The world’s top 21 fossil fuel companies are estimated to owe at least $5.4tn in reparations

Full payment High-income country

Half payment Upper-middle income

Exempt Low/lower-middle income

Share of global emissions, 1988-2022

%

1

2

3

4

Saudi Aramco

Gazprom Russia

National Iranian Oil Co

Coal India India

ExxonMobil US

Shell The Netherlands

Petroleos Mexicanos

BP UK

PetroChina China

Chevron US

Abu Dhabi Nat Oil Co UAE

Peabody Energy US

Petroleos de Venezuela

Sonatrach Algeria

TotalEnergies France

Kuwait Petroleum Corp

Rosneft Russia

Iraq National Oil Co

ConocoPhillips US

Petrobras Brazil

BHP Billiton Australia

Total reparations due, 2025-2050

$bn

250

500

750

1,000

Saudi Aramco

Gazprom Russia

Exempt

National Iranian Oil Co

Coal India India

ExxonMobil US

Shell The Netherlands

Petroleos Mexicanos

BP UK

PetroChina China

Chevron US

Abu Dhabi Nat Oil Co UAE

Peabody Energy US

Petroleos de Venezuela

Sonatrach Algeria

TotalEnergies France

Kuwait Petroleum Corp

Rosneft Russia

Iraq National Oil Co

ConocoPhillips US

Petrobras Brazil

BHP Billiton Australia

Full payment

High-income country

Half payment

Upper-middle income

Exempt

Low/lower-middle income

Share of global emissions, 1988-2022

Total reparations due, 2025-2050

%

1

2

3

4

$bn

250

500

750

1,000

Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabia

Gazprom Russia

National Iranian Oil Co

Exempt

Coal India India

ExxonMobil US

Shell The Netherlands

Petroleos Mexicanos

BP UK

PetroChina China

Chevron US

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co UAE

Peabody Energy US

Petroleos de Venezuela

Sonatrach Algeria

TotalEnergies France

Kuwait Petroleum Corp

Rosneft Russia

Iraq National Oil Co

ConocoPhillips US

Petrobras Brazil

BHP Billiton Australia