Climate TRACE reported that global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the month of February 2026 totaled 4.9 billion tonnes CO₂e. This represents a decrease of 0.7% vs. February 2025. Total global year-to-date emissions are 10.2 billion tonnes CO₂e. This is effectively equal to 2025’s year-to-date total for the same time period. Global methane emissions in February 2026 were 33.0 million tonnes CH₄ — effectively equal to February 2025.

Data tables summarizing GHG and primary particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions totals by sector, country, and the top 100 urban areas for February 2026 are available for download here.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country: February 2026

Climate TRACE’s preliminary estimate of February 2026 emissions in China, the world’s top emitting country, is 1.4 billion tonnes CO₂e, a decline of 6.3 million tonnes of CO₂e, or 0.4% vs. February 2025.

Of the other top five emitting countries:

• United States emissions declined by 5.1 million tonnes CO₂e, or 0.9% year over year;

• India emissions declined by 9.6 million tonnes CO₂e, or 2.8% year over year;

• Russia emissions increased by 0.6 million tonnes CO₂e, or 0.2% year over year;

• Indonesia emissions remained effectively flat year over year.

In the EU, which as a bloc would be the fourth largest source of emissions in February 2026, emissions declined by 8.1 million tonnes CO₂e compared to February 2025, or 2.6%.

Data on all other countries and territories are available in our Country/Territory Inventory.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector: February 2026

Greenhouse gas emissions increased in February 2026 vs. February 2025 in transportation and waste, and decreased in buildings, manufacturing, and power. Buildings saw the greatest change in emissions year over year, with emissions decreasing by 5.8% as compared to February 2025.

• Agriculture emissions were 570.2 million tonnes CO₂e, unchanged vs. February 2025;

• Buildings emissions were 403.4 million tonnes CO₂e, a 5.8% decrease vs. February 2025;

• Fluorinated gases emissions were 145.0 million tonnes CO₂e, unchanged vs. February 2025;

• Fossil fuel operations emissions were 789.3 million tonnes CO₂e, unchanged vs. February 2025;

• Manufacturing emissions were 829.9 million tonnes CO₂e, a 0.1% decrease vs. February 2025;

• Mineral extraction emissions were 17.2 million tonnes CO₂e, unchanged vs. February 2025;

• Power emissions were 1,256.5 million tonnes CO₂e, a 1.5% decrease vs. February 2025;

• Transportation emissions were 711.7 million tonnes CO₂e, a 1.7% increase vs. February 2025;

• Waste emissions were 163.0 million tonnes CO₂e, a 0.3% increase vs. February 2025.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by City: February 2026

The urban areas with the highest total GHG emissions in February 2026 were Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan; New York, United States; Los Angeles, United States; and Houston, United States.

The urban areas with the greatest increases in absolute emissions in February 2026 as compared to February 2025 were Liuzhou, China; Sanming, China; Ramagundam, India; Shiheng, China; and Surat, India. Those with the largest absolute emissions declines between this February and last February were Ma’anshan, China; Waidhan, India; Tehran, Iran; Tokyo, Japan; and Korba, India.

The urban areas with the greatest increases in emissions as a percentage of their total emissions were Butibori, India; Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela; Uruguaiana, Brazil; Sanming, China; and Sobradinho, Brazil. Those with the greatest decreases by percentage were Fusui, China; Monclova, México; Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Mianxian, China; and Xinhua, China.

Source: Climate TRACE