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China is the largest producer of coal emissions by far, having released 8,550 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) from coal combustion in 2023. The United States was the largest coal polluter worldwide up until 1985, but emissions there have been in decline since 2005. Meanwhile, coal emissions in China have soared due to rising coal consumption. Coal emissions in India have also been rising rapidly, and since 2015 the country has been the second-largest coal polluter globally.
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Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in selected countries worldwide from 1960 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
China
Germany
India
Indonesia
Japan
Poland
Russia
South Africa
South Korea
United States
2023
8,550.84
188.48
2,032.01
399.05
393.9
145.36
427.64
329.77
251.87
776.77
2022
8,168.9
240.64
1,855.85
404.57
417.19
172.22
428.49
335.07
268.1
942.36
2021
8,141.34
232.15
1,767.3
303.15
427.99
184.11
382.15
355.64
283.91
1,004.76
2020
7,679.48
198.53
1,561.8
300.52
399.5
164.2
367.67
373.89
282.88
877.92
2015
7,266.92
341.12
1,449.59
197.82
466.24
201.65
417.41
377.03
335.41
1,479.14
2010
6,568.74
341.31
1,015.98
152.67
446.51
220.93
419.28
394.44
295.05
1,982.95
2005
4,424.35
361.97
721.47
94.22
430.87
222.64
417.92
376.72
209.29
2,188.34
2000
2,601.76
373.46
572.88
50.91
372.97
228.83
427.01
337.88
163.88
2,163.59
1995
2,569.75
406.05
471.72
25.18
336.14
282.56
479.04
319.53
105.3
1,913.4
1990
1,976.68
569.12
366.51
6.95
318.77
302.28
754.21
265.1
94.31
1,814.54
1985
1,584.51
579.38
253.29
3.67
271.79
379.03
866.02
273.53
87.83
1,655.15
1980
1,122.66
551.18
197.34
0.71
224.3
380.9
840.96
194.06
49.42
1,453.89
1975
906.64
515.98
161.34
0.55
213.42
310.03
769.57
144.47
30.68
1,195.1
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Global Carbon Project. (November 13, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in selected countries worldwide from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198050/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-select-countries/
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