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Countries by CO2 emissions (total) (2025)

CO2 emissions (total) in 2025: highest in China (12,417 mn t CO2), lowest in Tuvalu (0.012 mn t CO2), median 12.26 mn t CO2 across the 204 countries in this dataset, according to Our World in Data.

Browse CO2 emissions (total) (measured in mn t CO2) across 204 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from Our World in Data.

Unit: mn t CO2204 countries and regionsSource: Our World in Data
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1750–2025

Highest CO2 emissions (total), 2025

  1. 1.China12,417 mn t CO2
  2. 2.United States5,036 mn t CO2
  3. 3.India3,203 mn t CO2
  4. 4.Russia1,767 mn t CO2
  5. 5.Japan960.2 mn t CO2
  6. 6.Iran855.3 mn t CO2
  7. 7.Indonesia821.8 mn t CO2
  8. 8.Saudi Arabia638.2 mn t CO2
  9. 9.South Korea580.6 mn t CO2
  10. 10.Germany573.5 mn t CO2

Lowest CO2 emissions (total), 2025

  1. 195.British Virgin Islands0.188 mn t CO2
  2. 196.Dominica0.181 mn t CO2
  3. 197.Marshall Islands0.164 mn t CO2
  4. 198.Tonga0.164 mn t CO2
  5. 199.Micronesia0.16 mn t CO2
  6. 200.Sao Tome and Principe0.149 mn t CO2
  7. 201.Liechtenstein0.114 mn t CO2
  8. 202.Kiribati0.0799 mn t CO2
  9. 203.Nauru0.0639 mn t CO2
  10. 204.Tuvalu0.012 mn t CO2

All 204 ranked countries, 2025— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical CO2 emissions (total) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

