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CO2 emissions Mt

In 2024, China emitted the most CO2 from fossil fuels and cement: 12,289 Mt.

Definition. Carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and cement production inside the country, in million tonnes. How we measure

Source: Global Carbon Budget2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

Countries and territories with data, ranked

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Every row is 2024, so countries are compared on the same year.
1China12,289 Mt2024
2United States4,904 Mt2024
3India3,193 Mt2024
4Russia1,781 Mt2024
5Japan962 Mt2024
6Indonesia812 Mt2024
7Iran793 Mt2024
8Saudi Arabia692 Mt2024
9South Korea584 Mt2024
10Germany572 Mt2024
11Canada533 Mt2024
12Türkiye513 Mt2024
13Brazil483 Mt2024
14Mexico461 Mt2024
15South Africa440 Mt2024
16Australia387 Mt2024
17Vietnam371 Mt2024
18United Kingdom313 Mt2024
19Italy302 Mt2024
20Malaysia290 Mt2024
21Kazakhstan287 Mt2024
22Poland273 Mt2024
23Thailand268 Mt2024
24France264 Mt2024
25Taiwan262 Mt2024
26Egypt258 Mt2024
27Iraq234 Mt2024
28United Arab Emirates222 Mt2024
29Spain220 Mt2024
30Algeria198 Mt2024
31Pakistan180 Mt2024
32Philippines175 Mt2024
33Argentina171 Mt2024
34Ukraine142 Mt2024
35Uzbekistan139 Mt2024
36Nigeria136 Mt2024
37Kuwait130 Mt2024
38Qatar126 Mt2024
39Venezuela116 Mt2024
40Netherlands115 Mt2024
41Bangladesh108 Mt2024
42Colombia93 Mt2024
43Belgium85 Mt2024
44Oman83 Mt2024
45Turkmenistan81 Mt2024
46Chile79 Mt2024
47Czechia76 Mt2024
48Peru70 Mt2024
49Morocco69 Mt2024
50Romania69 Mt2024
51Libya65 Mt2024
52North Korea63 Mt2024
53Austria56 Mt2024
54Belarus56 Mt2024
55Singapore54 Mt2024
56Greece53 Mt2024
57Israel53 Mt2024
58Ecuador46 Mt2024
59Mongolia45 Mt2024
60Serbia42 Mt2024
61Hungary40 Mt2024
62Azerbaijan40 Mt2024
63Bahrain39 Mt2024
64Sweden38 Mt2024
65Norway37 Mt2024
66Portugal36 Mt2024
67Trinidad and Tobago35 Mt2024
68Hong Kong33 Mt2024
69Ireland33 Mt2024
70Dominican Republic33 Mt2024
71Tunisia33 Mt2024
72New Zealand32 Mt2024
73Switzerland32 Mt2024
74Syria32 Mt2024
75Bulgaria32 Mt2024
76Myanmar32 Mt2024
77Finland30 Mt2024
78Slovakia29 Mt2024
79Bolivia29 Mt2024
80Denmark28 Mt2024
81Cuba24 Mt2024
82Laos24 Mt2024
83Jordan23 Mt2024
84Angola22 Mt2024
85Cambodia22 Mt2024
86Kenya21 Mt2024
87Ghana21 Mt2024
88Sri Lanka21 Mt2024
89Tanzania20 Mt2024
90Guatemala20 Mt2024
91Bosnia and Herzegovina19 Mt2024
92Nepal19 Mt2024
93Croatia18 Mt2024
94Ethiopia18 Mt2024
95Sudan18 Mt2024
96Lebanon16 Mt2024
97Côte d'Ivoire15 Mt2024
98Senegal14 Mt2024
99Zimbabwe14 Mt2024
100Honduras13 Mt2024
101Slovenia13 Mt2024
102Panama13 Mt2024
103Lithuania13 Mt2024
104Brunei12 Mt2024
105Zambia12 Mt2024
106Georgia12 Mt2024
107Kyrgyzstan12 Mt2024
108Afghanistan11 Mt2024
109Tajikistan11 Mt2024
110Yemen10 Mt2024
111Cameroon10 Mt2024
112El Salvador9 Mt2024
113Republic of the Congo9 Mt2024
114Costa Rica9 Mt2024
115Mozambique9 Mt2024
116Jamaica8 Mt2024
117Papua New Guinea8 Mt2024
118Estonia8 Mt2024
