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15 Australia418

56Bangladesh

55.1

191

106

204

153

170

42Hong Kong

86.0

India overtook Russia in 2009

3 India1,602

16 Indonesia413

5 Japan1,098

215

45North Korea

79.5

8 South Korea528

166

147

0.2%

32 Malaysia148

172

108

202

135

140

69 NewZealand

39.1

217

0.4%

33 Pakistan140

174

123

209

0.1%

31 Singapore161

197

92

20 Taiwan291

23 Thailand253

183

203

198

207

4.9%

40 Vietnam98.8

167

156

47Philippines

72.4

93

133

Asia & Oceania

Up 7.5%13,264m

on 2008

tonnes of CO2in 2009

Central &South America

Up 3.6%1,273m

on 2008


Eurasia

Down 9.2%2,358m

on 2008


World

Down 0.1%30,452m

on 2008

tonnes of CO2 in 2009

Down 6.9% on 2008

North America6,411m tonnes of CO2

in 2009

Only three years earlier, in 2006, China was in second place, and until recently had been very close to US emissions. But from 2008 to 2009, rapid growth has matched the country’s 9-10%

growth in GDP.Since 2000 the country’s CO2 emissions have

risen by 170.6%

US emissions are down for the second year in succession – after almost uninterrupted year

on year increases since these records began in 1980. The decline has matched the country’s economic woes which have seen it only just

emerge from recession.Since 2000 the country’s CO2 emissions have

fallen by 7.5%

13.3%

7,711million tonnes

1 China

7.0%

5,425million tonnes

2 US

7 Canada541

13 Mexico444

9.6%

8.7%

99

72 Azer-baijan

36.2

52 Belarus60.6

85

121

9.8%

28Kazakhstan

185 120

103

87

111

4 Russia1,572

118

54Turkmen-

istan56.8

28.2%

22 Ukraine255

9.4%

36Uzbekistan

115

7.4%

1.2%

1.9%

75Bahrain

31.1

9 Iran527

3.7%

38 Iraq104

48 Israel70.5

82

43 Kuwait84.9

89

63 Oman49.0

137

51 Qatar66.5

11 Saudi Arabia470

53 Syria56.9

1.2%

26 UnitedArab Emirates

193

79Yemen

22.9

Middle East

Up 3.3%1,714m

on 2008


3.2%

3.2%

124

50 Austria69.2

11.2%

34 Belgium137

66Bulgaria

44.5

81

102

41 Czech Rep95.3

62Denmark

49.6

175

59Finland

52.2

18 France397

6 Germany766

130

5.3%

39 Greece100

61Hungary

50.0

136

67Ireland

40.3

17 Italy408

101

109

139

154

0.2%

25 Netherlands249

68Norway

39.6

3.7%

21 Poland286

55 Portugal56.5

44 Romania80.5

58 Serbia52.3

73Slovakia

35.8

86

19 Spain330

60Sweden

50.6

65Switz.

45.8

7.3%

24 Turkey253

UK had been ranked 8th for emissions

in 2008

10 UK520

84

Europe

Down 6.9%4,310m

on 2008


7.0%

7.8%

7.4%

9.3%

8.4%

193

3.2%

29Argentina

167

171

90

14 Brazil420

Biggest % increase

74.1%

35 Chile119

49Colombia

70.1

113

77Ecuador

28.7

119

214

168

149

98

157

105

129

88

132

70Peru38.2

151

110

1.4%

30Venezuela

162

181

169

122

160

187

76Cuba30.4

211

83

195

150

95

146

210

96

74Puerto

Rico33.3

194

188201

64Trinidad& Tobago

47.8

213

94

208

0.3%

Latest data published by the US Energy Information Administration provides a unique picture of economic growth – and decline. China has sped ahead of the US, as shown by this map, which resizes each country according to CO2 emissions. And, for the first time, world emissions have gone down

9.7%

2.4%

1.8%

3.7%

0.1%

Biggest % drop in emissions

6.2%

37 Algeria114

78Angola

24.0

134

128

158

189

107

190

196

199

205

116

145

115155

3.5%

27 Egypt192

125

176

112

126

186

104

163185

97

200

180

57 Libya55.0

138

165

177

143

127

71Morocco

36.5

148131

46 Nigeria77.7

142

178

216

206

117

159

164

17391

161

114

141

80Tunisia

22.9

152

192

144 100

162

Africa

Down 3.1%1,122m

on 2008


6.7%

12 South Africa450

Change in emissions, 2008 to 2009

Regional emissions in 2009

1 China7,711

%

Emissions ranking and country

Million tonnes of CO2 emitted in 2009Key

Table shows total carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of energy

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ChinaUSIndiaRussiaJapanGermanyCanadaSouth KoreaIranUKSaudi ArabiaSouth AfricaMexicoBrazilAustraliaIndonesiaItalyFranceSpainTaiwanPolandUkraine

ThailandTurkeyNetherlandsUnited Arab EmiratesEgyptKazakhstanArgentinaVenezuelaSingaporeMalaysiaPakistanBelgiumChileUzbekistanAlgeriaIraqGreeceVietnamCzech RepublicHong KongKuwaitRomania

North KoreaNigeriaPhilippinesIsraelColombiaAustriaQatarBelarusSyriaTurkmenistanPortugalBangladeshLibyaSerbiaFinlandSwedenHungaryDenmarkOmanTrinidad and TobagoSwitzerlandBulgaria

IrelandNorwayNew ZealandPeruMoroccoAzerbaijanSlovakiaPuerto RicoBahrainCubaEcuadorAngolaYemenTunisiaCroatiaJordanDominican RepublicBosnia and HerzegovinaEstoniaSloveniaLithuaniaPanama

LebanonBoliviaSudanSri LankaBurmaUS Virgin IslandsJamaicaNetherlands AntillesKenyaGuatemalaArmeniaZimbabweLuxembourgCyprusLatviaGhanaHondurasBruneiCameroonMongoliaMacedoniaUruguay

MoldovaEthiopiaCosta RicaTanzaniaIvoryCoastCongoSenegalTajikistanEl SalvadorKyrgyzstanGeorgiaBahamasPapua New GuineaAlbaniaEquatorial GuineaGabonMauritiusBotswanaNicaraguaGibraltarNamibiaParaguay

CambodiaBeninNepalIcelandPalestineMadagascarMaltaNew CaledoniaTogoReunionMauritaniaZambiaCongo, Dem RepMartiniqueMacauMozambiqueGuadeloupeHaitiSurinameUgandaFijiMontenegro

DjiboutiGuamGuyanaBurkina FasoSeychellesBarbadosSwazilandNigerGuineaSierra LeoneMalawiLaosWake IslandFrench GuianaArubaFrench PolynesiaBelizeMaldivesSomaliaAfghanistanFaroe IslandsEritrea

MaliRwandaBermudaLiberiaAntigua and BarbudaAmerican SamoaEast TimorGreenlandGuinea-BissauGambiaCayman IslandsSaint LuciaBurundiCape VerdeBhutanWestern SaharaAntarcticaSaint Kitts and NevisGrenadaCentral African RepublicSolomon IslandsUS Pacific Islands

ChadLesothoSaint Vincent/GrenadinesNauruTongaCook IslandsComorosSao Tome and PrincipeVanuatuBritish Virgin IslandsSamoaMontserratDominicaSaint Pierre and MiquelonTurks and Caicos IslandsFalkland IslandsKiribatiSaint HelenaNiue

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Detailed dataFull list of each country’s CO2 emissions and movement in the world emissions league table

GRAPHIC: MARK McCORMICK, PAUL SCRUTON. SOURCE: EIA

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