ChinaRank 1 of 204United StatesRank 2 of 204IndiaRank 3 of 204RussiaRank 4 of 204JapanRank 5 of 204IranRank 6 of 204IndonesiaRank 7 of 204Saudi ArabiaRank 8 of 204South KoreaRank 9 of 204GermanyRank 10 of 204CanadaRank 11 of 204BrazilRank 12 of 204TurkeyRank 13 of 204MexicoRank 14 of 204South AfricaRank 15 of 204AustraliaRank 16 of 204VietnamRank 17 of 204United KingdomRank 18 of 204KazakhstanRank 19 of 204MalaysiaRank 20 of 204ItalyRank 21 of 204PolandRank 22 of 204ThailandRank 23 of 204FranceRank 24 of 204IraqRank 25 of 204EgyptRank 26 of 204United Arab EmiratesRank 27 of 204PakistanRank 28 of 204SpainRank 29 of 204AlgeriaRank 30 of 204ArgentinaRank 31 of 204PhilippinesRank 32 of 204NigeriaRank 33 of 204UkraineRank 34 of 204UzbekistanRank 35 of 204NetherlandsRank 36 of 204BangladeshRank 37 of 204KuwaitRank 38 of 204VenezuelaRank 39 of 204QatarRank 40 of 204ColombiaRank 41 of 204OmanRank 42 of 204BelgiumRank 43 of 204TurkmenistanRank 44 of 204Czech RepublicRank 45 of 204LibyaRank 46 of 204ChileRank 47 of 204MoroccoRank 48 of 204PeruRank 49 of 204RomaniaRank 50 of 204North KoreaRank 51 of 204IsraelRank 52 of 204AustriaRank 53 of 204SingaporeRank 54 of 204GreeceRank 55 of 204BelarusRank 56 of 204EcuadorRank 57 of 204SerbiaRank 58 of 204MongoliaRank 59 of 204SwedenRank 60 of 204AzerbaijanRank 61 of 204HungaryRank 62 of 204BahrainRank 63 of 204PortugalRank 64 of 204NorwayRank 65 of 204MyanmarRank 66 of 204Dominican RepublicRank 67 of 204BulgariaRank 68 of 204TunisiaRank 69 of 204IrelandRank 70 of 204SwitzerlandRank 71 of 204New ZealandRank 72 of 204Hong KongRank 73 of 204Trinidad and TobagoRank 74 of 204FinlandRank 75 of 204Syrian Arab RepublicRank 76 of 204SlovakiaRank 77 of 204CambodiaRank 78 of 204JordanRank 79 of 204BoliviaRank 80 of 204GhanaRank 81 of 204DenmarkRank 82 of 204Lao PDRRank 83 of 204CubaRank 84 of 204AngolaRank 85 of 204KenyaRank 86 of 204GuatemalaRank 87 of 204TanzaniaRank 88 of 204Sri LankaRank 89 of 204CroatiaRank 90 of 204YemenRank 91 of 204EthiopiaRank 92 of 204Cote d'IvoireRank 93 of 204Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 94 of 204ZimbabweRank 95 of 204LebanonRank 96 of 204NepalRank 97 of 204SenegalRank 98 of 204HondurasRank 99 of 204SudanRank 100 of 204PanamaRank 101 of 204Kyrgyz RepublicRank 102 of 204GeorgiaRank 103 of 204SloveniaRank 104 of 204LithuaniaRank 105 of 204ZambiaRank 106 of 204TajikistanRank 107 of 204AfghanistanRank 108 of 204Brunei DarussalamRank 109 of 204Costa RicaRank 110 of 204El SalvadorRank 111 of 204MozambiqueRank 112 of 204Papua New GuineaRank 113 of 204ParaguayRank 114 of 204Republic of the CongoRank 115 of 204BeninRank 116 of 204JamaicaRank 117 of 204CameroonRank 118 of 204MaliRank 119 of 204Burkina FasoRank 120 of 204UruguayRank 121 of 204EstoniaRank 122 of 204CyprusRank 123 of 204UgandaRank 124 of 204BotswanaRank 125 of 204North MacedoniaRank 126 of 204NicaraguaRank 127 of 204ArmeniaRank 128 of 204LuxembourgRank 129 of 204LatviaRank 130 of 204Equatorial GuineaRank 131 of 204MauritaniaRank 132 of 204MoldovaRank 133 of 204New CaledoniaRank 134 of 204MauritiusRank 135 of 204GuineaRank 136 of 204AlbaniaRank 137 of 204MadagascarRank 138 of 204GabonRank 139 of 204DR CongoRank 140 of 204GuyanaRank 141 of 204West Bank and GazaRank 142 of 204NigerRank 143 of 204NamibiaRank 144 of 204IcelandRank 145 of 204TogoRank 146 of 204South SudanRank 147 of 204SurinameRank 148 of 204MontenegroRank 149 of 204The BahamasRank 150 of 204MaldivesRank 151 of 204ChadRank 152 of 204RwandaRank 153 of 204MalawiRank 154 of 204BhutanRank 155 of 204FijiRank 156 of 204MaltaRank 157 of 204Sierra LeoneRank 158 of 204CuracaoRank 159 of 204HaitiRank 160 of 204SomaliaRank 161 of 204BarbadosRank 162 of 204EswatiniRank 163 of 204French PolynesiaRank 164 of 204MacaoRank 165 of 204ArubaRank 166 of 204The GambiaRank 167 of 204BelizeRank 168 of 204LiberiaRank 169 of 204Sint MaartenRank 170 of 204BurundiRank 171 of 204EritreaRank 172 of 204Faroe IslandsRank 173 of 204LesothoRank 174 of 204Cabo VerdeRank 175 of 204Antigua and BarbudaRank 176 of 204Timor-LesteRank 177 of 204SeychellesRank 178 of 204DjiboutiRank 179 of 204GreenlandRank 180 of 204Solomon IslandsRank 181 of 204ComorosRank 182 of 204St. LuciaRank 183 of 204BermudaRank 184 of 204AndorraRank 185 of 204Central African RepublicRank 186 of 204Guinea-BissauRank 187 of 204Turks and Caicos IslandsRank 188 of 204GrenadaRank 189 of 204VanuatuRank 190 of 204SamoaRank 191 of 204St. Kitts and NevisRank 192 of 204St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 193 of 204PalauRank 194 of 204British Virgin IslandsRank 195 of 204DominicaRank 196 of 204Marshall IslandsRank 197 of 204TongaRank 198 of 204MicronesiaRank 199 of 204Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 200 of 204LiechtensteinRank 201 of 204KiribatiRank 202 of 204NauruRank 203 of 204TuvaluRank 204 of 204

CO2 emissions (total) Data Coverage

This page lists 204 countries with available CO2 emissions (total) data. Data sourced from Our World in Data. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.