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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Top 20 Countries with CO2 Emissions




Every country in the world contribute different amount of heat trapping gases to the atmosphere. The following list of 20 countries for CO2 emissions is compiled by the Energy Information Agency (Department of Energy) that estimates carbon dioxide emissions from all sources of fossil fuel burning and consumption. 


Here is the list of top 20 countries in the world with highest carbon dioxide emissions.  A graph of the top 20 carbon dioxide emitters is also available.



Country

Total Emissions
(Million metric tons of CO2)
Per Capita Emissions
(Tons/capita)
1.
China
6017.69
4.58
2.
United States
5902.75
19.78
3.
Russia
1704.36
12.00
4.
India
1293.17
1.16
5.
Japan
1246.76
9.78
6.
Germany
857.60
10.40
7.
Canada
614.33
18.81
8.
United Kingdom
585.71
9.66
9.
South Korea
514.53
10.53
10.
Iran
471.48
7.25
11.
Italy
468.19
8.05
12.
South Africa
443.58
10.04
13.
Mexico
435.60
4.05
14.
Saudi Arabia
424.08
15.70
15.
France
417.75
6.60
16.
Australia
417.06
20.58
17.
Brazil
377.24
2.01
18.
Spain
372.61
9.22
19.
Ukraine
328.72
7.05
20.
Poland
303.42
7.87
































The list and the graph compiled by Energy Information agency shows that major carbon dioxide emission are made by developed countries and major emerging economy nations lead in total carbon dioxide emissions. Developed countries are having typically high carbon dioxide emissions and some developing countries lead in the growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions. Obviously these major carbon dioxide emissions by big developed and developing countries are at the core of the challenges the world community faces in finding effective and equitable solutions.

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