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The Top Carbon Dioxide Emitters

Below are the top carbon dioxide emitters in 2011.

Rank	Country	CO₂ emissions
1.	China	9,700,000
2.	United States	5,420,000
3.	India	1,970,000
4.	Russia	1,830,000
5.	Japan	1,240,000
6.	Germany	810,000
7.	South Korea	610,000
8.	Canada	560,000

NOTE: 2012 total CO₂ emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon.

Source: EDGAR (European Commission and Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency).

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