Visualized: Emission Reduction Targets by Country in 2024

Visualized: Emission Reduction Targets by Country in 2024

Since 2021, another 40 countries have established climate goals for 2030. However, the path to net zero remains uneven.

With average national warming already 1.81°C above pre-industrial levels, the international pressure for countries to cut emissions faster and deeper is mounting.

So where do countries stand today on their targets? We’ve partnered with the National Public Utilities Council to answer just this question, the latest national emission target data from Net Zero Tracker.

A Spotlight on Major Players

The largest countries and richest economies typically emit the most greenhouse gases and thus have the most crucial targets.

CountryEnd TargetEnd Target YearNew Commitment

BeninNet zero2000Achieved

BhutanCarbon negative2030Achieved

ComorosNet zero2050Achieved

GabonCarbon neutral(ity)2050Achieved

GuyanaNet zero2050Achieved

SurinameNet zero2050Achieved

AlbaniaEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

AlgeriaReduction v. business-as-usual (BAU)2030Not legally binding

BarbadosCarbon neutral(ity)2030Not legally binding

BelarusEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

BotswanaEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

BruneiEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

CameroonReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

CongoReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

Côte d’IvoireReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

CubaOther2030Not legally binding

Czech RepublicEmissions reduction target2030In law

DominicaCarbon neutral(ity)2030Not legally binding

EgyptOther2030Not legally binding

El SalvadorAbsolute emissions target2030Not legally binding

EswatiniReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

GuatemalaEmissions reduction target2030In law

HondurasReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

IranOther2030In law

IraqOther2030Not legally binding

JamaicaEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

JordanReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

KenyaReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

LiechtensteinEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

MacedoniaEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

MaldivesNet zero2030In law

MauritaniaCarbon neutral(ity)2030Not legally binding

MexicoReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

MoldovaEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

MongoliaEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

MontenegroEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

MoroccoReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

North KoreaReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

ParaguayReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

PhilippinesReduction v. BAU2030Not legally binding

PolandEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

QatarEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

San MarinoEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

SerbiaEmissions reduction target2030In law

TajikistanEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

TurkmenistanEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

UzbekistanEmissions intensity target2030Not legally binding

VenezuelaEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

ZimbabweEmissions reduction target2030Not legally binding

BermudaOther2035Not legally binding

FinlandClimate neutral2035In law

Antigua and BarbudaNet zero2040Not legally binding

AustriaClimate neutral2040In law

Cayman IslandsOther2040Not legally binding

IcelandCarbon neutral(ity)2040In law

MyanmarNet zero2040Not legally binding

PalestineOther2040Not legally binding

DenmarkNet zero2045Not legally binding

GermanyClimate neutral2045In law

NepalNet zero2045Not legally binding

SwedenNet zero2045In law

AfghanistanNet zero2050Not legally binding

AndorraCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

AngolaNet zero2050Not legally binding

ArgentinaNet zero2050Not legally binding

ArmeniaClimate neutral2050Not legally binding

AustraliaNet zero2050In law

AzerbaijanEmissions reduction target2050Not legally binding

BangladeshNet zero2050Not legally binding

BelgiumCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

BelizeNet zero2050Not legally binding

Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmissions reduction target2050Not legally binding

BrazilCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

BulgariaNet zero2050Not legally binding

Burkina FasoNet zero2050Not legally binding

BurundiNet zero2050Not legally binding

CambodiaCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

CanadaNet zero2050In law

Cape VerdeNet zero2050Not legally binding

Central African RepublicNet zero2050Not legally binding

ChadNet zero2050Not legally binding

ChileCarbon neutral(ity)2050In law

ColombiaCarbon neutral(ity)2050In law

Cook IslandsCarbon neutral2050Not legally binding

Costa RicaNet zero2050Not legally binding

CroatiaClimate neutral2050In law

CyprusClimate neutral2050In law

Democratic Republic of the CongoNet zero2050Not legally binding

DjiboutiNet zero2050Not legally binding

Dominican RepublicNet zero2050Not legally binding

EcuadorZero carbon2050Not legally binding

Equatorial GuineaEmissions reduction target2050Not legally binding

EritreaNet zero2050Not legally binding

EstoniaZero emissions2050Not legally binding

EthiopiaNet zero2050Not legally binding

European UnionClimate neutral2050In law

FijiNet zero2050In law

FranceNet zero2050In law

GeorgiaClimate neutral2050Not legally binding

GreeceClimate neutral2050In law

GrenadaNet zero2050Not legally binding

GuineaNet zero2050Not legally binding

Guinea-BissauNet zero2050Not legally binding

HaitiNet zero2050Not legally binding

HungaryNet zero2050In law

IrelandClimate neutral2050In law

IsraelNet zero2050Not legally binding

ItalyCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

JapanCarbon neutral(ity)2050In law

KiribatiNet zero2050Not legally binding

KyrgyzstanCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

LaosNet zero2050Not legally binding

LatviaCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

LebanonNet zero2050Not legally binding

LesothoNet zero2050Not legally binding

LiberiaNet zero2050Not legally binding

LithuaniaNet zero2050Not legally binding

LuxembourgNet zero2050In law

MadagascarNet zero2050Not legally binding

MalawiNet zero2050Not legally binding

MalaysiaNet zero2050Not legally binding

MaliNet zero2050Not legally binding

MaltaClimate neutral2050Not legally binding

Marshall IslandsNet zero2050Not legally binding

MauritiusNet zero2050Not legally binding

MicronesiaNet zero2050Not legally binding

MonacoCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

MozambiqueNet zero2050Not legally binding

NamibiaNet zero2050Not legally binding

NauruNet zero2050Not legally binding

NetherlandsEmissions reduction target2050In law

New ZealandNet zero2050In law

NicaraguaNet zero2050Not legally binding

NigerNet zero2050Not legally binding

NiueNet zero2050Not legally binding

NorwayEmissions reduction target2050In law

OmanNet zero2050Not legally binding

PakistanNet zero2050Not legally binding

PalauNet zero2050Not legally binding

PanamaNet zero2050Not legally binding

Papua New GuineaNet zero2050Not legally binding

PeruNet zero2050Not legally binding

PortugalCarbon neutral(ity)2050In law

RomaniaNet zero2050Not legally binding

RwandaNet zero2050Not legally binding

Saint Kitts and NevisNet zero2050Not legally binding

Saint LuciaNet zero2050Not legally binding

Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNet zero2050Not legally binding

SamoaNet zero2050Not legally binding

Sao Tome and PrincipeNet zero2050Not legally binding

SenegalNet zero2050Not legally binding

SeychellesNet zero2050Not legally binding

Sierra LeoneNet zero2050Not legally binding

SingaporeNet zero2050Not legally binding

SlovakiaNet zero2050In law

SloveniaNet zero2050Not legally binding

Solomon IslandsNet zero2050Not legally binding

SomaliaNet zero2050Not legally binding

South AfricaNet zero2050Not legally binding

South KoreaNet zero2050In law

South SudanNet zero2050Not legally binding

SpainClimate neutral2050In law

Sri LankaCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

SudanNet zero2050Not legally binding

SwitzerlandNet zero2050In law

TanzaniaNet zero2050Not legally binding

The BahamasNet zero2050Not legally binding

The GambiaNet zero2050Not legally binding

Timor-LesteNet zero2050Not legally binding

TogoNet zero2050Not legally binding

TongaNet zero2050Not legally binding

Trinidad and TobagoNet zero2050Not legally binding

TunisiaCarbon neutral(ity)2050Not legally binding

TuvaluNet zero2050Not legally binding

UgandaNet zero2050Not legally binding

United Arab EmiratesNet zero2050Not legally binding

United KingdomNet zero2050In law

United States of AmericaNet zero2050In law

UruguayNet zero2050Not legally binding

VanuatuNet zero2050Not legally binding

Vatican CityCarbon Neutral2050Not legally binding

VietnamNet zero2050Not legally binding

YemenNet zero2050Not legally binding

ZambiaNet zero2050Not legally binding

BahrainNet zero2060Not legally binding

ChinaCarbon neutral(ity)2060Not legally binding

IndonesiaNet zero2060Not legally binding

KazakhstanCarbon neutral(ity)2060Not legally binding

KuwaitCarbon neutral(ity)2060Not legally binding

Russian FederationCarbon neutral(ity)2060Not legally binding

Saudi ArabiaNet zero2060Not legally binding

TürkiyeNet zero2053Not legally binding

UkraineCarbon neutral(ity)2060Not legally binding

GhanaNet zero2070Not legally binding

IndiaNet zero2070Not legally binding

NigeriaNet zero2070In law

ThailandNet zero2065Not legally binding

BoliviaNo targetN/ANone

LibyaNo targetN/ANone

Syrian Arab RepublicNo targetN/ANone

The United States has an interim goal of a 50-52% reduction in emissions below 2005 levels by 2030, with a net zero target set for 2050. Their primary economic rival, China, is focused on peaking its CO₂ emissions by 2030 instead of reducing them. Their net zero target, on the other hand, is currently set for 2060.

The European Union requires all 27 member states to reduce emissions 55% by 2030, with a net-zero goal for 2050.

Australia, which is among the top emitters per capita because of its fossil fuel usage, aims to reduce emissions by 43% from 2005 levels by 2030, while their net zero target is set for 2050.

Ambitious Climate Leaders and Laggards

While Comoros, Bhutan, Gabon, Suriname, and Guyana claim to have already achieved net zero, several major countries lack commitment.

Russia, one of the world’s largest polluters, has a net zero target set for 2060. Several other top-emitting countries, such as India and Indonesia, have net zero targets that also do not meet the Paris Climate Accord timeline of net zero by 2050. Their net-zero commitments are targeted at 2070 and 2060, respectively.

Iran is the only one of the top 10 largest emitting nations without a net zero target. However, it has an interim target of reducing emissions 3.45% by 2030.

Finland leads all countries with a legally binding net zero target set for the ambitious year 2035. Germany, a more populous nation, is also topping the Paris Climate Accord timeline, enshrining its net zero target into law for 2045.

The global race to net zero is ongoing, with countries at various stages of commitment. While significant progress has been made, many of the world’s largest emitters have yet to commit to net zero emission goals aligned with the Paris Climate Accord.