Country rankings
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country
China has the highest Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2023 (15.9B t CO₂eq), followed by United States (6B t CO₂eq) and India (4.1B t CO₂eq). Anguilla has the lowest (30K t CO₂eq).
Environment207 countries · 8 metricsUpdated Aug 14, 2025Original page
10 sources
- CO2 and GHG Emission Reports - EDGAR - Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions - World Bank
- Countries and regions - International Energy Agency
- Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2020 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Historical GHG Emissions - Climate Watch
- Overview of Greenhouse Gases - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Global Energy Review: CO2 Emissions in 2021 - International Energy Agency
- Each Country's Share of CO2 Emissions - Union of Concerned Scientists
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy Data Explorer - International Energy Agency
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) - World Bank
206 of 235 countries
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 2023
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Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 206 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
32.8M t CO₂eq
Middle half 4.9M t CO₂eq – 104.1M t CO₂eq
Average
250.7M t CO₂eq
206 countries
Lowest (best)
30K t CO₂eq
Anguilla
Highest (worst)
15.9B t CO₂eq
China
Over time · 1990–2023
The top 5 in 2023, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- Anguilla
- Faroe Islands
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- British Virgin Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Data
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206 countries · # = rank by Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Anguilla | 30K t CO₂eq | 1.64 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.08 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 2 |  Faroe Islands | 50K t CO₂eq | 0.99 t CO₂eq/cap | — | — |
| 2 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 50K t CO₂eq | 6.65 t CO₂eq/cap | — | — |
| 4 |  British Virgin Islands | 90K t CO₂eq | 2.68 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.06 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 5 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 110K t CO₂eq | 2.9 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.11 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 6 |  Kiribati | 130K t CO₂eq | 1.02 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.31 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 7 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 150K t CO₂eq | 1.36 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.08 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 7 |  Dominica | 150K t CO₂eq | 1.93 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.13 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 7 |  Cook Islands | 150K t CO₂eq | 9.08 t CO₂eq/cap | — | — |
| 10 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 170K t CO₂eq | 3.01 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.12 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 10 |  Falkland Islands | 170K t CO₂eq | 57.46 t CO₂eq/cap | — | — |
| 12 |  Grenada | 200K t CO₂eq | 1.81 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.1 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 13 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 300K t CO₂eq | 1.3 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.24 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 14 |  Tonga | 340K t CO₂eq | 3.03 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.48 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 15 |  Bermuda | 380K t CO₂eq | 6.31 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.05 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 16 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 390K t CO₂eq | 3.6 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.14 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 16 |  Cayman Islands | 390K t CO₂eq | 5.91 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.06 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 18 |  Saint Lucia | 450K t CO₂eq | 2.47 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.11 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 19 |  Aruba | 560K t CO₂eq | 5.2 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.12 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 20 |  French Guiana | 570K t CO₂eq | 1.76 t CO₂eq/cap | — | — |
| 21 |  Samoa | 650K t CO₂eq | 3.17 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.48 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 21 |  Greenland | 650K t CO₂eq | 11.36 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.17 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 23 |  Vanuatu | 670K t CO₂eq | 2.15 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.67 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 24 |  Western Sahara | 680K t CO₂eq | 1.07 t CO₂eq/cap | — | — |
| 25 |  Gibraltar | 710K t CO₂eq | 20.35 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.51 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 26 |  Solomon Islands | 720K t CO₂eq | 1.05 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.36 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 27 |  Comoros | 760K t CO₂eq | 0.82 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.26 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 28 |  Belize | 920K t CO₂eq | 2.19 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.18 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 29 |  Barbados | 990K t CO₂eq | 3.42 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.2 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 30 |  Martinique | 1.2M t CO₂eq | 3.16 t CO₂eq/cap | — | — |
| 31 |  Cape Verde | 1.2M t CO₂eq | 2.09 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.25 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 32 |  Seychelles | 1.3M t CO₂eq | 13.8 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.38 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 33 |  French Polynesia | 1.4M t CO₂eq | 4.66 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.21 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 34 |  Guadeloupe | 1.5M t CO₂eq | 3.26 t CO₂eq/cap | — | — |
