The CIA World Factbook Edition 2023 Environment

Air pollutants In 4 editions of 36.

Air pollutants was published in 4 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2021 to 2024. The 2023 edition carries it in 213 entries, in its Environment section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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2024

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Africa

54 entries

Algeria

particulate matter emissions:
22.68 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
150.01 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
49.94 megatons (2020 est.)

Angola

particulate matter emissions:
27.16 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
34.69 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
23.28 megatons (2020 est.)

Benin

particulate matter emissions:
31.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
6.48 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
5.8 megatons (2020 est.)

Botswana

particulate matter emissions:
12.82 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
6.34 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
5.73 megatons (2020 est.)

Burkina Faso

particulate matter emissions:
40.74 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
3.42 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
12.85 megatons (2020 est.)

Burundi

particulate matter emissions:
28 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.5 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.42 megatons (2020 est.)

Cabo Verde

particulate matter emissions:
31.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.54 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.13 megatons (2020 est.)

Cameroon

particulate matter emissions:
56.37 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
8.29 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
30.71 megatons (2020 est.)

Central African Republic

particulate matter emissions:
27.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.3 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
22.44 megatons (2020 est.)

Chad

particulate matter emissions:
41.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.02 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
30.69 megatons (2020 est.)

Comoros

particulate matter emissions:
14.37 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.2 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.19 megatons (2020 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

particulate matter emissions:
31.58 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2.02 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
61.24 megatons (2020 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

particulate matter emissions:
29.48 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
3.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.24 megatons (2020 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

particulate matter emissions:
40.41 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
9.67 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
10.3 megatons (2020 est.)

Djibouti

particulate matter emissions:
19.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.62 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.52 megatons (2020 est.)

Egypt

particulate matter emissions:
63.16 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
238.56 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
59.68 megatons (2020 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

particulate matter emissions:
25.67 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
5.65 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
11.21 megatons (2020 est.)

Eritrea

particulate matter emissions:
22.74 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.71 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.48 megatons (2020 est.)

Eswatini

particulate matter emissions:
15.07 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.16 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.9 megatons (2020 est.)

Ethiopia

particulate matter emissions:
21.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
14.87 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
114.21 megatons (2020 est.)

Gabon

particulate matter emissions:
26.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
5.32 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.13 megatons (2020 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

particulate matter emissions:
39.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.53 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.96 megatons (2020 est.)

Ghana

particulate matter emissions:
46.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
16.67 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
22.75 megatons (2020 est.)

Guinea

particulate matter emissions:
37.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
3 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
11.13 megatons (2020 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

particulate matter emissions:
34.85 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.29 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.46 megatons (2020 est.)

Kenya

particulate matter emissions:
12.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
17.91 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
37.65 megatons (2020 est.)

Lesotho

particulate matter emissions:
17.6 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2.51 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.56 megatons (2020 est.)

Liberia

particulate matter emissions:
35.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.39 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.56 megatons (2020 est.)

Libya

particulate matter emissions:
29.84 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
50.56 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
45.76 megatons (2020 est.)

Madagascar

particulate matter emissions:
16.02 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
3.91 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
10.14 megatons (2020 est.)

Malawi

particulate matter emissions:
18.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.3 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
11.12 megatons (2020 est.)

Mali

particulate matter emissions:
38.55 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
3.18 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
19.16 megatons (2020 est.)

Mauritania

particulate matter emissions:
41.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2.74 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.16 megatons (2020 est.)

Mauritius

particulate matter emissions:
10.48 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
4.35 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.06 megatons (2020 est.)

Morocco

particulate matter emissions:
13.44 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
61.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
17.16 megatons (2020 est.)

note: data does not include former Western Sahara

Mozambique

particulate matter emissions:
16.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
7.94 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
16.26 megatons (2020 est.)

Namibia

particulate matter emissions:
11.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
4.23 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
10.4 megatons (2020 est.)

Niger

particulate matter emissions:
50.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2.02 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
22.99 megatons (2020 est.)

Nigeria

particulate matter emissions:
55.64 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
120.37 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
143.99 megatons (2020 est.)

Rwanda

particulate matter emissions:
35.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.11 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.92 megatons (2020 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

particulate matter emissions:
33.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.12 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.04 megatons (2020 est.)

Senegal

particulate matter emissions:
38.21 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
10.9 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
11.74 megatons (2020 est.)

Seychelles

particulate matter emissions:
16.96 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.61 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.1 megatons (2020 est.)

Sierra Leone

particulate matter emissions:
39.42 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.09 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
3.16 megatons (2020 est.)

Somalia

particulate matter emissions:
14.28 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.65 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
20.13 megatons (2020 est.)

South Africa

particulate matter emissions:
19.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
476.64 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
55.89 megatons (2020 est.)

South Sudan

particulate matter emissions:
20.18 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.73 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
7.61 megatons (2020 est.)

Sudan

particulate matter emissions:
21.43 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
20 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
75.1 megatons (2020 est.)

Tanzania

particulate matter emissions:
15.36 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
11.97 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
59.08 megatons (2020 est.)

Togo

particulate matter emissions:
35.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
3 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
3.06 megatons (2020 est.)

Tunisia

particulate matter emissions:
26.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
29.94 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
7.89 megatons (2020 est.)

Uganda

particulate matter emissions:
31.31 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
5.68 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
30.24 megatons (2020 est.)

Zambia

particulate matter emissions:
16.9 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
5.14 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
14.1 megatons (2020 est.)

Zimbabwe

particulate matter emissions:
13.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
10.98 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
12.1 megatons (2020 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.51 megatons (2016 est.)

Iceland

particulate matter emissions:
5.79 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2.06 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.59 megatons (2020 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

particulate matter emissions:
62.49 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
8.67 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
90.98 megatons (2020 est.)

Armenia

particulate matter emissions:
34.13 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
5.16 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.91 megatons (2020 est.)

Azerbaijan

particulate matter emissions:
24.64 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
37.62 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
44.87 megatons (2020 est.)

Bangladesh

particulate matter emissions:
45.99 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
84.25 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
59.3 megatons (2020 est.)

Bhutan

particulate matter emissions:
26.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.26 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.11 megatons (2020 est.)

China

particulate matter emissions:
38.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
9,893.04 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1,490.24 megatons (2020 est.)

Georgia

particulate matter emissions:
19.06 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
10.13 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.05 megatons (2020 est.)

India

particulate matter emissions:
50.17 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2,407.67 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
559.11 megatons (2020 est.)

Japan

particulate matter emissions:
10.84 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1,135.89 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
29.99 megatons (2020 est.)

Kazakhstan

particulate matter emissions:
26.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
247.21 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
45.03 megatons (2020 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

particulate matter emissions:
41.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
28.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
18.68 megatons (2020 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

particulate matter emissions:
24.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
620.3 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
30.28 megatons (2020 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

particulate matter emissions:
37.58 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
9.79 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.47 megatons (2020 est.)

Maldives

particulate matter emissions:
13 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.44 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.14 megatons (2020 est.)

Mongolia

particulate matter emissions:
41.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
25.37 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
13.72 megatons (2020 est.)

Nepal

particulate matter emissions:
36.43 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
9.11 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
41.15 megatons (2020 est.)

Pakistan

particulate matter emissions:
50.13 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
201.15 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
142.12 megatons (2020 est.)

Russia

particulate matter emissions:
8.88 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1,732.03 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
851.52 megatons (2020 est.)

Sri Lanka

particulate matter emissions:
23.88 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
23.36 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
10.95 megatons (2020 est.)

Tajikistan

particulate matter emissions:
53.65 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
5.31 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.87 megatons (2020 est.)

Turkmenistan

particulate matter emissions:
26.41 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
70.63 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
52.09 megatons (2020 est.)

Uzbekistan

particulate matter emissions:
40.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
91.81 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
96.16 megatons (2020 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

25 entries

Antigua and Barbuda

particulate matter emissions:
8.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.56 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.22 megatons (2020 est.)

Aruba

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.88 megatons (2016 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

particulate matter emissions:
5.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.79 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.23 megatons (2020 est.)

Barbados

particulate matter emissions:
9.79 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.35 megatons (2020 est.)

Belize

particulate matter emissions:
10.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.57 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.55 megatons (2020 est.)

British Virgin Islands

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.21 megatons (2016 est.)

Cayman Islands

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.55 megatons (2016 est.)

Costa Rica

particulate matter emissions:
14.7 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
8.02 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
5.61 megatons (2020 est.)

Cuba

particulate matter emissions:
13.32 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
28.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
9.3 megatons (2020 est.)

Curacao

carbon dioxide emissions:
5.39 megatons (2016 est.)

Dominica

particulate matter emissions:
8.22 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.18 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.04 megatons (2020 est.)

Dominican Republic

particulate matter emissions:
7.59 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
25.26 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
8.1 megatons (2020 est.)

El Salvador

particulate matter emissions:
22.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
7.17 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.71 megatons (2020 est.)

Grenada

particulate matter emissions:
10.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.27 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.04 megatons (2020 est.)

Guatemala

particulate matter emissions:
20.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
16.78 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
10.7 megatons (2020 est.)

Haiti

particulate matter emissions:
9.69 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2.98 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.12 megatons (2020 est.)

Honduras

particulate matter emissions:
18.93 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
9.81 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
7.72 megatons (2020 est.)

Jamaica

particulate matter emissions:
14.83 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
8.23 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.08 megatons (2020 est.)

Nicaragua

particulate matter emissions:
16 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
5.59 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.46 megatons (2020 est.)

Panama

particulate matter emissions:
11.78 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
10.71 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
5.97 megatons (2020 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

particulate matter emissions:
8.05 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.24 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.1 megatons (2020 est.)

Saint Lucia

particulate matter emissions:
8.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.41 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.27 megatons (2020 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

particulate matter emissions:
9.41 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.22 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.09 megatons (2020 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

particulate matter emissions:
10.26 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
43.87 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.35 megatons (2020 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.22 megatons (2016 est.)

Europe

46 entries

Albania

particulate matter emissions:
16.28 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
4.54 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.55 megatons (2020 est.)

Andorra

particulate matter emissions:
8.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.47 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.05 megatons (2020 est.)

Austria

particulate matter emissions:
11.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
61.45 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.34 megatons (2020 est.)

Belarus

particulate matter emissions:
15.48 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
58.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
17.19 megatons (2020 est.)

Belgium

particulate matter emissions:
11.26 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
96.89 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
7.78 megatons (2020 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

particulate matter emissions:
26.19 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
21.85 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.92 megatons (2020 est.)

Bulgaria

particulate matter emissions:
17.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
41.71 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.77 megatons (2020 est.)

Croatia

particulate matter emissions:
15.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
17.49 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
3.98 megatons (2020 est.)

Czechia

particulate matter emissions:
14.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
102.22 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
13.11 megatons (2020 est.)

Denmark

particulate matter emissions:
9.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
31.79 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.54 megatons (2020 est.)

Estonia

particulate matter emissions:
6.35 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
16.59 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.99 megatons (2020 est.)

European Union

carbon dioxide emissions:
2,881.62 megatons (2016 est.)

Faroe Islands

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.63 megatons (2016 est.)

Finland

particulate matter emissions:
5.47 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
45.87 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.46 megatons (2020 est.)

France

particulate matter emissions:
10.46 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
methane emissions:
55.99 megatons (2020 est.)

Germany

particulate matter emissions:
10.73 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
727.97 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
49.92 megatons (2020 est.)

Gibraltar

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.63 megatons (2016 est.)

Greece

particulate matter emissions:
14.62 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
62.43 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
9.8 megatons (2020 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City)

methane emissions:
0 megatons (2020 est.)

Hungary

particulate matter emissions:
14.24 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
45.54 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
7.25 megatons (2020 est.)

Ireland

particulate matter emissions:
8.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
37.71 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
13.67 megatons (2020 est.)

Italy

particulate matter emissions:
14.22 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
methane emissions:
41.3 megatons (2020 est.)

Kosovo

carbon dioxide emissions:
8.94 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.54 megatons (2020 est.)

Latvia

particulate matter emissions:
12.02 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
7 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.85 megatons (2020 est.)

Liechtenstein

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.05 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.02 megatons (2020 est.)

Lithuania

particulate matter emissions:
10.37 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
12.96 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
3.15 megatons (2020 est.)

Luxembourg

particulate matter emissions:
8.89 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
8.99 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.61 megatons (2020 est.)

Malta

particulate matter emissions:
12.93 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.34 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.2 megatons (2020 est.)

Moldova

particulate matter emissions:
12.37 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
5.12 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
3.29 megatons (2020 est.)

Monaco

particulate matter emissions:
9.21 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
methane emissions:
0.05 megatons (2020 est.)

Montenegro

particulate matter emissions:
19.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2.02 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.75 megatons (2020 est.)

Netherlands

particulate matter emissions:
10.74 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
170.78 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
17.79 megatons (2020 est.)

North Macedonia

particulate matter emissions:
25.17 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
7.05 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.28 megatons (2020 est.)

Norway

particulate matter emissions:
6.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
41.02 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.81 megatons (2020 est.)

Poland

particulate matter emissions:
18.83 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
299.04 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
46.62 megatons (2020 est.)

Portugal

particulate matter emissions:
7.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
48.74 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
10.93 megatons (2020 est.)

Romania

particulate matter emissions:
13.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
69.26 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
27.62 megatons (2020 est.)

San Marino

particulate matter emissions:
9.85 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
methane emissions:
0.02 megatons (2020 est.)

Serbia

particulate matter emissions:
21.74 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
45.22 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
11.96 megatons (2020 est.)

Slovakia

particulate matter emissions:
15.89 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
32.42 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.43 megatons (2020 est.)

Slovenia

particulate matter emissions:
14.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
12.63 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.1 megatons (2020 est.)

Spain

particulate matter emissions:
9.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
244 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
36.94 megatons (2020 est.)

Sweden

particulate matter emissions:
5.96 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
43.25 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.42 megatons (2020 est.)

Switzerland

particulate matter emissions:
8.97 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
34.48 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.98 megatons (2020 est.)

Ukraine

particulate matter emissions:
13.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
202.25 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
63.37 megatons (2020 est.)

United Kingdom

particulate matter emissions:
9.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
379.02 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
49.16 megatons (2020 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

particulate matter emissions:
51.82 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
31.69 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
15.47 megatons (2020 est.)

Cyprus

particulate matter emissions:
14.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
6.63 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.86 megatons (2020 est.)

Gaza Strip

particulate matter emissions:
30.82 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
3.23 megatons (2016 est.)

note: data represent combined total from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Iran

particulate matter emissions:
31.62 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
661.71 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
158.71 megatons (2020 est.)

Iraq

particulate matter emissions:
39.29 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
190.06 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
17.44 megatons (2020 est.)

Israel

particulate matter emissions:
19.47 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
65.17 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
13.02 megatons (2020 est.)

Jordan

particulate matter emissions:
25.87 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
25.11 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.04 megatons (2020 est.)

Kuwait

particulate matter emissions:
64.08 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
98.73 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
6.21 megatons (2020 est.)

Lebanon

particulate matter emissions:
24.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
24.8 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
3.37 megatons (2020 est.)

Oman

particulate matter emissions:
34.88 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
63.46 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
5.6 megatons (2020 est.)

Qatar

particulate matter emissions:
59.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
103.26 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
8.34 megatons (2020 est.)

Saudi Arabia

particulate matter emissions:
57.16 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
563.45 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
45.47 megatons (2020 est.)

Syria

particulate matter emissions:
25.14 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
28.83 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
12.93 megatons (2020 est.)

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

particulate matter emissions:
23.25 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
372.72 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
57.53 megatons (2020 est.)

United Arab Emirates

particulate matter emissions:
41.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
206.32 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
56.55 megatons (2020 est.)

West Bank

particulate matter emissions:
30.82 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
3.23 megatons (2016 est.)

note: data represent combined total from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Yemen

particulate matter emissions:
41.61 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
10.61 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
8.03 megatons (2020 est.)

North America

4 entries

Bermuda

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.61 megatons (2016 est.)

Canada

particulate matter emissions:
6.39 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
544.89 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
101.82 megatons (2020 est.)

Mexico

particulate matter emissions:
17.83 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
486.41 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
135.77 megatons (2020 est.)

United States

particulate matter emissions:
7.18 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
5,006.3 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
685.74 megatons (2020 est.)

Oceania

18 entries

Australia

particulate matter emissions:
8.93 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
375.91 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
105.01 megatons (2020 est.)

