Emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions

What part of all emissions since the start of the industrial era a country produced.

Unit: % of cumulative emissions Period: 1750–2024 Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data)
Average: 0.456% Countries: 214

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions, 2024

Top-20 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions, 20240102030United StatesUnited States: 23.517%23.517ChinaChina: 15.417%15.417RussiaRussia: 6.641%6.641GermanyGermany: 5.145%5.145United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 4.331%4.331JapanJapan: 3.765%3.765IndiaIndia: 3.573%3.573FranceFrance: 2.166%2.166CanadaCanada: 1.928%1.928UkraineUkraine: 1.689%1.689PolandPoland: 1.571%1.571ItalyItaly: 1.406%1.406South AfricaSouth Africa: 1.234%1.234MexicoMexico: 1.191%1.191IranIran: 1.18%1.18South KoreaSouth Korea: 1.12%1.12AustraliaAustralia: 1.084%1.084Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 1.029%1.029BrazilBrazil: 0.984%0.984IndonesiaIndonesia: 0.942%0.942
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — 2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 US United States 23.517 2024 214
2 CN China 15.417 2024 213
3 RU Russia 6.641 2024 212
4 DE Germany 5.145 2024 211
5 GB United Kingdom 4.331 2024 210
6 JP Japan 3.765 2024 209
7 IN India 3.573 2024 208
8 FR France 2.166 2024 207
9 CA Canada 1.928 2024 206
10 UA Ukraine 1.689 2024 205
11 PL Poland 1.571 2024 204
12 IT Italy 1.406 2024 203
13 ZA South Africa 1.234 2024 202
14 MX Mexico 1.191 2024 201
15 IR Iran 1.18 2024 200
16 KR South Korea 1.12 2024 199
17 AU Australia 1.084 2024 198
18 SA Saudi Arabia 1.029 2024 197
19 BR Brazil 0.984 2024 196
20 ID Indonesia 0.942 2024 195
21 ES Spain 0.849 2024 194
22 KZ Kazakhstan 0.808 2024 193
23 BE Belgium 0.698 2024 192
24 TR Türkiye 0.697 2024 191
25 CZ Czechia 0.667 2024 190
26 NL Netherlands 0.663 2024 189
27 TW Taiwan 0.546 2024 188
28 AR Argentina 0.495 2024 187
29 RO Romania 0.479 2024 186
30 TH Thailand 0.449 2024 185
31 VE Venezuela 0.426 2024 184
32 EG Egypt 0.404 2024 183
33 MY Malaysia 0.381 2024 182
34 UZ Uzbekistan 0.365 2024 181
35 AE United Arab Emirates 0.315 2024 180
36 AT Austria 0.311 2024 179
37 PK Pakistan 0.31 2024 178
38 VN Vietnam 0.307 2024 177
39 KP North Korea 0.297 2024 176
40 DZ Algeria 0.296 2024 175
41 IQ Iraq 0.289 2024 174
42 BY Belarus 0.28 2024 172
43 HU Hungary 0.28 2024 172
44 SE Sweden 0.278 2024 171
45 NG Nigeria 0.255 2024 170
46 GR Greece 0.232 2024 169
47 DK Denmark 0.227 2024 168
48 SK Slovakia 0.218 2024 167
49 BG Bulgaria 0.215 2024 165
50 PH Philippines 0.215 2024 165
51 KW Kuwait 0.21 2024 164
52 CO Colombia 0.206 2024 163
53 CL Chile 0.18 2024 161
54 FI Finland 0.18 2024 161
55 CH Switzerland 0.171 2024 160
56 RS Serbia 0.158 2024 159
57 NO Norway 0.151 2024 158
58 PT Portugal 0.15 2024 157
59 TM Turkmenistan 0.148 2024 156
60 AZ Azerbaijan 0.143 2024 155
61 IL Israel 0.141 2024 154
62 QA Qatar 0.14 2024 153
63 LY Libya 0.135 2024 152
64 IE Ireland 0.128 2024 151
65 SG Singapore 0.122 2024 150
66 PE Peru 0.117 2024 149
67 SY Syria 0.111 2024 148
68 MA Morocco 0.109 2024 146
69 NZ New Zealand 0.109 2024 146
70 BD Bangladesh 0.108 2024 145
71 CU Cuba 0.098 2024 144
72 HK Hong Kong 0.095 2024 143
73 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.093 2024 142
74 EE Estonia 0.09 2024 140
75 OM Oman 0.09 2024 140
76 LT Lithuania 0.087 2024 139
77 EC Ecuador 0.075 2024 138
78 MD Moldova 0.073 2024 137
79 HR Croatia 0.064 2024 136
80 BH Bahrain 0.06 2024 135
81 TN Tunisia 0.058 2024 134
82 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.056 2024 133
83 LV Latvia 0.053 2024 132
84 SI Slovenia 0.049 2024 131
85 KG Kyrgyzstan 0.048 2024 130
86 DO Dominican Republic 0.047 2024 128
87 MN Mongolia 0.047 2024 128
88 ZW Zimbabwe 0.045 2024 127
89 JO Jordan 0.043 2024 125
90 LB Lebanon 0.043 2024 125
91 LU Luxembourg 0.042 2024 124
92 AO Angola 0.04 2024 123
93 MM Myanmar 0.039 2024 122
94 YE Yemen 0.038 2024 121
95 GE Georgia 0.036 2024 120
96 BO Bolivia 0.035 2024 119
97 LK Sri Lanka 0.031 2024 118
98 KE Kenya 0.03 2024 117
99 CW Curaçao 0.029 2024 115
100 MK North Macedonia 0.029 2024 115