| 35 |  Palau | 1.5M t CO₂eq | 65.29 t CO₂eq/cap | 5.27 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 36 |  Gambia | 1.9M t CO₂eq | 0.76 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.24 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 37 |  Timor-Leste | 2M t CO₂eq | 1.36 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.32 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 38 |  Malta | 2M t CO₂eq | 4.65 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.06 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 39 |  Bahamas | 2.1M t CO₂eq | 4.92 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.16 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 40 |  Djibouti | 2.1M t CO₂eq | 2.05 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.29 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 41 |  Curacao | 2.5M t CO₂eq | 15.25 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.54 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 42 |  Lesotho | 2.6M t CO₂eq | 1.08 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.44 t CO₂eq/1k$ | — |
| 43 |  Reunion | 2.9M t CO₂eq | 3.19 t CO₂eq/cap | — | 0.01% |
| 44 |  Guinea-Bissau | 3M t CO₂eq | 1.4 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.59 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 45 |  Maldives | 3.1M t CO₂eq | 6.45 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.27 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 46 |  Macau | 3.1M t CO₂eq | 4.57 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.04 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 47 |  Bhutan | 3.3M t CO₂eq | 3.78 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.28 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 48 |  Eswatini | 3.3M t CO₂eq | 2.18 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.26 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 49 |  Fiji | 3.4M t CO₂eq | 3.61 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.27 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 50 |  Suriname | 3.7M t CO₂eq | 6.32 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.32 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 51 |  Iceland | 4.2M t CO₂eq | 11.89 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.16 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 52 |  Liberia | 4.5M t CO₂eq | 0.82 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.51 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 53 |  Mauritius | 6.2M t CO₂eq | 4.84 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.18 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 54 |  Eritrea | 6.4M t CO₂eq | 1.1 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.87 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 55 |  New Caledonia | 6.6M t CO₂eq | 22.27 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.66 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 56 |  Sierra Leone | 6.9M t CO₂eq | 0.81 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.47 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 57 |  Equatorial Guinea | 7M t CO₂eq | 4.52 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.24 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 58 |  Burundi | 7.1M t CO₂eq | 0.54 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.62 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 59 |  Rwanda | 7.5M t CO₂eq | 0.54 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.18 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 60 |  Albania | 7.7M t CO₂eq | 2.6 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.15 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 61 |  Luxembourg | 7.9M t CO₂eq | 12.54 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.09 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.01% |
| 62 |  Jamaica | 8.2M t CO₂eq | 2.79 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.28 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 63 |  Guyana | 8.2M t CO₂eq | 10.2 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.2 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 64 |  Papua New Guinea | 9.6M t CO₂eq | 1.04 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.22 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 65 |  Cyprus | 10.3M t CO₂eq | 8.38 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.22 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 66 |  Togo | 10.6M t CO₂eq | 1.18 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.41 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 67 |  Armenia | 10.8M t CO₂eq | 3.69 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.19 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 68 |  Latvia | 11M t CO₂eq | 5.95 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.15 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 69 |  North Macedonia | 11.4M t CO₂eq | 5.44 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.27 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 70 |  Brunei | 12.2M t CO₂eq | 26.43 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.34 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 71 |  Central African Republic | 12.5M t CO₂eq | 2.38 t CO₂eq/cap | 2.14 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 72 |  Botswana | 12.7M t CO₂eq | 5.01 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.27 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 73 |  Namibia | 12.9M t CO₂eq | 4.5 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.43 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 74 |  El Salvador | 13.1M t CO₂eq | 1.98 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.18 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.02% |
| 75 |  Moldova | 13.5M t CO₂eq | 3.41 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.35 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.03% |
| 76 |  Haiti | 13.7M t CO₂eq | 1.16 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.4 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.03% |
| 77 |  Estonia | 14.4M t CO₂eq | 11.14 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.25 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.03% |
| 78 |  Slovenia | 16M t CO₂eq | 7.69 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.16 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.03% |
| 79 |  Puerto Rico | 16.1M t CO₂eq | 4.42 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.12 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.03% |
| 80 |  Costa Rica | 16.5M t CO₂eq | 3.19 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.12 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.03% |
| 81 |  Mauritania | 16.5M t CO₂eq | 3.2 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.54 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.03% |
| 82 |  Benin | 16.7M t CO₂eq | 1.27 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.32 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.03% |
