Share of global fossil CO₂ emissions in Asia

50 countries in Asia, 2025. Unit: % of world total. World ranking →

First in the ranking
31.84 %
China
Median country
0.12 %
half above, half below
World total
100.00 %
Global Carbon Project aggregate
Range
0.00 to 31.84
Timor-Leste - China

How to read it

Across 50 countries in Asia, the highest value is in China (31.84 %) and the lowest in Timor-Leste (0.00 %).

The median country is at 0.12 %: half are above, half below.

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

Share of global CO₂ over time

%

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1China31.84
2India8.21
3Japan2.46
4Iran2.19
5Indonesia2.11
6Saudi Arabia1.64
7South Korea1.49
8Türkiye1.25
9Vietnam0.96
10Kazakhstan0.80
11Malaysia0.79
12Thailand0.66
13Iraq0.65
14United Arab Emirates0.60
15Pakistan0.54
16Philippines0.43
17Uzbekistan0.32
18Bangladesh0.30
19Kuwait0.29
20Qatar0.25
21Oman0.23
22Turkmenistan0.22
23North Korea0.16
24Israel0.15
25Singapore0.14
26Mongolia0.11
27Azerbaijan0.10
28Bahrain0.09
29Myanmar0.09
30Hong Kong0.08
31Syria0.07
32Cambodia0.07
33Jordan0.07
34Laos0.06
35Sri Lanka0.05
36Yemen0.05
37Lebanon0.04
38Nepal0.04
39Kyrgyzstan0.03
40Georgia0.03
41Tajikistan0.03
42Afghanistan0.03
43Brunei0.03
44Cyprus0.02
45Armenia0.02
46Palestine0.01
47Maldives0.01
48Bhutan0.00
49Macao0.00
50Timor-Leste0.00
Global Carbon Project · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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