Greenhouse gas emissions by sector by country
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.
Countries reporting
161
Highest
144.29 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Venezuela
Median
470,000 tonnes
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,800
What the numbers show
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 144.29 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 470,000 tonnes, and the mean is 3.74 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 1,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (down 100.0%).
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 144.29 million tonnes | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 2 | India | 69.32 million tonnes | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 36.88 million tonnes | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 25.37 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 23.65 million tonnes | 2023 | up 384.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran | 21.10 million tonnes | 2023 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 19.31 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 15.81 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 15.38 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 10 | France | 12.65 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 12.02 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 10.93 million tonnes | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 13 | Turkey | 10.05 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 9.89 million tonnes | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 9.48 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 16 | Vietnam | 8.34 million tonnes | 2023 | up 467.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 7.63 million tonnes | 2023 | up 525.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 7.51 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 19 | South Africa | 7.42 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 7.21 million tonnes | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 7.01 million tonnes | 2023 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 22 | Australia | 6.88 million tonnes | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 5.64 million tonnes | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 5.57 million tonnes | 2023 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 25 | South Korea | 5.56 million tonnes | 2023 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 26 | North Korea | 4.84 million tonnes | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 4.12 million tonnes | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 3.76 million tonnes | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 3.68 million tonnes | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Malaysia | 3.66 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Indonesia | 3.29 million tonnes | 2023 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 2.96 million tonnes | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 2.94 million tonnes | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 34 | Egypt | 2.88 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Oman | 2.79 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 2.69 million tonnes | 2023 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Belarus | 2.51 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 38 | Ecuador | 2.36 million tonnes | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium | 2.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 40 | Finland | 1.99 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 1.97 million tonnes | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Mongolia | 1.83 million tonnes | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Israel | 1.78 million tonnes | 2023 | up 67.9% | flat |
| 44 | Norway | 1.72 million tonnes | 2023 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 45 | Tanzania | 1.62 million tonnes | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 46 | Myanmar | 1.58 million tonnes | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Denmark | 1.54 million tonnes | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 48 | New Zealand | 1.51 million tonnes | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 49 | Cuba | 1.46 million tonnes | 2023 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 1.36 million tonnes | 2023 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 51 | Hungary | 1.35 million tonnes | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 1.32 million tonnes | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 1.24 million tonnes | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 1.23 million tonnes | 2023 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 54 | Pakistan | 1.23 million tonnes | 2023 | up 232.4% | falling |
| 56 | Tunisia | 1.17 million tonnes | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 57 | Czechia | 1.13 million tonnes | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 1.01 million tonnes | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Greece | 960,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 60 | Sweden | 870,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 61 | Syria | 850,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 840,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 63 | Bolivia | 810,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Austria | 770,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 760,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 66 | Cambodia | 740,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 710,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 68 | Zambia | 680,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Jordan | 650,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 170.8% | rising |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 610,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 205.0% | rising |
| 71 | Nigeria | 600,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Uganda | 590,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 391.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 580,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Iceland | 540,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 530,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 530,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Armenia | 519,999 tonnes | 2023 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Paraguay | 490,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Switzerland | 480,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 79 | Latvia | 480,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 81 | Suriname | 470,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Philippines | 450,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 83 | Uruguay | 440,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 84 | Moldova | 430,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 390,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 320,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovenia | 320,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 310,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Kenya | 300,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 130.8% | falling |
| 89 | Peru | 300,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Nepal | 290,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Serbia | 290,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Ghana | 280,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 93 | Lithuania | 280,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Sudan | 280,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Madagascar | 270,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 259,999 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 240,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 230,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 99 | Slovakia | 230,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Estonia | 220,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 200,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 102 | Mauritania | 200,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 104 | Namibia | 190,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 150,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Mozambique | 150,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | 129,999 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Honduras | 120,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Gambia | 110,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 109 | Malawi | 110,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Cyprus | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Guyana | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 63.0% | rising |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 115 | South Sudan | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Lebanon | 70,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Georgia | 60,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 60,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Somalia | 60,000 tonnes | 2006 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 117 | Eswatini | 60,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 121 | Malta | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Panama | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Seychelles | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Angola | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahamas | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Botswana | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Benin | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Comoros | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Grenada | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 131 | Liberia | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 134 | United Arab Emirates | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Djibouti | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Gabon | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 134 | Jamaica | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Kiribati | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Saint Lucia | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Montenegro | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritius | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Nauru | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Rwanda | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Singapore | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Barbados | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Brunei | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 0 tonnes | 2007 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 0 tonnes | 2022 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 148 | Dominica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 0 tonnes | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Guatemala | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Senegal | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Chad | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | East Timor | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Venezuela | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.