IPPU — 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
222
Highest
100 %
Tokelau
Lowest
-8.58 %
Belarus
Median
4.27 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,412
What the numbers show
IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 100 % in Tokelau; the lowest is -8.58 % in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.27 %, and the mean is 6.13 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 1,857.1%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 221.2%).
IPPU — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 100 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Togo | 41.32 % | 2023 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 37.77 % | 2023 | up 409.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Djibouti | 35.26 % | 2023 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Iceland | 30.51 % | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 30.2 % | 2023 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.85 % | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 8 | Georgia | 25.45 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Albania | 23.38 % | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Senegal | 21.2 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 11 | Nepal | 18.36 % | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Norway | 15.71 % | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 13 | Oman | 15.42 % | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Singapore | 15.25 % | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 15.1 % | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 16 | Laos | 14.99 % | 2023 | up 272.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.99 % | 2023 | up 272.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Vietnam | 14.84 % | 2023 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 14.84 % | 2023 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Caribbean | 14.64 % | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | Pakistan | 13.44 % | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 22 | Bhutan | 13.03 % | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Cyprus | 13.01 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 24 | Bahrain | 12.11 % | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 12.06 % | 2023 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 11.99 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 11.82 % | 2023 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Namibia | 11.68 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.47 % | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 30 | Qatar | 11.38 % | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 31 | Tunisia | 11.37 % | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 11.3 % | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 33 | Moldova | 11.27 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Moldova | 11.27 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 35 | Congo | 10.96 % | 2023 | up 1,857.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10.76 % | 2005 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 10.71 % | 2023 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 38 | Turkey | 10.4 % | 2023 | down 27.5% | flat |
| 38 | Türkiye | 10.4 % | 2023 | down 27.5% | flat |
| 40 | Romania | 10.38 % | 2023 | down 51.5% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 10.28 % | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 41 | China, mainland | 10.28 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 43 | China | 10.19 % | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 10.12 % | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 9.93 % | 2023 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 46 | Thailand | 9.72 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | Armenia | 9.48 % | 2023 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 48 | Russia | 9.43 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 9.43 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Algeria | 9.35 % | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 51 | New Zealand | 8.63 % | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 52 | India | 8.51 % | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 53 | Lithuania | 8.5 % | 2023 | down 48.0% | rising |
| 54 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8.47 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 55 | Barbados | 8.43 % | 2023 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 8.42 % | 2023 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 8.39 % | 2023 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Nigeria | 8.25 % | 2023 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | 8.06 % | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 60 | Philippines | 7.99 % | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 61 | Austria | 7.8 % | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 62 | Belgium | 7.69 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 63 | Portugal | 7.25 % | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 64 | Jamaica | 7.22 % | 2023 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.19 % | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 7.18 % | 1999 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 67 | Serbia | 7.06 % | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 67 | China, Taiwan Province of | 7.06 % | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 69 | Greece | 7.05 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 70 | Iraq | 6.9 % | 2023 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 6.73 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 6.73 % | 2023 | up 935.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Hungary | 6.69 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 74 | Slovenia | 6.6 % | 2023 | up 79.8% | falling |
| 75 | Switzerland | 6.49 % | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 76 | Ukraine | 6.28 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 6.23 % | 2023 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 78 | Malaysia | 6.12 % | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Uruguay | 6.12 % | 2023 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.07 % | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 6.04 % | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 82 | Haiti | 5.9 % | 2023 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 5.89 % | 2023 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5.87 % | 2023 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 85 | Yemen | 5.86 % | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 86 | Japan | 5.84 % | 2023 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 87 | Spain | 5.78 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 88 | Montenegro | 5.76 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 5.72 % | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 5.53 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 91 | Guatemala | 5.46 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 92 | Kuwait | 5.36 % | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 5.3 % | 2023 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Denmark | 5.18 % | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 95 | Sudan (former) | 5.15 % | 2011 | up 359.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Latvia | 5.02 % | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Germany | 4.96 % | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 4.95 % | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.84 % | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Mexico | 4.75 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 101 | Eritrea | 4.69 % | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Uganda | 4.68 % | 2023 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 4.67 % | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 103 | OECD | 4.67 % | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 105 | Israel | 4.6 % | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 106 | Lebanon | 4.58 % | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Syria | 4.52 % | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.52 % | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 109 | Ireland | 4.51 % | 2023 | up 50.3% | flat |
