China was world's largest emitter in 2022, having released 10.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) from fossil fuel combustion. The U.S. followed, with emissions of 4.7 GtCO₂. Many of the world's biggest CO₂ emitters observed year-on-year emissions growth in 2022. For example, Indonesia's CO₂ emissions rose 28 percent compared with 2021 levels.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion worldwide from 2020 to 2022, by country (in million metric tons)
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Enerdata. (July 6, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion worldwide from 2020 to 2022, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264383/co2-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Enerdata. "Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion worldwide from 2020 to 2022, by country (in million metric tons)." Chart. July 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264383/co2-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Enerdata. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion worldwide from 2020 to 2022, by country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264383/co2-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Enerdata. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fuel Combustion Worldwide from 2020 to 2022, by Country (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264383/co2-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Enerdata, Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion worldwide from 2020 to 2022, by country (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264383/co2-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-selected-countries/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion worldwide from 2020 to 2022, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph], Enerdata, July 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264383/co2-emissions-from-fuel-combustion-in-selected-countries/