In 2021, China produced the highest amount of carbon dioxide emissions of G20 countries. Their emissions were 11,680 megatons in that year. Argentina on the other hand had the lowest amount of CO2 emissions with 176 megatons in 2021.
Carbon dioxide emissions of G20 countries in 2020 (in megatons)
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European Commission. (April 15, 2021). Carbon dioxide emissions of G20 countries in 2020 (in megatons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/723163/g20-carbon-dioxide-emissions/
European Commission. "Carbon dioxide emissions of G20 countries in 2020 (in megatons)." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/723163/g20-carbon-dioxide-emissions/
European Commission. (2021). Carbon dioxide emissions of G20 countries in 2020 (in megatons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/723163/g20-carbon-dioxide-emissions/
European Commission. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions of G20 Countries in 2020 (in Megatons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/723163/g20-carbon-dioxide-emissions/
European Commission, Carbon dioxide emissions of G20 countries in 2020 (in megatons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/723163/g20-carbon-dioxide-emissions/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Carbon dioxide emissions of G20 countries in 2020 (in megatons) [Graph], European Commission, April 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/723163/g20-carbon-dioxide-emissions/