119Uruguay8 Mt2024
120Paraguay8 Mt2024
121Botswana7 Mt2024
122Armenia7 Mt2024
123Cyprus7 Mt2024
124Luxembourg7 Mt2024
125Equatorial Guinea7 Mt2024
126Mali7 Mt2024
127North Macedonia7 Mt2024
128Burkina Faso7 Mt2024
129Latvia6 Mt2024
130Uganda6 Mt2024
131Benin6 Mt2024
132Democratic Republic of the Congo6 Mt2024
133Nicaragua6 Mt2024
134Gabon5 Mt2024
135Moldova5 Mt2024
136New Caledonia5 Mt2024
137Mauritania5 Mt2024
138Palestine5 Mt2024
139Mauritius5 Mt2024
140Madagascar5 Mt2024
141Guyana5 Mt2024
142Albania4 Mt2024
143Guinea4 Mt2024
144Iceland4 Mt2024
145Namibia3 Mt2024
146Niger3 Mt2024
147Bahamas3 Mt2024
148Suriname3 Mt2024
149Haiti3 Mt2024
150Chad3 Mt2024
151Togo3 Mt2024
152Lesotho3 Mt2024
153Montenegro2 Mt2024
154Maldives2 Mt2024
155Curaçao2 Mt2024
156Rwanda2 Mt2024
157Malawi2 Mt2024
158Malta2 Mt2024
159South Sudan2 Mt2024
160Bhutan2 Mt2024
161Fiji1 Mt2024
162Sierra Leone1 Mt2024
163Barbados1 Mt2024
164Somalia1 Mt2024
165Macao1 Mt2024
166Eswatini1 Mt2024
167French Polynesia0.92 Mt2024
168Aruba0.92 Mt2024
169Burundi0.92 Mt2024
170Liberia0.86 Mt2024
171Gambia0.80 Mt2024
172Belize0.80 Mt2024
173Eritrea0.74 Mt2024
174Faroe Islands0.73 Mt2024
175Sint Maarten0.72 Mt2024
176Timor-Leste0.67 Mt2024
177Antigua and Barbuda0.67 Mt2024
178Seychelles0.65 Mt2024
179Greenland0.62 Mt2024
180Cabo Verde0.59 Mt2024
181Djibouti0.56 Mt2024
182Comoros0.55 Mt2024
183Bermuda0.55 Mt2024
184Saint Lucia0.54 Mt2024
185Andorra0.43 Mt2024
186Central African Republic0.40 Mt2024
187Turks and Caicos Islands0.38 Mt2024
188Grenada0.38 Mt2024
189Guinea-Bissau0.34 Mt2024
190Solomon Islands0.30 Mt2024
191Saint Kitts and Nevis0.26 Mt2024
192Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.26 Mt2024
193Samoa0.25 Mt2024
194Palau0.23 Mt2024
195Vanuatu0.20 Mt2024
196British Virgin Islands0.19 Mt2024
197Dominica0.17 Mt2024
198Marshall Islands0.15 Mt2024
199Tonga0.15 Mt2024
200Caribbean Netherlands0.15 Mt2024
201Micronesia0.15 Mt2024
202Anguilla0.15 Mt2024
203São Tomé and Príncipe0.14 Mt2024
204Liechtenstein0.13 Mt2024
205Cook Islands0.080 Mt2024
206Kiribati0.072 Mt2024
207Nauru0.061 Mt2024
208Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.055 Mt2024
209Wallis and Futuna0.031 Mt2024
210Montserrat0.027 Mt2024
211Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha0.011 Mt2024
211Tuvalu0.011 Mt2024
213Niue0.0080 Mt2024
214Christmas Island0 Mt2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

CO2 emissions, 2024
under 6.5 Mt6.5 Mt–85 Mt85 Mt–500 Mt500 Mt–2,000 Mt2,000 Mt+
No data

214 of 214 countries and territories reported for 2024.

Over time

The median country’s value ranged from 7 Mt to 11 Mt between 2010 and 2024.

0 Mt2,500 Mt5,000 Mt7,500 Mt10,000 Mt12,500 Mt2010201520202024ChinaUnited StatesUnited Stat…IndiaRussiaJapanMedian

The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2024. Dashed: median.

Source: Global Carbon Budget2010–2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

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