Total GHG Emissions by Country

Compare total GHG emissions by country or region (megatonnes CO₂-equivalent). Shows absolute climate impact rather than per-capita. Data since 1990. Source: World Bank.

Highest total GHG emissions · Mt CO₂e · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2024

203 countries · 2024

#	Country / Region	Mt CO₂e▼
1	ChinaCHN	15.5 Gt
2	United StatesUSA	5.9 Gt
3	IndiaIND	4.4 Gt
4	Russian FederationRUS	2.6 Gt
5	IndonesiaIDN	1.3 Gt
6	BrazilBRA	1.3 Gt
7	JapanJPN	1.1 Gt
8	Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN	1.1 Gt
9	Saudi ArabiaSAU	839 Mt
10	CanadaCAN	768 Mt
11	MexicoMEX	687 Mt
12	GermanyDEU	674 Mt
13	Korea, Rep.KOR	668 Mt
14	AustraliaAUS	591 Mt
15	Viet NamVNM	584 Mt
16	TurkiyeTUR	580 Mt
17	South AfricaZAF	570 Mt
18	PakistanPAK	526 Mt
19	ThailandTHA	422 Mt
20	IraqIRQ	413 Mt
21	United KingdomGBR	387 Mt
22	Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY	387 Mt
23	FranceFRA	378 Mt
24	ArgentinaARG	374 Mt
25	ItalyITA	371 Mt
26	NigeriaNGA	351 Mt
27	PolandPOL	348 Mt
28	MalaysiaMYS	332 Mt
29	KazakhstanKAZ	330 Mt
30	SpainESP	286 Mt
31	PhilippinesPHL	267 Mt
32	United Arab EmiratesARE	264 Mt
33	AlgeriaDZA	253 Mt
34	UzbekistanUZB	227 Mt
35	BangladeshBGD	221 Mt
36	ColombiaCOL	218 Mt
37	UkraineUKR	197 Mt
38	EthiopiaETH	193 Mt
39	KuwaitKWT	173 Mt
40	Venezuela, RBVEN	167 Mt
41	QatarQAT	163 Mt
42	NetherlandsNLD	145 Mt
43	SudanSDN	139 Mt
44	OmanOMN	132 Mt
45	ChileCHL	118 Mt
46	MyanmarMMR	118 Mt
47	TurkmenistanTKM	115 Mt
48	MoroccoMAR	109 Mt
49	BelgiumBEL	108 Mt
50	MongoliaMNG	104 Mt
51	PeruPER	104 Mt
52	KenyaKEN	103 Mt
53	TanzaniaTZA	103 Mt
54	RomaniaROU	102 Mt
55	ChadTCD	101 Mt
56	CzechiaCZE	100 Mt
57	LibyaLBY	98 Mt
58	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK	91 Mt
59	BelarusBLR	87 Mt
60	New ZealandNZL	78 Mt
61	IsraelISR	77 Mt
62	SingaporeSGP	76 Mt
63	EcuadorECU	74 Mt
64	GreeceGRC	72 Mt
65	AustriaAUT	71 Mt
66	AngolaAGO	70 Mt
67	BahrainBHR	64 Mt
68	BoliviaBOL	64 Mt
69	HungaryHUN	60 Mt
70	IrelandIRL	60 Mt
71	Congo, Dem. Rep.COD	58 Mt
72	AzerbaijanAZE	58 Mt
73	UgandaUGA	57 Mt
74	NorwayNOR	54 Mt
75	PortugalPRT	53 Mt
76	SwedenSWE	53 Mt
77	Dominican RepublicDOM	52 Mt
78	CambodiaKHM	50 Mt
79	FinlandFIN	49 Mt
80	GhanaGHA	48 Mt
81	MaliMLI	48 Mt
82	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	47 Mt
83	BulgariaBGR	47 Mt
84	UruguayURY	45 Mt
85	TunisiaTUN	45 Mt
86	GuatemalaGTM	43 Mt
87	SwitzerlandCHE	43 Mt
88	Lao PDRLAO	42 Mt
89	NepalNPL	41 Mt
90	ParaguayPRY	41 Mt
91	NigerNER	41 Mt
92	CameroonCMR	41 Mt
93	Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG	40 Mt
94	Slovak RepublicSVK	39 Mt
95	ZambiaZMB	39 Mt
96	DenmarkDNK	38 Mt
97	Cote d'IvoireCIV	38 Mt
98	Sri LankaLKA	37 Mt
99	CubaCUB	36 Mt
100	MadagascarMDG	36 Mt
101	Burkina FasoBFA	35 Mt
102	JordanJOR	35 Mt
103	Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM	34 Mt
104	MozambiqueMOZ	34 Mt
105	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	34 Mt
106	AfghanistanAFG	33 Mt
107	Yemen, Rep.YEM	33 Mt
108	SenegalSEN	32 Mt
109	ZimbabweZWE	31 Mt
110	GuineaGIN	29 Mt
111	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	28 Mt
112	CroatiaHRV	27 Mt
113	Congo, Rep.COG	25 Mt
114	HondurasHND	24 Mt
115	Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ	22 Mt
116	TajikistanTJK	22 Mt
