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 →

Year2023

203 countries · 2023

#	Country / Region	Mt CO₂e▼
1	ChinaCHN	15.4 Gt
2	United StatesUSA	5.9 Gt
3	IndiaIND	4.2 Gt
4	Russian FederationRUS	2.5 Gt
5	BrazilBRA	1.3 Gt
6	IndonesiaIDN	1.3 Gt
7	JapanJPN	1.1 Gt
8	Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN	1.0 Gt
9	Saudi ArabiaSAU	818 Mt
10	CanadaCAN	755 Mt
11	GermanyDEU	686 Mt
12	MexicoMEX	686 Mt
13	Korea, Rep.KOR	670 Mt
14	AustraliaAUS	588 Mt
15	TurkiyeTUR	564 Mt
16	South AfricaZAF	555 Mt
17	Viet NamVNM	543 Mt
18	PakistanPAK	522 Mt
19	ThailandTHA	411 Mt
20	IraqIRQ	405 Mt
21	United KingdomGBR	401 Mt
22	FranceFRA	391 Mt
23	ItalyITA	379 Mt
24	ArgentinaARG	378 Mt
25	Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY	370 Mt
26	PolandPOL	354 Mt
27	NigeriaNGA	338 Mt
28	KazakhstanKAZ	327 Mt
29	MalaysiaMYS	318 Mt
30	SpainESP	287 Mt
31	AlgeriaDZA	259 Mt
32	PhilippinesPHL	255 Mt
33	United Arab EmiratesARE	254 Mt
34	BangladeshBGD	216 Mt
35	ColombiaCOL	215 Mt
36	UzbekistanUZB	211 Mt
37	UkraineUKR	202 Mt
38	EthiopiaETH	188 Mt
39	KuwaitKWT	168 Mt
40	Venezuela, RBVEN	165 Mt
41	QatarQAT	156 Mt
42	NetherlandsNLD	149 Mt
43	SudanSDN	138 Mt
44	OmanOMN	130 Mt
45	TurkmenistanTKM	128 Mt
46	MyanmarMMR	118 Mt
47	ChileCHL	117 Mt
48	CzechiaCZE	109 Mt
49	MoroccoMAR	108 Mt
50	BelgiumBEL	107 Mt
51	RomaniaROU	101 Mt
52	KenyaKEN	101 Mt
53	TanzaniaTZA	99 Mt
54	PeruPER	99 Mt
55	LibyaLBY	98 Mt
56	ChadTCD	97 Mt
57	MongoliaMNG	94 Mt
58	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK	91 Mt
59	BelarusBLR	87 Mt
60	IsraelISR	79 Mt
61	New ZealandNZL	78 Mt
62	EcuadorECU	73 Mt
63	SingaporeSGP	72 Mt
64	AustriaAUT	72 Mt
65	GreeceGRC	71 Mt
66	AngolaAGO	68 Mt
67	BahrainBHR	65 Mt
68	AzerbaijanAZE	61 Mt
69	HungaryHUN	61 Mt
70	IrelandIRL	60 Mt
71	BoliviaBOL	57 Mt
72	Congo, Dem. Rep.COD	57 Mt
73	UgandaUGA	57 Mt
74	NorwayNOR	55 Mt
75	PortugalPRT	55 Mt
76	SwedenSWE	51 Mt
77	FinlandFIN	50 Mt
78	Dominican RepublicDOM	50 Mt
79	BulgariaBGR	50 Mt
80	CambodiaKHM	49 Mt
81	GhanaGHA	47 Mt
82	MaliMLI	47 Mt
83	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	47 Mt
84	TunisiaTUN	44 Mt
85	GuatemalaGTM	43 Mt
86	UruguayURY	43 Mt
87	SwitzerlandCHE	43 Mt
88	NepalNPL	42 Mt
89	Lao PDRLAO	41 Mt
90	ParaguayPRY	41 Mt
91	CameroonCMR	40 Mt
92	Slovak RepublicSVK	40 Mt
93	NigerNER	40 Mt
94	Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG	40 Mt
95	DenmarkDNK	39 Mt
96	ZambiaZMB	37 Mt
97	Cote d'IvoireCIV	37 Mt
98	MadagascarMDG	36 Mt
99	Sri LankaLKA	35 Mt
100	CubaCUB	35 Mt
101	Burkina FasoBFA	35 Mt
102	JordanJOR	34 Mt
103	MozambiqueMOZ	34 Mt
104	Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM	34 Mt
105	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	34 Mt
106	AfghanistanAFG	32 Mt
107	Yemen, Rep.YEM	32 Mt
108	SenegalSEN	31 Mt
109	ZimbabweZWE	30 Mt
110	GuineaGIN	29 Mt
111	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	28 Mt
112	CroatiaHRV	27 Mt
113	Congo, Rep.COG	24 Mt
114	HondurasHND	24 Mt
