The data shows the biggest producers of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2016, based on their share of global energy-related CO2 emissions. China was the largest emitter of carbon dioxide; the country accounted for around 28.21% of global CO2 emissions that year.
Carbon dioxide emissions by country Whether global warming is a man-made phenomenon or a natural cycle of temperature fluctuation may be a debate that is impossible to prove. However, there is one fact that can be taken for granted which has been linked greatly to anomalies in surface temperature: In recent years, there has been a tremendous surge in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere.