117	GabonGAB	22 Mt
118	LithuaniaLTU	22 Mt
119	GeorgiaGEO	20 Mt
120	PanamaPAN	19 Mt
121	NicaraguaNIC	19 Mt
122	MalawiMWI	19 Mt
123	LebanonLBN	19 Mt
124	BeninBEN	18 Mt
125	Puerto Rico (US)PRI	18 Mt
126	MauritaniaMRT	18 Mt
127	SloveniaSVN	17 Mt
128	Costa RicaCRI	17 Mt
129	El SalvadorSLV	15 Mt
130	NamibiaNAM	14 Mt
131	EstoniaEST	14 Mt
132	HaitiHTI	14 Mt
133	Central African RepublicCAF	13 Mt
134	BotswanaBWA	12 Mt
135	Brunei DarussalamBRN	12 Mt
136	MoldovaMDA	12 Mt
137	LatviaLVA	12 Mt
138	TogoTGO	11 Mt
139	ArmeniaARM	11 Mt
140	Papua New GuineaPNG	11 Mt
141	North MacedoniaMKD	10 Mt
142	JamaicaJAM	9 Mt
143	CyprusCYP	9 Mt
144	GuyanaGUY	9 Mt
145	BurundiBDI	8 Mt
146	RwandaRWA	8 Mt
147	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	8 Mt
148	LuxembourgLUX	8 Mt
149	Sierra LeoneSLE	8 Mt
150	AlbaniaALB	7 Mt
151	EritreaERI	7 Mt
152	MauritiusMUS	6 Mt
153	New CaledoniaNCL	5 Mt
154	LiberiaLBR	4.5 Mt
155	IcelandISL	4.3 Mt
156	SurinameSUR	3.7 Mt
157	Guinea-BissauGNB	3.2 Mt
158	LesothoLSO	3.1 Mt
159	EswatiniSWZ	2.9 Mt
160	BhutanBTN	2.8 Mt
161	FijiFJI	2.8 Mt
162	DjiboutiDJI	2.4 Mt
163	MaltaMLT	2.2 Mt
164	MaldivesMDV	2.1 Mt
165	Timor-LesteTLS	1.9 Mt
166	Gambia, TheGMB	1.9 Mt
167	Bahamas, TheBHS	1.8 Mt
168	Macao SAR, ChinaMAC	1.8 Mt
169	PalauPLW	1.5 Mt
170	French PolynesiaPYF	1.1 Mt
171	BelizeBLZ	1 Mt
172	SeychellesSYC	0.98 Mt
173	ComorosCOM	0.95 Mt
174	Cabo VerdeCPV	0.91 Mt
175	BarbadosBRB	0.91 Mt
176	GreenlandGRL	0.66 Mt
177	GibraltarGIB	0.66 Mt
178	VanuatuVUT	0.63 Mt
179	Solomon IslandsSLB	0.62 Mt
180	ArubaABW	0.59 Mt
181	SamoaWSM	0.52 Mt
182	St. LuciaLCA	0.47 Mt
183	Antigua and BarbudaATG	0.43 Mt
184	Cayman IslandsCYM	0.41 Mt
185	BermudaBMU	0.31 Mt
186	TongaTON	0.29 Mt
187	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	0.25 Mt
188	GrenadaGRD	0.24 Mt
189	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA	0.24 Mt
190	St. Kitts and NevisKNA	0.19 Mt
191	St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	0.19 Mt
192	DominicaDMA	0.15 Mt
193	KiribatiKIR	0.12 Mt
194	British Virgin IslandsVGB	0.11 Mt
195	Faroe IslandsFRO	0.097 Mt
196	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM	0.061 Mt
197	Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR	0.025 Mt
198	GuamGUM	0.018 Mt
199	American SamoaASM	0.0089 Mt
200	TuvaluTUV	0.0041 Mt
201	Northern Mariana IslandsMNP	0.0041 Mt
202	Marshall IslandsMHL	0.004 Mt
203	NaoeroNRU	0.0014 Mt

2024 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Total GHG Emissions · 2024

›In 2024, China leads all 203 ranked nations in total ghg emissions, recording 15.5 Gt — followed by United States (5.9 Gt) and India (4.4 Gt).
›The gap is staggering: China has 11,097,230× the total emissions of Naoero, which sits at the bottom with just 0.0014 Mt.
›The median country scores 35 Mt, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's total ghg emissions in 2024.
›The five leading nations — China, United States, India, Russian Federation and Indonesia — dominate the global total ghg emissions ranking in 2024.
›203 countries and territories reported total ghg emissions data for 2024. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Total GHG Emissions indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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