There are a few points to keep in mind when considering these figures: These figures are based on 'production' or 'territorial' emissions (ie emissions from burning fossil fuels or making cement within a country's borders). It does not take into account emissions of traded goods (emissions based on consumption). Consumption-based emissions can be found later in this country profile. These figures focus specifically on emissions WHAT 2 – not on total greenhouse gas emissions. Total greenhouse gas emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions can be found later in this country profile.
Annual emissions can be largely influenced by the size of the population - the per capita figures are shown above. (More on ourworldindata.org)