RNNR Committee Report
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APPENDIX
Major greenhouse gas emitters—2004
Country |
Greenhouse gas
emissions |
Percentage of total emissions |
United States |
7,068 Mt |
23.9% |
European Community |
4,228 Mt |
14.3% |
China (1994) |
4,057 Mt |
13.7% |
Russia |
2,024 Mt |
6.8% |
Japan |
1,355 Mt |
4.6% |
India (1994) |
1,214 Mt |
4.1% |
Canada |
758 Mt |
2.6% |
Australia |
529 Mt |
1.8% |
WORLD TOTAL |
29,600 Mt |
Source: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 2005 and 2006 (http://unfccc.int/ghg_emissions_data/predefined_queries/items/3841.php).
Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita—2000
Country/Pays |
GHG Emissions (tonnes CO2 equivalent) |
World Rank |
Qatar |
67.9 |
1 |
United Arab Emirates |
36.1 |
2 |
Kuwait |
31.6 |
3 |
Australia |
25.6 |
4 |
Bahrain |
24.8 |
5 |
United States |
24.5 |
6 |
Canada |
22.1 |
7 |
Brunei |
21.7 |
8 |
Luxembourg |
21.0 |
9 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
19.3 |
10 |
Russia |
13.2 |
22 |
EU-25 |
10.5 |
37 |
Japan |
10.4 |
39 |
China |
3.9 |
99 |
India |
1.9 |
140 |
Source: Kevin A. Baumert, Timothy Herzog and Jonathan Pershing, Navigating the Numbers – Greenhouse Gas Data and International Climate Policy, World Resources Institute, 2005, Chapter 4: Per Capita Emissions.