| 83 |  Georgia | 19.1M t CO₂eq | 4.93 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.23 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 84 |  Malawi | 19.7M t CO₂eq | 0.89 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.56 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 85 |  Nicaragua | 20.6M t CO₂eq | 3.12 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.4 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 86 |  Lithuania | 20.7M t CO₂eq | 7.35 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.16 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 87 |  Panama | 21.3M t CO₂eq | 4.76 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.13 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 88 |  Gabon | 21.4M t CO₂eq | 9.37 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.44 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 89 |  Tajikistan | 21.4M t CO₂eq | 2.14 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.46 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 90 |  Kyrgyzstan | 21.7M t CO₂eq | 3.32 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.48 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 91 |  Honduras | 22.9M t CO₂eq | 2.26 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.33 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 92 |  Republic of the Congo | 23.7M t CO₂eq | 3.86 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.62 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.04% |
| 93 |  Lebanon | 24.7M t CO₂eq | 4.27 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.37 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.05% |
| 94 |  Croatia | 25M t CO₂eq | 6.18 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.16 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.05% |
| 95 |  Guinea | 28.6M t CO₂eq | 1.93 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.51 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.05% |
| 96 |  Senegal | 28.8M t CO₂eq | 1.55 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.37 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.05% |
| 97 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.4M t CO₂eq | 8.46 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.46 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 98 |  Afghanistan | 29.5M t CO₂eq | 0.72 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.38 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 99 |  Zambia | 30.5M t CO₂eq | 1.5 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.4 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 100 |  Zimbabwe | 31M t CO₂eq | 1.65 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.53 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 101 |  Ivory Coast | 32.2M t CO₂eq | 1.14 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.16 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 102 |  Yemen | 32.2M t CO₂eq | 1 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.52 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 103 |  Somalia | 32.5M t CO₂eq | 1.85 t CO₂eq/cap | 1.23 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 104 |  Madagascar | 33.2M t CO₂eq | 1.11 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.65 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 105 |  Jordan | 33.4M t CO₂eq | 3.19 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.31 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 106 |  Mozambique | 34M t CO₂eq | 0.97 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.67 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 107 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 34.2M t CO₂eq | 24.76 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.78 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.06% |
| 108 |  Burkina Faso | 34.5M t CO₂eq | 1.52 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.6 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.07% |
| 109 |  Sri Lanka | 38.4M t CO₂eq | 1.81 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.13 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.07% |
| 110 |  Cameroon | 39.4M t CO₂eq | 1.41 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.28 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.07% |
| 111 |  Cuba | 39.4M t CO₂eq | 3.42 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.12 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.07% |
| 112 |  Hong Kong | 40.2M t CO₂eq | 5.23 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.08 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 113 |  Syria | 41.2M t CO₂eq | 1.92 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.66 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 114 |  Paraguay | 41.6M t CO₂eq | 5.69 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.39 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 115 |  Uruguay | 41.6M t CO₂eq | 11.8 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.4 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 116 |  Denmark | 41.8M t CO₂eq | 7.13 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.1 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 117 |  Laos | 42.1M t CO₂eq | 5.65 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.66 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 118 |  Niger | 42.3M t CO₂eq | 1.57 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.95 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 119 |  Switzerland | 43.5M t CO₂eq | 4.91 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.06 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 119 |  Finland | 43.5M t CO₂eq | 7.71 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.14 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 121 |  Tunisia | 43.6M t CO₂eq | 3.56 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.28 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 122 |  Guatemala | 44M t CO₂eq | 2.33 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.2 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 123 |  Slovakia | 44.8M t CO₂eq | 8.22 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.21 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.08% |
| 124 |  Mali | 45.5M t CO₂eq | 2.05 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.79 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.09% |
| 125 |  Ghana | 48.3M t CO₂eq | 1.48 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.21 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.09% |
| 126 |  Dominican Republic | 48.4M t CO₂eq | 4.23 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.18 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.09% |
