The list of the largest carbon dioxide emitters contains tables and graphics with information on anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).
overview
In 2016, humanity released around 35 billion tons (35 gigatons, Gt, or 35 Pg ) of carbon dioxide, which is around 74% of all greenhouse gases emitted. This leads to a strong increase in the total mass of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of around 3,000 gigatons by around 1% per year.
The four states of the People's Republic of China , the USA , India and Russia caused more than half of global emissions . Historically, however, the largest amounts are still attributable to earlier industrialized countries . When viewed per capita , developed countries are far ahead of developing and emerging countries such as China and India. In Europe , Germany , Great Britain , France and Italy were the largest emitters. In 2016, Germany was in sixth place worldwide with 753 million tons, 64 percent of the record amount of 1176.4 million tons of CO 2 emitted in 1979 .
The power company with the largest emissions of carbon dioxide is the Chinese Huaneng Power International , according to the Washington, DC- based think tank Center for Global Development (CGD) . In Europe, E.ON , Gazprom and RWE are the largest emitters. Of the thermal power plants , the Taiwanese power plant Taichung has the highest CO 2 emissions. In Europe, the Polish power plant in Bełchatów and the German power plant in Niederaußem have the highest CO 2 emissions.
CO 2 is contained in the atmosphere in a proportion of about 0.04% (about 400 ppm ), which is currently increasing at a rate of 2 to 3 ppm per year. Compared to the pre-industrial level of 280 ppm, the previous anthropogenic CO 2 emissions have already led to an increase in the atmospheric concentration of over 40%.
Emissions
The largest carbon dioxide emitters according to
EPA data , 2014
By country
The following table shows the 50 countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions in 2018 and their share of global emissions in percent. All figures are rounded to three significant digits or full months.
Emissions in million tons of CO 2 from 1950 to 2017 and 2018
Rank (2018)
country
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2015
2016
2017
2018
Share * %
2018 rel. 1990 % ***
1
Chinese people
79
806
824
1530
2520
3560
8930
10200
10200
10400
11256
29.7
+352
2
United States
3150
3630
4850
5170
5250
6110
5780
5480
5360
5320
5275
13.9
0
3
India
77
153
252
357
669
1070
1620
2150
2230
2300
2622
6.9
+300
4th
Russia
396
897
1540
2320
2560
1500
1640
1650
1640
1670
1748
4.6
−33
5
Japan
111
259
834
1020
1160
1270
1220
1230
1210
1190
1199
3.1
+3
6th
Germany
524
846
1080
1150
1060
911
842
804
809
805
753
2.0
−29
7th
Iran
1
38
93
123
213
378
584
660
669
698
728
1.9
+242
8th
South Korea
3
15th
59
141
268
448
600
652
659
673
695
1.8
+159
9
Saudi Arabia
4th
2
41
143
140
255
468
548
557
547
625
1.6
+346
10
Canada
150
201
344
431
467
575
561
581
568
575
594
1.6
+28
11
Indonesia
12
26th
50
136
208
339
470
564
571
595
558
1.5
+202
12
Brazil
26th
62
116
201
225
358
452
536
504
510
500
1.3
+122
13
Mexico
53
126
188
299
322
417
510
500
531
539
496
1.3
+58
14th
South Africa
72
122
188
238
300
368
447
447
449
439
477
1.3
+59
15th
Turkey
10
20th
49
83
157
233
316
384
404
428
417
1.1
+174
16
Australia
58
95
160
229
279
351
408
404
414
418
415
1.1
+49
17th
United Kingdom
519
627
716
614
613
576
520
430
407
395
372
1.0
−39
18th
Italy
48
125
325
419
445
474
430
360
357
353
345
1.0
−22
19th
Poland
116
214
326
487
385
324
338
315
326
339
334
0.9
−13
20th
France
209
290
471
531
406
421
396
349
351
354
323
0.9
−20
21st
Kazakhstan
