The United States is the largest producer of emissions from oil use worldwide, having produced 2,250 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) in 2022. 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 2022, by select country
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Brazil
Canada
China
Germany
India
Iran
Japan
Russia
Saudi Arabia
United States
2022*
320
245
1,451
248
684
227
391
386
351
2,250
2021*
305
236
1,564
243
622
211
391
377
334
2,239
2020
282
228
1,523
254
606
207
387
385
319
2,048
2015
330
254
1,329
276
556
227
477
409
415
2,286
2010
286
258
1,093
280
439
228
522
334
360
2,301
2005
240
261
850
304
352
222
642
320
257
2,643
2000
239
237
649
331
313
210
677
318
198
2,488
1995
190
214
468
352
216
157
710
387
178
2,218
1990
152
212
330
333
158
139
671
888
111
2,179
1985
128
187
285
340
117
113
529
797
123
2,024
1980
150
241
273
412
83
83
631
799
72
2,244
1975
130
242
204
377
62
65
606
685
26
2,190
1970
78
211
95
370
49
33
503
487
16
2,038
1965
46
152
35
218
31
25
201
336
2
1,465
1960
39
116
23
91
19
22
81
224
3
1,282
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Global Carbon Project. (December 5, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide from 1960 to 2022, by select country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide from 1960 to 2022, by select country (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/
Global Carbon Project. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide from 1960 to 2022, by select country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/
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Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide from 1960 to 2022, by select country (in million metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/
