TABLE-Top 50 countries by greenhouse gas emissions

(Reuters) - Twenty of the world's top greenhouse gas polluters are discussing ways to curb carbon emissions from industries and fund cleaner energy projects for poorer nations during three-day talks in Japan.

Following is a summary of latest available data for the top 50 emitters in millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Country 1990 2000 2004 1990 vs 2000

(PCT change)

1 USA 6,033 6,928 7,074 +15

2 China 3,750 4,938 N.A +32

3 Russia 3,047 1,952 N.A -36

4 India 1,339 1,884 N.A +41

5 Japan 1,205 1,317 1,355 +9

6 Germany 1,199 1,009 1,015 -16

7 Brazil 686 851 N.A +24

8 Canada 565 680 758 +20

9 UK 727 654 659 -10

10 Italy 499 531 583 +7

11 South Korea 291 521 N.A +79

12 France 546 513 563 -6