Cumulative fossil CO₂ emissions since 1750 in Asia

50 countries in Asia, 2025. Unit: billion tonnes CO₂. World ranking →

First in the ranking
298.5 Gt
Median country
2.1 Gt
half above, half below
World total
1,886.8 Gt
Global Carbon Project aggregate
Range
0.0 to 298.5
Timor-Leste - China

How to read it

Across 50 countries in Asia, the highest value is in China (298.5 Gt) and the lowest in Timor-Leste (0.0 Gt).

The median country is at 2.1 Gt: half are above, half below.

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Source: Global Carbon Project, Global Carbon Budget, national fossil CO₂ emissions · licence

Cumulative CO₂ over time

Gt

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1China298.5
2Japan71.3
3India69.2
4Iran22.6
5South Korea21.3
6Saudi Arabia18.6
7Indonesia18.2
8Kazakhstan15.2
9Türkiye13.3
10Thailand8.4
11Malaysia7.4
12Uzbekistan6.8
13Pakistan6.1
14Vietnam6.1
15United Arab Emirates5.9
16Iraq5.8
17North Korea5.5
18Philippines4.1
19Kuwait3.4
20Turkmenistan2.8
21Israel2.7
22Azerbaijan2.6
23Qatar2.5
24Singapore2.3
25Bangladesh2.1
26Syria2.0
27Hong Kong1.8
28Oman1.8
29Bahrain1.2
30Kyrgyzstan0.9
31Jordan0.8
32Lebanon0.8
33Yemen0.8
34Mongolia0.8
35Myanmar0.8
36Georgia0.7
37Sri Lanka0.6
38Tajikistan0.5
39Brunei0.4
40Armenia0.4
41Cyprus0.3
42Cambodia0.3
43Laos0.3
44Afghanistan0.2
45Nepal0.2
46Palestine0.1
47Macao0.1
48Maldives0.0
49Bhutan0.0
50Timor-Leste0.0
Global Carbon Project · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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