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CO2 emissions from coal

How much carbon dioxide comes from burning coal — the dirtiest of the fuels.

Unit: million tonnes Period: 1750–2024 Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data)
Source: OWID · About the indicator
Average: 88.27 Mt Countries: 179

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1950 to 2024.

CO2 emissions from coal, 1950–2024

Top-20 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from coal, 1950–202402,5005,0007,50010,000ChinaChina: 8,886.02 Mt8,886.02IndiaIndia: 2,108.03 Mt2,108.03United StatesUnited States: 732.89 Mt732.89IndonesiaIndonesia: 436.12 Mt436.12JapanJapan: 380.97 Mt380.97RussiaRussia: 375.65 Mt375.65South AfricaSouth Africa: 371.36 Mt371.36South KoreaSouth Korea: 247.47 Mt247.47VietnamVietnam: 229.19 Mt229.19TürkiyeTürkiye: 209.28 Mt209.28GermanyGermany: 162.64 Mt162.64KazakhstanKazakhstan: 160.17 Mt160.17AustraliaAustralia: 142.55 Mt142.55TaiwanTaiwan: 141.11 Mt141.11PolandPoland: 127.31 Mt127.31MalaysiaMalaysia: 97.57 Mt97.57PhilippinesPhilippines: 92.14 Mt92.14ThailandThailand: 60.22 Mt60.22North KoreaNorth Korea: 57.15 Mt57.15UkraineUkraine: 54.56 Mt54.56
CO2 emissions from coal — 1950–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 8,886.02 2024 179
2 IN India 2,108.03 2024 178
3 US United States 732.89 2024 177
4 ID Indonesia 436.12 2024 176
5 JP Japan 380.97 2024 175
6 RU Russia 375.65 2024 174
7 ZA South Africa 371.36 2024 173
8 KR South Korea 247.47 2024 172
9 VN Vietnam 229.19 2024 171
10 TR Türkiye 209.28 2024 170
11 DE Germany 162.64 2024 169
12 KZ Kazakhstan 160.17 2024 168
13 AU Australia 142.55 2024 167
14 TW Taiwan 141.11 2024 166
15 PL Poland 127.31 2024 165
16 MY Malaysia 97.57 2024 164
17 PH Philippines 92.14 2024 163
18 TH Thailand 60.22 2024 162
19 KP North Korea 57.15 2024 161
20 UA Ukraine 54.56 2024 160
21 BR Brazil 50.95 2024 159
22 PK Pakistan 45.25 2024 158
23 MX Mexico 40.18 2024 157
24 MN Mongolia 38.73 2024 156
25 CZ Czechia 34.35 2024 155
26 CA Canada 28.67 2024 154
27 BD Bangladesh 26.01 2024 153
28 RS Serbia 24.75 2024 152
29 MA Morocco 22.98 2024 151
30 CO Colombia 22.3 2024 150
31 UZ Uzbekistan 19.77 2024 149
32 FR France 19.47 2024 148
33 NL Netherlands 18.61 2024 147
34 GB United Kingdom 16.95 2024 146
35 LA Laos 16.68 2024 145
36 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.87 2024 144
37 EG Egypt 12.12 2024 143
38 BE Belgium 11.49 2024 142
39 HK Hong Kong 11.35 2024 141
40 ES Spain 11.3 2024 140
41 IT Italy 11.29 2024 139
42 AT Austria 11.15 2024 138
43 CL Chile 10.87 2024 137
44 BG Bulgaria 10.29 2024 136
45 IL Israel 10.06 2024 135
46 ZW Zimbabwe 8.46 2024 134
47 SK Slovakia 8.2 2024 133
48 RO Romania 8.04 2024 132
49 NP Nepal 8 2024 131
50 DO Dominican Republic 7.96 2024 130
51 FI Finland 7.78 2024 129
52 SE Sweden 6.55 2024 128
53 IR Iran 6.4 2024 127
54 LK Sri Lanka 6.23 2024 126
55 KH Cambodia 6.08 2024 125
56 ZM Zambia 6 2024 124
57 NZ New Zealand 5.87 2024 123
58 KG Kyrgyzstan 5.67 2024 122
59 GR Greece 4.82 2024 121
60 EE Estonia 4.55 2024 120
61 TJ Tajikistan 4.38 2024 119
62 BW Botswana 4.36 2024 118
63 AE United Arab Emirates 4.32 2024 117
64 AF Afghanistan 3.89 2024 116
65 NO Norway 3.85 2024 115
66 SI Slovenia 3.76 2024 114
67 HU Hungary 3.61 2024 113
68 BY Belarus 3.43 2024 112
69 MM Myanmar 3.26 2024 111
70 KE Kenya 3.22 2024 110
71 AR Argentina 3.16 2024 109
72 NG Nigeria 3.05 2024 108
73 BN Brunei Darussalam 3 2024 107
74 ET Ethiopia 2.9 2024 106
75 NC New Caledonia 2.84 2024 105
76 MK North Macedonia 2.45 2024 104
77 PE Peru 2.36 2024 103
78 TZ Tanzania 2.02 2024 102
79 SN Senegal 1.99 2024 101
80 IE Ireland 1.95 2024 100
