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CO2 Emissions per Capita

Annual carbon dioxide emissions per person, measured in tonnes. Shows each country's average individual carbon footprint.

Source: Our World in Data based on Global Carbon Project•196 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
N/A
Median: 2.8tonnes
Countries Covered
196
with available data
Highest
Qatar
41.3tonnes
Lowest
Monaco
tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar41.3tonnes
2Kuwait26.2tonnes
3Brunei26.0tonnes
4Bahrain24.3tonnes
5Trinidad and Tobago22.9tonnes
By Region
EuropeN/A(46 countries)
Asia7.3tonnes(47 countries)
North America4.9tonnes(15 countries)
Other4.6tonnes(8 countries)
Oceania3.7tonnes(14 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0tonnes)High (20.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: N/A)

Asia (47)
North America (15)
Other (8)
Oceania (14)
South America (12)
Africa (54)
Europe (46)

Correlation Analysis

Correlation Analysis

CO2 per Capita vs GDP per Capita

r = 0.45
Moderate positive
Interpretation: There is a moderate positive correlation between CO2 per Capita and GDP per Capita. Countries with higher values in one tend to have higher values in the other.

About This Statistic

This indicator measures the average CO2 emissions per person in each country, calculated by dividing total territorial emissions by population. It provides insight into individual consumption patterns and lifestyle impacts on climate change, independent of country size.

