Energy — Emissions Share (CO2) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
221.23 %
Serbia and Montenegro
Lowest
-118.52 %
Fiji
Median
89.93 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,974
What the numbers show
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2) is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 221.23 % in Serbia and Montenegro; the lowest is -118.52 % in Fiji.
The median across all reporting countries is 89.93 %, and the mean is 77.39 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 792.2%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 229.6%).
Energy — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 221.23 % | 2005 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 2 | Kenya | 221.18 % | 2023 | up 353.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Saint Lucia | 218.13 % | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Congo | 213.66 % | 2023 | up 588.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 195.91 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 179.09 % | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 159.82 % | 2023 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 8 | Georgia | 144.4 % | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Uruguay | 126.75 % | 2023 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Palau | 124.73 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 116.77 % | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 112.5 % | 2023 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 13 | Jamaica | 112.28 % | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 112.01 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 15 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 110.75 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 110.4 % | 2023 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Micronesia | 109.9 % | 2023 | up 53.1% | falling |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 109.69 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritania | 108.26 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Haiti | 106.73 % | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 104.52 % | 2023 | up 200.4% | rising |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 104.03 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 23 | Comoros | 103.6 % | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 24 | France | 103.39 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 102.26 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 101.79 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 101.35 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 100.99 % | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 100.09 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 30 | Marshall Islands | 100 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 30 | Niue | 100 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Anguilla | 99.98 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Nauru | 99.97 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 99.96 % | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.92 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | British Virgin Islands | 99.87 % | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 99.84 % | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99.84 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Grenada | 99.83 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99.83 % | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 41 | Aruba | 99.82 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Tonga | 99.75 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 43 | Bahamas | 99.74 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Malta | 99.72 % | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 44 | Cook Islands | 99.72 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 46 | Maldives | 99.64 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 47 | China, Macao SAR | 99.6 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 48 | Lesotho | 99.53 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Kiribati | 99.52 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 50 | Czechia | 99.37 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 51 | Mauritius | 99.13 % | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 98.93 % | 2010 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 53 | Armenia | 98.22 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 98.16 % | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 55 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 97.77 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 56 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 97.76 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 57 | Republic of Korea | 97.58 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 58 | El Salvador | 97.54 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 97.19 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Libya | 97.09 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 61 | China, mainland | 96.71 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 62 | China | 96.63 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 96.53 % | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 96.49 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 65 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 96.47 % | 1999 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 66 | Japan | 96.36 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 96.21 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 68 | OECD | 96.2 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 69 | Slovenia | 96.01 % | 2023 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 70 | India | 95.96 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 71 | Lebanon | 95.45 % | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 72 | Israel | 95.4 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 95.27 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 74 | Denmark | 95.26 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 75 | Nepal | 94.92 % | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 94.64 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 77 | Slovakia | 94.47 % | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 94.32 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 79 | Yemen | 94.14 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 93.79 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 81 | Portugal | 93.78 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 93.71 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 83 | Montenegro | 93.47 % | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 93.29 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 85 | Iraq | 93.25 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 86 | Polynesia | 93.13 % | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 87 | China, Taiwan Province of | 92.93 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 88 | Mexico | 92.39 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 89 | Belgium | 92.09 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 90 | Jordan | 91.94 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 91 | Cabo Verde | 91.82 % | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 92 | Spain | 91.68 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 93 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 91.53 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 91.44 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 91.35 % | 2023 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 96 | Barbados | 91.29 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 97 | Türkiye | 91.23 % | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 98 | Switzerland | 90.87 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 99 | Cyprus | 90.74 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 100 | Greece | 90.64 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 101 | Algeria | 90.62 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 102 | Germany | 90.39 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 103 | Botswana | 90.38 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 104 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 