Top 15 Countries by Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions (1960-2018)

This video ranks the top 15 countries in the world with the highest Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions from 1960 to 2018. Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. CO2 emissions are measured in tonnes which is a term used for metric tons. One metric ton is equal to 1,000 kilograms or 2,205 pounds.

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[krazyjApAn]

Nice to see that in 1992, the Soviet Union decided to go carbon neutral.

[f-]

China: excuse me, coming through, move a bit, ah my place

[haruner_]

USA, China, India?
Greta Thunberg: It's OK
Germany, Turkey, Argentina?
Greta Thunberg: You are guilty for global warming.

[nadima.d]

Don't be so Judgmental Saudi Arabia has the highest CO2 emissions per capita of 16.85 and the US has 16.5 while China has only 7.5

[stephm]

2008 : good bye France 😃

Canada with only 37 millions inhabitants must have one of the highest level per inhabitant 😱

[sierraford]

someone tell China this isn't a race

[vinkomikulic]

Nuclear energy in France started to make huge impact in the 80s.

[euky]

Its a bit weird to take the overall Emission, because it doesnt show the numbers compared to the population.
I calculated some numbers of those countries:
Land / Tons per person
Saudi Arabia 18, 16
USA 16, 55
Canada 15, 34
Korea 12, 74
Russia 11, 65
Japan 9, 19
Germany 9, 16
Iran 8, 75
South Africa 8, 08
China 7, 21
Turkey 5, 22
Mexico 3, 83
Indonesia 2, 33
Brazil 2, 19
India 1, 99

[killuminatihailmary]

now do 15 countries by green energy production. Thanks.

[djeffhawk]

This should be more fair and interesting if you count the average Co2 for 1 people in every country.
A country with 1 billion people or with 200 million.

[brunomfz]

Aquí con los pibes viniendo de Un Poco De Todo

[threegenders]

How do you say 'HOW DARE YOU!' in Chinese?

[rowkingto]

I don't think American has the right to judge China. Cuz America still has the most emission in total historically.

[爸爸-rc]

300 million Americans consume half of 1.4 billion Chinese.
It means U.S. carbon emission per capita is 2.4 times that of China.

[Horus]

Part when Soviet Union disappear or stops always gets me :-(

[govelasco]

There is no stopping this run away train, I feel bad for the future young people and those born today will have.

[nikhilnagboth]

2019:US-China trade war
After that war: China-India trade war
After that:Africa trade war

[michastarosta]

Are those numbers related to emission per year? Good example of the pareto principle.

[meenarm]

As a Indian i feel sorry for India being 3rd largest contributor of CO2 .this comment is for Indians who were all watching this, please try to reduce the amount of CO2 emission by the following way, COME ON INDIANS ITS TIME TO HEEL OUR PLANET.
"Alternatives to driving."
Purchase “green electricity“.
Eat local food. ...
Reduce or eliminate your meat and/or dairy consumption. ...
Reduce or eliminate your consumption of bottled water. ...
Properly insulate your home. ...
Maintain your heating and cooling systems. ...
Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs.

[xPURxSHOTZx]

fair play to the uk from 4th to off the list