Countries With the Fastest Growth in CO2 emissions (total) (5-Year Change)

Name: Countries With the Fastest Growth in CO2 emissions (total) (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Change in CO2 emissions (total) over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Comoros rose the most: by 97.5%, from 0.226 Mt CO2e to 0.446 Mt CO2e in the five years to 2024. Rwanda is second (+52.6%), followed by Côte d'Ivoire (+42.7%). 105 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +13.6%.

#1: Comoros · +97.5%
Median: +13.6%
Coverage: 105 countries
Data year: 2024
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Comoros 97.5; 2. Rwanda 52.6; 3. Côte d'Ivoire 42.7; 4. Congo, Dem. Rep. 39.7; 5. Guyana 35.6; 6. Niger 35.4; 7. Lao PDR 34.6; 8. Vanuatu 30.2; 9. Bolivia 29.3; 10. Uzbekistan 29.

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Countries With the Fastest Growth in CO2 emissions (total) (5-Year Change), 2024
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (%)
1	Comoros	0.226	0.446	+97.5%
2	Rwanda	1.52	2.31	+52.6%
3	Côte d'Ivoire	13.2	18.8	+42.7%
4	Congo, Dem. Rep.	4.45	6.21	+39.7%
5	Guyana	2.79	3.79	+35.6%
6	Niger	2.37	3.21	+35.4%
7	Lao PDR	19.4	26.1	+34.6%
8	Vanuatu	0.219	0.285	+30.2%
9	Bolivia	22	28.4	+29.3%
10	Uzbekistan	115.1	148.5	+29%
11	Senegal	11	14.2	+28.8%
12	Zambia	9.03	11.6	+28.1%
13	Viet Nam	336.5	430.8	+28%
14	Lesotho	0.783	1	+27.7%
15	Indonesia	637.6	812.2	+27.4%
16	Burundi	0.765	0.969	+26.6%
17	Tanzania	17	21.3	+25.5%
18	Togo	2.11	2.63	+24.8%
19	Maldives	1.52	1.88	+24.2%
20	French Polynesia	0.785	0.974	+24.1%
21	Cambodia	15.7	19.4	+23.7%
22	India	2,552	3,154	+23.6%
23	Iraq	193.7	238.7	+23.2%
24	Brunei Darussalam	7.6	9.37	+23.2%
25	Egypt, Arab Rep.	237	291.6	+23%
26	Chad	2.36	2.89	+22.3%
27	Puerto Rico (US)	12.6	15.4	+22.2%
28	Uruguay	7.16	8.7	+21.5%
29	Mali	6.11	7.41	+21.2%
30	Honduras	10.2	12.3	+21.1%
31	Sierra Leone	1.21	1.46	+21.1%
32	Dominican Republic	28.5	34.2	+20.2%
33	Kuwait	96.8	115.9	+19.7%
34	Ghana	20.3	24.2	+19.2%
35	Peru	58.2	69.3	+19.1%
36	Kazakhstan	218.8	258.8	+18.3%
37	Nepal	13.5	15.9	+18.1%
38	El Salvador	8.11	9.54	+17.7%
39	Philippines	147.9	174.1	+17.7%
40	Mozambique	8.63	10.1	+17.2%
41	Uganda	7.06	8.25	+16.8%
42	Congo, Rep.	7.24	8.46	+16.8%
43	Madagascar	4.01	4.68	+16.7%
44	Armenia	6.42	7.49	+16.6%
45	Iran, Islamic Rep.	712.6	829	+16.3%
46	Malaysia	255.2	296	+16%
47	Palau	1.27	1.47	+15.6%
48	Eritrea	0.674	0.778	+15.5%
49	Oman	85.4	98.5	+15.3%
50	Zimbabwe	11.2	12.9	+15.1%
51	Qatar	117.7	135.3	+15%
52	Ecuador	41.9	48	+14.4%
53	Burkina Faso	5.7	6.48	+13.6%
54	Bangladesh	109.3	124.2	+13.6%
55	Greenland	0.524	0.594	+13.4%
56	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.117	0.132	+13.3%
57	Georgia	11.9	13.5	+12.9%
58	Saudi Arabia	579.8	652.5	+12.5%
59	Mauritania	4.49	5.01	+11.7%
60	Central African Republic	0.302	0.337	+11.6%
61	Libya	57.5	64	+11.3%
62	Turkmenistan	73.3	81.4	+11.1%
63	China	11,813	13,125	+11.1%
64	Kenya	19.5	21.6	+11.1%
65	Türkiye	414.5	460	+11%
66	Colombia	86.1	95.1	+10.5%
67	Mongolia	25.3	27.7	+9.17%
68	Aruba	0.51	0.556	+9.13%
69	Papua New Guinea	5.04	5.47	+8.56%
70	Russian Federation	1,858	2,009	+8.14%
71	Guinea	4.81	5.21	+8.13%
72	Malta	1.67	1.81	+8.09%
73	Tajikistan	9.04	9.77	+8.07%
74	Nicaragua	5.32	5.74	+7.8%
75	Djibouti	0.834	0.895	+7.33%
76	Tunisia	30.2	32.2	+6.4%
77	Gambia, The	0.465	0.492	+5.87%
78	Singapore	55.9	58.9	+5.33%
79	Azerbaijan	37	38.9	+5.15%
80	Kyrgyz Republic	10.2	10.7	+5.07%
81	British Virgin Islands	0.087	0.092	+5.03%
82	Brazil	468.6	491.5	+4.88%
83	Ethiopia	18.5	19.4	+4.77%
84	Mauritius	4.21	4.41	+4.76%
85	Kiribati	0.076	0.08	+4.73%
86	Nigeria	126.1	131.9	+4.6%
87	St. Lucia	0.295	0.308	+4.34%
88	Angola	27	28.1	+4.09%
89	Antigua and Barbuda	0.343	0.356	+3.97%
90	Croatia	18	18.7	+3.94%
91	St. Kitts and Nevis	0.13	0.135	+3.76%
92	Jordan	23.3	24.1	+3.67%
93	Iceland	3.18	3.29	+3.66%
94	Turks and Caicos Islands	0.221	0.229	+3.62%
95	Guatemala	19.7	20.4	+3.59%
96	Bahrain	36.8	38	+3.05%
97	Tonga	0.166	0.17	+2.6%
98	Pakistan	198.8	204	+2.59%
99	Algeria	181.7	186.4	+2.57%
100	Costa Rica	8.19	8.38	+2.24%

