| Rank | Country | Annual CO2emissions (in thousands of metric tons) |
Percentage of global total | Per Capita | Reduction needed to reach world per capita average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
6,103,493 | 21.5 % | 4.62 | 4.8 % |
| 2 |  United States |
5,752,289 | 20.2 % | 18.99 | 76.8 % |
| 3 |  Russia |
1,564,669 | 5.5 % | 10.92 | 59.7 % |
| 4 |  India |
1,510,351 | 5.3 % | 1.31 | -236 % |
| 5 |  Japan |
1,293,409 | 4.6 % | 10.11 | 56.5 % |
Followed by:
| Rank | Country | Annual CO2emissions (in thousands of metric tons) |
Percentage of global total | Per Capita | Reduction needed to reach world per capita average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  Germany |
805,090 | 2.8 % | 9.74 | 54.8 % |
| 7 |  United Kingdom |
568,520 | 2.0 % | 9.40 | 53.2 % |
| 8 |  Canada |
544,680 | 1.9 % | 16.72 | 73.7 % |
| 9 |  South Korea |
475,248 | 1.7 % | 9.89 | 55.5 % |
| 10 |  Italy |
474,148 | 1.7 % | 8.06 | 45.4 % |
| 11 |  Iran |
466,976 | 1.6 % | 6.65 | 33.8 % |
Source: Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, National Geographic
Above: China CO2 emissions growing faster than Anticipated
Above: Los Angeles - Per capita, USA still polluts 4 times more than china.