The United States is the largest producer of emissions from oil use worldwide, having produced 2,021 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) in 2020. 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.
Emissions from oil use in selected countries worldwide from 1960 to 2020*
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
Characteristic
Brazil
Canada
China
Germany
India
Iran
Japan
Russia
Saudi Arabia
United States
2020**
306
246
1,612
251
603
222
377
389
343
2,021
2015
330
259
1,328
273
555
219
476
407
415
2,239
2010
286
260
1,093
282
438
228
522
332
360
2,251
2005
240
261
850
305
352
223
642
319
257
2,608
2000
239
238
649
332
312
210
676
317
198
2,469
1995
190
215
468
351
216
157
709
387
178
2,181
1990
152
213
330
331
158
139
671
888
111
2,138
1985
128
187
285
340
117
113
529
793
123
2,031
1980
150
241
273
412
83
83
631
795
72
2,254
1975
130
242
204
377
62
65
606
681
26
2,267
1970
78
211
95
370
49
33
503
485
16
2,038
1965
46
152
35
218
31
25
201
334
2
1,465
1960
39
116
23
91
19
22
81
222
3
1,282
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*Based on territorial emissions from combustion and industrial processes. Figures have been rounded
**Preliminary
The sources adds the following information "The estimates of global and national fossil CO2 emissions (EFOS) include the combustion of fossil fuels through a wide range of activities (e.g. transport, heating and cooling, industry, fossil industry own use, and natural gas flaring), the production of cement, and other process emissions (e.g. the production of chemicals and fertilizers) as well as CO2 uptake during the cement carbonation process."
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Global Carbon Project (Global Carbon Atlas). (November 4, 2021). Emissions from oil use in selected countries worldwide from 1960 to 2020* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/
Global Carbon Project (Global Carbon Atlas). "Emissions from oil use in selected countries worldwide from 1960 to 2020* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. November 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/
Global Carbon Project (Global Carbon Atlas). (2021). Emissions from oil use in selected countries worldwide from 1960 to 2020* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/
Global Carbon Project (Global Carbon Atlas). "Emissions from Oil Use in Selected Countries Worldwide from 1960 to 2020* (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/
Global Carbon Project (Global Carbon Atlas), Emissions from oil use in selected countries worldwide from 1960 to 2020* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198124/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-oil-use-in-select-countries/ (last visited July 01, 2022)
