CO2 Emissions World Ranking 1951

Countries ranked by how much carbon dioxide they produced in 1951.

Key questions

Which country produced the most CO₂ in 1951?

United States produced the most CO₂ out of all countries, followed by Germany and United Kingdom.

Which country produced the least CO₂ in 1951?

Saudi Arabia produced the least CO₂ out of all countries.

Rankings

Rank Country CO₂ (million tonnes) Global share (%) Change from previous year (%)
1 United States 2618.71 41.04 3.04
2 Germany 576.87 9.04 12.96
3 United Kingdom 545.25 8.54 8.88
4 Russia 449.83 7.05 8.38
5 France 228.73 3.58 13.08
6 Canada 162.68 2.55 5.54
7 Ukraine 142.72 2.24 8.38
8 Japan 123.46 1.93 20.4
9 Poland 122.13 1.91 8.93
10 China 102.12 1.6 29.53
11 Belgium 89.45 1.4 17.39
12 South Africa 65.14 1.02 6.74
13 India 64.02 1.0 4.78
14 Czechia 61.65 0.97 6.56
15 Australia 61.12 0.96 9.66
16 Netherlands 54.97 0.86 7.18
17 Kazakhstan 48.95 0.77 8.4
18 Italy 48.82 0.77 17.84
19 Venezuela 47.38 0.74 23.58
20 Argentina 34.96 0.55 16.85
21 Mexico 34.89 0.55 14.36
22 Sweden 33.44 0.52 16.68
23 Spain 33.12 0.52 0.24
24 Austria 23.26 0.36 11.34
25 Romania 22.5 0.35 15.9
26 Hungary 22.19 0.35 20.64
27 Denmark 21.92 0.34 -0.3
28 Brazil 21.66 0.34 10.17
29 Belarus 20.43 0.32 8.34
30 Slovakia 19.73 0.31 6.54
31 Uzbekistan 18.52 0.29 8.09
32 Switzerland 12.3 0.19 20.19
33 Egypt 10.56 0.17 3.18
34 Ireland 10.51 0.16 8.02
35 Turkey 10.18 0.16 7.34
36 Chile 9.98 0.16 6.36
37 Curacao 9.72 0.15 57.71
38 Azerbaijan 9.69 0.15 8.28
39 Norway 9.48 0.15 12.38
40 Indonesia 9.39 0.15 -4.48
41 Luxembourg 9.01 0.14 21.43
42 New Zealand 8.17 0.13 -4.66
43 Bulgaria 8.16 0.13 8.89
44 Colombia 8.16 0.13 12.43
45 Finland 7.98 0.13 21.88
46 Moldova 7.58 0.12 8.4
47 Lithuania 7.58 0.12 8.28
48 Serbia 7.51 0.12 -5.34
49 Estonia 7.43 0.12 8.39
50 Iran 6.91 0.11 -27.99
51 Pakistan 6.61 0.1 23.49
52 Cuba 6.47 0.1 14.68
53 Turkmenistan 6.13 0.1 8.22
54 Portugal 5.39 0.08 -3.98
55 Malaysia 5.22 0.08 42.81
56 Taiwan 4.91 0.08 29.72
57 Latvia 4.91 0.08 8.37
58 Peru 4.77 0.07 5.0
59 Greece 4.57 0.07 10.83
60 Kyrgyzstan 4.2 0.07 8.4
61 Algeria 4.13 0.06 9.19
62 Philippines 3.55 0.06 -1.42
63 Zimbabwe 3.51 0.05 10.27
64 Georgia 2.98 0.05 8.27
65 Morocco 2.93 0.05 14.31
66 South Korea 2.92 0.05 33.89
67 Israel 2.92 0.05 74.84
68 Singapore 2.83 0.04 47.64
69 Croatia 2.79 0.04 -5.34
70 Uruguay 2.62 0.04 4.54
71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.58 0.04 -5.34
72 Zambia 2.57 0.04 10.27
73 Trinidad and Tobago 2.51 0.04 6.85
74 Iraq 2.43 0.04 47.34
75 Tajikistan 2.39 0.04 8.34
76 Slovenia 2.13 0.03 -5.34
77 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.75 0.03 18.07
78 Nigeria 1.69 0.03 -25.32
79 Armenia 1.6 0.03 8.26
80 Hong Kong 1.56 0.02 18.06
81 Sri Lanka 1.55 0.02 -4.97
82 Lebanon 1.46 0.02 -3.64
