Fossil CO₂ emissions (fossil fuels and cement) in Asia

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

First in the ranking
12,417.5 Mt
China
Median country
47.9 Mt
half above, half below
World total
38,995.1 Mt
Global Carbon Project aggregate
Range
0.7 to 12,417.5
Timor-Leste - China

How to read it

Across 50 countries in Asia, the highest value is in China (12,417.5 Mt) and the lowest in Timor-Leste (0.7 Mt).

The median country is at 47.9 Mt: half are above, half below.

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

Fossil CO₂ emissions over time

Mt

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1China12,417.5
2India3,203.4
3Japan960.2
4Iran855.3
5Indonesia821.8
6Saudi Arabia638.2
7South Korea580.6
8Türkiye485.9
9Vietnam374.7
10Kazakhstan310.0
11Malaysia306.4
12Thailand256.5
13Iraq255.0
14United Arab Emirates235.3
15Pakistan211.8
16Philippines169.2
17Uzbekistan126.6
18Bangladesh115.9
19Kuwait112.9
20Qatar98.1
21Oman89.3
22Turkmenistan85.9
23North Korea62.0
24Israel58.9
25Singapore54.1
26Mongolia41.7
27Azerbaijan38.4
28Bahrain37.0
29Myanmar35.2
30Hong Kong30.4
31Syria29.0
32Cambodia27.7
33Jordan27.2
34Laos24.1
35Sri Lanka19.5
36Yemen19.0
37Lebanon16.7
38Nepal16.1
39Kyrgyzstan12.4
40Georgia12.1
41Tajikistan11.8
42Afghanistan11.2
43Brunei10.8
44Cyprus7.3
45Armenia6.4
46Palestine4.1
47Maldives2.5
48Bhutan1.8
49Macao1.0
50Timor-Leste0.7
Global Carbon Project · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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