81 DK Denmark 1.8 2024 99
82 PA Panama 1.75 2024 98
83 JO Jordan 1.7 2024 97
84 LS Lesotho 1.64 2024 96
85 MU Mauritius 1.61 2024 95
86 MG Madagascar 1.34 2024 94
87 ME Montenegro 1.29 2024 93
88 GT Guatemala 1.19 2024 92
89 SG Singapore 1.14 2024 91
90 HR Croatia 0.91 2024 90
91 IS Iceland 0.87 2024 89
92 BT Bhutan 0.85 2024 88
93 GE Georgia 0.82 2024 87
94 SA Saudi Arabia 0.7 2024 86
95 KW Kuwait 0.62 2024 85
96 DZ Algeria 0.61 2024 84
97 YE Yemen 0.51 2024 83
98 AL Albania 0.5 2024 82
99 LT Lithuania 0.38 2024 81
100 CH Switzerland 0.36 2024 80
101 BJ Benin 0.33 2024 79
102 NE Niger 0.3 2024 78
103 VE Venezuela 0.29 2024 77
104 MD Moldova 0.25 2024 76
105 JM Jamaica 0.24 2024 75
106 RW Rwanda 0.22 2024 74
107 SZ Eswatini 0.18 2024 73
108 MW Malawi 0.18 2024 72
109 PT Portugal 0.16 2024 71
110 LU Luxembourg 0.15 2024 70
111 LB Lebanon 0.1 2024 69
112 HT Haiti 0.07 1992 68
113 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.07 2024 67
114 CY Cyprus 0.06 2024 66
115 BI Burundi 0.05 2024 65
116 CR Costa Rica 0.05 2024 64
117 LV Latvia 0.05 2024 63
118 AM Armenia 0.05 2024 62
119 AZ Azerbaijan 0.04 2024 61
120 MZ Mozambique 0.04 2024 60
121 NA Namibia 0.03 2024 59
122 BO Bolivia 0.03 2024 58
123 OM Oman 0.02 2024 57
124 UY Uruguay 0.01 2024 56
125 GH Ghana 0.01 1997 54
126 SY Syria 0.01 2024 54
127 IQ Iraq 0.01 2024 53
128 BS Bahamas 0 2024 47
129 CM Cameroon 0 1997 47
130 CU Cuba 0 2024 47
131 HN Honduras 0 2017 47
132 PG Papua New Guinea 0 1998 47
133 QA Qatar 0 2024 47
134 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0 1956 45
135 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0 1957 45
136 GN Guinea 0 1957 44
137 AD Andorra 0 2024 1
138 AO Angola 0 1989 1
139 AW Aruba 0 1985 1
140 BH Bahrain 0 1987 1
141 BB Barbados 0 1989 1
142 BM Bermuda 0 2024 1
143 BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 2011 1
144 BF Burkina Faso 0 1957 1
145 CV Cabo Verde 0 1989 1
146 CF Central African Republic 0 1958 1
147 TD Chad 0 1958 1
148 CW Curaçao 0 2011 1
149 EC Ecuador 0 1960 1
150 SV El Salvador 0 2024 1
151 FO Faroe Islands 0 1989 1
152 FJ Fiji 0 2018 1
153 GA Gabon 0 1958 1
154 GL Greenland 0 1988 1
155 GY Guyana 0 2024 1
156 LY Libya 0 2008 1
157 LI Liechtenstein 0 2024 1
158 MO Macao 0 2016 1
159 MT Malta 0 2024 1
160 MR Mauritania 0 2000 1
161 NI Nicaragua 0 1950 1
162 PY Paraguay 0 2024 1
163 CG Republic of the Congo 0 1958 1
164 SH Saint Helena 0 1989 1
165 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1980 1
166 PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 1989 1
167 WS Samoa 0 1989 1
168 SL Sierra Leone 0 2004 1
169 SX Sint Maarten 0 2011 1
170 SS South Sudan 0 2011 1
171 SD Sudan 0 2011 1
172 SR Suriname 0 2009 1
173 TG Togo 0 1982 1
174 TO Tonga 0 1989 1
175 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0 1980 1
176 TN Tunisia 0 2012 1
177 TM Turkmenistan 0 2024 1
178 UG Uganda 0 2024 1
179 VU Vanuatu 0 1972 1
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Maximum 8,886.02 Mt
Median 0.91 Mt
Minimum 0 Mt
World 14,697.81 Mt

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal. Coal releases more emissions per unit of energy obtained than any other fuel — roughly twice as much as gas — so its share of emissions is always above its share of energy consumption. The series shows that global emissions from coal are not declining despite the closure of coal plants in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs the reduction.

Important: Combustion only. Methane emissions from coal mines are not included here — they are counted under methane emissions.

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

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