| 110 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.45 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 111 | Poland | 4.34 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 112 | South Africa | 4.2 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 4.12 % | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 114 | Mozambique | 4.08 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Indonesia | 4.03 % | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 116 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.87 % | 2023 | up 143.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Italy | 3.83 % | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 118 | Canada | 3.76 % | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 118 | Ecuador | 3.76 % | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 120 | Argentina | 3.71 % | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 121 | Panama | 3.54 % | 2023 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 122 | Colombia | 3.51 % | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 123 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.46 % | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 124 | Czechia | 3.41 % | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 3.34 % | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Peru | 3.22 % | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 127 | Brazil | 3.09 % | 2023 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 128 | United States | 3.08 % | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 129 | Myanmar | 3.06 % | 2023 | up 343.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Australia | 3.05 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 131 | Zambia | 3.04 % | 2023 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Libya | 2.87 % | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 133 | Cameroon | 2.85 % | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 2.81 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 135 | Bangladesh | 2.76 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 135 | Malawi | 2.76 % | 2023 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 137 | United Kingdom | 2.73 % | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 137 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.73 % | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 139 | Mali | 2.65 % | 2023 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Niger | 2.46 % | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 141 | Benin | 2.38 % | 2023 | up 340.7% | volatile |
| 142 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.21 % | 2023 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 2.17 % | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 144 | Angola | 2.15 % | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 2.11 % | 2023 | up 290.7% | rising |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 1.97 % | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Cuba | 1.91 % | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.91 % | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 1.79 % | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Burundi | 1.64 % | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Chile | 1.6 % | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Sudan | 1.53 % | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Brunei | 1.3 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.3 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Chad | 1.17 % | 2023 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Paraguay | 1.11 % | 2023 | up 158.1% | rising |
| 157 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1.07 % | 2010 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Mongolia | 0.98 % | 2023 | up 476.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritius | 0.87 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 160 | Liberia | 0.82 % | 2023 | up 530.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Dominica | 0.77 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.74 % | 2023 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.74 % | 2023 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Somalia | 0.71 % | 2023 | up 688.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Comoros | 0.67 % | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.61 % | 2023 | up 916.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Mauritania | 0.56 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.54 % | 2023 | up 134.8% | falling |
| 169 | Kiribati | 0.48 % | 2023 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 0.46 % | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.44 % | 2023 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 172 | Cabo Verde | 0.43 % | 2023 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 173 | Gambia | 0.39 % | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 174 | Botswana | 0.34 % | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Seychelles | 0.34 % | 2023 | down 30.6% | flat |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 0.32 % | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 176 | East Timor | 0.32 % | 2023 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 176 | Timor-Leste | 0.32 % | 2023 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 176 | China, Macao SAR | 0.32 % | 2023 | down 77.9% | rising |
| 180 | Estonia | 0.29 % | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Polynesia | 0.29 % | 2023 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 182 | Malta | 0.28 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 182 | Samoa | 0.28 % | 2023 | down 69.6% | rising |
| 182 | Cook Islands | 0.28 % | 2023 | down 70.8% | rising |
| 185 | Tonga | 0.25 % | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 186 | Lesotho | 0.23 % | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 186 | South Sudan | 0.23 % | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 188 | Bahamas | 0.22 % | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 188 | Guinea | 0.22 % | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 188 | Palau | 0.22 % | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Madagascar | 0.2 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Maldives | 0.2 % | 2023 | down 83.2% | rising |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 0.2 % | 2023 | down 59.2% | rising |
| 194 | Grenada | 0.17 % | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 195 | Eswatini | 0.16 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 0.16 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 197 | Aruba | 0.15 % | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.15 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.15 % | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 200 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.14 % | 2023 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 201 | Suriname | 0.13 % | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 201 | British Virgin Islands | 0.13 % | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 201 | Micronesia | 0.13 % | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 204 | Guyana | 0.11 % | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Vanuatu | 0.11 % | 2023 | down 54.2% | rising |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.08 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 206 | Melanesia | 0.08 % | 2023 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 208 | Papua New Guinea | 0.06 % | 2023 | down 62.5% | rising |
| 209 | Central African Republic | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 209 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 211 | Belize | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 211 | Nauru | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 211 | Nauru | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 214 | Anguilla | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 215 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 216 | Marshall Islands | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Niue | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 218 | Fiji | -0.49 % | 2023 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 219 | Ghana | -0.54 % | 2023 | down 193.1% | volatile |
| 220 | Rwanda | -3.7 % | 2023 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 221 | Honduras | -4.6 % | 2023 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 222 | Belarus | -8.58 % | 2023 | down 221.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 10.42 %
- Northern Africa 9.92 %
- Eastern Asia 9.79 %
- Western Asia 9.77 %
- Asia 9.14 %
- Southern Asia 8.56 %
- Eastern Europe 8.55 %
- Non-Annex I countries 8.39 %
- World 7.4 %
- South-Eastern Asia 7.05 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6.69 %
- Europe 6.66 %
- Western Africa 6.57 %
- Africa 6.18 %
- Western Europe 5.78 %
- European Union (27) 5.56 %
- Southern Europe 5.31 %
- Northern Europe 4.99 %
- Annex I countries 4.99 %
- Central America 4.94 %
- Central Asia 4.92 %
- Eastern Africa 4.68 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.53 %
- Southern Africa 4.17 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.14 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.66 %
- Americas 3.44 %
- Oceania 3.19 %
- Northern America 3.18 %
- South America 3.11 %
- United States of America 3.08 %
- Middle Africa 1.61 %
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.