77
160
228
291
268
134
237
264
268
284
309
0.8
+15
22nd
ChinaTaiwan
4th
14th
31
87
128
225
279
272
280
293
285
0.8
+123
23
Thailand
1
4th
16
41
93
185
289
334
343
348
281
0.7
+202
24
Spain
36
57
127
224
236
317
287
274
263
278
276
0.7
+16
25th
Vietnam
1
7th
26th
16
22nd
58
149
206
222
224
271
0.7
+1132
26th
Malaysia
4th
5
16
30th
62
146
241
263
259
260
258
0.7
+323
27
Egypt
11
18th
24
51
86
123
206
210
219
221
251
0.7
+192
28
United Arab Emirates
0
0
15th
34
46
105
161
206
213
208
214
0.6
+365
29
Argentina
30th
49
82
106
111
149
190
206
206
204
210
0.6
+89
30th
Ukraine
153
326
517
740
742
318
308
231
240
228
197
0.5
−72
31
Pakistan
7th
15th
25th
34
72
111
168
183
200
213
196
0.5
+172
32
Iraq
2
8th
24
47
48
73
112
169
190
194
188
0.5
+292
33
Algeria
4th
6th
16
67
79
90
121
152
151
151
165
0.4
+109
34
Netherlands
51
75
144
178
163
173
183
167
167
165
162
0.4
−1
35
Philippines
4th
9
26th
39
43
75
86
115
125
134
148
0.4
+244
36
Venezuela
39
58
76
94
126
157
196
184
175
169
120
0.3
−5
37
Nigeria
2
4th
22nd
69
41
77
93
113
118
121
111
0.3
+171
38
Czech Republic
56
100
153
178
165
128
118
105
107
106
111
0.3
−33
39
Belgium
85
109
155
156
122
127
115
101
100
99
106
0.3
−9
40
Qatar
0
0
8th
14th
14th
38
79
130
130
133
103
0.3
+636
41
Uzbekistan
8th
23
52
87
115
112
106
97
98
101
102
0.3
−17
42
Kuwait
0
8th
25th
26th
52
56
93
101
102
101
100
0.3
+92
43
Bangladesh
1
2
4th
7th
15th
31
58
84
85
88
93
0.2
+564
44
Chile
9
14th
25th
24
34
55
70
86
88
87
91
0.2
+176
45
Colombia
8th
17th
25th
39
47
58
70
82
88
84
90
0.2
+73
46
Oman
0
0
1
7th
12
23
52
69
70
69
85
0.2
+431
47
Turkmenistan
1
4th
9
16
20th
27
41
58
56
59
84
0.2
+83
48
Romania
23
62
128
193
171
97
85
78
76
76
80
0.2
−57
49
Greece
5
12
28
58
84
103
97
75
71
75
72
0.2
−9
50
oesterre
23
36
58
61
64
68
73
68
68
71
71
0.2
+13
Other countries **
298
648
1308
1665
1875
1624
2005
2074
2106
2108
3325
8.8
+78
world world
6560
10400
15900
20300
22800
25,000
32900
35000
35100
35500
37887
100.0
+67
** Calculated residual size
By sectors
The following table shows the distribution of CO 2 emissions across sectors according to the IPCC 2006 categories. It should be noted that energetic uses are fully subsumed under energy , i. H. also emissions from z. B. from heat generation in industry or from fuel consumption in agriculture. The other sectors therefore only contain emissions that do not result from direct energy consumption, such as cement production (industry) or animal husbandry (agriculture).
Emissions in millions of tons of CO 2
Rank (2017)
sector
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2015
2016
2017
Share (2017,%)
1
energy
5880
9090
14300
18500
20800
22900
29900
31700
31700
32100
90.4
2
Industrial processes
655
1270
1550
1750
1800
1960
2820
3140
3200
3250
9.2
3
Agriculture
17th
31
48
80
100
113
141
158
162
165
0.5
4th
waste
6th
11
24
22nd
23
33
28
27
27
27
0.1
Sum (a)
6560
10400
15900
20300
22800
25,000
32900
35000
35100
35500
100.0
According to energy company
Wikipedia: WikiProject Events / Past / 2009
The following table shows the energy companies with the highest CO 2 emissions in millions of tons.
According to German companies
The companies in the following table are the DAX companies with the highest CO 2 emissions.
Lufthansa's emissions must be multiplied by a climate factor of 2–5 in order to be able to compare their climate impact. When it comes to emissions from BASF, it should be noted that the use of the products it manufactures for building insulation can actually save considerable amounts of CO 2 .
After power plants
Wikipedia: WikiProject Events / Past / 2009
The following table shows the power plants with the highest CO 2 emissions in million tons.