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#1 Comoros

Comoros ranks #1 on this list with +97.5%.

Capital: Moroni
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 882,850 people (2025)
GDP: US$1.81 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$2,056 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67 years (2024)
Urban population: 33.9% of population (2025)

Also ranks #3 in low-birthweight babies share · #4 in agriculture value added share of gdp · #10 in agricultural land share.

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#2 Rwanda

Rwanda ranks #2 on this list with +52.6%.

Capital: Kigali
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 14.57 million people (2025)
GDP: US$16.37 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,124 (2025)
Life expectancy: 68 years (2024)
Urban population: 30.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Kigali.

Also ranks #1 in women in parliament share · #2 in school enrolment (primary) · #2 in pupil-teacher ratio (primary).

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#3 Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire ranks #3 on this list with +42.7%.

Capital: Yamoussoukro
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 32.71 million people (2025)
GDP: US$99.77 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,050 (2025)
Life expectancy: 62.1 years (2024)
Urban population: 54.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Abidjan.

Also ranks #5 in agricultural land share · #9 in livestock production index · #10 in mobile subscriptions per 100.

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#4 Congo, Dem. Rep.

Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks #4 on this list with +39.7%.

Capital: Kinshasa
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 112.83 million people (2025)
GDP: US$91.03 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$806.8 (2025)
Life expectancy: 62.1 years (2024)
Urban population: 45.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Kinshasa, Mbuji-Mayi, Kananga.

Also ranks #1 in renewable energy share · #1 in poverty headcount ratio · #1 in mineral rents share of gdp.

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#5 Guyana

Guyana ranks #5 on this list with +35.6%.

Capital: Georgetown
Continent: South America
Income group: High income
Population: 835,990 people (2025)
GDP: US$27.1 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$32,414 (2025)
Life expectancy: 70.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 26.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in gdp growth rate · #1 in industry value added share of gdp · #1 in livestock production index.

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#6 Niger

Niger ranks #6 on this list with +35.4%.

Capital: Niamey
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 27.92 million people (2025)
GDP: US$21.65 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$775.4 (2025)
Life expectancy: 61.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 18.4% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Niamey.

Also ranks #1 in agriculture value added share of gdp · #2 in under-5 mortality rate · #3 in population ages 0-14 share.

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#7 Lao PDR

Lao PDR ranks #7 on this list with +34.6%.

Capital: Vientiane
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 7.87 million people (2025)
GDP: US$18.3 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$2,325 (2025)
Life expectancy: 69.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 40.3% of population (2025)

Also ranks #2 in time to start a business (days) · #4 in official exchange rate · #7 in livestock production index.

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#8 Vanuatu

Vanuatu ranks #8 on this list with +30.2%.

Capital: Port Vila
Continent: Oceania
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 335,170 people (2025)
GDP: US$1.35 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$4,039 (2025)
Life expectancy: 71.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 22.3% of population (2025)

Also ranks #6 in school enrolment (secondary) · #6 in completion rate (primary) · #9 in rural population share.

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#9 Bolivia

Bolivia ranks #9 on this list with +29.3%.

Capital: La Paz, Sucre
Continent: South America
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 12.58 million people (2025)
GDP: US$64.77 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$5,148 (2025)
Life expectancy: 68.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 71.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Also ranks #2 in real effective exchange rate index · #3 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #4 in women in parliament share.

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#10 Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan ranks #10 on this list with +29%.

Capital: Tashkent
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 37.05 million people (2025)
GDP: US$147.04 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,968 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 51% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tashkent.

Also ranks #2 in literacy rate · #4 in deposit interest rate · #5 in bank branches per 100,000 adults.

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Source and method

Change in CO2 emissions (total) over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.MT.CE.AR5. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e): EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission; International Energy Agency (IEA).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

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About the top 10

#1 Comoros

#2 Rwanda

#3 Côte d'Ivoire

#4 Congo, Dem. Rep.

#5 Guyana

#6 Niger

#7 Lao PDR

#8 Vanuatu

#9 Bolivia

#10 Uzbekistan

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