Which country has the highest co2 emissions?

China has the highest reported co2 emissions at 13,125 Mt CO₂, as of Dec 2024.

How often is co2 emissions data updated?

CO2 Emissions is refreshed whenever the underlying national or international source publishes a new observation or revision.

CO2 Emissions by Country

China leads with 13,125 Mt CO₂ as of Dec 2024, across 50 economies tracked below.

#	Country	Last	Previous	Reference
1	China	13,125 Mt CO₂	13,021 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
2	United States	4,632 Mt CO₂	4,618 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
3	India	3,154 Mt CO₂	3,015 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
4	Russia	2,009 Mt CO₂	1,948 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
5	Euro Area	1,932 Mt CO₂	1,967 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
6	Japan	972 Mt CO₂	1,002 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
7	Indonesia	812 Mt CO₂	773 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
8	Saudi Arabia	653 Mt CO₂	635 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
9	South Korea	588 Mt CO₂	590 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
10	Germany	580 Mt CO₂	590 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
11	Canada	578 Mt CO₂	567 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
12	Brazil	491 Mt CO₂	480 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
13	Mexico	476 Mt CO₂	476 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
14	Türkiye	460 Mt CO₂	446 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
15	South Africa	440 Mt CO₂	427 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
16	Australia	383 Mt CO₂	377 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
17	Italy	299 Mt CO₂	304 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
18	United Kingdom	292 Mt CO₂	305 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
19	Thailand	284 Mt CO₂	275 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
20	Poland	276 Mt CO₂	281 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
21	France	274 Mt CO₂	284 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
22	Spain	220 Mt CO₂	221 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
23	Argentina	183 Mt CO₂	190 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
24	Netherlands	119 Mt CO₂	123 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
25	Belgium	86.65 Mt CO₂	85.73 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
26	Czechia	77.75 Mt CO₂	85.61 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
27	Romania	70.88 Mt CO₂	70.25 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
28	Singapore	58.87 Mt CO₂	56.10 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
29	Austria	58.03 Mt CO₂	58.48 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
30	Greece	52.51 Mt CO₂	51.24 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
31	Hungary	42.63 Mt CO₂	42.98 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
32	Norway	40.00 Mt CO₂	41.60 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
33	Sweden	37.77 Mt CO₂	36.67 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
34	Portugal	35.56 Mt CO₂	37.41 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
35	Hong Kong	34.62 Mt CO₂	34.12 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
36	Bulgaria	34.19 Mt CO₂	36.97 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
37	Switzerland	33.73 Mt CO₂	33.67 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
38	Ireland	32.57 Mt CO₂	32.86 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
39	New Zealand	31.81 Mt CO₂	31.78 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
40	Finland	31.11 Mt CO₂	32.89 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
41	Slovakia	29.89 Mt CO₂	31.15 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
42	Denmark	25.57 Mt CO₂	26.21 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
43	Croatia	18.68 Mt CO₂	18.66 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
44	Slovenia	13.33 Mt CO₂	12.62 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
45	Lithuania	12.97 Mt CO₂	12.98 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
46	Estonia	10.65 Mt CO₂	11.47 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
47	Cyprus	7.34 Mt CO₂	7.20 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
48	Luxembourg	7.15 Mt CO₂	6.94 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
49	Latvia	6.81 Mt CO₂	6.90 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024
50	Malta	1.81 Mt CO₂	1.79 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024