Most polluting countries (2020)

1. INTRODUCTION

Question: Which are the most polluting countries?

According to the most recent EDGAR data (EU source), these are the current most polluting countries (2020):

2. MOTS POLLUTING COUNTRIES (BY % OF GLOBAL C02 EMISSIONS)

1. China: 30%.
2. United States: 13%.
3. India: 7%.
4. Russia: 5%.
5. Japan: 3%.

(*) You can check the full list [HERE].

3. A WORLD MAP WITH THE MOST POLLUTING COUNTRIES (CO2)

4. FACTS:

• 30%  of the world’s CO2 emissions comes from one single country.
• 50% from 3 countries.
• 60% from the top 5 (out of 194 countries).

5. REFERENCE

• EDGAR – Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (2020). Fossil CO2 emissions of all world countries, 2020 report > CO2 total emissions. Avaliable [HERE].