Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation,...
Countries reporting
194
Highest
1,679 Mt CO2e
United States
Lowest
0.0284 Mt CO2e
Dominica
Median
4.82 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,255
What the numbers show
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 1,679 Mt CO2e in United States; the lowest is 0.0284 Mt CO2e in Dominica.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.82 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 35.76 Mt CO2e.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59,104.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in North Korea (up 273.7%), and the largest decrease in Gabon (down 76.2%).
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1,679 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 928.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 344.35 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 286.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 219.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 174.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 166.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 151.74 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Iran | 146.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 143.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 138.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 127.16 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 13 | France | 119.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 14 | South Korea | 108.96 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 106.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 104.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 100.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 99.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 95.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 83.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 68.61 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 22 | Egypt | 62.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Nigeria | 60.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 60.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Vietnam | 51.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 48.64 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 47.89 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Pakistan | 47.48 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 44.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 44.48 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 38.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 38.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 37.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 30.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 112.8% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 29.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 29.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands | 24.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 23.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 22.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 40 | Ukraine | 22.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 41 | Ecuador | 22.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 20.64 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 20 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 44 | Libya | 19.88 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Morocco | 19.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 19.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Kuwait | 19.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 18.58 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 49 | Israel | 17.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Portugal | 17.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela | 15.99 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 69.8% | rising |
| 52 | New Zealand | 15.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 14.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 54 | Sweden | 14.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 13.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 56 | Bolivia | 13.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Myanmar | 13.54 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 241.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan | 13.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 13.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Qatar | 13.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Oman | 13.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Norway | 12.75 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Ireland | 11.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 64 | Denmark | 11.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 11.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 10.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Tanzania | 10.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 10.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 10.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 70 | Belarus | 9.95 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 71 | Ghana | 9.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 9.73 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 9.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 9.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Finland | 9.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 9.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Angola | 8.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Hong Kong | 8.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 8.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 80 | Jordan | 7.97 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 7.55 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Slovakia | 7.35 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 7.09 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Paraguay | 6.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Lebanon | 6.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 6.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Singapore | 6.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 89 | Panama | 6.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Lithuania | 5.98 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 91 | Senegal | 5.55 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Honduras | 5.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Slovenia | 5.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 94 | Syria | 5.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Nepal | 5.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 96 | North Korea | 5.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Georgia | 4.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 99 | El Salvador | 4.56 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Mozambique | 4.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Benin | 4.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Uruguay | 4.36 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 103 | Luxembourg | 4.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Afghanistan | 4.31 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 106 | Bahrain | 3.87 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | 3.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 108 | Mali | 3.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | 3.84 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Mongolia | 3.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 3.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Latvia | 2.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 113 | Yemen | 2.75 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritania | 2.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Jamaica | 2.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 117 | Laos | 2.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea | 2.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 131.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 2.64 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 120 | Zambia | 2.59 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 2.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 122 | Estonia | 2.43 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 2.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 124 | Botswana | 2.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Armenia | 2.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 2.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 2.22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Puerto Rico | 2.19 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 129 | Moldova | 2.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 130 | Cyprus | 2.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 131 | Namibia | 1.99 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Madagascar | 1.57 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 133 | Albania | 1.55 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 134 | Niger | 1.54 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.48 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 136 | Haiti | 1.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Malawi | 1.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 208.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Congo | 1.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Chad | 1.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Brunei | 1.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 141 | New Caledonia | 1.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 142 | Cuba | 1.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritius | 1.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Togo | 1.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Guyana | 1.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Suriname | 0.9796 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Iceland | 0.9697 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 148 | Maldives | 0.9591 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Eswatini | 0.8737 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 150 | Rwanda | 0.8132 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Macao | 0.8051 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Palau | 0.7727 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 153 | Malta | 0.7712 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 0.7681 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Fiji | 0.7445 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 156 | Lesotho | 0.5845 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Gibraltar | 0.5304 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Seychelles | 0.5158 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahamas | 0.4997 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 160 | French Polynesia | 0.4973 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 161 | Somalia | 0.4894 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 162 | Burundi | 0.4873 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 171.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4489 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Djibouti | 0.4127 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 0.3964 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Liberia | 0.3931 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 167 | East Timor | 0.3371 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Gambia | 0.2865 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Bhutan | 0.2672 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Comoros | 0.2608 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 228.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Eritrea | 0.2517 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Barbados | 0.2127 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1986 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Gabon | 0.1979 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 0.1917 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Aruba | 0.1904 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 0.1783 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 0.1601 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 0.1453 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Belize | 0.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Cayman Islands | 0.1272 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.122 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 0.1052 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Greenland | 0.1031 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Bermuda | 0.0916 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Tonga | 0.0866 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0864 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0785 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Grenada | 0.0602 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0463 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0451 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Kiribati | 0.0406 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0315 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Dominica | 0.0284 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 8,299 Mt CO2e
- High income 3,770 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 3,608 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 3,435 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 3,279 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 3,166 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 3,098 Mt CO2e
- Post-demographic dividend 3,097 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 2,365 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 2,033 Mt CO2e
- North America 1,845 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 1,768 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).