Top 20 Countries share of CO2 Emissions
Australia was ranked number 16 in the chart below showing the carbon emissions from each of the highest 20 polluting countries.
The world emits about 43 billion tons of CO2 a year (2019).
Global energy-related CO2 emissions flattened in 2019 at around 33 gigatonnes (Gt), following two years of increases.
Rank : Country : CO2
1 China 10.06GT
2 United States 5.41GT
3 India 2.65GT
4 Russian Federation 1.71GT
5 Japan 1.16GT
6 Germany 0.75GT
7 Iran 0.72GT
8 South Korea 0.65GT
9 Saudi Arabia 0.62GT
10 Indonesia 0.61GT
11 Canada 0.56GT
12 Mexico 0.47GT
13 South Africa 0.46GT
14 Brazil 0.45GT
15 Turkey 0.42GT
16 Australia 0.42GT
17 United Kingdom 0.37GT
18 Poland 0.34GT
19 France 0.33GT
20 Italy 0.33GT
Source: ucsusa.org