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Top 102026-10-18

One Country Makes 46% of the Top 10's CO2 Top 10 CO2 Emitters 2024

China alone is 46% of the top-10 total CO2 emissions.

China12.29 GtUnited States4.90 GtIndia3.19 GtRussia1.78 GtJapan0.96 GtIndonesia0.81 GtIran0.79 GtSaudi Arabia0.69 GtSouth Korea0.58 GtGermany0.57 Gt
By Annual Co2 · 2024
#NameValue
1China12.29 Gt
2United States4.90 Gt
3India3.19 Gt
4Russia1.78 Gt
5Japan0.96 Gt
6Indonesia0.81 Gt
7Iran0.79 Gt
8Saudi Arabia0.69 Gt
9South Korea0.58 Gt
10Germany0.57 Gt

Which country do you think cut its emissions the most since 2000?

Data: Our World in Data / Global Carbon Project (Annual CO2 emissions, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Territorial CO2 from fossil fuels and industry; land-use change is not included. The intro background was generated with AI.

Source: Our World in Data / Global Carbon Project (CC BY 4.0) · 2024 data
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