rising
67 Belarus 56,117 kt 2023 down 12.5% falling
68 Israel 55,427 kt 2023 down 13.5% rising
69 Serbia and Montenegro 55,125 kt 2005 up 27.5% rising
70 Austria 55,071 kt 2023 down 12.5% rising
71 Serbia 54,647 kt 2023 up 0.7% falling
72 Ecuador 53,973 kt 2023 up 14.4% volatile
73 Greece 51,876 kt 2023 down 25.9% rising
74 Bahrain 49,762 kt 2023 down 4.7% rising
75 Azerbaijan 46,627 kt 2023 up 23.0% falling
76 Hungary 44,270 kt 2023 down 2.5% falling
77 Angola 43,582 kt 2023 down 22.1% volatile
78 Norway 42,629 kt 2023 down 31.0% rising
79 Ethiopia 39,683 kt 2023 up 50.1% rising
80 Myanmar 39,152 kt 2023 up 124.8% volatile
81 Portugal 38,747 kt 2023 down 12.3% rising
82 Bulgaria 35,683 kt 2023 down 12.6% falling
83 Trinidad and Tobago 34,369 kt 2023 down 27.4% volatile
84 Tunisia 33,837 kt 2023 up 18.4% volatile
85 Finland 33,481 kt 2023 down 33.5% rising
86 New Zealand 33,466 kt 2023 down 5.9% rising
87 Kenya 33,370 kt 2023 up 59.8% volatile
88 Ireland 33,105 kt 2023 down 8.3% rising
89 Switzerland 32,535 kt 2023 down 16.7% rising
90 China, Hong Kong SAR 32,277 kt 2023 down 26.8% volatile
91 Sweden 32,086 kt 2023 down 30.5% falling
92 Syria 31,802 kt 2023 down 8.5% volatile
92 Syrian Arab Republic 31,802 kt 2023 down 8.5% volatile
94 Sudan 30,862 kt 2023 up 36.0% rising
95 Slovakia 29,747 kt 2023 down 10.4% falling
96 Ghana 29,001 kt 2023 up 48.3% volatile
97 Sudan (former) 26,104 kt 2011 up 58.7% rising
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25,822 kt 2023 up 6.4% rising
99 United Republic of Tanzania 25,642 kt 2023 up 39.4% volatile
100 Democratic Republic of the Congo 25,585 kt 2023 up 17.1% volatile
101 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24,982 kt 2023 up 23.7% rising
102 Denmark 23,873 kt 2023 down 39.4% falling
103 Dominican Republic 23,107 kt 2023 up 14.2% volatile
104 Cuba 22,181 kt 2023 down 20.9% rising
105 Guatemala 22,135 kt 2023 up 53.6% volatile
106 Jordan 20,615 kt 2023 down 8.9% volatile
107 Congo 20,367 kt 2023 up 14.9% volatile
108 Laos 20,191 kt 2023 up 336.4% volatile
108 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20,191 kt 2023 up 336.4% volatile
110 Lebanon 19,870 kt 2023 up 0.4% volatile
111 Gabon 19,750 kt 2023 up 7.0% rising
112 Mozambique 19,613 kt 2023 up 64.7% volatile
113 Uganda 19,194 kt 2023 up 77.1% volatile
114 Cote d'Ivoire 18,965 kt 2023 up 18.8% volatile
114 Côte d'Ivoire 18,965 kt 2023 up 18.8% volatile
116 Croatia 18,406 kt 2023 up 5.7% falling
117 Sri Lanka 18,384 kt 2023 up 20.6% volatile
118 Cameroon 18,141 kt 2023 up 9.4% volatile
119 Nepal 16,414 kt 2023 up 84.3% volatile
120 Cambodia 16,285 kt 2023 up 127.4% volatile
121 Zambia 15,193 kt 2023 up 72.2% rising
122 Yemen 14,972 kt 2023 down 57.4% volatile
123 Afghanistan 14,403 kt 2023 up 35.9% volatile
124 Estonia 14,375 kt 2023 down 37.3% flat
125 Zimbabwe 14,271 kt 2023 down 3.5% rising
126 Panama 13,494 kt 2023 up 33.5% volatile
127 Lithuania 13,245 kt 2023 up 4.1% falling
128 Brunei 13,233 kt 2023 up 31.4% volatile
128 Brunei Darussalam 13,233 kt 2023 up 31.4% volatile
130 Ethiopia PDR 12,697 kt 1992 up 54.8% rising
131 Honduras 12,299 kt 2023 up 29.0% volatile
132 Slovenia 11,503 kt 2023 down 23.7% falling
133 Melanesia 11,452 kt 2023 up 45.2% volatile
134 Kyrgyzstan 10,982 kt 2023 up 14.1% rising
135 Senegal 10,969 kt 2023 up 46.7% volatile
136 Papua New Guinea 9,834 kt 2023 up 56.0% volatile
137 Benin 9,746 kt 2023 up 55.4% volatile
138 Madagascar 9,713 kt 2023 up 34.1% volatile
139 Equatorial Guinea 9,400 kt 2023 down 39.3% volatile
140 Paraguay 9,392 kt 2023 up 41.9% volatile
141 Georgia 9,328 kt 2023 up 16.4% rising
142 Costa Rica 9,218 kt 2023 up 26.4% volatile
143 Uruguay 8,355 kt 2023 up 10.1% rising
144 Botswana 8,099 kt 2023 up 18.9% volatile
145 North Macedonia 8,006 kt 2023 up 2.5% falling
146 El Salvador 7,932 kt 2023 up 35.5% volatile
147 Burkina Faso 7,566 kt 2023 up 28.5% volatile
148 Luxembourg 6,968 kt 2023 down 28.1% falling
149 Haiti 6,829 kt 2023 down 3.2% rising
150 Armenia 6,742 kt 2023 up 12.9% rising
151 Nicaragua 6,642 kt 2023 up 36.7% rising
