Top 10 CO2 Emitters by Annual CO2 (2024)
From our Short: One Country Makes 46% of the Top 10's CO2 Top 10 CO2 Emitters 2024
China alone is 46% of the top-10 total CO2 emissions.
12.29 Gt#1 China
4.90 Gt#2 United States
2.5x#1 vs #2
0.57 Gt#10 Germany
Source: Our World in Data / Global Carbon Project (CC BY 4.0) · 100dollarslab.com
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One Country Makes 46% of the Top 10's CO2 Top 10 CO2 Emitters 2024
Full ranking
| # | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 12.29 Gt |
| 2 | United States | 4.90 Gt |
| 3 | India | 3.19 Gt |
| 4 | Russia | 1.78 Gt |
| 5 | Japan | 0.96 Gt |
| 6 | Indonesia | 0.81 Gt |
| 7 | Iran | 0.79 Gt |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 0.69 Gt |
| 9 | South Korea | 0.58 Gt |
| 10 | Germany | 0.57 Gt |
Key numbers
- #1 is China at 12.29 Gt, followed by United States (4.90 Gt) and India (3.19 Gt).
- China is 2.5x #2 United States.
- #10 Germany is at 0.57 Gt; #1 is 21.5x that.
- China alone accounts for 46% of the top-10 total.
Which country do you think cut its emissions the most since 2000?
Data: Our World in Data / Global Carbon Project (Annual CO2 emissions, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Territorial CO2 from fossil fuels and industry; land-use change is not included. The intro background was generated with AI.
Questions
Who is #1 in this ranking?
China, at 12.29 Gt (2024 data). #2 is United States at 4.90 Gt.
How far ahead of #2 is China?
China is 2.5x #2 United States.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data / Global Carbon Project (CC BY 4.0). The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match; the numbers here are computed from it by script.
How we made this
Source: Our World in Data / Global Carbon Project (CC BY 4.0) · 2024 dataThe data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. Watch the Short on YouTube.