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Consumption-based CO2 emissions

Emissions adjusted for trade: the carbon brought in with imported goods is counted.

Unit: million tonnes Period: 1990–2023 Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data)
Source: OWID · About the indicator
Average: 299.41 Mt Countries: 120

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2023.

Consumption-based CO2 emissions, 2023

Top-20 · million tonnes

Consumption-based CO2 emissions, 202305,00010,00015,000ChinaChina: 10,857.03 Mt10,857.03United StatesUnited States: 5,431.66 Mt5,431.66IndiaIndia: 2,543.22 Mt2,543.22RussiaRussia: 1,405.98 Mt1,405.98JapanJapan: 1,142.3 Mt1,142.3GermanyGermany: 768.48 Mt768.48IndonesiaIndonesia: 728.17 Mt728.17South KoreaSouth Korea: 708.87 Mt708.87IranIran: 668.58 Mt668.58Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 654.1 Mt654.1MexicoMexico: 564.97 Mt564.97CanadaCanada: 519.94 Mt519.94United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 487.1 Mt487.1TürkiyeTürkiye: 483.03 Mt483.03BrazilBrazil: 469.99 Mt469.99ItalyItaly: 429.01 Mt429.01FranceFrance: 407.37 Mt407.37AustraliaAustralia: 372.15 Mt372.15South AfricaSouth Africa: 325.38 Mt325.38ThailandThailand: 305.57 Mt305.57
Consumption-based CO2 emissions — 2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 10,857.03 2023 120
2 US United States 5,431.66 2023 119
3 IN India 2,543.22 2023 118
4 RU Russia 1,405.98 2023 117
5 JP Japan 1,142.3 2023 116
6 DE Germany 768.48 2023 115
7 ID Indonesia 728.17 2023 114
8 KR South Korea 708.87 2023 113
9 IR Iran 668.58 2023 112
10 SA Saudi Arabia 654.1 2023 111
11 MX Mexico 564.97 2023 110
12 CA Canada 519.94 2023 109
13 GB United Kingdom 487.1 2023 108
14 TR Türkiye 483.03 2023 107
15 BR Brazil 469.99 2023 106
16 IT Italy 429.01 2023 105
17 FR France 407.37 2023 104
18 AU Australia 372.15 2023 103
19 ZA South Africa 325.38 2023 102
20 TH Thailand 305.57 2023 101
21 TW Taiwan 294.8 2023 100
22 MY Malaysia 286.51 2023 99
23 PL Poland 273.86 2023 98
24 ES Spain 260.62 2023 97
25 EG Egypt 253.43 2023 96
26 AE United Arab Emirates 248.07 2023 95
27 VN Vietnam 247.79 2023 94
28 PK Pakistan 220.11 2023 93
29 KZ Kazakhstan 212.66 2023 92
30 PH Philippines 211.59 2023 91
31 BE Belgium 196.61 2023 90
32 SG Singapore 186.93 2023 89
33 AR Argentina 185.67 2023 88
34 BD Bangladesh 167.86 2023 87
35 UA Ukraine 166.31 2023 86
36 NL Netherlands 150.15 2023 85
37 HK Hong Kong 144.16 2023 84
38 NG Nigeria 133.28 2023 83
39 KW Kuwait 122.35 2023 82
40 CH Switzerland 118.33 2023 81
41 CO Colombia 104.47 2023 80
42 VE Venezuela 100.52 2023 79
43 CZ Czechia 100.03 2023 78
44 IL Israel 88.32 2023 77
45 CL Chile 88.16 2023 76
46 OM Oman 83.36 2023 75
47 QA Qatar 82.23 2023 74
48 PE Peru 78.88 2023 73
49 RO Romania 78.25 2023 72
50 AT Austria 76.47 2023 71
51 MA Morocco 69.91 2023 70
52 GR Greece 67.19 2023 69
53 BY Belarus 62.55 2023 68
54 SE Sweden 61.72 2023 67
55 HU Hungary 56.73 2023 66
56 DK Denmark 49.47 2023 65
57 EC Ecuador 48.9 2023 64
58 FI Finland 47.46 2023 63
59 PT Portugal 47.46 2023 62
60 NP Nepal 47.28 2023 61
61 LK Sri Lanka 46.44 2023 60
62 NZ New Zealand 41.4 2023 59
63 AZ Azerbaijan 40.84 2023 58
64 IE Ireland 40.83 2023 57
65 DO Dominican Republic 40.44 2023 56
66 KH Cambodia 39.06 2023 55
67 NO Norway 38.97 2023 54
68 MN Mongolia 36.61 2023 53
69 BG Bulgaria 35.31 2023 52
70 SK Slovakia 35.04 2023 51
71 KE Kenya 34.98 2023 50
72 JO Jordan 31.82 2023 49
73 TN Tunisia 30.18 2023 48
74 GH Ghana 26.37 2023 47
75 TZ Tanzania 25.79 2023 46
76 BO Bolivia 25.63 2023 45
77 GT Guatemala 25.45 2023 44
78 HR Croatia 23.71 2023 43
79 ET Ethiopia 23.25 2023 42
80 TT Trinidad and Tobago 22.35 2023 41
81 BH Bahrain 22.06 2023 40
82 LT Lithuania 20.52 2023 39
83 SI Slovenia 19.74 2023 38
84 PA Panama 19.52 2023 37
85 KG Kyrgyzstan 19.19 2023 36
86 SN Senegal 19.03 2023 35
87 CI Côte d'Ivoire 17.87 2023 34
88 GE Georgia 15.37 2023 33
89 ZW Zimbabwe 15.32 2023 32
90 LA Laos 14.83 2023 31
91 CR Costa Rica 14.69 2023 30
92 BW Botswana 14.51 2023 29
93 MZ Mozambique 14.43 2023 28
94 MT Malta 14.3 2023 27
95 LV Latvia 13.36 2023 26
96 PY Paraguay 13.13 2023 25
97 TJ Tajikistan 13.02 2023 24
98 ZM Zambia 12.71 2023 23
99 EE Estonia 12.59 2023 22
100 SV El Salvador 11.26 2023 21
101 UY Uruguay 10.78 2023 20
102 HN Honduras 10.46 2023 19
103 CM Cameroon 10.38 2023 18
104 NA Namibia 9.65 2023 17
105 BN Brunei Darussalam 8.88 2023 16
106 UG Uganda 8.8 2023 15
107 TG Togo 8.65 2023 14
108 CY Cyprus 8.62 2023 13
109 BJ Benin 8.43 2023 12
110 JM Jamaica 8.33 2023 11
111 MU Mauritius 7.91 2023 10
112 AM Armenia 7.67 2023 9
113 LU Luxembourg 7.33 2023 8
114 NI Nicaragua 7.17 2023 7
115 MG Madagascar 6.42 2023 6
116 GN Guinea 6.4 2023 5
117 BF Burkina Faso 5.8 2023 4
118 AL Albania 5.38 2023 3
119 RW Rwanda 3.52 2023 2
120 MW Malawi 3.23 2023 1
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Maximum 10,857.03 Mt
Median 46.86 Mt
Minimum 3.23 Mt

About the indicator

CO2 emissions adjusted for international trade: emissions embedded in imported goods are added to production-based emissions, and emissions embedded in exports are subtracted. It shows the carbon footprint of a country's consumption. For developed importers this indicator runs noticeably above production-based emissions; for exporters of manufactured goods, below.

Important: The series is shorter than the production-based one: the calculation requires multi-region input-output tables and is available from about 1990 onward.

Updates
annually, November
Unit of measurement
million tonnes
Observation period
1990–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
CO₂ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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