152 Mali 6,564 kt 2023 up 78.6% volatile
153 Tajikistan 6,519 kt 2023 up 101.2% rising
154 Jamaica 6,440 kt 2023 down 22.7% rising
155 Cyprus 6,261 kt 2023 up 11.7% volatile
156 Chad 6,153 kt 2023 up 21.2% volatile
157 Guinea 6,073 kt 2023 up 33.5% rising
158 Somalia 5,950 kt 2023 up 10.0% volatile
159 Latvia 5,854 kt 2023 down 18.2% falling
160 Moldova 5,609 kt 2023 up 12.9% volatile
160 Republic of Moldova 5,609 kt 2023 up 12.9% volatile
162 Togo 4,786 kt 2023 up 39.4% volatile
163 Mauritania 4,673 kt 2023 up 56.3% volatile
164 Namibia 4,658 kt 2023 up 63.1% volatile
165 Netherlands Antilles (former) 4,630 kt 2010 down 19.3% volatile
166 Albania 4,428 kt 2023 down 0.8% falling
167 Guyana 4,357 kt 2023 up 119.7% rising
168 Mauritius 4,353 kt 2023 up 5.7% volatile
169 Niger 4,278 kt 2023 up 30.8% volatile
170 Malawi 4,228 kt 2023 up 30.7% volatile
171 South Sudan 4,009 kt 2023 up 6.1% flat
172 Suriname 3,478 kt 2023 up 4.1% rising
173 Rwanda 3,366 kt 2023 up 45.8% rising
174 Iceland 3,091 kt 2023 up 47.6% rising
175 Sierra Leone 3,082 kt 2023 up 9.6% rising
176 Lesotho 2,977 kt 2023 up 0.2% volatile
177 Liberia 2,650 kt 2023 up 11.1% rising
178 Burundi 2,635 kt 2023 up 23.2% rising
179 Montenegro 2,523 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
180 Maldives 2,419 kt 2023 up 116.9% volatile
181 Bahamas 2,276 kt 2023 up 10.9% volatile
182 Malta 2,231 kt 2023 down 20.1% volatile
183 Eswatini 1,594 kt 2023 down 12.7% rising
184 Bhutan 1,495 kt 2023 up 27.4% volatile
185 Eritrea 1,387 kt 2023 up 26.9% flat
186 Barbados 1,192 kt 2023 down 32.6% rising
187 China, Macao SAR 1,102 kt 2023 up 9.0% volatile
188 Fiji 1,075 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
189 Gambia 991.21 kt 2023 up 45.5% volatile
190 Central African Republic 973.05 kt 2023 up 9.3% rising
191 Aruba 924.48 kt 2023 up 6.4% volatile
192 East Timor 913.7 kt 2023 down 29.9% volatile
192 Timor-Leste 913.7 kt 2023 down 29.9% volatile
194 Guinea-Bissau 837.43 kt 2023 up 13.6% rising
195 Belize 766.85 kt 2023 up 59.2% volatile
196 Micronesia 711.59 kt 2023 up 8.4% rising
197 Cabo Verde 710.61 kt 2023 up 34.8% volatile
198 Seychelles 670.14 kt 2023 up 58.1% volatile
199 Antigua and Barbuda 640.37 kt 2023 up 14.6% volatile
200 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 601.58 kt 1990 up 36.7% rising
201 Polynesia 542.62 kt 2023 up 27.7% volatile
202 Djibouti 531.13 kt 2023 down 22.6% rising
203 Comoros 521.59 kt 2023 up 56.4% volatile
204 Saint Lucia 505.07 kt 2023 up 2.3% volatile
205 Andorra 423.65 kt 2023 down 13.7% rising
206 Turks and Caicos Islands 372.24 kt 2023 up 29.3% volatile
207 Solomon Islands 320.78 kt 2023 down 18.7% volatile
208 Grenada 299.07 kt 2023 down 1.9% volatile
209 Samoa 262.14 kt 2023 up 27.8% volatile
210 Palau 261.76 kt 2023 down 1.9% falling
211 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257.53 kt 2023 up 14.5% volatile
212 Saint Kitts and Nevis 238.88 kt 2023 up 6.3% volatile
213 Vanuatu 221.58 kt 2023 up 81.8% volatile
214 Tonga 192.16 kt 2023 up 65.4% volatile
215 Sao Tome and Principe 187.41 kt 2023 up 26.5% volatile
216 Marshall Islands 175.02 kt 2023 up 14.7% rising
217 British Virgin Islands 167.41 kt 2023 down 21.9% volatile
218 Dominica 165.34 kt 2023 up 2.3% volatile
219 Micronesia (Federated States of) 151 kt 2023 up 11.0% falling
220 San Marino 149.29 kt 2023 down 21.6% rising
221 Anguilla 148.34 kt 2023 up 25.3% volatile
222 Liechtenstein 128.74 kt 2023 down 29.8% flat
223 Kiribati 70.59 kt 2023 up 32.5% rising
224 Cook Islands 69.45 kt 2023 down 18.7% volatile
225 Monaco 57.13 kt 2023 down 33.2% falling
226 Nauru 53.21 kt 2023 up 11.1% falling
226 Nauru 53.21 kt 2023 up 11.1% falling
228 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 15.91 kt 2023 up 35.8% volatile
229 Holy See 13.58 kt 2023 down 20.6% flat
230 Tuvalu 11.3 kt 2023 up 2.7% volatile
231 Niue 7.56 kt 2023 up 3.1% rising

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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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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf