Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal by country
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.
Countries reporting
175
Highest
56.2%
China
Lowest
0.0%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
0.0%
Years covered
275
1750–2024
Data points
18,115
What the numbers show
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 56.2% in China; the lowest is 0.0% in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.6%.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 5,472.3%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 100.0%).
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 56.2% | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 13.3% | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 4.6% | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 2.8% | 2024 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Japan | 2.4% | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 2.4% | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 7 | South Africa | 2.3% | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 8 | South Korea | 1.6% | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Vietnam | 1.5% | 2024 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Turkey | 1.3% | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 1.0% | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Taiwan | 0.9% | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 0.8% | 2024 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 0.6% | 2024 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2024 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 19 | North Korea | 0.4% | 2024 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2024 | up 227.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 26 | Canada | 0.2% | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2024 | up 603.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2024 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 32 | France | 0.1% | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Laos | 0.1% | 2024 | up 1,308.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2024 | up 670.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Hong Kong | 0.1% | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Spain | 0.1% | 2024 | down 80.0% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 0.1% | 2024 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 0.1% | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 0.1% | 2024 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 0.1% | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 47 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 48 | Romania | 0.1% | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2024 | up 313.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2024 | up 169.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Finland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Iran | 0.0% | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2024 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 428.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 540.1% | volatile |
| 57 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Greece | 0.0% | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Norway | 0.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Myanmar | 0.0% | 2024 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2024 | up 178.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2024 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2024 | up 362.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 75 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Peru | 0.0% | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Tanzania | 0.0% | 2024 | up 189.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2024 | down 83.1% | falling |
| 82 | Panama | 0.0% | 2024 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 85 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2024 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 98 | Albania | 0.0% | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Benin | 0.0% | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Niger | 0.0% | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Venezuela | 0.0% | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Moldova | 0.0% | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2024 | up 5,472.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2024 | up 258.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2024 | down 98.5% | falling |
| 111 | Haiti | 0.0% | 1992 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0% | 2024 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2024 | up 494.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2024 | up 231.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 1,090.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 471.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Bolivia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Oman | 0.0% | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Ghana | 0.0% | 1997 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 1956 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Syria | 0.0% | 2024 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 1998 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 1997 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 1957 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2017 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Guinea | 0.0% | 1957 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 1950 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 1957 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Aruba | 0.0% | 1985 | — | flat |
| 141 | Angola | 0.0% | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 1987 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Barbados | 0.0% | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 1958 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo | 0.0% | 1958 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Curacao | 0.0% | 2011 | — | flat |
| 141 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 1960 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 0.0% | 1958 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Greenland | 0.0% | 1988 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 1980 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Libya | 0.0% | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Macao | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2000 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 141 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2011 | — | flat |
| 141 | Chad | 0.0% | 1958 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Togo | 0.0% | 1982 | — | flat |
| 141 | Tonga | 0.0% | 1989 | — | flat |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 1980 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 1972 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Samoa | 0.0% | 1989 | — | flat |
| 141 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0% | 2011 | — | flat |
| 141 | Saint Helena | 0.0% | 1989 | — | flat |
| 141 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% | 1989 | — | volatile |
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.