How much carbon dioxide comes from burning natural gas — the cleanest of the three fuels.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1945 to 2024.
Top-20 · million tonnes
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
1,748.14 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 2 |
China
|
889.41 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 3 |
Russia
|
857.67 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 4 |
Iran
|
492.66 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 5 |
Canada
|
233.47 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 6 |
Saudi Arabia
|
205.97 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 7 |
Japan
|
195.3 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 8 |
Mexico
|
171.63 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 9 |
Germany
|
157.68 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 10 |
India
|
149.35 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 11 |
United Arab Emirates
|
144.45 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 12 |
South Korea
|
129.31 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 13 |
United Kingdom
|
126.62 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 14 |
Italy
|
124.77 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 15 |
Türkiye
|
119.5 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 16 |
Uzbekistan
|
103.55 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 17 |
Qatar
|
102.76 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 18 |
Egypt
|
102.62 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 19 |
Algeria
|
101.8 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 20 |
Indonesia
|
99.7 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 21 |
Malaysia
|
95.28 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 22 |
Argentina
|
89.17 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 23 |
Thailand
|
84.09 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 24 |
Australia
|
75.35 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 25 |
Taiwan
|
63.85 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 26 |
Oman
|
63.55 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 27 |
France
|
62.7 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 28 |
Turkmenistan
|
62.37 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 29 |
Pakistan
|
59.95 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 30 |
Brazil
|
58.91 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 31 |
Bangladesh
|
55.99 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 32 |
Spain
|
55.7 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 33 |
Kuwait
|
53.83 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 34 |
Netherlands
|
53.67 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 35 |
Ukraine
|
49.48 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 36 |
Venezuela
|
42.86 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 37 |
Nigeria
|
40.73 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 38 |
Iraq
|
38.83 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 39 |
Poland
|
38.71 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 40 |
Kazakhstan
|
37.82 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 41 |
Bahrain
|
33.82 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 42 |
Belarus
|
30.62 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 43 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
29.81 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 44 |
Belgium
|
28.08 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 45 |
Azerbaijan
|
25.13 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 46 |
Colombia
|
23.02 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 47 |
Peru
|
22.8 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 48 |
Singapore
|
20.96 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 49 |
Romania
|
20.9 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 50 |
Israel
|
20.42 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 51 |
Hungary
|
16.81 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 52 |
Libya
|
15.43 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 53 |
Czechia
|
14.04 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 54 |
Austria
|
13.57 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 55 |
Tunisia
|
12.95 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 56 |
Chile
|
12.56 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 57 |
Bolivia
|
12.41 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 58 |
Vietnam
|
12.13 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 59 |
Greece
|
11.77 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 60 |
Hong Kong
|
11 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 61 |
Ireland
|
10.28 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 62 |
Norway
|
10.05 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 63 |
Slovakia
|
8.7 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 64 |
Philippines
|
8.5 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 65 |
Myanmar
|
7.98 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 66 |
South Africa
|
7.75 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 67 |
Ghana
|
7.68 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 68 |
Jordan
|
7.2 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 69 |
Portugal
|
6.93 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 70 |
Georgia
|
6.46 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 71 |
New Zealand
|
5.89 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 72 |
Switzerland
|
5.65 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 73 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
5.62 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 74 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
5.35 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 75 |
Armenia
|
5.26 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Serbia
|
5.18 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 77 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
5.07 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 78 |
Bulgaria
|
5.02 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 79 |
Croatia
|
4.93 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 80 |
Syria
|
4.83 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 81 |
Tanzania
|
3.8 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 82 |
Denmark
|
3.56 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 83 |
Dominican Republic
|
3.49 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 84 |
Lithuania
|
3.04 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 85 |
Finland
|
2.78 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 86 |
Republic of the Congo
|
2.37 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 87 |
Cuba
|
2.02 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 88 |
Mozambique
|
1.94 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 89 |
Morocco
|
1.8 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 90 |
Angola
|
1.77 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 91 |
Slovenia
|
1.75 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 92 |
Latvia
|
1.63 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 93 |
Papua New Guinea
|
1.61 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 94 |
Sweden
|
1.5 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 95 |
Jamaica
|
1.46 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 96 |
Moldova
|
1.36 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 97 |
Luxembourg
|
1.23 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 98 |
Ecuador
|
1.17 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 99 |
Cameroon
|
1.11 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 100 |
Gabon
|
1.07 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 101 |
Panama
|
0.94 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 102 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
0.81 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 103 |
El Salvador
|
0.74 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 104 |
Malta
|
0.73 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 105 |
North Macedonia
|
0.66 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 106 |
Estonia
|
0.63 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 107 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0.45 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 108 |
Tajikistan
|
0.45 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 109 |
Togo
|
0.36 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 110 |
Benin
|
0.33 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 111 |
Uruguay
|
0.23 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 112 |
Macao
|
0.2 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 113 |
Afghanistan
|
0.13 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 114 |
Niger
|
0.11 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 115 |
Albania
|
0.09 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 116 |
Rwanda
|
0.08 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 117 |
Liechtenstein
|
0.04 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 118 |
Yemen
|
0.04 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 119 |
Barbados
|
0.04 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 120 |
Guatemala
|
0.02 | 1997 | 29 | |
| 121 |
Suriname
|
0.02 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 122 |
Senegal
|
0.01 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 123 |
Andorra
|
0.01 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 124 |
Guyana
|
0.01 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 125 |
Iceland
|
0 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 126 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
0 | 1956 | 1 | |
| 127 |
Aruba
|
0 | 1985 | 1 | |
| 128 |
Belize
|
0 | 2020 | 1 | |
| 129 |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
|
0 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 130 |
Botswana
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 131 |
Burkina Faso
|
0 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 132 |
Burundi
|
0 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 133 |
Curaçao
|
0 | 2019 | 1 | |
| 134 |
Cyprus
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 135 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 136 |
Fiji
|
0 | 2015 | 1 | |
| 137 |
Guinea
|
0 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 138 |
Lebanon
|
0 | 2015 | 1 | |
| 139 |
Madagascar
|
0 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 140 |
Malawi
|
0 | 1963 | 1 | |
| 141 |
New Caledonia
|
0 | 2023 | 1 | |
| 142 |
North Korea
|
0 | 1949 | 1 | |
| 143 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
0 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 144 |
Sint Maarten
|
0 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 145 |
South Sudan
|
0 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 146 |
Sudan
|
0 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 147 |
Timor-Leste
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 148 |
Zambia
|
0 | 1963 | 1 | |
| 149 |
Zimbabwe
|
0 | 1963 | 1 |
Carbon dioxide emissions from burning natural gas. Per unit of energy, gas releases about half as much CO2 as coal, and the case for gas as a transition fuel rests on that. The case is incomplete, however: methane leaks in production and transport eat up part or all of the gain, and methane is not part of this series — it is counted separately.
Important: Combustion only. Methane leaks in production and transport are not part of this series, although they are what determines how much cleaner gas really is than coal.
How much carbon dioxide comes from burning coal — the dirtiest of the fuels.
Emissions 1750–2024 CO2 emissions from oilHow much carbon dioxide comes from burning petroleum products — mostly in transport.
Emissions 1850–2024 Methane emissionsHow much methane a country emits — converted into CO2 equivalent.
Emissions 1750–2024 CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.