Cook Islands

particulate matter emissions:
7.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Fiji

particulate matter emissions:
7.36 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2.05 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.95 megatons (2020 est.)

French Polynesia

carbon dioxide emissions:
0.77 megatons (2016 est.)

Kiribati

particulate matter emissions:
7.62 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.07 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.02 megatons (2020 est.)

Marshall Islands

particulate matter emissions:
7.21 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.14 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.03 megatons (2020 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

particulate matter emissions:
7.79 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.14 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.02 megatons (2020 est.)

Nauru

particulate matter emissions:
7.4 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.05 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.01 megatons (2020 est.)

New Caledonia

carbon dioxide emissions:
5.33 megatons (2016 est.)

New Zealand

particulate matter emissions:
8.61 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
34.38 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
34.3 megatons (2020 est.)

Niue

particulate matter emissions:
6.74 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Palau

particulate matter emissions:
7.82 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.22 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.06 megatons (2020 est.)

Papua New Guinea

particulate matter emissions:
8.89 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
7.54 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
11.05 megatons (2020 est.)

Samoa

particulate matter emissions:
7.78 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.25 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.27 megatons (2020 est.)

Solomon Islands

particulate matter emissions:
7.83 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.17 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.43 megatons (2020 est.)

Tonga

particulate matter emissions:
7.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.13 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.12 megatons (2020 est.)

Tuvalu

particulate matter emissions:
6.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.01 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.01 megatons (2020 est.)

Vanuatu

particulate matter emissions:
8.42 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.15 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
0.5 megatons (2020 est.)

South America

12 entries

Argentina

particulate matter emissions:
12.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
201.35 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
120.66 megatons (2020 est.)

Bolivia

particulate matter emissions:
25.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
21.61 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
21.01 megatons (2020 est.)

Brazil

particulate matter emissions:
10.94 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
462.3 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
401.83 megatons (2020 est.)

Chile

particulate matter emissions:
20.49 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
85.82 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
15.97 megatons (2020 est.)

Colombia

particulate matter emissions:
14.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
97.81 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
81.52 megatons (2020 est.)

Ecuador

particulate matter emissions:
16.55 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
41.15 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
23.51 megatons (2020 est.)

Guyana

particulate matter emissions:
11.11 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
2.38 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
1.81 megatons (2020 est.)

Paraguay

particulate matter emissions:
12.31 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
7.41 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
27.65 megatons (2020 est.)

Peru

particulate matter emissions:
29.07 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
57.41 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
30.17 megatons (2020 est.)

Suriname

particulate matter emissions:
12.17 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
1.74 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
2.28 megatons (2020 est.)

Uruguay

particulate matter emissions:
8.48 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
6.77 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
25.59 megatons (2020 est.)

Venezuela

particulate matter emissions:
16.21 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
164.18 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
68.66 megatons (2020 est.)

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

particulate matter emissions:
6.86 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
7.66 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
8.4 megatons (2020 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

particulate matter emissions:
27.16 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
25.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
42.2 megatons (2020 est.)

Cambodia

particulate matter emissions:
17.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
9.92 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
14.88 megatons (2020 est.)

Hong Kong

carbon dioxide emissions:
43.64 megatons (2016 est.)

Indonesia

particulate matter emissions:
19.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
563.32 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
244.5 megatons (2020 est.)

Laos

particulate matter emissions:
21.15 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
17.76 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
9 megatons (2020 est.)

Macau

carbon dioxide emissions:
2.07 megatons (2016 est.)

Malaysia

particulate matter emissions:
21.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
248.29 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
51.51 megatons (2020 est.)

Philippines

particulate matter emissions:
22.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
122.29 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
51.32 megatons (2020 est.)

Singapore

particulate matter emissions:
13.33 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
37.54 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.4 megatons (2020 est.)

Thailand

particulate matter emissions:
24.64 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
283.76 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
86.98 megatons (2020 est.)

Timor-Leste

particulate matter emissions:
20.47 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
0.5 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
4.74 megatons (2020 est.)

Vietnam

particulate matter emissions:
20.89 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions:
192.67 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions:
110.4 megatons (2020 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2023, “Air pollutants”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/air-pollutants/2023.

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