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Global carbon emissions, by country

The figures below are sourced to the United States Energy Department's Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, and are for 2004.

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Country National emissions (thousands of tonnes of carbon) Emissions per person (tonnes of carbon)

USA 1,650,020 5.61

CHINA 1,366,554 1.05

RUSSIA 415,951 2.89

INDIA 366,301 0.34

JAPAN 343,117 2.69

GERMANY 220,596 2.67

CANADA 174,401 5.46

UK 160,179 2.67

SOUTH KOREA 127,007 2.64

ITALY 122,726 2.12

MEXICO 119,473 1.14

SOUTH AFRICA 119,203 2.68

IRAN 118,259 1.76

INDONESIA 103,170 0.47

FRANCE 101,927 1.64

BRAZIL 90,499 0.50

SPAIN 90,145 2.08

UKRAINE 90,020 1.90

AUSTRALIA 89,125 4.41

SAUDI ARABIA 84,116 3.71

POLAND 83,801 2.19

THAILAND 73,121 1.15

TAIWAN 65,807 2.90

TURKEY 61,677 0.87

KAZAKHSTAN 54,627 3.64

ALGERIA 52,915 1.50

MALAYSIA 48,437 2.06

VENEZUELA 47,084 1.80

EGYPT 43,160 0.63

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 40,692 9.32

NETHERLANDS 38,748 2.38

ARGENTINA 38,673 1.01

UZBEKISTAN 37,615 1.44

PAKISTAN 34,277 0.23

CZECH REPUBLIC 31,910 3.12

NIGERIA 31,101 0.24

BELGIUM 27,471 2.64

KUWAIT 27,102 10.13

VIETNAM 26,911 0.33

GREECE 26,374 2.39

ROMANIA 24,664 1.14

NORWAY 23,894 5.22

IRAQ 22,271 0.82

PHILIPPINES 21,960 0.27

NORTH KOREA 21,578 0.95

ISRAEL 19,433 2.83

AUSTRIA 19,051 2.34

SYRIA 18,662 1.04

FINLAND 17,947 3.44

BELARUS 17,699 1.80

CHILE 17,025 1.06

LIBYA 16,342 2.55

PORTUGAL 16,067 1.53

HUNGARY 15,597 1.54

COLOMBIA 14,629 0.32

YUGOSLAVIA 14,544 1.34

SWEDEN 14,465 1.61

DENMARK 14,444 2.68

QATAR 14,430 21.63

SINGAPORE 14,252 3.36

BULGARIA 11,608 1.49

IRELAND 11,552 2.87

TURKMENISTAN 11,381 2.39

MOROCCO 11,229 0.37

SWITZERLAND 11,035 1.47

HONG KONG 10,204 1.49

BANGLADESH 10,137 0.07

SLOVAKIA 9,898 1.84

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 8,880 6.80

NEW ZEALAND 8,611 2.11

PERU 8,590 0.31

AZERBAIJAN 8,555 1.03

OMAN 8,428 3.72

ECUADOR 7,983 0.61

CUBA 7,042 0.62

CROATIA 6,410 1.44

TUNISIA 6,242 0.63

YEMEN 5,759 0.28

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 5,357 0.60

ESTONIA 5,167 3.82

BAHRAIN 4,623 6.53

JORDAN 4,491 0.80

LEBANON 4,436 1.15

SLOVENIA 4,422 2.21

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINIA 4,254 1.09

LITHUANIA 3,630 1.05

GUATEMALA 3,333 0.27

SRI LANKA 3,146 0.16

LUXEMBOURG 3,076 6.81

JAMAICA 2,889 1.08

KENYA 2,888 0.09

ZIMBABWE 2,880 0.22

MACEDONIA 2,842 1.40

SUDAN 2,829 0.08

BURMA 2,662 0.05

BRUNEI 2,403 6.56

MONGOLIA 2,333 0.85

ETHIOPIA 2,177 0.03

ANGOLA 2,154 0.19

MOLDOVA 2,096 0.50

HONDURAS 2,077 0.29

GHANA 1,961 0.09

LATVIA 1,936 0.83

BOLIVIA 1,902 0.21

CYPRUS 1,841 2.52

COSTA RICA 1,747 0.41

EL SALVADOR 1,682 0.25

KYRGYZSTAN 1,562 0.31

PANAMA 1,544 0.49

URUGUAY 1,494 0.44

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 1,480 2.86

COTE D IVOIRE 1,408 0.08

TAJIKISTAN 1,365 0.21

SENEGAL 1,362 0.12

TANZANIA 1,187 0.03

BOTSWANA 1,173 0.66

PARAGUAY 1,140 0.19

NETHERLAND ANTILLES 1,115 5.12

NICARAGUA 1,093 0.20

GEORGIA 1,067 0.21

CAMEROON 1,047 0.07

ALBANIA 1,002 0.32

ARMENIA 995 0.33

CONGO 966 0.28

MAURITIUS 872 0.71

NEPAL 830 0.03

