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TABLE-Top 50 countries by greenhouse gas emissions
15 Mar 2008 03:26:31 GMT
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March 15 (Reuters) - Twenty of the world's top greenhouse gas polluters are discussing ways to curb carbon emissions from industries and fund cleaner energy projects for poorer nations during three-day talks in Japan.

Following is a summary of latest available data for the top 50 emitters in millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Country 1990 2000 2004 1990 vs 2000

(PCT change) 1 USA 6,033 6,928 7,074 +15 2 China 3,750 4,938 N.A +32 3 Russia 3,047 1,952 N.A -36 4 India 1,339 1,884 N.A +41 5 Japan 1,205 1,317 1,355 +9 6 Germany 1,199 1,009 1,015 -16 7 Brazil 686 851 N.A +24 8 Canada 565 680 758 +20 9 UK 727 654 659 -10 10 Italy 499 531 583 +7 11 South Korea 291 521 N.A +79 12 France 546 513 563 -6 13 Mexico 432 512 N.A +19 14 Indonesia 353 503 N.A +42 15 Australia 408 491 534 +20 16 Ukraine 926 482 381 -48 17 South Africa 356 417 N.A +17 18 Iran 288 480 N.A +67 19 Spain 289 381 428 +32 20 Poland 461 381 386 -18 21 Turkey 272 355 357 +31 22 Saudi Arabia 204 341 N.A +67 23 Argentina 249 289 N.A +16 24 Pakistan 206 285 N.A +38 25 Thailand 176 265 N.A +51 26 Venezuela 199 240 N.A +20 27 Taiwan 129 230 N.A +79 28 Netherlands 210 215 219 +2 29 Nigeria 164 194 N.A +18 30 Uzbekistan 163 180 N.A +10 31 Egypt 127 178 N.A +39 32 Malaysia 92 166 N.A +80 33 Kazakhstan 329 161 N.A -51 34 Colombia 130 160 N.A +23 35 Belgium 134 148 148 +11 36 Czech R 182 143 147 -21 37 Vietnam 82 134 N.A +64 38 Philippines 91 133 N.A +46 39 Algeria 104 126 N.A +22 40 Romania 244 125 155 -49 41 Bangladesh 91 122 N.A +35 42 Greece 100 120 138 +20 43 UAE 67 117 N.A +75 44 Nth Korea 169 112 N.A -34 45 Iraq 88 101 N.A +14 46 Sudan 85 96 N.A +14 47 Myanmar 63 83 N.A +31 48 Austria 77 80 91 +4 49 Portugal 57 79 85 +38 50 Belarus 144 79 75 -45480 N.A +67 19 Spain 289 381 428 +32 20 Poland 461 381 386 -18 21 Turkey 272 355 357 +31 22 Saudi Arabia 204 341 N.A +67 23 Argentina 249 289 N.A +16 24 Pakistan 206 285 N.A +38 25 Thailand 176 265 N.A +51 26 Venezuela 199 240 N.A +20 27 Taiwan 129 230 N.A +79 28 Netherlands 210 215 219 +2 29 Nigeria 164 194 N.A +18 30 Uzbekistan 163 180 N.A +10 31 Egypt 127 178 N.A +39 32 Malaysia 92 166 N.A +80 33 Kazakhstan 329 161 N.A -51 34 Colombia 130 160 N.A +23 35 Belgium 134 148 148 +11 36 Czech R 182 143 147 -21 37 Vietnam 82 134 N.A +64 38 Philippines 91 133 N.A +46 39 Algeria 104 126 N.A +22 40 Romania 244 125 155 -49 41 Bangladesh 91 122 N.A +35 42 Greece 100 120 138 +20 43 UAE 67 117 N.A +75 44 Nth Korea 169 112 N.A -34 45 Iraq 88 101 N.A +14 46 Sudan 85 96 N.A +14 47 Myanmar 63 83 N.A +31 48 Austria 77 80 91 +4 49 Portugal 57 79 85 +38 50 Belarus 144 79 75 -45nam 82 134 N.A +64 38 Philippines 91 133 N.A +46 39 Algeria 104 126 N.A +22 40 Romania 244 125 155 -49 41 Bangladesh 91 122 N.A +35 42 Greece 100 120 138 +20 43 UAE 67 117 N.A +75 44 Nth Korea 169 112 N.A -34 45 Iraq 88 101 N.A +14 46 Sudan 85 96 N.A +14 47 Myanmar 63 83 N.A +31 48 Austria 77 80 91 +4 49 Portugal 57 79 85 +38 50 Belarus 144 79 75 -45

Sources -- 2004 data - UNFCCC

1990 and 2000 data - WRI


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