Understanding the distribution and volume of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is fundamental to global efforts towards climate change mitigation. These gases, notorious for their heat-trapping quality, have been intensified by human activity, especially through the burning of fossil fuels and certain agricultural practices. Though certain levels of these gases are necessary for a habitable temperature on Earth, excess emissions are resulting in unnatural global warming, a primary concern for the planet's future. The data presented outlines the volume of GHG emissions in metric tons by countries across the globe.
China occupies the top spot as the leading emitter, producing a massive 12.4 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually. This statistic can be attributed to the country's vast population, booming industry, and substantial reliance on burning of fossil fuels. The United States is the second-largest contributor, emitting approximately 6.0 million metric tons of greenhouse gases every year. The extensive industrial sector, substantial energy usage, and lucrative agricultural practices are key drivers contributing to these high levels of emissions in the country. India, with its burgeoning population and expanding industrial sector, ranks third, contributing around 3.4 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually to the atmosphere. Russia, another large-scale emitter, stands in the fourth position. Despite its low population density, the extensive fossil fuel industry contributes heavily to its annual emission of 2.5 million metric tons. Rounding off the top five is Japan, which emits approximately 1.2 million metric tons of greenhouse gases per year, a significant figure considering the country's small geographical area. The sixth to tenth spots are occupied by Brazil, Indonesia, Iran, Germany, and Canada, all of which contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. These countries, despite varying levels of population and industrialization, share a common thread - a dependency on processes that result in substantial emissions. Countries with the most Greenhouse Gas Emissions (in Metric Tons)
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
98.9 K
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
10.1 K
#139
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
218.9 K
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
590
#176
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
79.7 K
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
1.2 K
#169
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
365.7 K
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
9.4 K
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
615.4 K
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
75.0 K
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
80.3 K
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
49.0 K
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
199.0 K
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
3.8 K
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
88.1 K
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
108.8 K
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
1.6 K
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
17.4 K
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
2.5 K
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
56.9 K
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
27.2 K
#110
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
16.1 K
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
1.0M
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
16.6 K
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
53.3 K
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
30.9 K
#105
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
5.5 K
#154
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
37.5 K
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
89.1 K
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
724.9 K
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
55.7 K
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
80.7 K
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
109.6 K
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
12.4M
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
184.1 K
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
590
#175
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
15.8 K
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
22.6 K
#115
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
41.9 K
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
8.6 K
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
122.8 K
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
58.7 K
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
45.9 K
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
1.5 K
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
240
#182
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
39.1 K
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
65.7 K
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
329.2 K
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
12.4 K
#134
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
19.3 K
#118
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
7.5 K
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
18.6 K
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
3.1 K
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
172.2 K
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
2.8 K
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
54.5 K
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
423.4 K
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
7.5 K
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
16.9 K
#127
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
806.1 K
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
44.5 K
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
84.8 K
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
2.4 K
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
35.4 K
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
28.9 K
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
2.8 K
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
5.0 K
#155
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
9.9 K
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
22.4 K
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
60.9 K
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
3.4 K
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
3.4M
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
969.6 K
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
828.3 K
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
215.7 K
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
65.1 K
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
87.8 K
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
399.6 K
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
22.9 K
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
10.0 K
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
1.2M
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
35.8 K
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
274.2 K
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
78.8 K
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
110
#186
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
113.0 K
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
18.1 K
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
29.3 K
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
11.7 K
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
34.4 K
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
5.9 K
#153
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
9.2 K
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
103.0 K
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
180
#185
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
18.8 K
#120
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
10.2 K
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
30.6 K
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
18.3 K
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
306.7 K
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
2.4 K
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
43.7 K
#90
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
2.0 K
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
240
#183
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
14.1 K
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
6.7 K
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
679.9 K
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
270
#181
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
13.2 K
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
52.6 K
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
3.8 K
#156
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
94.3 K
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
35.0 K
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
119.7 K
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
11.9 K
#135
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
80
#187
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
51.2 K
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
178.6 K
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
81.3 K
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
19.1 K
#119
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
45.1 K
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
311.5 K
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
41.9 K
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
10.5 K
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
47.3 K
#83
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
82.3 K
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
431.2 K
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
320
#180
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
18.0 K
#124
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
23.0 K
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
49.2 K
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
96.3 K
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
232.3 K
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
389.7 K
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
66.8 K
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
99.8 K
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
9.4 K
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
109.0 K
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
2.5M
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
6.2 K
#152
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
370
#178
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
740
#173
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
370
#177
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
690
#174
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
190
#184
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
638.1 K
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
30.0 K
#107
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
62.6 K
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
780
#172
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
7.2 K
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
66.6 K
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
39.9 K
#95
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
17.2 K
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
940
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
27.0 K
#111
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
513.4 K
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
718.9 K
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
58.7 K
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
326.9 K
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
35.2 K
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
109.6 K
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
3.8 K
#158
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
46.4 K
#84
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
46.0 K
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
46.3 K
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
15.2 K
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
105.4 K
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
417.0 K
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
6.2 K
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
8.4 K
#146
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
350
#179
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
22.9 K
#113
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
41.1 K
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
502.5 K
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
125.1 K
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
30
#188
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
54.9 K
#76
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
274.5 K
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
263.2 K
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
452.1 K
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
6.0M
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
36.2 K
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
235.5 K
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
870
#171
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
233.9 K
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
376.5 K
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
21.8 K
#117
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
40.7 K
#94
Metric
Value
Rank
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Mt)
31.4 K
#104