83 North Macedonia 1.43 0.02 -5.35
84 Kenya 1.39 0.02 53.22
85 Tunisia 1.38 0.02 12.92
86 Vietnam 1.29 0.02 -13.14
87 Bangladesh 1.23 0.02 23.49
88 Bahrain 1.18 0.02 -14.85
89 Thailand 1.09 0.02 14.13
90 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.08 0.02 57.71
91 North Korea 1.0 0.02 27.62
92 Mozambique 0.93 0.01 3.24
93 Myanmar 0.92 0.01 14.15
94 Ghana 0.88 0.01 37.36
95 Panama 0.75 0.01 5.6
96 Ecuador 0.7 0.01 -4.96
97 Sudan 0.66 0.01 31.33
98 Aruba 0.65 0.01 57.71
99 Iceland 0.64 0.01 -12.87
100 Guatemala 0.64 0.01 2.44
101 Jamaica 0.52 0.01 91.89
102 Bolivia 0.46 0.01 -10.71
103 Cote d'Ivoire 0.46 0.01 -16.38
104 Tanzania 0.45 0.01 -10.29
105 Albania 0.4 0.01 35.81
106 Qatar 0.39 0.01 10.42
107 Syria 0.38 0.01 -7.97
108 Dominican Republic 0.36 0.01 3.01
109 Honduras 0.35 0.01 15.56
110 El Salvador 0.32 0.01 20.66
111 Costa Rica 0.31 0.0 9.1
112 Senegal 0.3 0.0 -16.45
113 Brunei 0.3 0.0 -27.43
114 Mongolia 0.29 0.0 2.56
115 Guyana 0.29 0.0 9.86
116 Cyprus 0.28 0.0 5.48
117 New Caledonia 0.28 0.0 28.33
118 Malawi 0.26 0.0 10.27
119 Malta 0.26 0.0 4.48
120 Montenegro 0.25 0.0 -5.34
121 Angola 0.25 0.0 33.33
122 Madagascar 0.25 0.0 -19.28
123 Suriname 0.23 0.0 10.34
124 Nicaragua 0.2 0.0 5.65
125 Cameroon 0.18 0.0 31.58
126 Libya 0.17 0.0 17.95
127 Jordan 0.16 0.0 -6.38
128 Guinea 0.15 0.0 -16.38
129 Mauritius 0.14 0.0 -30.91
130 Uganda 0.14 0.0 31.03
131 Fiji 0.13 0.0 9.09
132 Haiti 0.13 0.0 16.01
133 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.13 0.0 57.71
134 Congo 0.12 0.0 33.33
135 Kuwait 0.12 0.0 -69.52
136 Benin 0.12 0.0 -16.38
137 Barbados 0.11 0.0 50.0
138 Greenland 0.1 0.0 0.0
139 Sierra Leone 0.1 0.0 -39.53
140 Afghanistan 0.09 0.0 8.7
141 Cape Verde 0.08 0.0 -25.0
142 Bahamas 0.07 0.0 20.0
143 Central African Republic 0.06 0.0 33.33
144 Papua New Guinea 0.06 0.0 13.33
145 Ethiopia 0.06 0.0 -29.18
146 Bermuda 0.06 0.0 33.33
147 South Sudan 0.06 0.0 31.33
148 Paraguay 0.05 0.0 -23.39
149 Somalia 0.05 0.0 0.0
150 Liberia 0.04 0.0 -7.69
151 Faroe Islands 0.04 0.0 0.0
152 Yemen 0.04 0.0 -31.25
153 Chad 0.04 0.0 33.34
154 Nepal 0.03 0.0 14.29
155 Belize 0.03 0.0 40.0
156 Djibouti 0.03 0.0 133.33
157 Togo 0.03 0.0 0.0
158 Niger 0.02 0.0 -16.39
159 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.02 0.0 50.0
160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.02 0.0 60.0
161 Rwanda 0.02 0.0 0.0
162 Gambia 0.01 0.0 0.0
163 Gabon 0.01 0.0 33.33
164 Equatorial Guinea 0.01 0.0 0.0
165 Grenada 0.01 0.0 50.0
166 Saint Lucia 0.01 0.0 200.0
167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.01 0.0 60.0
168 Burundi 0.01 0.0 0.0
169 Tonga 0.01 0.0 0.0
170 Eswatini 0.0 0.0 0.0
171 Guinea-Bissau 0.0 0.0 -50.0
172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0 0.0 0.0
173 Samoa 0.0 0.0 0.0
174 Burkina Faso 0.0 0.0 -16.38
175 Saudi Arabia 0.0 0.0 -100.0