How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2009 to 2025.
Top-20 · million tonnes CO₂
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 |
China
|
5,565.88 | 2025 | 214 | |
| 2 |
United States
|
1,737.41 | 2025 | 213 | |
| 3 |
India
|
1,395.81 | 2025 | 212 | |
| 4 |
Russia
|
536.59 | 2025 | 211 | |
| 5 |
Japan
|
491.68 | 2025 | 210 | |
| 6 |
Saudi Arabia
|
314.59 | 2024 | 209 | |
| 7 |
Iran
|
261.03 | 2025 | 208 | |
| 8 |
South Korea
|
260.57 | 2025 | 207 | |
| 9 |
Indonesia
|
253.06 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 10 |
Taiwan
|
183.17 | 2025 | 205 | |
| 11 |
South Africa
|
169.68 | 2025 | 204 | |
| 12 |
Mexico
|
169.21 | 2025 | 203 | |
| 13 |
Türkiye
|
168.34 | 2025 | 202 | |
| 14 |
Germany
|
164.98 | 2025 | 201 | |
| 15 |
Australia
|
150.4 | 2025 | 200 | |
| 16 |
Vietnam
|
143.4 | 2025 | 199 | |
| 17 |
Egypt
|
138.39 | 2025 | 198 | |
| 18 |
Canada
|
124.44 | 2025 | 197 | |
| 19 |
Malaysia
|
121.3 | 2025 | 196 | |
| 20 |
Thailand
|
102.84 | 2025 | 195 | |
| 21 |
Iraq
|
102.28 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 22 |
Poland
|
101.96 | 2025 | 193 | |
| 23 |
Kazakhstan
|
99.61 | 2025 | 192 | |
| 24 |
Uzbekistan
|
86.7 | 2025 | 191 | |
| 25 |
United Arab Emirates
|
82.87 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 26 |
Brazil
|
82.52 | 2025 | 189 | |
| 27 |
Italy
|
75.41 | 2025 | 188 | |
| 28 |
Philippines
|
73.31 | 2025 | 187 | |
| 29 |
Bangladesh
|
71.98 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 30 |
United Kingdom
|
63.55 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 31 |
Algeria
|
60.99 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 32 |
Kuwait
|
56.63 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 33 |
Pakistan
|
54.94 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 34 |
Argentina
|
52.51 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 35 |
Spain
|
44.22 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 36 |
Turkmenistan
|
43.12 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 37 |
Israel
|
40.45 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 38 |
Bahrain
|
34.24 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 39 |
Netherlands
|
34.22 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 40 |
Qatar
|
32.67 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 41 |
Czechia
|
30.31 | 2025 | 174 | |
| 42 |
Singapore
|
29.9 | 2025 | 173 | |
| 43 |
Oman
|
28.77 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 44 |
Libya
|
28.6 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 45 |
Ukraine
|
27.93 | 2022 | 170 | |
| 46 |
Morocco
|
26.59 | 2025 | 169 | |
| 47 |
Chile
|
25.71 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 48 |
Serbia
|
25.51 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 49 |
Hong Kong
|
25.29 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 50 |
France
|
23.63 | 2025 | 165 | |
| 51 |
Nigeria
|
18.93 | 2025 | 164 | |
| 52 |
Greece
|
18.79 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 53 |
Azerbaijan
|
17.77 | 2025 | 162 | |
| 54 |
Syria
|
17.57 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 55 |
Colombia
|
16.88 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 56 |
Peru
|
14.4 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 57 |
Belarus
|
14.32 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 58 |
Romania
|
12.93 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 59 |
Puerto Rico
|
12.82 | 2025 | 156 | |
| 60 |
Jordan
|
12.54 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 61 |
Tunisia
|
12.5 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 62 |
Cuba
|
12.49 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 63 |
Dominican Republic
|
12.19 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 64 |
Laos
|
12.14 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 65 |
Ghana
|
11.38 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 66 |
Myanmar
|
10.92 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 67 |
Bulgaria
|
10.46 | 2025 | 148 | |
| 68 |
North Korea
|
9.23 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 69 |
Cambodia
|
8.86 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 70 |
Austria
|
8.59 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 71 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
8.32 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 72 |
Mongolia
|
7.98 | 2025 | 143 | |
| 73 |
Ireland
|
7.92 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 74 |
Belgium
|
7.31 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 75 |
Venezuela
|
6.88 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 76 |
Bolivia
|
6.56 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 77 |
Hungary
|
6.56 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 78 |
Portugal
|
6.55 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 79 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
6.51 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 80 |
Sweden
|
6.02 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 81 |
Ecuador
|
5.82 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 82 |
Sri Lanka
|
5.54 | 2025 | 133 | |
| 83 |
Kosovo
|
