China is the largest producer of coal emissions by far, having released 8,251 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) from coal combustion in 2022. The United States was the largest coal polluter worldwide up until 1985, but emissions there have been in decline since 2005. Meanwhile, coal emissions in China have soared due to rising coal consumption. Coal emissions in India have also been rising rapidly, and since 2015 the country has been the second-largest coal polluter globally.
Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in selected countries worldwide from 1960 to 2022
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
China
Germany
India
Indonesia
Japan
Poland
Russia
South Africa
South Korea
United States
2022*
8,251
242
1,854
405
427
175
355
338
268
935
2021*
7,979
232
1,767
303
428
184
382
359
284
1,005
2020
7,680
199
1,562
301
399
164
368
374
283
878
2015
7,267
341
1,450
198
466
202
417
377
335
1,479
2010
6,569
343
1,016
153
446
221
419
394
295
1,983
2005
4,424
363
721
94
431
223
418
377
209
2,188
2000
2,602
373
573
51
373
229
427
338
164
2,164
1995
2,570
406
472
25
336
283
479
320
105
1,913
1990
1,977
569
367
7
319
302
754
265
94
1,815
1985
1,585
579
253
4
272
379
866
274
88
1,655
1980
1,123
551
197
1
224
381
841
194
49
1,454
1975
907
516
161
1
213
310
770
144
31
1,195
1970
666
603
124
0
229
261
703
124
23
1,168
1965
433
717
116
1
166
226
630
111
20
1,091
1960
748
707
88
2
139
189
586
87
10
918
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Global Carbon Project. (December 5, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in selected countries worldwide from 1960 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198050/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-select-countries/
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