The United States is the largest producer of emissions from oil use worldwide, having produced 2.25 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) in 2023. The U.S. has been the largest producer for many decades. The second-largest emitter of CO₂ from oil use is now China, which has seen a steep rise in emissions from this fuel since the 1990s.
Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide from 1960 to 2023, by select country
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Brazil
Canada
China
Germany
India
Iran
Japan
Russia
Saudi Arabia
United States
2023
326.43
248.85
1,642.83
231.62
717.8
225.85
377.73
390.76
459.97
2,250.86
2022
319.93
246.26
1,489.34
247.44
684.06
231.81
384.78
386.74
442.62
2,258.47
2021
305.43
237.08
1,521.11
241.59
621.93
228.62
390.52
376.58
420.77
2,238.88
2020
282.68
228.18
1,523.05
255.64
606.05
221.97
387.12
384.94
350.85
2,047.54
2015
330.36
254.03
1,328.81
278.86
556.12
227.05
476.89
408.67
390.52
2,285.68
2010
286.08
257.9
1,092.57
277.15
439.5
227.53
522.31
333.87
359.64
2,300.57
2005
240.22
260.96
850.17
305.19
352.38
222.49
642.36
320.02
256.69
2,642.56
2000
239.49
237.23
648.69
330.77
312.85
210.12
677.3
317.52
198.37
2,487.84
1995
190.35
214.36
468.23
351.7
216.28
156.61
710.22
386.79
178.45
2,217.9
1990
151.78
212.5
330.29
333.32
158.17
139.29
671.55
888.24
111.4
2,178.62
1985
127.52
186.66
284.59
340.22
116.76
113.23
529.48
798.04
123.37
2,023.74
1980
150.21
241.29
273.2
412.46
83.18
82.88
630.66
799.83
72.07
2,244.35
1975
129.71
241.99
204.19
376.81
61.84
65.33
606.03
685.03
25.55
2,190.27
1970
78.26
211.37
94.64
370.13
49.33
32.72
504.49
487.63
16.39
2,038.08
1965
45.77
151.75
35
217.77
30.81
24.63
201.45
336.57
2.12
1,464.69
1960
39.02
115.74
22.99
90.59
19.44
21.84
80.94
223.83
2.63
1,281.63
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Global Carbon Project. (November 13, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide from 1960 to 2023, by select country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/
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