Total CO₂ emissions by country

All the carbon dioxide a country releases in a year. The map opens on 2024, with figures for 215 countries.

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Highest in 2024

  1. China 12.3 billion
  2. United States of America 4.9 billion
  3. India 3.19 billion
  4. Russia 1.78 billion
  5. Japan 962 million

Lowest in 2024

  1. Christmas I. 0
  2. Antarctica 0
  3. Niue 7,627
  4. Saint Helena 11,391
  5. Tuvalu 11,440

About the data

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.

Unit
tonnes CO₂ per year
Years
1860–2024
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Our World in Data
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
Our World in Data; Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0

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