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Environment and energy

Emissions, forests, renewables, power and the planet, country by country.

📚 Environment and energy rankings: the complete guide to 115 live Top 10s →

About environment and energy

Environment and energy rankings, explained

Environment and energy on Top10Earth: Emissions, forests, renewables, power and the planet, country by country. This category currently holds 115 live rankings, each one built from a single public data source, measured by one clearly named metric and refreshed on its own schedule. The most recent update in the category was on 2026-11-02.

Who leads right now: China tops Countries consuming the most coal with 25.6k TWh; Philippines tops Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean with 36.38 %; China tops Countries emitting the most CO2 with 12.3k million tonnes; United States tops Countries emitting the most CO2 from oil with 2,189.16 million tonnes; United States tops Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport with 1,674.97 million tonnes; China tops Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change with 12.0k million tonnes. Open any ranking for the full top 10, the complete table behind it and a chart of how positions have moved.

Recent movement across the category: South Sudan is the new #1. Micronesia, Fed. Sts. is the new #1. Every movement is calculated by comparing two published snapshots, never estimated.

Metrics used here include Coal consumption, Share of global plastic waste emitted to the ocean, Annual CO2 emissions, CO2 emissions from oil, CO2 emissions from transport and CO2 emissions incl. land use. Each ranking page explains precisely what its metric counts, which source it comes from and what caveats apply, so two rankings that sound similar can be told apart. Entries link to profile pages that gather every ranking an entry appears in, and any two entries in the same ranking can be compared head to head.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value: each number is fetched from its source, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails the gate, the previous snapshot stays live and the problem is reviewed by a person. Want to test what you know? Every ranking in environment and energy has a three-minute quiz: name all ten, share your score and dare someone to beat it.

Frequently asked questions

What is in the Environment and energy category?
115 live Top 10 rankings covering Coal consumption, Share of global plastic waste emitted to the ocean, Annual CO2 emissions, CO2 emissions from oil, CO2 emissions from transport and CO2 emissions incl. land use, each from a named public source.
How often are environment and energy rankings updated?
Each ranking has its own refresh schedule, from daily to monthly depending on how often the source publishes. The latest update in this category was on 2026-11-02.
Can I compare two entries?
Yes. Every ranking page offers head-to-head links, and any two entries that share a ranking have a comparison page showing their positions and values side by side.