China was the world's largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, releasing almost 16 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e). China's GHG emissions were almost equal to the combined emissions of the United States, India, and the European Union. These four emitters accounted for more than 50 percent of global GHG emissions in 2022.
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2022, by country (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379081/leading-countries-based-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/?session=ed285181d77880b78125f1daf094f5d4
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EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2022, by country (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379081/leading-countries-based-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/?session=ed285181d77880b78125f1daf094f5d4
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Largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in 2022, by country (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379081/leading-countries-based-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/?session=ed285181d77880b78125f1daf094f5d4