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Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2).

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 United StatesUnited States 1.5 million 1999
2 RussiaRussia 392,287 1999
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 358,826.86 1999
3 JapanJapan 315,274 1999
4 IndiaIndia 293,938 1999
5 GermanyGermany 216,213 1999
6 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 147,199 1999
7 CanadaCanada 119,713 1999
8 ItalyItaly 115,371 1999
9 South KoreaSouth Korea 107,399 1999
10 MexicoMexico 103,301 1999
11 UkraineUkraine 102,158 1999
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 102,060.81 1999
12 FranceFrance 98,168 1999
13 AustraliaAustralia 94,008 1999
14 South AfricaSouth Africa 91,316 1999
15 PolandPoland 85,805 1999
16 IranIran 82,269 1999
17 BrazilBrazil 82,057 1999
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 76,569.37 1999
18 SpainSpain 74,691 1999
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 69,183.93 1999
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 67,532 1999
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 65,759.21 1999
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 65,647 1999
19 IndonesiaIndonesia 64,308 1999
20 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 64,249 1999
21 North KoreaNorth Korea 56,946 1999
22 TaiwanTaiwan 55,333 1999
23 ThailandThailand 54,492 1999
24 TurkeyTurkey 54,174 1999
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 49,001.04 1999
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 42,687.37 1999
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 40,493.33 1999
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 39,742.88 1999
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 37,704.94 1999
25 ArgentinaArgentina 37,609 1999
26 NetherlandsNetherlands 36,747 1999
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 36,647.5 1999
27 VenezuelaVenezuela 34,341 1999
28 MalaysiaMalaysia 33,748 1999
29 EgyptEgypt 33,730 1999
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 33,605.73 1999
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 32,515.91 1999
30 UzbekistanUzbekistan 31,825 1999
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 31,213.46 1999
31 KazakhstanKazakhstan 30,796 1999
32 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 29,709 1999
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 29,573.33 1999
33 BelgiumBelgium 28,504 1999
34 PakistanPakistan 26,984 1999
35 United Arab EmiratesUAE 24,011 1999
36 GreeceGreece 23,457 1999
37 RomaniaRomania 22,163 1999
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 21,921.28 1999
38 IraqIraq 20,262 1999
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 20,107.12 1999
39 PhilippinesPhilippines 19,982 1999
40 ColombiaColombia 17,369 1999
41 ChileChile 17,062 1999
42 AustriaAustria 16,748 1999
43 IsraelIsrael 16,683 1999
44 PortugalPortugal 16,376 1999
45 FinlandFinland 15,932 1999
46 BelarusBelarus 15,729 1999
47 HungaryHungary 15,524 1999
48 SingaporeSingapore 14,809 1999
49 SyriaSyria 14,563 1999
50 QatarQatar 14,110 1999
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 14,056.07 1999
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 13,719.45 1999
51 DenmarkDenmark 13,553 1999
52 KuwaitKuwait 13,092 1999
53 SwedenSweden 12,713 1999
54 VietnamVietnam 12,710 1999
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 11,596.22 1999
55 BulgariaBulgaria 11,487 1999
56 Hong KongHong Kong 11,242 1999
57 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 11,075 1999
58 IrelandIreland 11,030 1999
59 NigeriaNigeria 11,023 1999
60 NorwayNorway 10,565 1999
61 SlovakiaSlovakia 10,541 1999
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 9,988.09 1999
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 9,830.97 1999
62 MoroccoMorocco 9,781 1999
63 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 9,178 1999
64 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 8,847 1999
65 New ZealandNew Zealand 8,399 1999
66 PeruPeru 8,295 1999
67 BangladeshBangladesh 6,945 1999
68 CubaCuba 6,926 1999
69 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 6,847 1999
70 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 6,352 1999
71 EcuadorEcuador 6,350 1999
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 5,674.69 1999
72 CroatiaCroatia 5,674 1999
73 OmanOman 5,428 1999
74 BahrainBahrain 5,189 1999
75 YemenYemen 4,983 1999
76 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4,810 1999
77 TunisiaTunisia 4,771 1999
78 LebanonLebanon 4,616 1999
79 EstoniaEstonia 4,409 1999
80 JordanJordan 3,977 1999
81 SloveniaSlovenia 3,937 1999
82 LithuaniaLithuania 3,614 1999
83 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 3,577 1999
84 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 3,307 1999
85 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 3,105 1999
86 BoliviaBolivia 3,068 1999
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3,045.07 1999
87 AngolaAngola 2,803 1999
88 JamaicaJamaica 2,788 1999