101 GT Guatemala 0.028 2024 112
102 SD Sudan 0.028 2024 112
103 TJ Tajikistan 0.028 2024 112
104 JM Jamaica 0.026 2024 110
105 UY Uruguay 0.026 2024 110
106 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.023 2024 108
107 GH Ghana 0.023 2024 108
108 AM Armenia 0.022 2024 106
109 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.022 2024 106
110 PA Panama 0.019 2024 104
111 TZ Tanzania 0.019 2024 104
112 ET Ethiopia 0.018 2024 103
113 AL Albania 0.017 2024 98
114 CM Cameroon 0.017 2024 98
115 CY Cyprus 0.017 2024 98
116 GA Gabon 0.017 2024 98
117 HN Honduras 0.017 2024 98
118 SN Senegal 0.016 2024 96
119 ZM Zambia 0.016 2024 96
120 CR Costa Rica 0.015 2024 95
121 KH Cambodia 0.014 2024 93
122 SV El Salvador 0.014 2024 93
123 AF Afghanistan 0.013 2024 89
124 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.013 2024 89
125 LA Laos 0.013 2024 89
126 NP Nepal 0.013 2024 89
127 MZ Mozambique 0.011 2024 85
128 NI Nicaragua 0.011 2024 85
129 PG Papua New Guinea 0.011 2024 85
130 PY Paraguay 0.011 2024 85
131 BS Bahamas 0.01 2024 82
132 BW Botswana 0.01 2024 82
133 CG Republic of the Congo 0.01 2024 82
134 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.009 2024 79
135 IS Iceland 0.009 2024 79
136 NC New Caledonia 0.009 2024 79
137 BJ Benin 0.007 2024 74
138 MU Mauritius 0.007 2024 74
139 ME Montenegro 0.007 2024 74
140 SR Suriname 0.007 2024 74
141 UG Uganda 0.007 2024 74
142 GN Guinea 0.006 2024 70
143 GY Guyana 0.006 2024 70
144 MG Madagascar 0.006 2024 70
145 MT Malta 0.006 2024 70
146 BF Burkina Faso 0.005 2024 65
147 HT Haiti 0.005 2024 65
148 ML Mali 0.005 2024 65
149 MR Mauritania 0.005 2024 65
150 NA Namibia 0.005 2024 65
151 AW Aruba 0.004 2024 61
152 LS Lesotho 0.004 2024 61
153 PS Palestine 0.004 2024 61
154 TG Togo 0.004 2024 61
155 BB Barbados 0.003 2024 53
156 TD Chad 0.003 2024 53
157 FJ Fiji 0.003 2024 53
158 LR Liberia 0.003 2024 53
159 MO Macao 0.003 2024 53
160 MW Malawi 0.003 2024 53
161 NE Niger 0.003 2024 53
162 SX Sint Maarten 0.003 2024 53
163 BM Bermuda 0.002 2024 42
164 BT Bhutan 0.002 2024 42
165 SZ Eswatini 0.002 2024 42
166 FO Faroe Islands 0.002 2024 42
167 PF French Polynesia 0.002 2024 42
168 GL Greenland 0.002 2024 42
169 MV Maldives 0.002 2024 42
170 RW Rwanda 0.002 2024 42
171 SL Sierra Leone 0.002 2024 42
172 SO Somalia 0.002 2024 42
173 SS South Sudan 0.002 2024 42
174 AD Andorra 0.001 2024 25
175 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0.001 2024 25
176 BZ Belize 0.001 2024 25
177 BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.001 2024 25
178 BI Burundi 0.001 2024 25
179 CV Cabo Verde 0.001 2024 25
180 CF Central African Republic 0.001 2024 25
181 DJ Djibouti 0.001 2024 25
182 ER Eritrea 0.001 2024 25
183 GM Gambia 0.001 2024 25
184 GD Grenada 0.001 2024 25
185 LI Liechtenstein 0.001 2024 25
186 PW Palau 0.001 2024 25
187 LC Saint Lucia 0.001 2024 25
188 SC Seychelles 0.001 2024 25
189 SB Solomon Islands 0.001 2024 25
190 TL Timor-Leste 0.001 2024 25
191 AI Anguilla 0 2024 1
192 VG British Virgin Islands 0 2024 1
193 CX Christmas Island 0 2024 1
194 KM Comoros 0 2024 1
195 CK Cook Islands 0 2024 1
196 DM Dominica 0 2024 1
197 GW Guinea-Bissau 0 2024 1
198 KI Kiribati 0 2024 1
199 MH Marshall Islands 0 2024 1
200 FM Micronesia 0 2024 1
201 MS Montserrat 0 2024 1
202 NR Nauru 0 2024 1
203 NU Niue 0 2024 1
204 SH Saint Helena 0 2024 1
205 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2024 1
206 PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2024 1
207 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2024 1
208 WS Samoa 0 2024 1
209 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0 2024 1
210 TO Tonga 0 2024 1
211 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2024 1
212 TV Tuvalu 0 2024 1
213 VU Vanuatu 0 2024 1
214 WF Wallis and Futuna 0 2024 1
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Maximum 23.517%
Median 0.023%
Minimum 0%
World 97.503%

About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

Updates
annually, November
Unit of measurement
% of cumulative emissions
Observation period
1750–2024
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
CO₂ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions