China Emits 2.7 Times As Much Greenhouse Gas As America, New EU Data Show
China emitted 15,981 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2025, about 30% of the world's total and 2.7 times the United States, according to the European Commission's https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/report_2026 database. The U.S. ranked second at 6,018 million tons (11.4%), followed by India (4,508 million, 8.5%), Russia (2,574 million, 4.9%) and Indonesia (1,359 million, 2.6%).
The five largest emitters account for nearly 58% of the global total. The shares exclude international aviation and shipping.
Emissions rose again overall. https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2875017-global-ghg-emissions-reached-fresh-high-in-2025-report reports that EDGAR puts global emissions at a record of about 55 billion tons of CO2 equivalent in 2025, up 0.9%, with U.S. emissions up 2.2%, China's up 0.1% and India's down 0.2%.
Click for full sizeAs https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-global-emissions-by-country-in-2025/ explains further,
Population helps explain emissions totals, but energy consumption and industrial activity also play major roles.
Saudi Arabia, for example, produces more greenhouse gases than Pakistan despite having a much smaller population. Australia also generates more than twice Bangladesh's emissions, even though its population is less than one-sixth as large.
These differences reflect factors such as fossil fuel dependence, energy-intensive industries, and each country's https://www.visualcapitalist.com/energy-mix-of-worlds-10-largest-economies/.
Where Emissions Are Starting to Fall
Despite their large shares of global emissions, some of the world's biggest emitters are beginning to see declines.
In 2025, China's energy-related CO₂ emissions fell by around https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2026/co2-emissions, helped by expanding renewable and nuclear power generation. India's energy-related CO₂ emissions also declined in 2025, helped by renewable power growth and cooler weather.
Europe has seen more sustained reductions. Emissions in Italy, Germany, and the UK have fallen by https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-where-emissions-are-rising-and-falling/ over the past decade. Across the EU, greenhouse gas emissions have declined 40% since 1990, even as its economy grew by more than 70%.
These trends highlight how emissions can decline even as economies continue to grow, although global emissions remain heavily concentrated among a handful of countries.
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