MADAGASCAR 745 0.04

NEW CALEDONIA 703 3.04

MAURITANIA 697 0.23

NAMIBIA 674 0.34

MALTA 669 1.67

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 668 0.12

BENIN 651 0.08

TOGO 630 0.11

ZAMBIA 624 0.05

SURINAME 623 1.42

REUNION 621 0.81

ICELAND 608 2.07

MACAU 602 1.29

MOZAMBIQUE 591 0.03

ARUBA 588 8.25

DR CONGO 574 0.01

BAHAMAS 548 1.83

UGANDA 498 0.02

HAITI 479 0.05

GUADELOUPE 473 1.06

GUYANA 394 0.51

GABON 374 0.27

GUINEA 365 0.04

MARTINIQUE 352 0.82

LAOS 349 0.06

BARBADOS 346 1.28

NIGER 331 0.03

BURKINA FASO 299 0.02

FIJI 292 0.33

MALAWI 285 0.02

FRENCH GUIANA 274 1.43

SIERRA LEONE 271 0.05

SWAZILAND 261 0.23

BELIZE 216 0.79

ERITREA 206 0.05

MALDIVES 198 0.67

AFGHANISTAN 189 0.01

FRENCH POLYNESIA 183 0.69

FAEROE ISLANDS 180 3.86

PALESTINIAN TERRITORY 177 0.05

GREENLAND 156 2.76

RWANDA 156 0.02

MALI 154 0.01

BERMUDA 150 2.31

SEYCHELLES 149 1.84

CAMBODIA 146 0.01

LIBERIA 128 0.05

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 113 1.65

BHUTAN 113 0.05

GIBRALTAR 102 3.65

SAINT LUCIA 100 0.61

DJIBOUTI 100 0.13

CAYMAN ISLANDS 85 1.96

GAMBIA 78 0.05

CAPE VERDE 75 0.18

GUINEA BISSAU 74 0.05

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 69 0.02

PALAU 65 3.26

WESTERN SAHARA 65 0.24

BURUNDI 60 0.01

GRENADA 59 0.74

ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 54 0.46

SOLOMON ISLANDS 48 0.09

EAST TIMOR 48 0.05

SAMOA 41 0.23

NAURU 39 3.01

ST. KITTS-NEVIS 34 0.88

CHAD 34 0.00

TONGA 32 0.29

DOMINICA 29 0.42

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 25 0.14

VANUATU 24 0.11

COMOROS 24 0.04

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 23 1.07

ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON 17 2.39

MONTSERRAT 17 1.81

FALKLAND ISLANDS 12 4.13

COOK ISLANDS 8 0.39

KIRIBATI 8 0.07

SAINT HELENA 3 0.34

NIUE 1 0.42

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Country	National emissions (thousands of tonnes of carbon)	Emissions per person (tonnes of carbon)
USA	1,650,020	5.61
CHINA	1,366,554	1.05
RUSSIA	415,951	2.89
INDIA	366,301	0.34
JAPAN	343,117	2.69
GERMANY	220,596	2.67
CANADA	174,401	5.46
UK	160,179	2.67
SOUTH KOREA	127,007	2.64
ITALY	122,726	2.12
MEXICO	119,473	1.14
SOUTH AFRICA	119,203	2.68
IRAN	118,259	1.76
INDONESIA	103,170	0.47
FRANCE	101,927	1.64
BRAZIL	90,499	0.50
SPAIN	90,145	2.08
UKRAINE	90,020	1.90
AUSTRALIA	89,125	4.41
SAUDI ARABIA	84,116	3.71
POLAND	83,801	2.19
THAILAND	73,121	1.15
TAIWAN	65,807	2.90
TURKEY	61,677	0.87
KAZAKHSTAN	54,627	3.64
ALGERIA	52,915	1.50
MALAYSIA	48,437	2.06
VENEZUELA	47,084	1.80
EGYPT	43,160	0.63
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	40,692	9.32
NETHERLANDS	38,748	2.38
ARGENTINA	38,673	1.01
UZBEKISTAN	37,615	1.44
PAKISTAN	34,277	0.23
CZECH REPUBLIC	31,910	3.12
NIGERIA	31,101	0.24
BELGIUM	27,471	2.64
KUWAIT	27,102	10.13
VIETNAM	26,911	0.33
GREECE	26,374	2.39
ROMANIA	24,664	1.14
NORWAY	23,894	5.22
IRAQ	22,271	0.82
PHILIPPINES	21,960	0.27
NORTH KOREA	21,578	0.95
ISRAEL	19,433	2.83
AUSTRIA	19,051	2.34
SYRIA	18,662	1.04
FINLAND	17,947	3.44
BELARUS	17,699	1.80
CHILE	17,025	1.06
LIBYA	16,342	2.55
PORTUGAL	16,067	1.53
HUNGARY	15,597	1.54
COLOMBIA	14,629	0.32
YUGOSLAVIA	14,544	1.34
SWEDEN	14,465	1.61
DENMARK	14,444	2.68
QATAR	14,430	21.63
SINGAPORE	14,252	3.36
BULGARIA	11,608	1.49
