🏭 Largest CO₂ Emitters
Carbon dioxide emitted per year from fossil fuels and industry, in millions of tonnes.
🇨🇳 China35%🇺🇸 United States12%🇮🇳 India8.3%🇷🇺 Russia5.3%🇯🇵 Japan2.6%🇮🇷 Iran2.2%🇮🇩 Indonesia🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇰🇷 South Korea🇩🇪 Germany🇨🇦 Canada🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇷 Türkiye🇿🇦 South Africa🇻🇳 Vietnam🇦🇺 Australia🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇾 Malaysia🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇪🇬 Egypt🇹🇭 Thailand🇵🇱 Poland🇫🇷 France🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇮🇶 Iraq🇪🇸 Spain🇵🇰 Pakistan🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇩🇿🇦🇷🇵🇭🇺🇿🇶🇦🇳🇬🇧🇩🇳🇱🇺🇦🇰🇼
154 others7.1%
1
🇨🇳China
13,125 Mt
2
🇺🇸United States
4,632 Mt
3
🇮🇳India
3,154 Mt
4
🇷🇺Russia
2,009 Mt
5
🇯🇵Japan
972 Mt
6
🇮🇷Iran
829 Mt
7
🇮🇩Indonesia
812 Mt
8
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
653 Mt
9
🇰🇷South Korea
588 Mt
10
🇩🇪Germany
580 Mt
11
🇨🇦Canada
578 Mt
12
🇧🇷Brazil
491 Mt
13
🇲🇽Mexico
476 Mt
14
🇹🇷Türkiye
460 Mt
15
🇿🇦South Africa
440 Mt
16
🇻🇳Vietnam
431 Mt
17
🇦🇺Australia
383 Mt
18
🇮🇹Italy
299 Mt
19
🇲🇾Malaysia
296 Mt
20
🇬🇧United Kingdom
292 Mt
21
🇪🇬Egypt
292 Mt
22
🇹🇭Thailand
284 Mt
23
🇵🇱Poland
276 Mt
24
🇫🇷France
274 Mt
25
🇰🇿Kazakhstan
259 Mt
26
🇮🇶Iraq
239 Mt
27
🇪🇸Spain
220 Mt
28
🇵🇰Pakistan
204 Mt
29
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
201 Mt
30
🇩🇿Algeria
186 Mt
31
🇦🇷Argentina
183 Mt
32
🇵🇭Philippines
174 Mt
33
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
149 Mt
34
🇶🇦Qatar
135 Mt
35
🇳🇬Nigeria
132 Mt
36
🇧🇩Bangladesh
124 Mt
37
🇳🇱Netherlands
119 Mt
38
🇺🇦Ukraine
118 Mt
39
🇰🇼Kuwait
116 Mt
40
🇴🇲Oman
99 Mt
41
🇻🇪Venezuela
96 Mt
42
🇨🇴Colombia
95 Mt
43
🇧🇪Belgium
87 Mt
44
🇹🇲Turkmenistan
81 Mt
45
🇨🇱Chile
78 Mt
46
🇨🇿Czechia
78 Mt
47
🇷🇴Romania
71 Mt
48
🇲🇦Morocco
70 Mt
49
🇵🇪Peru
69 Mt
50
🇰🇵North Korea
66 Mt
Highlights
As of 2024, China ranks first with 13,125 Mt, followed by United States (4,632 Mt) and India (3,154 Mt).
China is 2.8 times higher than United States, the runner-up.
Across 203 countries and territories, values run from 13,125 Mt (China) to 0 Mt (United States Virgin Islands), with a median of 12 Mt.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 7 from Asia, 2 from Europe and 1 from the Americas.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), 2024. Unit: million tonnes CO₂.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 13, 2026