5.3 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 84 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
4.96 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 85 |
Guatemala
|
4.76 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 86 |
Finland
|
4.73 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 87 |
Norway
|
4.52 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 88 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
4.37 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 89 |
Senegal
|
4.12 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 90 |
Honduras
|
4.02 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 91 |
New Zealand
|
4.02 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 92 |
Zimbabwe
|
3.94 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 93 |
Republic of the Congo
|
3.91 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 94 |
Denmark
|
3.44 | 2025 | 121 | |
| 95 |
Mali
|
3.21 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 96 |
Yemen
|
3.11 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 97 |
Tanzania
|
3.05 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 98 |
Panama
|
2.97 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 99 |
Botswana
|
2.92 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 100 |
Angola
|
2.89 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 101 |
Cyprus
|
2.89 | 2025 | 114 | |
| 102 |
North Macedonia
|
2.88 | 2025 | 113 | |
| 103 |
Jamaica
|
2.77 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 104 |
Slovakia
|
2.76 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 105 |
Slovenia
|
2.73 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 106 |
Mozambique
|
2.56 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 107 |
Switzerland
|
2.55 | 2025 | 108 | |
| 108 |
Zambia
|
2.48 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 109 |
Papua New Guinea
|
2.43 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 110 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
2.36 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 111 |
Croatia
|
2.33 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 112 |
Sudan
|
2.27 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 113 |
Mauritius
|
2.19 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 114 |
Lebanon
|
2.08 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 115 |
Armenia
|
2.03 | 2025 | 100 | |
| 116 |
Georgia
|
1.97 | 2025 | 99 | |
| 117 |
Estonia
|
1.96 | 2025 | 98 | |
| 118 |
Tajikistan
|
1.77 | 2025 | 97 | |
| 119 |
New Caledonia
|
1.75 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 120 |
Cameroon
|
1.64 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 121 |
Moldova
|
1.48 | 2025 | 94 | |
| 122 |
Bahamas
|
1.47 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 123 |
Gabon
|
1.36 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 124 |
Nicaragua
|
1.36 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 125 |
Kenya
|
1.34 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 126 |
Lithuania
|
1.23 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 127 |
Réunion
|
1.21 | 2023 | 88 | |
| 128 |
Guam
|
1.13 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 129 |
Paraguay
|
1.12 | 2025 | 86 | |
| 130 |
Malta
|
1.06 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 131 |
Mauritania
|
1.06 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 132 |
Madagascar
|
1.05 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 133 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
0.96 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 134 |
Uruguay
|
0.96 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 135 |
Burkina Faso
|
0.95 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 136 |
El Salvador
|
0.89 | 2025 | 78 | |
| 137 |
Guyana
|
0.89 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 138 |
Latvia
|
0.85 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 139 |
Guadeloupe
|
0.83 | 2023 | 76 | |
| 140 |
Martinique
|
0.8 | 2023 | 75 | |
| 141 |
Ethiopia
|
0.77 | 2025 | 74 | |
| 142 |
Guinea
|
0.73 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 143 |
Barbados
|
0.66 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 144 |
Montenegro
|
0.65 | 2025 | 71 | |
| 145 |
Niger
|
0.64 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 146 |
Benin
|
0.59 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 147 |
Suriname
|
0.56 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 148 |
Aruba
|
0.55 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 149 |
Iceland
|
0.53 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 150 |
Maldives
|
0.52 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 151 |
Haiti
|
0.46 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 152 |
Cayman Islands
|
0.45 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 153 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
0.44 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 154 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
0.43 | 2023 | 61 | |
| 155 |
Palestine
|
0.41 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 156 |
Rwanda
|
0.4 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 157 |
Bermuda