| 127 |  Cambodia | 48.8M t CO₂eq | 2.81 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.57 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.09% |
| 128 |  Sweden | 49.1M t CO₂eq | 4.76 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.07 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.09% |
| 129 |  Portugal | 53M t CO₂eq | 5.24 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.12 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.1% |
| 130 |  Uganda | 53.4M t CO₂eq | 1.03 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.39 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.1% |
| 130 |  Bulgaria | 53.4M t CO₂eq | 7.86 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.25 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.1% |
| 132 |  Bolivia | 55.2M t CO₂eq | 4.59 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.46 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.1% |
| 133 |  DR Congo | 56.1M t CO₂eq | 0.57 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.36 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.11% |
| 134 |  Norway | 56.7M t CO₂eq | 10.12 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.11 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.11% |
| 135 |  Nepal | 56.8M t CO₂eq | 1.82 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.39 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.11% |
| 136 |  Ireland | 57.9M t CO₂eq | 11.58 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.1 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.11% |
| 137 |  Hungary | 60.9M t CO₂eq | 6.4 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.16 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.12% |
| 138 |  Azerbaijan | 62.6M t CO₂eq | 6.06 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.29 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.12% |
| 139 |  Bahrain | 63.7M t CO₂eq | 35.25 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.75 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.12% |
| 140 |  Angola | 67.7M t CO₂eq | 1.87 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.25 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.13% |
| 141 |  Greece | 69.3M t CO₂eq | 6.29 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.18 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.13% |
| 142 |  Austria | 72.9M t CO₂eq | 8.25 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.12 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.14% |
| 143 |  Ecuador | 73.6M t CO₂eq | 4.08 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.28 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.14% |
| 144 |  Singapore | 74.3M t CO₂eq | 12.22 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.1 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.14% |
| 145 |  Israel | 79.6M t CO₂eq | 5.36 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.16 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.15% |
| 146 |  Mongolia | 83.7M t CO₂eq | 25.14 t CO₂eq/cap | 1.49 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.16% |
| 147 |  New Zealand | 84.2M t CO₂eq | 16.99 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.33 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.16% |
| 148 |  Belarus | 84.3M t CO₂eq | 9.01 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.33 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.16% |
| 149 |  Tanzania | 89.8M t CO₂eq | 1.31 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.38 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.17% |
| 150 |  North Korea | 90.2M t CO₂eq | 3.45 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.77 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.17% |
| 151 |  Peru | 94.1M t CO₂eq | 2.73 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.18 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.18% |
| 152 |  Chad | 95.4M t CO₂eq | 5.37 t CO₂eq/cap | 2.94 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.18% |
| 153 |  Libya | 95.9M t CO₂eq | 13.91 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.79 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.18% |
| 154 |  Turkmenistan | 98.8M t CO₂eq | 15.73 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.87 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.19% |
| 155 |  Romania | 105.9M t CO₂eq | 5.54 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.14 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.2% |
| 156 |  Belgium | 106.4M t CO₂eq | 9.05 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.14 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.2% |
| 157 |  Morocco | 106.6M t CO₂eq | 2.78 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.32 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.2% |
| 158 |  Kenya | 108M t CO₂eq | 1.88 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.34 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.2% |
| 159 |  Czechia | 114.4M t CO₂eq | 10.77 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.22 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.22% |
| 160 |  Myanmar | 115.1M t CO₂eq | 2.05 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.4 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.22% |
| 161 |  Chile | 121.5M t CO₂eq | 6.44 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.21 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.23% |
| 162 |  Oman | 127.4M t CO₂eq | 23.43 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.69 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.24% |
| 163 |  Sudan | 138.7M t CO₂eq | 2.23 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.91 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.26% |
| 164 |  Netherlands | 150.8M t CO₂eq | 8.7 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.12 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.28% |
| 165 |  Venezuela | 152.4M t CO₂eq | 4.44 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.58 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.29% |
| 166 |  Qatar | 154.4M t CO₂eq | 52.57 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.5 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.29% |
| 167 |  Kuwait | 167.9M t CO₂eq | 37.45 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.77 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.32% |
| 168 |  Ethiopia | 170M t CO₂eq | 1.41 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.48 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.32% |
| 169 |  Uzbekistan | 214.5M t CO₂eq | 6.23 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.67 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.41% |
| 170 |  Ukraine | 216.1M t CO₂eq | 5.04 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.39 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.41% |
