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Producers of Major Greenhouse Gases
The following 10 countries produce the most carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide,which make up the majority of the green house gases. Figures are for 1997:

COUNTRY TOTAL
EMISSIONS*
EMISSIONS
PER CAPITA**
United States 6503.80 24.30
China 4964.80 4.00
India 2081.70 2.20
Russia 1980.30 13.40
Japan 1166.10 9.30
Germany 956.00 11.60
Brazil 695.70 4.20
South Africa 677.20 15.90
Canada 634.00 20.90
Britain 618.70 10.50

* In millions of metric tons
** In metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent

Source: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency; Census Bureau International Data Base


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