From correspondents in Europe, 04:03 PM IST

The world's top 15 polluters, ranked by their absolute and per-capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the International Energy Agency:

Absolute emissions (carbon dioxide equivalent -- million tonnes per year, 2007 data)

1. China 6,027

2. United States 5,769

3. Russia 1,587

4. India 1,324

5. Japan 1,236

6. Germany 798

7. Canada 572

8. Britain 523

9. South Korea 488

10. Mexico 437

11. Indonesia 377

12. France 369

13. Brazil 347

14. South Africa 345

15. Argentina 162

Per-capita emissions (carbon dioxide equivalent -- tonnes per head, 2008 data)

1 United States 19.1

2 Canada 17.37

3 Russia 11.21

4 South Korea 10.09

5 Germany 9.71

6 Japan 9.68

7 Britain 8.6

8 South Africa 7.27

9 France 5.81

10 China 4.57

11 Mexico 4.14

12 Argentina 4.12

13 Brazil 1.81

14 Indonesia 1.67

15 India 1.18

World average 4.38

(Staff Writer, © IANS)