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Breakdown of G20 countries with the highest CO2 emissions 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 5, 2022
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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Release date

April 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

The G20 is an international organization whose permanent members are 19 countries and the European Union. Data for the European Union has been excluded due to overlap with G20 members France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.

CO2 emissions include emissions from fossil fuel use (combustion, flaring), industrial processes (cement, steel, chemicals and urea) and product use.

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