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Cumulative CO₂ Emissions by Country
Total carbon dioxide emitted from fossil fuels and industry since the first year of record, billion tonnes
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where a new leader takes first place.
Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). Territorial emissions within today’s borders, excluding land-use change; records start in 1750 for the United Kingdom and later for most countries. The twenty largest cumulative emitters; plays as a bar chart race.
Which countries have emitted the most carbon dioxide over time. The United States has emitted the most since the industrial revolution, with China second and rising fastest; Russia, Germany and the United Kingdom follow.
What this chart reads·20 series
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- United States Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “United States”latest 2024-12-31
- China Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “China”latest 2024-12-31
- Russia Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Russia”latest 2024-12-31
- Germany Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Germany”latest 2024-12-31
- United Kingdom Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “United Kingdom”latest 2024-12-31
- Japan Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Japan”latest 2024-12-31
- India Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “India”latest 2024-12-31
- France Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “France”latest 2024-12-31
- Canada Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Canada”latest 2024-12-31
- Ukraine Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Ukraine”latest 2024-12-31
- Poland Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Poland”latest 2024-12-31
- Italy Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Italy”latest 2024-12-31
- South Africa Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “South Africa”latest 2024-12-31
- Mexico Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Mexico”latest 2024-12-31
- Iran Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Iran”latest 2024-12-31
- South Korea Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “South Korea”latest 2024-12-31
- Australia Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Australia”latest 2024-12-31
- Saudi Arabia Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Saudi Arabia”latest 2024-12-31
- Brazil Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Brazil”latest 2024-12-31
- Indonesia Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)as “Indonesia”latest 2024-12-31
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United States Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
China Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Russia Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Germany Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
United Kingdom Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Japan Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
India Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
France Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Canada Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Ukraine Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Poland Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Italy Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
South Africa Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Mexico Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Iran Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
South Korea Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Australia Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Saudi Arabia Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Brazil Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
Indonesia Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget). Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025), Global Carbon Project, processed by Our World in Data. Cite: Andrew, R. M. and Peters, G. P. (2025), The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset (2025v15), Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17417124; and Friedlingstein, P. et al., Global Carbon Budget 2025. License: CC BY 4.0. Our World in Data processing is CC BY 4.0. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/ Our World in Data chart cumulative-co-emissions (tonnes; Palanor stores billions of tonnes), read monthly.
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