IRELAND	11,552	2.87
TURKMENISTAN	11,381	2.39
MOROCCO	11,229	0.37
SWITZERLAND	11,035	1.47
HONG KONG	10,204	1.49
BANGLADESH	10,137	0.07
SLOVAKIA	9,898	1.84
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	8,880	6.80
NEW ZEALAND	8,611	2.11
PERU	8,590	0.31
AZERBAIJAN	8,555	1.03
OMAN	8,428	3.72
ECUADOR	7,983	0.61
CUBA	7,042	0.62
CROATIA	6,410	1.44
TUNISIA	6,242	0.63
YEMEN	5,759	0.28
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	5,357	0.60
ESTONIA	5,167	3.82
BAHRAIN	4,623	6.53
JORDAN	4,491	0.80
LEBANON	4,436	1.15
SLOVENIA	4,422	2.21
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINIA	4,254	1.09
LITHUANIA	3,630	1.05
GUATEMALA	3,333	0.27
SRI LANKA	3,146	0.16
LUXEMBOURG	3,076	6.81
JAMAICA	2,889	1.08
KENYA	2,888	0.09
ZIMBABWE	2,880	0.22
MACEDONIA	2,842	1.40
SUDAN	2,829	0.08
BURMA	2,662	0.05
BRUNEI	2,403	6.56
MONGOLIA	2,333	0.85
ETHIOPIA	2,177	0.03
ANGOLA	2,154	0.19
MOLDOVA	2,096	0.50
HONDURAS	2,077	0.29
GHANA	1,961	0.09
LATVIA	1,936	0.83
BOLIVIA	1,902	0.21
CYPRUS	1,841	2.52
COSTA RICA	1,747	0.41
EL SALVADOR	1,682	0.25
KYRGYZSTAN	1,562	0.31
PANAMA	1,544	0.49
URUGUAY	1,494	0.44
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	1,480	2.86
COTE D IVOIRE	1,408	0.08
TAJIKISTAN	1,365	0.21
SENEGAL	1,362	0.12
TANZANIA	1,187	0.03
BOTSWANA	1,173	0.66
PARAGUAY	1,140	0.19
NETHERLAND ANTILLES	1,115	5.12
NICARAGUA	1,093	0.20
GEORGIA	1,067	0.21
CAMEROON	1,047	0.07
ALBANIA	1,002	0.32
ARMENIA	995	0.33
CONGO	966	0.28
MAURITIUS	872	0.71
NEPAL	830	0.03
MADAGASCAR	745	0.04
NEW CALEDONIA	703	3.04
MAURITANIA	697	0.23
NAMIBIA	674	0.34
MALTA	669	1.67
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	668	0.12
BENIN	651	0.08
TOGO	630	0.11
ZAMBIA	624	0.05
SURINAME	623	1.42
REUNION	621	0.81
ICELAND	608	2.07
MACAU	602	1.29
MOZAMBIQUE	591	0.03
ARUBA	588	8.25
DR CONGO	574	0.01
BAHAMAS	548	1.83
UGANDA	498	0.02
HAITI	479	0.05
GUADELOUPE	473	1.06
GUYANA	394	0.51
GABON	374	0.27
GUINEA	365	0.04
MARTINIQUE	352	0.82
LAOS	349	0.06
BARBADOS	346	1.28
NIGER	331	0.03
BURKINA FASO	299	0.02
FIJI	292	0.33
MALAWI	285	0.02
FRENCH GUIANA	274	1.43
SIERRA LEONE	271	0.05
SWAZILAND	261	0.23
BELIZE	216	0.79
ERITREA	206	0.05
MALDIVES	198	0.67
AFGHANISTAN	189	0.01
FRENCH POLYNESIA	183	0.69
FAEROE ISLANDS	180	3.86
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY	177	0.05
GREENLAND	156	2.76
RWANDA	156	0.02
MALI	154	0.01
BERMUDA	150	2.31
SEYCHELLES	149	1.84
CAMBODIA	146	0.01
LIBERIA	128	0.05
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA	113	1.65
BHUTAN	113	0.05
GIBRALTAR	102	3.65
SAINT LUCIA	100	0.61
DJIBOUTI	100	0.13
CAYMAN ISLANDS	85	1.96
GAMBIA	78	0.05
CAPE VERDE	75	0.18
GUINEA BISSAU	74	0.05
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	69	0.02
PALAU	65	3.26
WESTERN SAHARA	65	0.24
BURUNDI	60	0.01
GRENADA	59	0.74
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES	54	0.46
SOLOMON ISLANDS	48	0.09
EAST TIMOR	48	0.05
SAMOA	41	0.23
NAURU	39	3.01
ST. KITTS-NEVIS	34	0.88
CHAD	34	0.00
TONGA	32	0.29
DOMINICA	29	0.42
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE	25	0.14
VANUATU	24	0.11
COMOROS	24	0.04
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS	23	1.07
ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON	17	2.39
MONTSERRAT	17	1.81
FALKLAND ISLANDS	12	4.13
COOK ISLANDS	8	0.39
KIRIBATI	8	0.07
SAINT HELENA	3	0.34
NIUE	1	0.42