Methodology

Territorial emissions from fossil fuels and cement production, divided by population. Does not include land-use change.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Qatar41.3tonnes
2Kuwait26.2tonnes
3Brunei Darussalam26.0tonnes
4Bahrain24.3tonnes
5Trinidad and Tobago22.9tonnes
6Saudi Arabia20.4tonnes
7United Arab Emirates20.1tonnes
8Oman15.7tonnes
9Australia14.5tonnes
10United States of America14.2tonnes
11Kazakhstan13.9tonnes
12Canada13.4tonnes
13Mongolia12.9tonnes
14Palau12.8tonnes
15Russian Federation12.3tonnes
16Taiwan, Province of China11.3tonnes
17South Korea11.3tonnes
18Turkmenistan10.8tonnes
19Luxembourg10.5tonnes
20Iceland9.7tonnes
21Singapore9.2tonnes
22Libya8.8tonnes
23People's Republic of China8.7tonnes
24Islamic Republic of Iran8.7tonnes
25Malaysia8.2tonnes
26Japan7.8tonnes
27Bahamas7.7tonnes
28Belgium7.3tonnes
29Antigua and Barbuda7.1tonnes
30Poland7.1tonnes
31Czech Republic7.0tonnes
32South Africa6.9tonnes
33Germany6.8tonnes
34Norway6.7tonnes
35Ireland6.3tonnes
36Netherlands6.3tonnes
37Serbia6.2tonnes
38New Zealand6.2tonnes
39Austria6.2tonnes
40Belarus6.2tonnes
41Bosnia and Herzegovina6.1tonnes
42Estonia6.1tonnes
43Slovenia6.0tonnes
44Türkiye5.9tonnes
45Israel5.6tonnes
46Saint Kitts and Nevis5.5tonnes
47Guyana5.4tonnes
48Cyprus5.4tonnes
49Greece5.3tonnes
50Finland5.3tonnes
51Slovakia5.3tonnes
52Andorra5.2tonnes
53Nauru5.1tonnes
54Italy5.1tonnes
55Iraq5.1tonnes
56Seychelles5.0tonnes
57Barbados4.8tonnes
58Croatia4.8tonnes
59Denmark4.7tonnes
60Suriname4.7tonnes
61Bulgaria4.7tonnes
62Spain4.6tonnes
63United Kingdom4.5tonnes
64Hong Kong4.5tonnes
65Lithuania4.4tonnes
66Maldives4.4tonnes
67Algeria4.2tonnes
68Hungary4.1tonnes
69Marshall Islands4.1tonnes
70Venezuela4.1tonnes
71Chile4.0tonnes
72France4.0tonnes
73Azerbaijan3.9tonnes
74Uzbekistan3.8tonnes
75Ukraine3.8tonnes
76Argentina3.7tonnes
77Thailand3.7tonnes
78Montenegro3.7tonnes
79Equatorial Guinea3.7tonnes
80Mauritius3.7tonnes
81Vietnam3.7tonnes
82The Republic of North Macedonia3.6tonnes
83Romania3.6tonnes
84Switzerland3.6tonnes
85Sweden3.6tonnes
86Mexico3.5tonnes
87Latvia3.5tonnes
88Portugal3.4tonnes
89Liechtenstein3.3tonnes
90Grenada3.2tonnes
91Malta3.2tonnes
92Lao People's Democratic Republic3.1tonnes
93Georgia3.1tonnes
94Saint Lucia3.0tonnes
95Botswana3.0tonnes
96Jamaica3.0tonnes
97Dominican Republic2.9tonnes
98Indonesia2.9tonnes
99Panama2.8tonnes
100Lebanon2.7tonnes
101Tunisia2.7tonnes
102Dominica2.6tonnes
103Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.5tonnes
104Ecuador2.5tonnes
105Armenia2.5tonnes
106North Korea2.4tonnes
107Uruguay2.4tonnes
108Bolivia2.3tonnes
109Brazil2.3tonnes
110Cuba2.2tonnes
111Egypt2.2tonnes
112India2.2tonnes
113Gabon2.1tonnes
114Bhutan2.1tonnes
115Peru2.1tonnes
116Jordan2.0tonnes
117Belize1.9tonnes
118Morocco1.8tonnes
119Moldova, Republic of1.8tonnes
120Colombia1.8tonnes
121Costa Rica1.7tonnes
122Kyrgyzstan1.6tonnes
123Albania1.6tonnes
124Fiji1.6tonnes
125Philippines1.5tonnes
126Macao1.5tonnes
127Tonga1.5tonnes
128El Salvador1.4tonnes
129Republic of the Congo1.4tonnes
130Micronesia, Federated States of1.3tonnes
131Syrian Arab Republic1.3tonnes
132Cambodia1.2tonnes
133Honduras1.2tonnes
134Tuvalu1.2tonnes
135Namibia1.1tonnes
136Paraguay1.1tonnes
137Cape Verde1.1tonnes
138Samoa1.1tonnes
139Lesotho1.1tonnes
140Guatemala1.1tonnes
141Tajikistan1.0tonnes
142Mauritania1.0tonnes
143Sri Lanka0.9tonnes
144Eswatini0.8tonnes
145Zimbabwe0.8tonnes
146Nicaragua0.8tonnes
147Papua New Guinea0.8tonnes
148Senegal0.8tonnes
149Pakistan0.7tonnes
150Comoros0.6tonnes
151Nepal0.6tonnes
152Bangladesh0.6tonnes
153Ghana0.6tonnes
154Sao Tome and Principe0.6tonnes
155Vanuatu0.6tonnes
156Angola0.6tonnes
157Nigeria0.6tonnes
158Myanmar0.6tonnes
159Zambia0.6tonnes
160Kiribati0.5tonnes
161Djibouti0.5tonnes
162Timor-Leste0.5tonnes
163Cote d'Ivoire0.5tonnes
164Benin0.4tonnes
165Kenya0.4tonnes
166Solomon Islands0.4tonnes
167Sudan0.4tonnes
168Cameroon0.3tonnes
169United Republic of Tanzania0.3tonnes
170Republic of The Gambia0.3tonnes
171Togo0.3tonnes
172Mali0.3tonnes
173Burkina Faso0.3tonnes
174Guinea0.3tonnes
175Afghanistan0.3tonnes
176Haiti0.3tonnes
177Mozambique0.2tonnes
178Yemen0.2tonnes
179Eritrea0.2tonnes
180Sierra Leone0.2tonnes
181Guinea-Bissau0.2tonnes
182Liberia0.2tonnes
183Rwanda0.1tonnes
184Madagascar0.1tonnes
185South Sudan0.1tonnes
186Chad0.1tonnes
187Ethiopia0.1tonnes
188Uganda0.1tonnes
189Niger0.1tonnes
190Malawi0.1tonnes
191Central African Republic0.1tonnes
192Somalia0.1tonnes
193Burundi0.1tonnes
194Democratic Republic of the Congo0.1tonnes
195Monacotonnes
196San Marinotonnes
Showing 196 of 196 countries

Topics

#climate#carbon#emissions#environment#pollution

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data based on Global Carbon Project (2024).

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