Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
214
Highest
990.74 % change on previous year
Eswatini
Lowest
-606.6 % change on previous year
Latvia
Median
-3.87 % change on previous year
Years covered
273
1752–2024
Data points
20,101
What the numbers show
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 990.74 % change on previous year in Eswatini; the lowest is -606.6 % change on previous year in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is -3.87 % change on previous year, and the mean is 39.31 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 16,250.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 76,224.8%).
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 990.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 368.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 916.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,325.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Guyana | 842.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 261.0% | volatile |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 559.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Iceland | 429.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Nigeria | 412.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,350.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Colombia | 380.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,459.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Cuba | 358.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 437.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Malaysia | 349.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 496.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 334.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,280.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Macao | 327.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 12 | New Zealand | 326.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 307.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16,250.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 285.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 373.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 278.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,001.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 271.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 438.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 269.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia | 261.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 254.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 248.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 363.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 245.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 342.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Botswana | 244.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Lesotho | 235.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 226.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Faroe Islands | 226.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 217.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Congo | 224.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 251.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Andorra | 223.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 770.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Togo | 222.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 203.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 235.8% | volatile |
| 30 | East Timor | 195.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Suriname | 190.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 306.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Mauritania | 187.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Ukraine | 185.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 185.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 385.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea | 185.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Cape Verde | 185.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 270.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Mali | 185.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 538.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Liberia | 185.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 185.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 363.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Gambia | 185.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 185.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 285.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Benin | 184.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 575.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Uruguay | 174.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 534.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Paraguay | 159.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Niger | 154.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 818.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 145.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,230.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 138.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Albania | 133.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Spain | 126.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Christmas Island | 125 % change on previous year | 1983 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 124.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Senegal | 119.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Belgium | 117.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Gabon | 116.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 116.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 115.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | 113.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 112.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 112.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 110.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Switzerland | 109.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Lithuania | 108.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Jamaica | 106.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Belarus | 105.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 101.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Armenia | 100.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Antarctica | 100 % change on previous year | 2009 | unchanged | volatile |
| 68 | Haiti | 99.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 96.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Samoa | 96.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 196.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 93.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 93.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 93.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Ireland | 91.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 75 | United States | 89.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 251.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Austria | 88.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Estonia | 86.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Papua New Guinea | 84.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Solomon Islands | 78.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Netherlands | 78.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 76.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 82 | France | 75.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 312.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Pakistan | 71.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Germany | 71.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 85 | South Korea | 68.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Poland | 67.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Montenegro | 65.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Italy | 62.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Israel | 60.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 59.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 232.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Oman | 56.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Finland | 55.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 42.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Japan | 41.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 40.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Philippines | 38.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 235.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Czechia | 35.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Cameroon | 35.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Singapore | 33.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 201.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Portugal | 32.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Taiwan | 30.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 14.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Angola | 12.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Tunisia | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Vietnam | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Cyprus | -5.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Namibia | -8.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Somalia | -8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.8% | volatile |
| 112 | South Sudan | -8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Uganda | -8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Comoros | -8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Seychelles | -8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Eritrea | -8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Djibouti | -8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Afghanistan | -10.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Kuwait | -13.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Cambodia | -13.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Russia | -17.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Belize | -30.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Burundi | -31.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Grenada | -31.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Honduras | -31.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Nicaragua | -31.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Qatar | -37.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Argentina | -37.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | -37.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Mexico | -38.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Turkey | -39.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Nepal | -42.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Malawi | -43.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 134 | India | -43.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Iraq | -44.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Ecuador | -45.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Palestine | -53.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 182.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Lebanon | -53.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Greenland | -53.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | -54.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Central African Republic | -54.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Ethiopia | -56.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,338.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Sudan | -57.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Syria | -58.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.3% | volatile |
| 145 | South Africa | -58.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 146 | El Salvador | -60.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 151.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | -65.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Madagascar | -65.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritius | -68.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 291.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Rwanda | -70.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 349.7% | volatile |
| 151 | China | -74.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Denmark | -75.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Zambia | -76.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahrain | -77.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Georgia | -77.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | -78.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Libya | -80.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Guatemala | -82.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 339.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Hong Kong | -83.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 235.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Laos | -84.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Jordan | -85.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Liechtenstein | -86.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Mongolia | -86.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Iran | -86.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 139.6% | volatile |
| 165 | North Korea | -90.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | -92.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Kenya | -93.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 740.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Indonesia | -96.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Barbados | -98.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 223.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Kiribati | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Tuvalu | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Croatia | -100.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 533.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Helena | -100.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Montserrat | -101.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 150.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Moldova | -101.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 177 | North Macedonia | -101.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Fiji | -102.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahamas | -102.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 971.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -103.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 203.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Slovakia | -103.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | -104.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -104.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Maldives | -104.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Curacao | -106.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Aruba | -106.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 283.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Nauru | -106.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 206.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Bermuda | -107.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Anguilla | -107.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | -108.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Dominica | -109.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Tonga | -109.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 209.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Cook Islands | -109.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -112.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 195 | British Virgin Islands | -114.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 214.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | -116.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Turkmenistan | -117.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 387.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Palau | -121.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 199 | French Polynesia | -122.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 161.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Brazil | -124.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 365.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Panama | -126.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Venezuela | -131.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Chad | -135.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Micronesia (country) | -137.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 312.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Marshall Islands | -137.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Mozambique | -137.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Algeria | -146.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 275.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Tanzania | -147.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 209 | Myanmar | -222.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.2% | volatile |
| 210 | Brunei | -269.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 264.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Azerbaijan | -285.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76,224.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Canada | -457.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.7% | volatile |
| 213 | Malta | -528.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 649.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Latvia | -606.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,909.5% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.