Total greenhouse gas emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) - Country Ranking

Definition: Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), EDGARv4.2 FT2012: http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 China 12,355,240.00 2018
2 United States 6,023,620.00 2018
3 India 3,374,990.00 2018
4 Russia 2,543,400.00 2018
5 Japan 1,186,770.00 2018
6 Brazil 1,032,640.00 2018
7 Indonesia 969,580.00 2018
8 Iran 828,280.00 2018
9 Germany 806,090.00 2018
10 Canada 724,930.00 2018
11 Korea 718,880.00 2018
12 Mexico 679,880.00 2018
13 Saudi Arabia 638,120.00 2018
14 Australia 615,380.00 2018
15 South Africa 513,440.00 2018
16 Turkey 502,520.00 2018
17 United Kingdom 452,080.00 2018
18 Pakistan 431,220.00 2018
19 France 423,350.00 2018
20 Thailand 416,950.00 2018
21 Italy 399,600.00 2018
22 Poland 389,650.00 2018
23 Vietnam 376,530.00 2018
24 Argentina 365,650.00 2018
25 Egypt 329,220.00 2018
26 Spain 326,940.00 2018
27 Nigeria 311,450.00 2018
28 Malaysia 306,670.00 2018
29 Ukraine 274,510.00 2018
30 Kazakhstan 274,220.00 2018
31 United Arab Emirates 263,240.00 2018
32 Uzbekistan 235,510.00 2018
33 Venezuela 233,920.00 2018
34 Philippines 232,340.00 2018
35 Algeria 218,910.00 2018
36 Iraq 215,690.00 2018
37 Bangladesh 198,970.00 2018
38 Colombia 184,100.00 2018
39 Netherlands 178,640.00 2018
40 Ethiopia 172,230.00 2018
41 Turkmenistan 125,080.00 2018
42 Czech Republic 122,840.00 2018
43 Myanmar 119,650.00 2018
44 Kuwait 112,970.00 2018
45 Sudan 109,630.00 2018
46 Chile 109,590.00 2018
47 Romania 109,010.00 2018
48 Belgium 108,750.00 2018
49 Tanzania 105,380.00 2018
50 Libya 103,040.00 2018
51 Qatar 99,830.00 2018
52 Afghanistan 98,920.00 2018
53 Peru 96,280.00 2018
54 Morocco 94,290.00 2018
55 Cameroon 89,050.00 2018
56 Belarus 88,140.00 2018
57 Israel 87,830.00 2018
58 Greece 84,750.00 2018
59 Oman 82,300.00 2018
60 New Zealand 81,330.00 2018
61 Chad 80,680.00 2018
62 Azerbaijan 80,260.00 2018
63 Angola 79,730.00 2018
64 Kenya 78,830.00 2018
65 Austria 74,980.00 2018
66 Portugal 66,820.00 2018
67 Singapore 66,640.00 2018
68 Ecuador 65,680.00 2018
69 Ireland 65,090.00 2018
70 Serbia 62,600.00 2018
71 Hungary 60,920.00 2018
72 Dem. Rep. Congo 58,700.00 2018
73 Bolivia 56,870.00 2018
74 Central African Republic 55,680.00 2018
75 Uganda 54,870.00 2018
76 Finland 54,490.00 2018
77 Bulgaria 53,330.00 2018
78 Mongolia 52,620.00 2018
79 Nepal 51,240.00 2018
80 Paraguay 49,170.00 2018
81 Bahrain 48,950.00 2018
82 Norway 47,340.00 2018
83 Sweden 46,350.00 2018
84 Syrian Arab Republic 46,320.00 2018
85 Switzerland 46,020.00 2018
86 Denmark 45,870.00 2018
87 Niger 45,050.00 2018
88 Ghana 44,500.00 2018
89 Mali 43,740.00 2018
90 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 41,910.00 2018
91 Cuba 41,860.00 2018
92 Tunisia 41,100.00 2018
93 Zambia 40,670.00 2018
94 Slovak Republic 39,930.00 2018
95 Dominican Republic 39,060.00 2018
96 Cambodia 37,460.00 2018
97 Uruguay 36,160.00 2018
98 Jordan 35,810.00 2018
99 Guatemala 35,400.00 2018
100 Sri Lanka 35,240.00 2018
101 Mozambique 35,040.00 2018
102 Lebanon 34,350.00 2018
103 Zimbabwe 31,380.00 2018
104 Burkina Faso 30,850.00 2018
105 Madagascar 30,570.00 2018
106 Senegal 29,990.00 2018
107 Lao PDR 29,270.00 2018
108 Guinea 28,890.00 2018
109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27,190.00 2018
110 Somalia 26,970.00 2018
111 Papua New Guinea 22,970.00 2018
112 Côte d'Ivoire 22,900.00 2018
112 Trinidad and Tobago 22,900.00 2018
114 Croatia 22,550.00 2018
115 Honduras 22,400.00 2018
116 Yemen 21,760.00 2018
117 Equatorial Guinea 19,270.00 2018
118 Nicaragua 19,070.00 2018
119 Lithuania 18,840.00 2018
120 Estonia 18,610.00 2018
121 Malawi 18,320.00 2018
122 Kyrgyz Republic 18,120.00 2018
123 Panama 18,010.00 2018
124 Benin 17,380.00 2018
125 Slovenia 17,170.00 2018
126 Georgia 16,900.00 2018
127 Brunei 16,620.00 2018
128 Botswana 16,120.00 2018
129 Costa Rica 15,810.00 2018
130 Tajikistan 15,210.00 2018
131 Mauritania 14,080.00 2018
132 Moldova 13,180.00 2018
133 El Salvador 12,350.00 2018
134 Namibia 11,930.00 2018
135 Latvia 11,660.00 2018
136 North Macedonia 10,510.00 2018
137 Luxembourg 10,220.00 2018
138 Albania 10,080.00 2018
139 Jamaica 10,020.00 2018
140 Haiti 9,930.00 2018
141 Congo 9,370.00 2018
142 Armenia 9,360.00 2018
143 Liberia 9,200.00 2018
144 Cyprus 8,600.00 2018
145 Togo 8,420.00 2018
146 Eritrea 7,480.00 2018
147 Gabon 7,460.00 2018
148 Sierra Leone 7,190.00 2018
149 Mauritius 6,740.00 2018
150 Timor-Leste 6,190.00 2018
151 Rwanda 6,170.00 2018
152 Lesotho 5,850.00 2018
153 Burundi 5,520.00 2018
154 Guyana 5,040.00 2018
155 Montenegro 3,800.00 2018
156 Barbados 3,790.00 2018
157 Suriname 3,780.00 2018
158 Iceland 3,440.00 2018
159 Eswatini 3,120.00 2018
160 Fiji 2,820.00 2018
161 Guinea-Bissau 2,800.00 2018
162 The Gambia 2,790.00 2018
163 The Bahamas 2,640.00 2018
164 Bhutan 2,470.00 2018
165 Grenada 2,360.00 2018
166 Malta 2,040.00 2018
167 Belize 1,560.00 2018
168 Djibouti 1,480.00 2018
169 Antigua and Barbuda 1,210.00 2018
170 Solomon Islands 940.00 2018
171 Vanuatu 870.00 2018
172 Cabo Verde 830.00 2018
173 Seychelles 780.00 2018
174 St. Lucia 740.00 2018
175 Samoa 690.00 2018
176 Andorra 590.00 2018
176 Comoros 590.00 2018
178 St. Kitts and Nevis 370.00 2018
178 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 370.00 2018
180 Tonga 350.00 2018
181 Palau 320.00 2018
182 Dominica 240.00 2018
183 São Tomé and Principe 190.00 2018
184 Liechtenstein 180.00 2018
185 Kiribati 110.00 2018
186 Nauru 80.00 2018
187 Tuvalu 30.00 2018

