China has accounted for the largest share of fossil fuel emissions for almost 20 years
Fossil CO2 emissions by country, billion tonnes per year
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
1994
UNFCCC comes
into force
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1900
1940
1980
2020
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
1994
UNFCCC comes into force
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1900
1940
1980
2020
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
1994
UNFCCC comes into force
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1900
1940
1980
2020
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
1994
UNFCCC comes into force
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
1994
UNFCCC comes into force
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
1994
UNFCCC comes
into force
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1900
1940
1980
2020
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
1994
UNFCCC comes into force
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1900
1940
1980
2020
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
1994
UNFCCC comes into force
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1900
1940
1980
2020
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
1994
UNFCCC comes into force
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
40
2015
Paris Agreement
Rest of world
2005
Kyoto Protocol
Rest of top 10
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Germany
South Korea
1994
UNFCCC comes into force
30
1988
IPCC established
Japan
20
Russia
India
US
10
China
0
1860
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020