Greenhouse gas emissions (total) by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 5,913 Mt CO2e in 2024, 1st of 38 OECD members (highest first). 2nd of all 203 with data.

Highest: China (15,536 Mt CO2e, 2024) · Lowest: Nauru (0 Mt CO2e, 2024) · 203 countries and territories with data.

Annual greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalent, excluding land use.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1China15,536 Mt CO2e2024
2United States5,913 Mt CO2e2024
3India4,371 Mt CO2e2024
4Russia2,576 Mt CO2e2024
5Indonesia1,324 Mt CO2e2024
6Brazil1,299 Mt CO2e2024
7Japan1,063 Mt CO2e2024
8Iran1,055 Mt CO2e2024
9Saudi Arabia839 Mt CO2e2024
10Canada768 Mt CO2e2024
11Mexico687 Mt CO2e2024
12Germany674 Mt CO2e2024
13South Korea668 Mt CO2e2024
14Australia591 Mt CO2e2024
15Vietnam584 Mt CO2e2024
16Türkiye580 Mt CO2e2024
17South Africa570 Mt CO2e2024
18Pakistan526 Mt CO2e2024
19Thailand422 Mt CO2e2024
20Iraq413 Mt CO2e2024
21United Kingdom387 Mt CO2e2024
22Egypt387 Mt CO2e2024
23France378 Mt CO2e2024
24Argentina374 Mt CO2e2024
25Italy371 Mt CO2e2024
26Nigeria351 Mt CO2e2024
27Poland348 Mt CO2e2024
28Malaysia332 Mt CO2e2024
29Kazakhstan330 Mt CO2e2024
30Spain286 Mt CO2e2024
31Philippines267 Mt CO2e2024
32United Arab Emirates264 Mt CO2e2024
33Algeria253 Mt CO2e2024
34Uzbekistan227 Mt CO2e2024
35Bangladesh221 Mt CO2e2024
36Colombia218 Mt CO2e2024
37Ukraine197 Mt CO2e2024
38Ethiopia193 Mt CO2e2024
39Kuwait173 Mt CO2e2024
40Venezuela167 Mt CO2e2024
41Qatar163 Mt CO2e2024
42Netherlands145 Mt CO2e2024
43Sudan139 Mt CO2e2024
44Oman132 Mt CO2e2024
45Chile118 Mt CO2e2024
46Myanmar118 Mt CO2e2024
47Turkmenistan115 Mt CO2e2024
48Morocco109 Mt CO2e2024
49Belgium108 Mt CO2e2024
50Mongolia104 Mt CO2e2024
51Peru104 Mt CO2e2024
52Kenya103 Mt CO2e2024
53Tanzania103 Mt CO2e2024
54Romania102 Mt CO2e2024
55Chad101 Mt CO2e2024
56Czechia100 Mt CO2e2024
57Libya98 Mt CO2e2024
58North Korea91 Mt CO2e2024
59Belarus87 Mt CO2e2024
60New Zealand78 Mt CO2e2024
61Israel77 Mt CO2e2024
62Singapore76 Mt CO2e2024
63Ecuador74 Mt CO2e2024
64Greece72 Mt CO2e2024
65Austria71 Mt CO2e2024
66Angola70 Mt CO2e2024
67Bahrain64 Mt CO2e2024
68Bolivia64 Mt CO2e2024
69Hungary60 Mt CO2e2024
70Ireland60 Mt CO2e2024
71DR Congo58 Mt CO2e2024
72Azerbaijan58 Mt CO2e2024
73Uganda57 Mt CO2e2024
74Norway54 Mt CO2e2024
75Portugal53 Mt CO2e2024
76Sweden53 Mt CO2e2024
77Dominican Republic52 Mt CO2e2024
78Cambodia50 Mt CO2e2024
79Finland49 Mt CO2e2024
80Ghana48 Mt CO2e2024
81Mali48 Mt CO2e2024
82Syria47 Mt CO2e2024
83Bulgaria47 Mt CO2e2024
84Uruguay45 Mt CO2e2024
85Tunisia45 Mt CO2e2024
86Guatemala43 Mt CO2e2024
87Switzerland43 Mt CO2e2024
88Laos42 Mt CO2e2024
89Nepal41 Mt CO2e2024
90Paraguay41 Mt CO2e2024
91Niger41 Mt CO2e2024
92Cameroon41 Mt CO2e2024
93Hong Kong40 Mt CO2e2024
94Slovakia39 Mt CO2e2024
95Zambia39 Mt CO2e2024
96Denmark38 Mt CO2e2024
97Côte d'Ivoire38 Mt CO2e2024
98Sri Lanka37 Mt CO2e2024
99Cuba36 Mt CO2e2024
