June 14 (Bloomberg) -- China tops the list of carbon-dioxide emitting countries, followed by the U.S., the fifteen oldest European Union members and India.

China's carbon dioxide emissions accounted for two thirds of last year's global increase of 3.1 percent, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, based in Bilthoven, said yesterday in a statement on its Web site.

China now accounts for almost a quarter of global emissions, followed by the U.S. with 21 percent, the EU-15 countries (12 percent) and India (8 percent), according to preliminary estimates from the Dutch agency.

To contact the reporter on this story: Joram Kanner in Amsterdam at jkanner@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: June 14, 2008 10:36 EDT