Countries by Total CO2 Emissions

What Total CO2 Emissions Measures

Total carbon dioxide emissions excluding LULUCF from the World Bank latest available country value.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Total CO2 Emissions across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from 0 (Tuvalu) to 13.1K (China) — an infinitely large difference across 203 countries.

Regional Patterns

Asian countries lead with 9 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.

The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (12.293) is far more representative than the mean (187.076).

Notable Outliers

China stands far above the rest, with a value 183% higher than second-place United States. This extraordinary lead suggests unique national circumstances — geographic scale, resource endowment, or policy choices — that set it apart from even its closest competitors. The bottom five countries are all from Oceania, pointing to regional challenges that affect total co2 emissions across the continent.

Continental Leaders

Asia

China

13.1K

North America

United States

4.6K

Europe

Russia

2.0K

South America

Brazil

491.469

Africa

South Africa

440.168

Oceania

Australia

383.403