List of top greenhouse gas emitters in the world

November 25, 2008

Reuters complied a list of the top greenhouse gas emitters in the world.  The numbers are from 2000, which is the last year comparable data is available for all industrialized countries, so the chart does not reflect the belief that China overtook the US as top emitter last year.

United States
China
Russia
India
Japan
Germany
Brazil
Britain
Italy
South Korea
Mexico
Indonesia
Australia
Ukraine
Iran
South Africa
Spain
Poland
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
Pakistan

Source: World Resources Institute

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