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environmental2018

CO2 emissions per capita in 2018 (metric tonnes)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•153 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4.3value
Median: 2.6value
Countries Covered
153
with available data
Highest
Qatar
32.4value
Lowest
Burundi
0.1value
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar32.4value
2Kuwait21.6value
3United Arab Emirates20.8value
4Bahrain19.6value
5Palau16.2value
By Region
Oceania11.0value(2 countries)
North America8.9value(4 countries)
Asia7.6value(22 countries)
Europe6.4value(30 countries)
Other2.6value(81 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1value)High (32.4value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.3value)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (22)
Europe (30)
Other (81)
South America (6)
Africa (8)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Qatar32.4value
2Kuwait21.6value
3United Arab Emirates20.8value
4Bahrain19.6value
5Palau16.2value
6Canada15.5value
7Australia15.5value
8Luxembourg15.3value
9Saudi Arabia15.3value
10United States of America15.2value
11Oman15.2value
12Turkmenistan12.3value
13Estonia12.1value
14Kazakhstan12.1value
15Libya8.8value
16Netherlands8.8value
17Japan8.7value
18Germany8.6value
19Singapore8.4value
20Poland8.2value
21Belgium8.2value
22Finland8.0value
23Ireland7.6value
24Malaysia7.6value
25South Africa7.5value
26People's Republic of China7.4value
27Austria7.1value
28Norway7.0value
29Israel7.0value
30Bosnia and Herzegovina6.8value
31Slovenia6.8value
32Mongolia6.7value
33New Zealand6.6value
34Serbia6.5value
35Seychelles6.4value
36Belarus6.3value
37Iceland6.2value
38Greece6.1value
39Cyprus6.1value
40Bulgaria5.9value
41Denmark5.8value
42Spain5.5value
43Antigua and Barbuda5.5value
44United Kingdom5.4value
45Italy5.4value
46Equatorial Guinea5.1value
47Türkiye5.0value
48Iraq4.9value
49Portugal4.8value
50Hungary4.7value
51Chile4.6value
52France4.6value
53Switzerland4.4value
54Barbados4.4value
55Ukraine4.2value
56Lithuania4.1value
57Croatia4.1value
58Montenegro4.0value
59Lebanon4.0value
60Latvia4.0value
61Romania3.8value
62Mexico3.7value
63Thailand3.7value
64Botswana3.6value
65Suriname3.6value
66Algeria3.6value
67Sweden3.5value
68Uzbekistan3.4value
69Mauritius3.3value
70Azerbaijan3.2value
71Malta3.2value
72Moldova, Republic of3.2value
73Guyana3.1value
74Jamaica2.9value
75Vietnam2.7value
76Grenada2.7value
77Tunisia2.6value
78Georgia2.5value
79Dominica2.5value
80Jordan2.5value
81Panama2.4value
82Dominican Republic2.4value
83Ecuador2.3value
84Cuba2.2value
85Indonesia2.2value
86Gabon2.2value
87Fiji2.2value
88Brazil2.0value
89Bolivia2.0value
90Albania1.9value
91Uruguay1.9value
92Armenia1.9value
93Morocco1.9value
94Tonga1.8value
95Bhutan1.8value
96India1.8value
97Belize1.8value
98Namibia1.7value
99Peru1.7value
100Costa Rica1.7value
101Colombia1.6value
102Philippines1.3value
103Lesotho1.2value
104Paraguay1.2value
105Guatemala1.1value
106El Salvador1.1value
107Honduras1.0value
108Sri Lanka1.0value
109Pakistan1.0value
110Mauritania0.9value
111Angola0.9value
112Papua New Guinea0.9value
113Zimbabwe0.8value
114Nicaragua0.8value
115Tajikistan0.8value
116Kiribati0.7value
117Benin0.7value
118Cambodia0.7value
119Nigeria0.7value
120Senegal0.6value
121Vanuatu0.6value
122Solomon Islands0.6value
123Ghana0.5value
124Bangladesh0.5value
125Djibouti0.5value
126Sudan0.5value
127Zambia0.4value
128Nepal0.4value
129Cote d'Ivoire0.4value
130Kenya0.4value
131Cameroon0.3value
132Comoros0.3value
133Haiti0.3value
134Mali0.3value
135Togo0.3value
136Liberia0.3value
137Guinea0.3value
138Eritrea0.2value
139Mozambique0.2value
140Burkina Faso0.2value
141United Republic of Tanzania0.2value
142Afghanistan0.2value
143Guinea-Bissau0.2value
144Ethiopia0.1value
145Uganda0.1value
146Sierra Leone0.1value
147Madagascar0.1value
148Niger0.1value
149Rwanda0.1value
150Malawi0.1value
151Central African Republic0.1value
152Chad0.1value
153Burundi0.1value
Showing 153 of 153 countries

Topics

#environmental#value#co2#emissions#per#capita#2018#metric#tonnes

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2018).

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