89 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 2,757 1999
90 GuatemalaGuatemala 2,640 1999
91 BurmaBurma 2,511 1999
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 2,492.3 1999
92 KenyaKenya 2,412 1999
93 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2,360 1999
94 PanamaPanama 2,252 1999
95 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2,190 1999
96 MongoliaMongolia 2,060 1999
97 LatviaLatvia 1,798 1999
98 UruguayUruguay 1,787 1999
99 MoldovaMoldova 1,773 1999
100 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1,670 1999
101 CyprusCyprus 1,643 1999
102 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1,575 1999
103 GhanaGhana 1,522 1999
104 EthiopiaEthiopia 1,502 1999
105 GeorgiaGeorgia 1,467 1999
106 TajikistanTajikistan 1,392 1999
107 HondurasHonduras 1,372 1999
108 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1,287 1999
109 CameroonCameroon 1,281 1999
110 ParaguayParaguay 1,236 1999
111 GuamGuam 1,111 1999
112 BotswanaBotswana 1,058 1999
113 NicaraguaNicaragua 1,025 1999
114 SenegalSenegal 1,021 1999
115 GabonGabon 970 1999
116 MaltaMalta 934 1999
117 NepalNepal 906 1999
118 ArmeniaArmenia 840 1999
119 MauritaniaMauritania 829 1999
120 SudanSudan 719 1999
121 MauritiusMauritius 674 1999
122 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 662 1999
123 ReunionReunion 644 1999
124 SurinameSuriname 587 1999
125 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 585 1999
126 IcelandIceland 564 1999
127 MartiniqueMartinique 561 1999
128 BarbadosBarbados 555 1999
129 ArubaAruba 520 1999
130 MadagascarMadagascar 518 1999
131 ZambiaZambia 493 1999
132 The BahamasThe Bahamas 490 1999
133 GuyanaGuyana 460 1999
134 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 455 1999
135 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 442 1999
136 MacauMacau 414 1999
137 AlbaniaAlbania 413 1999
138 HaitiHaiti 386 1999
139 UgandaUganda 374 1999
140 MozambiqueMozambique 364 1999
141 TogoTogo 362 1999
142 GuineaGuinea 345 1999
143 BeninBenin 343 1999
144 NigerNiger 310 1999
145 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 277 1999
146 AfghanistanAfghanistan 263 1999
147 French GuianaFrench Guiana 251 1999
148 MalawiMalawi 210 1999
149 FijiFiji 198 1999
150 CambodiaCambodia 184 1999
=151 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 177 1999
=151 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 177 1999
153 BelizeBelize 169 1999
154 EritreaEritrea 159 1999
155 RwandaRwanda 154 1999
=156 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 148 1999
=156 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 148 1999
158 GreenlandGreenland 147 1999
159 MaliMali 136 1999
160 MaldivesMaldives 127 1999
161 BermudaBermuda 126 1999
162 LaosLaos 111 1999
163 LiberiaLiberia 109 1999
=164 SwazilandSwaziland 105 1999
=164 DjiboutiDjibouti 105 1999
=164 BhutanBhutan 105 1999
167 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 95 1999
168 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 88 1999
169 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 78 1999
170 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 77 1999
171 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 71 1999
172 The GambiaThe Gambia 69 1999
=173 PalauPalau 66 1999
=173 BurundiBurundi 66 1999
175 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 65 1999
176 SeychellesSeychelles 59 1999
177 GrenadaGrenada 58 1999
178 GibraltarGibraltar 48 1999
179 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 45 1999
=180 Cape VerdeCape Verde 38 1999
=180 SamoaSamoa 38 1999
182 NauruNauru 37 1999
183 NamibiaNamibia 35 1999
=184 TongaTonga 33 1999
=184 ChadChad 33 1999
186 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 28 1999
187 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 24 1999
=188 DominicaDominica 22 1999
=188 VanuatuVanuatu 22 1999
=188 ComorosComoros 22 1999
191 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 16 1999
192 MontserratMontserrat 13 1999
193 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 10 1999
194 Cook IslandsCook Islands 8 1999
195 KiribatiKiribati 7 1999
196 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 6 1999
197 Wake IslandWake Island 5 1999
198 NiueNiue 1 1999
199 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.0 1999

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Interesting observations about Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999

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Did you also notice that there is no China on this list... I guess the most polluted country in the world didn't make the cut.

Posted on 27 Apr 2010

chirs

chirs

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So I noticed that the header boldly reports this as carbon dioxide numbers, but down in fine print it specifically says metric tons of carbon (NOT C02). I find this to be a terrible misrepresentation of information, and an obvious bias in reporting.

Posted on 21 Jul 2009

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