Emissions in million tons of CO 2 (2009)
rank
power plant
Country, region
amount
1
Taichung power plant
ChinaTaiwan
36,336
2
Poryong power station
South Korea
32.823
3
Taen power plant
South Korea
30,347
4th
Bełchatów Power Plant
Poland
29,500
5
Dangjin Power Plant
South Korea
29,046
6th
Hadong Power Plant
South Korea
28.719
7th
Niederaussem power plant
Germany
26,300
8th
Mailiao power station
ChinaTaiwan
25.304
9
Vindhyachal power plant
India
24.812
10
Kendal power station
South Africa
24.652
11
Matimba power plant
South Africa
24,182
12
Samchonpo power plant
South Korea
24.113
13
Ekibastus power plant
Kazakhstan
24.076
14th
Lethabo power plant
South Africa
23.989
15th
Scherer power plant
United States
23.861
16
Jänschwalde power plant
Germany
23,600
17th
Majuba power plant
South Africa
23,412
18th
Neyveli power plant
India
23,120
19th
Miller Power Plant
United States
22,152
20th
Duvha power plant
South Africa
22.026
21st
Matla power plant
South Africa
21,531
22nd
Talcher power plant
India
21.227
23
Waigaoqiao power plant
Chinese people
21,161
24
Bowen Power Station
United States
20,566
25th
Drax power plant
United Kingdom
20,500
26th
Tutuka power plant
South Africa
20,333
27
Beilun power plant
Chinese people
20,148
28
WA Parish power plant
United States
20.095
29
Eraring power station
Australia
19.799
30th
Shoaiba power plant
Saudi Arabia
19.691
World emissions
The next table shows the annual global carbon dioxide emissions since 1950.
Emissions in millions of tons of CO 2
year
Emissions
1950
6540
1951
7010
1952
7140
1953
7370
1954
7540
1955
8250
1956
8800
1957
9090
1958
9360
1959
9840
1960
10300
1961
10400
1962
10700
1963
11200
1964
11700
1965
12200
1966
12800
1967
13100
1968
13800
1969
14700
1970
15800
1971
16300
1972
17000
1973
17900
1974
17800
year
emission
1975
17700
1976
18700
1977
19100
1978
19900
1979
20400
1980
20200
1981
19700
1982
19500
1983
19600
1984
20200
1985
20900
1986
21100
1987
21900
1988
22700
1989
23100
1990
22700
1991
23100
1992
22400
1993
22600
1994
22800
1995
23300
1996
23900
1997
24100
1998
24000
1999
24200
year
emission
2000
24900
2001
25200
2002
25700
2003
27000
2004
28200
2005
29200
2006
30200
2007
31000
2008
31600
2009
31200
2010
32900
2011
33900
2012
34400
2013
34400
2014
34700
2015
34700
2016
34800
2017
35700
2018
37900
Other CO 2 sources
In permafrost regions ( Arctic , Antarctic , high mountains ) between 13,000 and 15,000 gigatons of carbon are stored, about twice as much as in the entire earth's atmosphere : When the permafrost soils thaw, which is accelerated by climate change, it is released as CO 2 . The manufacture of cement for concrete production accounted for around 6-9% of man-made emissions between 1925 and 2000.
See also
literature
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Sven Titz: Climate change: The most important facts at a glance. In: nzz.ch. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , December 17, 2018, accessed on January 29, 2019 .
↑ a b EU publications: Fossil CO2 and GHG emissions of all world countries 2019 report study, op.europa.eu , accessed on October 30, 2019.
↑ Gütschow, J., u. a .: Data description. (PDF) PIK, December 2018, accessed on September 12, 2019 .
↑ Anke Herold et al .: Methodological Choice and Identification of Key Categories . In: 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories . Volume 1 General Guidance and Reporting, No. 4.2 , General rules for identification of key categories, p. 4.7 (English, [1] [PDF]).
↑ Data for Climate Action - Historical GHG Emissions - Global Historical Emissions. In: Climate Watch. World Resources Institute (WRI), accessed October 6, 2019 .
↑ Carbon Monitoring for Action: Highest CO2 Emitting Power Companies in the World .
↑ Humanistic Management Center: Climate balance sheets of DAX companies (PDF).
↑ Annual Report 2018 RWE (PDF).
^ Sustainability Report. Accessed September 4, 2019 .
↑ E.ON Annual Report 2018 (PDF).
↑ Lufthansa Annual General Meeting: Climate activists want to vote Spohr out .
↑ Annual Report 2018 BASF .
↑ The Real Cost of Flying: Climate Killer Air Traffic .
↑ Carbon Monitoring for Action: Top Power Producing Plants in the World (English).
↑ Deutschlandfunk , Wissenschaft im Brennpunkt , August 7, 2016, Andrea Rehmsmeier : On thin ice , November 5, 2016.
↑ International Permafrost Association , November 5, 2016.
↑ Cement production In: holcim.ch , accessed on September 13, 2017.
↑ Dietmar Hipp: UMWELT: Kurzer Prozess In: Der Spiegel. 31/2010, accessed on September 13, 2017.
^ Suzanne Goldenberg: Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of man-made global warming emissions. In: The Guardian , November 20, 2013, accessed November 23, 2013.
↑ Douglas Starr: Just 90 companies are to blame for most climate change, this 'carbon accountant' says. In: Science , August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016 (via Richard Heede and his work; English).
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