| 171 |  Colombia | 224M t CO₂eq | 4.37 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.23 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.42% |
| 172 |  Philippines | 256.2M t CO₂eq | 2.24 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.23 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.48% |
| 173 |  Algeria | 256.8M t CO₂eq | 5.68 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.37 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.48% |
| 174 |  United Arab Emirates | 267.8M t CO₂eq | 26.29 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.37 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.51% |
| 175 |  Bangladesh | 281.4M t CO₂eq | 1.61 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.2 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.53% |
| 176 |  Spain | 285.4M t CO₂eq | 6.15 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.13 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.54% |
| 177 |  Taiwan | 308M t CO₂eq | 12.85 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.19 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.58% |
| 178 |  Kazakhstan | 320.4M t CO₂eq | 16.6 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.45 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.6% |
| 179 |  Malaysia | 325.4M t CO₂eq | 9.53 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.28 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.61% |
| 180 |  Egypt | 336M t CO₂eq | 3.11 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.18 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.63% |
| 181 |  Iraq | 362.8M t CO₂eq | 8.08 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.63 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.68% |
| 182 |  Poland | 363.8M t CO₂eq | 9.67 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.23 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.69% |
| 183 |  Argentina | 365.7M t CO₂eq | 7.83 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.3 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.69% |
| 184 |  Italy | 374.1M t CO₂eq | 6.36 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.12 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.71% |
| 185 |  United Kingdom | 379.3M t CO₂eq | 5.55 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.1 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.72% |
| 186 |  Nigeria | 385.1M t CO₂eq | 1.73 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.3 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.73% |
| 187 |  France | 385.5M t CO₂eq | 5.81 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.1 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.73% |
| 188 |  Thailand | 440.8M t CO₂eq | 6.33 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.29 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.83% |
| 189 |  South Africa | 522.1M t CO₂eq | 8.61 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.61 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.99% |
| 190 |  Vietnam | 524.1M t CO₂eq | 5.19 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.39 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 0.99% |
| 191 |  Pakistan | 532.4M t CO₂eq | 2.43 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.4 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.01% |
| 192 |  Australia | 571.8M t CO₂eq | 21.75 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.36 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.08% |
| 193 |  Turkey | 606.4M t CO₂eq | 7.1 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.21 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.15% |
| 194 |  South Korea | 653.9M t CO₂eq | 12.58 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.25 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.23% |
| 195 |  Germany | 681.8M t CO₂eq | 8.26 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.13 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.29% |
| 196 |  Mexico | 712.1M t CO₂eq | 5.15 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.25 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.34% |
| 197 |  Canada | 747.7M t CO₂eq | 19.39 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.33 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.41% |
| 198 |  Saudi Arabia | 805.2M t CO₂eq | 22.17 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.44 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.52% |
| 199 |  Iran | 996.8M t CO₂eq | 11.64 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.69 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.88% |
| 200 |  Japan | 1B t CO₂eq | 8.31 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.18 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 1.97% |
| 201 |  Indonesia | 1.2B t CO₂eq | 4.29 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.31 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 2.27% |
| 202 |  Brazil | 1.3B t CO₂eq | 5.97 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.32 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 2.45% |
| 203 |  Russia | 2.7B t CO₂eq | 18.66 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.46 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 5.05% |
| 204 |  India | 4.1B t CO₂eq | 2.9 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.32 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 7.8% |
| 205 |  United States | 6B t CO₂eq | 17.61 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.24 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 11.3% |
| 206 |  China | 15.9B t CO₂eq | 11.11 t CO₂eq/cap | 0.51 t CO₂eq/1k$ | 30.1% |
What correlates with Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2023)?
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
- China has the highest Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2023, at 15.9B t CO₂eq, followed by United States (6B t CO₂eq) and India (4.1B t CO₂eq).
- Which country has the lowest Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
- Anguilla has the lowest Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2023, at 30K t CO₂eq.
- What is the median Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions across countries?
- The median is 32.8M t CO₂eq across the 206 countries with data in 2023.
- Where does this greenhouse gas emissions by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: CO2 and GHG Emission Reports - EDGAR - Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research; Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions - World Bank; Countries and regions - International Energy Agency; Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2020 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.