Based on a comparison of 121 countries in 2016, China ranked the highest in CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption with 6,951,653 kt followed by India and USA. On the other end of the scale was Syria with 3.67 kt, Azerbaijan with 3.67 kt and Armenia with 3.67 kt.
Total CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption reached 14,437,591 kt in 2016 in the World according to World Bank / EIA. This is 2.89 % more than in the previous year and 21.1 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption reached an all time high of 15,291,329 kt in 2012 and an all time low of 4,821,307 kt in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.91 % since 1960.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 46.8 % of CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 65.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 81.3 % in 2016.
Data for more countries are available at CO2 Emissions from Solid Fuel Consumption indicator page.
CO2 Emissions from Solid Fuel Consumption | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Australia | kt | 206,294 | 199,070 | 195,444 | 174,835 | 163,449 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 6,574,172 | 7,315,771 | 7,470,918 | 7,499,587 | 7,431,146 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | kt | 306,466 | 301,618 | 309,597 | 316,191 | 308,387 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 1,093,532 | 1,210,840 | 1,363,548 | 1,326,152 | 1,487,808 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 129,427 | 184,743 | 192,184 | 79,402 | 41,488 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | kt | 438,848 | 409,762 | 425,167 | 462,794 | 447,319 | ||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | kt | 131,220 | 143,721 | 143,904 | 142,426 | 140,721 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | kt | 213,529 | 211,894 | 197,006 | 206,584 | 191,395 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | kt | 394,580 | 400,502 | 456,846 | 421,646 | 404,848 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | kt | 407,253 | 400,810 | 398,343 | 392,644 | 412,747 | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | kt | 279,656 | 304,900 | 292,498 | 296,048 | 308,618 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 122,690 | 130,718 | 133,288 | 126,365 | 138,862 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 1,911,717 | 1,828,806 | 1,626,050 | 1,652,501 | 1,650,322 | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | kt | 135,202 | 139,082 | 159,771 | 148,990 | 117,608 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | kt | 47,502 | 59,600 | 52,310 | 56,321 | 70,575 |