115	Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ	22 Mt
116	TajikistanTJK	22 Mt
117	LithuaniaLTU	22 Mt
118	GabonGAB	22 Mt
119	GeorgiaGEO	20 Mt
120	PanamaPAN	19 Mt
121	NicaraguaNIC	19 Mt
122	LebanonLBN	18 Mt
123	MalawiMWI	18 Mt
124	BeninBEN	17 Mt
125	MauritaniaMRT	17 Mt
126	Puerto Rico (US)PRI	17 Mt
127	Costa RicaCRI	17 Mt
128	SloveniaSVN	17 Mt
129	EstoniaEST	15 Mt
130	El SalvadorSLV	14 Mt
131	NamibiaNAM	14 Mt
132	HaitiHTI	14 Mt
133	Central African RepublicCAF	13 Mt
134	BotswanaBWA	13 Mt
135	Brunei DarussalamBRN	12 Mt
136	LatviaLVA	12 Mt
137	MoldovaMDA	12 Mt
138	ArmeniaARM	11 Mt
139	Papua New GuineaPNG	11 Mt
140	North MacedoniaMKD	11 Mt
141	TogoTGO	11 Mt
142	CyprusCYP	9 Mt
143	JamaicaJAM	9 Mt
144	GuyanaGUY	9 Mt
145	RwandaRWA	8 Mt
146	BurundiBDI	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	4.4 Mt
155	IcelandISL	4.2 Mt
156	SurinameSUR	3.6 Mt
157	Guinea-BissauGNB	3.1 Mt
158	LesothoLSO	3.1 Mt
159	EswatiniSWZ	2.9 Mt
160	BhutanBTN	2.8 Mt
161	FijiFJI	2.6 Mt
162	DjiboutiDJI	2.4 Mt
163	MaltaMLT	2.2 Mt
164	MaldivesMDV	2 Mt
165	Timor-LesteTLS	1.9 Mt
166	Gambia, TheGMB	1.8 Mt
167	Bahamas, TheBHS	1.8 Mt
168	Macao SAR, ChinaMAC	1.8 Mt
169	PalauPLW	1.5 Mt
170	French PolynesiaPYF	1 Mt
171	BelizeBLZ	1 Mt
172	ComorosCOM	0.94 Mt
173	SeychellesSYC	0.94 Mt
174	BarbadosBRB	0.89 Mt
175	Cabo VerdeCPV	0.88 Mt
176	GibraltarGIB	0.65 Mt
177	GreenlandGRL	0.65 Mt
178	VanuatuVUT	0.62 Mt
179	Solomon IslandsSLB	0.6 Mt
180	ArubaABW	0.57 Mt
181	SamoaWSM	0.51 Mt
182	St. LuciaLCA	0.45 Mt
183	Antigua and BarbudaATG	0.42 Mt
184	Cayman IslandsCYM	0.39 Mt
185	BermudaBMU	0.3 Mt
186	TongaTON	0.28 Mt
187	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	0.24 Mt
188	GrenadaGRD	0.23 Mt
189	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA	0.23 Mt
190	St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	0.18 Mt
191	St. Kitts and NevisKNA	0.18 Mt
192	DominicaDMA	0.15 Mt
193	KiribatiKIR	0.11 Mt
194	British Virgin IslandsVGB	0.1 Mt
195	Faroe IslandsFRO	0.097 Mt
196	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM	0.06 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	NauruNRU	0.0014 Mt

2023 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Total GHG Emissions · 2023

›In 2023, China leads all 203 ranked nations in total ghg emissions, recording 15.4 Gt — followed by United States (5.9 Gt) and India (4.2 Gt).
›The gap is staggering: China has 11,008,417× the total emissions of Nauru, which sits at the bottom with just 0.0014 Mt.
›The median country scores 34 Mt, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's total ghg emissions in 2023.
›The five leading nations — China, United States, India, Russian Federation and Brazil — dominate the global total ghg emissions ranking in 2023.
›203 countries and territories reported total ghg emissions data for 2023. 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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