|
0.39 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 158 |
Macao
|
0.37 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 159 |
South Sudan
|
0.36 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 160 |
Seychelles
|
0.35 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 161 |
Gambia
|
0.34 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 162 |
Timor-Leste
|
0.34 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 163 |
Uganda
|
0.34 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 164 |
Fiji
|
0.32 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 165 |
Costa Rica
|
0.31 | 2025 | 49 | |
| 166 |
French Polynesia
|
0.31 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 167 |
Togo
|
0.3 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 168 |
Nepal
|
0.27 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 169 |
Bhutan
|
0.26 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 170 |
Eritrea
|
0.26 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 171 |
Saint Lucia
|
0.26 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 172 |
Cabo Verde
|
0.24 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 173 |
French Guiana
|
0.24 | 2023 | 42 | |
| 174 |
Chad
|
0.23 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 175 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
0.22 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 176 |
Somalia
|
0.22 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 177 |
Luxembourg
|
0.19 | 2025 | 38 | |
| 178 |
Liberia
|
0.18 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 179 |
Faroe Islands
|
0.17 | 2023 | 35 | |
| 180 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
0.17 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 181 |
Grenada
|
0.16 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 182 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
0.14 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 183 |
Afghanistan
|
0.13 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 184 |
Gibraltar
|
0.13 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 185 |
American Samoa
|
0.11 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 186 |
British Virgin Islands
|
0.11 | 2023 | 29 | |
| 187 |
Malawi
|
0.1 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 188 |
Burundi
|
0.09 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 189 |
Comoros
|
0.09 | 2023 | 22 | |
| 190 |
Djibouti
|
0.09 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 191 |
Dominica
|
0.09 | 2023 | 22 | |
| 192 |
Greenland
|
0.09 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 193 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
0.09 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 194 |
Belize
|
0.08 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 195 |
Eswatini
|
0.08 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 196 |
Namibia
|
0.08 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 197 |
Solomon Islands
|
0.07 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 198 |
Samoa
|
0.06 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 199 |
Western Sahara
|
0.06 | 2009 | 16 | |
| 200 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
0.05 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 201 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
0.05 | 2023 | 14 | |
| 202 |
Tonga
|
0.04 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 203 |
Vanuatu
|
0.04 | 2023 | 12 | |
| 204 |
Nauru
|
0.03 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 205 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
0.03 | 2023 | 10 | |
| 206 |
Kiribati
|
0.02 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 207 |
Cook Islands
|
0.01 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 208 |
Falkland Islands
|
0.01 | 2023 | 4 | |
| 209 |
Montserrat
|
0.01 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 210 |
Saint Helena
|
0.01 | 2023 | 4 | |
| 211 |
Sierra Leone
|
0.01 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 212 |
Central African Republic
|
0 | 2023 | 1 | |
| 213 |
Lesotho
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 214 |
Niue
|
0 | 2023 | 1 |
Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation over the year, in million tonnes. Power generation is the largest source of emissions in the world, about a third of the total, and at the same time the one where replacing the technology does not require changing the way people live: swapping a coal plant for a wind farm is easier than rebuilding steelmaking or aviation. This is exactly why global emission reduction scenarios start with this sector.
Important: Emissions from electricity generation only — this is a part of a country's total emissions, which is a separate indicator. The series begins in 2000.
How much carbon dioxide there is per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.
Emissions 1750–2024 CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.
Emissions 1750–2024 CO2 emissions from coalHow much carbon dioxide comes from burning coal — the dirtiest of the fuels.
Electricity 2000–2025 Fossil fuel share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from coal, gas and oil together.