89.93 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 105 | Poland | 88.85 % | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 106 | Qatar | 88.62 % | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 88.49 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 107 | Pakistan | 88.49 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 109 | Tunisia | 88.32 % | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 110 | Bahrain | 88.08 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 110 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 88.08 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 88.03 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 113 | Dominica | 87.33 % | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 114 | Ukraine | 87.21 % | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 115 | Morocco | 86.95 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 116 | Panama | 85.86 % | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 117 | Namibia | 85.85 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Viet Nam | 85.57 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Republic of Moldova | 85.46 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 120 | Egypt | 84.9 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 121 | Singapore | 84.7 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 122 | Oman | 84.58 % | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 123 | Niger | 83.82 % | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 83.52 % | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 125 | Caribbean | 82.78 % | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 126 | Italy | 80.8 % | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 127 | Seychelles | 80.6 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 128 | Eswatini | 80.57 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 80.44 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 130 | Cuba | 78.15 % | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 131 | Argentina | 77.51 % | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 132 | Malaysia | 77.15 % | 2023 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Canada | 77.01 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 134 | Samoa | 76.93 % | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 135 | Togo | 76.83 % | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 136 | Thailand | 76.54 % | 2023 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 76.32 % | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 138 | Ecuador | 75.7 % | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 139 | Albania | 74.66 % | 2023 | up 40.7% | falling |
| 140 | Norway | 73.69 % | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 141 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 73.34 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 142 | Guatemala | 72.41 % | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 143 | Nigeria | 72.11 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 71.88 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 145 | Ireland | 71.45 % | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 146 | Sweden | 68.89 % | 2023 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 68.27 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 148 | Senegal | 66.71 % | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 149 | Lithuania | 66.49 % | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 150 | Finland | 65.95 % | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Indonesia | 65.15 % | 2023 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Djibouti | 64.74 % | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 153 | Mongolia | 63.68 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 154 | Ethiopia | 62.82 % | 2023 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Colombia | 62.09 % | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.84 % | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 157 | Estonia | 60.49 % | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 158 | Sudan (former) | 59.77 % | 2011 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 159 | Iceland | 58.54 % | 2023 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 160 | Nicaragua | 57.37 % | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54.75 % | 2023 | up 232.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Gambia | 54.62 % | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 163 | Gabon | 53.44 % | 2023 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 164 | Latvia | 42.38 % | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Eritrea | 40.13 % | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 166 | Angola | 38.84 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 38.07 % | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.75 % | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 169 | Benin | 35.69 % | 2023 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 35.08 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 171 | Uganda | 32.98 % | 2023 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Sudan | 32.44 % | 2023 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Myanmar | 31.22 % | 2023 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Brazil | 30.68 % | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Peru | 29.51 % | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 176 | Melanesia | 29.48 % | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 177 | Côte d'Ivoire | 28.84 % | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 26.56 % | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 179 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 26.09 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 180 | Papua New Guinea | 25.28 % | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 24.99 % | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 182 | Zambia | 24.98 % | 2023 | up 155.7% | rising |
| 183 | Burundi | 21.83 % | 2023 | up 183.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Paraguay | 21.25 % | 2023 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Suriname | 20.61 % | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Guyana | 20.09 % | 2023 | up 83.5% | falling |
| 187 | Malawi | 19.32 % | 2023 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 188 | South Sudan | 18.73 % | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 17.6 % | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Mali | 16.97 % | 2023 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Bhutan | 16.93 % | 2023 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Guinea | 16.2 % | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 193 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15.99 % | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Somalia | 15.97 % | 2023 | up 792.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Cambodia | 15.63 % | 2023 | up 157.1% | falling |
| 196 | Belize | 13.92 % | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 197 | Mozambique | 13.31 % | 2023 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Cameroon | 11.96 % | 2023 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 199 | Chad | 10.3 % | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 200 | Madagascar | 7.91 % | 2023 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Liberia | 3.54 % | 2023 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.11 % | 2023 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Rwanda | -15.58 % | 2023 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Ghana | -53.47 % | 2023 | down 224.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Honduras | -71.79 % | 2023 | down 147.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Belarus | -112.71 % | 2023 | down 229.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Fiji | -118.52 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Europe 164.28 %
- Europe 118.79 %
- South Africa 115.93 %
- Southern Africa 114.91 %
- Annex I countries 106.46 %
- United States of America 104.43 %
- Northern America 100.52 %
- Eastern Asia 96.5 %
- Oceania 95.56 %
- Central America 94.89 %
- Central Asia 94.36 %
- Southern Asia 94.24 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.