World
Top 20 countries by CO2 emissions a year
Total carbon dioxide emissions, million tonnes, land use left out
Updated · CO2 emissions (million tonnes a year)
Why these 20
World Bank indicator EN.GHG.CO2.MT.CE.AR5 (from the EDGAR database): CO2 from fuel, industry and other sources, in million tonnes, excluding land use, land-use change and forestry. Totals follow population and industry size; per person the order is very different.
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China
中华人民共和国
13,124.7 year 2024
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South Africa
440.2 year 2024
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How it is measured
World Bank API, most recent value per country (year shown on each row); regional and income-group aggregates are left out.
References
- World Bank: CO2 emissions (total) excluding LULUCF, World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Checked 2026-10-20 05:31 UTC.
- World Bank indicator EN.GHG.CO2.MT.CE.AR5, World Bank, last updated 2026-10-08.
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