Countries ranked by Greenhouse gas emissions (total)

How to read this number

Total annual emissions of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases) from agriculture, energy, waste and industry, in millions of tonnes of CO2 equivalent, using the warming-potential factors of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. It excludes emissions and removals from land use, land-use change and forestry. Source: EDGAR (European Commission, Joint Research Centre).

Gases such as methane are converted into the amount of carbon dioxide that would warm the Earth equally, so that different gases can be added together. Countries with more people or bigger economies emit more in total; the per-person ranking gives a different picture. Emissions and removals by forests are not included.

• Countries listed: 186 (of 193)
• Data year: 2024