100Madagascar36 Mt CO2e2024
101Burkina Faso35 Mt CO2e2024
102Jordan35 Mt CO2e2024
103Somalia34 Mt CO2e2024
104Mozambique34 Mt CO2e2024
105Trinidad and Tobago34 Mt CO2e2024
106Afghanistan33 Mt CO2e2024
107Yemen33 Mt CO2e2024
108Senegal32 Mt CO2e2024
109Zimbabwe31 Mt CO2e2024
110Guinea29 Mt CO2e2024
111Bosnia and Herzegovina28 Mt CO2e2024
112Croatia27 Mt CO2e2024
113Republic of the Congo25 Mt CO2e2024
114Honduras24 Mt CO2e2024
115Kyrgyzstan22 Mt CO2e2024
116Tajikistan22 Mt CO2e2024
117Gabon22 Mt CO2e2024
118Lithuania22 Mt CO2e2024
119Georgia20 Mt CO2e2024
120Panama19 Mt CO2e2024
121Nicaragua19 Mt CO2e2024
122Malawi19 Mt CO2e2024
123Lebanon19 Mt CO2e2024
124Benin18 Mt CO2e2024
125Puerto Rico18 Mt CO2e2024
126Mauritania18 Mt CO2e2024
127Slovenia17 Mt CO2e2024
128Costa Rica17 Mt CO2e2024
129El Salvador15 Mt CO2e2024
130Namibia14 Mt CO2e2024
131Estonia14 Mt CO2e2024
132Haiti14 Mt CO2e2024
133Central African Republic13 Mt CO2e2024
134Botswana12 Mt CO2e2024
135Brunei12 Mt CO2e2024
136Moldova12 Mt CO2e2024
137Latvia12 Mt CO2e2024
138Togo11 Mt CO2e2024
139Armenia11 Mt CO2e2024
140Papua New Guinea11 Mt CO2e2024
141North Macedonia10 Mt CO2e2024
142Jamaica9 Mt CO2e2024
143Cyprus9 Mt CO2e2024
144Guyana9 Mt CO2e2024
145Burundi8 Mt CO2e2024
146Rwanda8 Mt CO2e2024
147Equatorial Guinea8 Mt CO2e2024
148Luxembourg8 Mt CO2e2024
149Sierra Leone8 Mt CO2e2024
150Albania7 Mt CO2e2024
151Eritrea7 Mt CO2e2024
152Mauritius6 Mt CO2e2024
153New Caledonia5 Mt CO2e2024
154Liberia4 Mt CO2e2024
155Iceland4 Mt CO2e2024
156Suriname4 Mt CO2e2024
157Guinea-Bissau3 Mt CO2e2024
158Lesotho3 Mt CO2e2024
159Eswatini3 Mt CO2e2024
160Bhutan3 Mt CO2e2024
161Fiji3 Mt CO2e2024
162Djibouti2 Mt CO2e2024
163Malta2 Mt CO2e2024
164Maldives2 Mt CO2e2024
165Timor-Leste2 Mt CO2e2024
166Gambia2 Mt CO2e2024
167Bahamas2 Mt CO2e2024
168Macao2 Mt CO2e2024
169Palau2 Mt CO2e2024
170French Polynesia1 Mt CO2e2024
171Belize1 Mt CO2e2024
172Seychelles1 Mt CO2e2024
173Comoros1 Mt CO2e2024
174Cabo Verde1 Mt CO2e2024
175Barbados1 Mt CO2e2024
176Greenland1 Mt CO2e2024
177Gibraltar1 Mt CO2e2024
178Vanuatu1 Mt CO2e2024
179Solomon Islands1 Mt CO2e2024
180Aruba1 Mt CO2e2024
181Samoa1 Mt CO2e2024
182St. Lucia0 Mt CO2e2024
183Antigua and Barbuda0 Mt CO2e2024
184Cayman Islands0 Mt CO2e2024
185Bermuda0 Mt CO2e2024
186Tonga0 Mt CO2e2024
187São Tomé and Príncipe0 Mt CO2e2024
188Grenada0 Mt CO2e2024
189Turks and Caicos Islands0 Mt CO2e2024
190St. Kitts and Nevis0 Mt CO2e2024
191St. Vincent and the Grenadines0 Mt CO2e2024
192Dominica0 Mt CO2e2024
193Kiribati0 Mt CO2e2024
194British Virgin Islands0 Mt CO2e2024
195Faroe Islands0 Mt CO2e2024
196Micronesia0 Mt CO2e2024
197U.S. Virgin Islands0 Mt CO2e2024
198Guam0 Mt CO2e2024
199American Samoa0 Mt CO2e2024
200Northern Mariana Islands0 Mt CO2e2024
201Tuvalu0 Mt CO2e2024
202Marshall Islands0 Mt CO2e2024
203Nauru0 Mt CO2e2024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-11-02.

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