Asia Annual CO2 Emissions Ranking (2023)
In 2023, annual CO2 emissions in Asia was highest in China at 11.90 billion tonnes, followed by India at 3.06 billion tonnes and Japan at 988.78 million tonnes. The average annual CO2 emissions across countries in Asia was 452.41 million tonnes, the median was 49.25 million tonnes, and Timor-Leste recorded the lowest annual CO2 emissions at 632,121 tonnes, according to the Global Carbon Budget.
Data is available for the period 1750 to 2023 across 49 countries in Asia.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.9B tonnes | 11.35B tonnes | 2023 | |
| 2 | 3.06B tonnes | 2.83B tonnes | 2023 | |
| 3 | 988.78M tonnes | 1.03B tonnes | 2023 | |
| 4 | 817.88M tonnes | 800.75M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 5 | 736.21M tonnes | 723.33M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 6 | 733.22M tonnes | 737.07M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 7 | 577.42M tonnes | 602.09M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 8 | 334.73M tonnes | 297.63M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 9 | 288.82M tonnes | 285.45M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 10 | 264.39M tonnes | 272.57M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 11 | 261.15M tonnes | 273.67M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 12 | 255.16M tonnes | 254.41M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 13 | 229.38M tonnes | 225.98M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 14 | 200.67M tonnes | 223.83M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 15 | 176.46M tonnes | 171.28M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 16 | 154.58M tonnes | 144.9M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 17 | 124.77M tonnes | 125.04M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 18 | 115.71M tonnes | 106.15M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 19 | 113.43M tonnes | 113.86M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 20 | 99.23M tonnes | 97.46M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 21 | 78.51M tonnes | 76.61M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 22 | 63.36M tonnes | 64.15M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 23 | 60.76M tonnes | 56.19M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 24 | 59.49M tonnes | 60.95M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 25 | 49.25M tonnes | 47.87M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 26 | 46.87M tonnes | 43.41M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 27 | 43.94M tonnes | 40.39M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 28 | 36.53M tonnes | 35.65M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 29 | 33.87M tonnes | 31.53M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 30 | 30.23M tonnes | 29.53M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 31 | 25.5M tonnes | 25.31M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 32 | 24.8M tonnes | 23.44M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 33 | 21.19M tonnes | 20.25M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 34 | 20.32M tonnes | 19.9M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 35 | 20.18M tonnes | 19.61M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 36 | 19.48M tonnes | 18.92M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 37 | 16.68M tonnes | 16.09M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 38 | 11.77M tonnes | 11.35M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 39 | 11.77M tonnes | 11.53M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 40 | 11.02M tonnes | 10.56M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 41 | 10.15M tonnes | 10.03M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 42 | 10.03M tonnes | 10.3M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 43 | 9.05M tonnes | 8.97M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 44 | 7.61M tonnes | 7.16M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 45 | 3.5M tonnes | 3.52M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 46 | 2.06M tonnes | 2.02M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 47 | 1.71M tonnes | 1.64M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 48 | 1.06M tonnes | 1.04M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 49 | 632,121 tonnes | 649,305 tonnes | 2023 |
Asia Annual CO2 Emissions Ranking (2023) : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry.