CO2 emissions embodied in gross imports, Metric ton of CO₂ equivalent by country
This dataset provides annual, country-level estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions resulting from fuel combustion, which are embodied in domestic final demand, production, and trade. The data covers a substantial period, with estimates for emissions embodied in production and final demand available for 66...
What the numbers show
CO2 emissions embodied in gross imports, Metric ton of CO₂ equivalent is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 2,243 in United States of America; the lowest is 2.19 in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.14, and the mean is 145.96.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,026.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 184.5%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 72.5%).
CO2 emissions embodied in gross imports, Metric ton of CO₂ equivalent: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 2,243 | 2021 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 955.72 | 2021 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 466.09 | 2021 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 405.03 | 2021 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 367.83 | 2021 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 6 | France | 332.35 | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 305.37 | 2021 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 258.92 | 2021 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 258.7 | 2018 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 226.78 | 2021 | up 184.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 216.09 | 2021 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 205.41 | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 13 | Hong Kong, China | 184.99 | 2021 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 180.81 | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 15 | Singapore | 177.99 | 2018 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 158.78 | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 17 | Taiwan, China | 152.41 | 2021 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 151.65 | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 149.96 | 2021 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 149.57 | 2021 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 136.18 | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 125.51 | 2021 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 125.34 | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 120.73 | 2018 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium | 115.43 | 2021 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 112.51 | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 94.16 | 2021 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 92.72 | 2018 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 91.54 | 2021 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 73.28 | 2021 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 71.22 | 2021 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 68.33 | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 62.76 | 2021 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 53.52 | 2021 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 48.57 | 2021 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 48.5 | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 47.42 | 2021 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 38 | Greece | 47.28 | 2021 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 45.05 | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 42.55 | 2021 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 41.77 | 2021 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 42 | Israel | 41.14 | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 36.27 | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 35.05 | 2021 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 34.48 | 2021 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 26.85 | 2021 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 25.87 | 2021 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 24.8 | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 23.74 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 20.87 | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 19.36 | 2021 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 52 | Lithuania | 17.17 | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 53 | Finland | 13.02 | 2021 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 54 | Cambodia | 12.84 | 2021 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 11.76 | 2021 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 56 | Myanmar | 11.14 | 2021 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Estonia | 9.31 | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 9.08 | 2021 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 59 | Cyprus | 8.88 | 2021 | up 68.2% | falling |
| 60 | Latvia | 7.99 | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 61 | Croatia | 7.3 | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.82 | 2021 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Malta | 6.42 | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 64 | Iceland | 4.64 | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 65 | Slovenia | 4.33 | 2021 | down 68.5% | flat |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.19 | 2021 | down 39.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
This dataset provides annual, country-level estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions resulting from fuel combustion, which are embodied in domestic final demand, production, and trade. The data covers a substantial period, with estimates for emissions embodied in production and final demand available for 66 countries from 1995 to 2018. Additionally, the dataset includes annual country-level estimates for CO2 emissions embodied in gross exports and gross imports for the same 66 countries, extending to the years 1995 to 2020. All emissions are measured in million tons of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2 eq.). The compilation relies on several authoritative sources; specifically, the total value of merchandise exports and imports is taken from the Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS). Furthermore, the CO2 emissions embodied in international trade are derived from the OECD's 2021 compilation of indicators on Carbon dioxide emissions embodied in international trade, which itself is a product of combining the Input-Output Database and the Trade in embodied CO2 (TeCO2) Database.