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Development Relevance: The addition of man-made greenhouse gases to the Atmosphere disturbs the earth's radiative balance. This is leading to an increase in the earth's surface temperature and to related effects on climate, sea level rise and world agriculture. Emissions of CO2 are from burning oil, coal and gas for energy use, burning wood and waste materials, and from industrial processes such as cement production. Emission intensity is the average emission rate of a given pollutant from a given source relative to the intensity of a specific activity. Emission intensities are also used to compare the environmental impact of different fuels or activities. The related terms - emission factor and carbon intensity - are often used interchangeably. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies. The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest. Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up the largest share of the greenhouse gases contributing to global warming and climate change. Converting all other greenhouse gases (methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) to carbon dioxide (or CO2) equivalents makes it possible to compare them and to determine their individual and total contributions to global warming. The Kyoto Protocol, an environmental agreement adopted in 1997 by many of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is working towards curbing CO2 emissions globally.

Limitations and Exceptions: National reporting to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that follows the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines is based on national emission inventories and covers all sources of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions as well as carbon sinks (such as forests). To estimate emissions, the countries that are Parties to the Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) use complex, state-of-the-art methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The GHG totals are expressed in CO2 equivalent using the GWP100 metric of the Second Assessment Report of IPCC and include CO2 (GWP100=1), CH4 (GWP100=21), N2O (GWP100=310) and F-gases (c-C4F8 GWP=8700, C2F6 GWP=9200, C3F8 GWP=7000, C4F10 GWP=7000, C5F12 GWP=7500, C6F14 GWP=7400, C7F16 GWP=7820, CF4 GWP=6500, HFC-125 GWP=2800, HFC-134a GWP=1300, HFC-143a GWP=3800, HFC-152a GWP=140, HFC-227ea GWP=2900, HFC-23 GWP=11700, HFC-236fa GWP=6300, HFC-245fa GWP=858, HFC-32 GWP=650, HFC-365mfc GWP=804, HFC-43-10-mee GWP=1300, SF6 GWP=23900).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual