Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry by country
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
13.70 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
China
Lowest
7,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Niue
Median
24.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Years covered
175
1850–2024
Data points
34,488
What the numbers show
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 13.70 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in China; the lowest is 7,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, and the mean is 225.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 344.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 56.4%).
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 13.70 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 5.59 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 3.57 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 2.24 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1.14 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 986.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran | 955.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 806.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 681.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 632.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 621.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 609.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 608.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 551.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 508.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 455.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Vietnam | 423.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Iraq | 389.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 334.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 325.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 323.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Malaysia | 317.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 311.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 309.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 306.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 294.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Nigeria | 284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Taiwan | 279.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Algeria | 262.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 259.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 245.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 244.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 207.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 198.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 190.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Kuwait | 169.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 167.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Qatar | 148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 136.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Venezuela | 133.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | 130.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Netherlands | 124.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Oman | 114.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 98.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Belgium | 96.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Chile | 95.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Morocco | 92.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Libya | 92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Czechia | 88.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 85.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 52 | North Korea | 78.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Mongolia | 67.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Belarus | 66.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Bahrain | 62.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | 62.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Austria | 61.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 61.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Greece | 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Angola | 49.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 49.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 47.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 46.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 46.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Norway | 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Sweden | 44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Myanmar | 43.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Portugal | 42.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Tanzania | 39.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 39.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | 39.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Hong Kong | 38.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 38.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Kenya | 38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Sudan | 37.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 35.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Finland | 35.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Syria | 35.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Ghana | 34.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Switzerland | 34.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Denmark | 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Bolivia | 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Guatemala | 32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Cuba | 30.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Laos | 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 344.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Mozambique | 27.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Nepal | 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Cambodia | 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Cameroon | 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Congo | 22.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Zambia | 21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Croatia | 21.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 20.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | 19.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Gabon | 19.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Senegal | 17.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Yemen | 17.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Honduras | 17.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Lithuania | 15.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Georgia | 14.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Panama | 14.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Slovenia | 14.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Brunei | 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | 13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Madagascar | 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Mali | 11.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Paraguay | 10.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 124 | El Salvador | 10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Botswana | 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | 10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Somalia | 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Cyprus | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Guinea | 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Chad | 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Estonia | 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Haiti | 8.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Jamaica | 8.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | 8.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Latvia | 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 7.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Togo | 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Guyana | 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 187.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritania | 7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Moldova | 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Niger | 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 145 | South Sudan | 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Malawi | 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Albania | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Rwanda | 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritius | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Namibia | 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Burundi | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Iceland | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Suriname | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Liberia | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Bahamas | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Montenegro | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Maldives | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Eritrea | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Fiji | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Gambia | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Djibouti | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Macao | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Belize | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Aruba | 950,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 172 | East Timor | 938,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Comoros | 907,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Seychelles | 757,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 722,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 718,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 582,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 544,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Andorra | 460,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Grenada | 419,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 313,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 300,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Samoa | 300,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 294,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Palau | 291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 216,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Dominica | 204,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 199,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Tonga | 198,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 156,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Kiribati | 100,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Cook Islands | 87,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Nauru | 62,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Helena | 13,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 12,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Niue | 7,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.