environmental2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal (per capita)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.8tonnes per person
Median: 0.1tonnes per person
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
Mongolia
11.1tonnes per person
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0tonnes per person
Top 5 Countries
1Mongolia11.1tonnes per person
2New Caledonia9.7tonnes per person
3Kazakhstan7.8tonnes per person
4Brunei Darussalam6.5tonnes per person
5People's Republic of China6.3tonnes per person
By Region
Oceania3.2tonnes per person(2 countries)
Asia1.6tonnes per person(27 countries)
Europe1.0tonnes per person(32 countries)
North America0.8tonnes per person(4 countries)
Africa0.7tonnes per person(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0tonnes per person)High (11.1tonnes per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.8tonnes per person)
Oceania (2)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (98)
South America (7)
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 2024; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 11.1tonnes per person |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 9.7tonnes per person |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 7.8tonnes per person |
| 4 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.5tonnes per person |
| 5 | People's Republic of China | 6.3tonnes per person |
| 6 | Taiwan, Province of China | 6.1tonnes per person |
| 7 | South Africa | 5.8tonnes per person |
| 8 | Australia | 5.3tonnes per person |
| 9 | South Korea | 4.8tonnes per person |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.4tonnes per person |
| 11 | Serbia | 3.7tonnes per person |
| 12 | Estonia | 3.3tonnes per person |
| 13 | Poland | 3.3tonnes per person |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 3.2tonnes per person |
| 15 | Japan | 3.1tonnes per person |
| 16 | Malaysia | 2.7tonnes per person |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 2.6tonnes per person |
| 18 | Türkiye | 2.4tonnes per person |
| 19 | Vietnam | 2.3tonnes per person |
| 20 | Iceland | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 21 | North Korea | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.1tonnes per person |
| 23 | United States of America | 2.1tonnes per person |
| 24 | Montenegro | 2.0tonnes per person |
| 25 | Germany | 1.9tonnes per person |
| 26 | Slovenia | 1.8tonnes per person |
| 27 | Botswana | 1.7tonnes per person |
| 28 | Indonesia | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 31 | Slovakia | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 32 | India | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 33 | Ukraine | 1.4tonnes per person |
| 34 | Finland | 1.4tonnes per person |
| 35 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.3tonnes per person |
| 36 | Mauritius | 1.3tonnes per person |
| 37 | Austria | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 38 | New Zealand | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 39 | Israel | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 40 | Bhutan | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 41 | Netherlands | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 42 | Belgium | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 46 | Canada | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 47 | Lesotho | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 49 | Norway | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 50 | Sweden | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 51 | Morocco | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 52 | Chile | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 55 | Greece | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 56 | Romania | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 57 | Colombia | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 60 | Panama | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 61 | Belarus | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 62 | Hungary | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 63 | Ireland | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 64 | Cambodia | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 65 | Mexico | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 66 | Denmark | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 67 | France | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 68 | Zambia | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 70 | Nepal | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 72 | Brazil | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 73 | Spain | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 74 | Croatia | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 76 | Georgia | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 77 | Singapore | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 78 | Italy | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 79 | Pakistan | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 80 | Albania | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 82 | Jordan | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 83 | Eswatini | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 84 | Lithuania | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 85 | Kuwait | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 86 | Senegal | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 87 | Egypt | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 88 | Afghanistan | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 89 | Jamaica | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 90 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 91 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 92 | Argentina | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 93 | Peru | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 95 | Myanmar | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 96 | Kenya | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 99 | Madagascar | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 100 | Switzerland | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 101 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 102 | Latvia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 103 | Benin | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 106 | Lebanon | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 107 | Rwanda | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 108 | Armenia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 109 | Portugal | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 110 | Nigeria | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 111 | Algeria | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 112 | Yemen | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 113 | Niger | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 114 | Venezuela | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 115 | Bahamas | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 116 | Haiti | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 117 | Namibia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 119 | Malawi | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 120 | Oman | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 122 | Burundi | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 123 | Uruguay | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 124 | Bolivia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 125 | Qatar | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 126 | Mozambique | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 130 | Ghana | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 131 | Honduras | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 132 | Cuba | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 133 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 134 | Cameroon | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 135 | Guinea | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 136 | Nicaragua | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 137 | Iraq | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 138 | Malta | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 142 | Central African Republic | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 143 | Chad | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 144 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 145 | Ecuador | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 146 | El Salvador | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 147 | Faroe Islands | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 148 | Fiji | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 149 | Gabon | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 150 | Greenland | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 151 | Guyana | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 152 | Libya | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 153 | Liechtenstein | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 154 | Macao | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 155 | Mauritania | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 156 | Curaçao | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 157 | Aruba | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 158 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 159 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 161 | Paraguay | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 162 | Saint Helena | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 164 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 166 | South Sudan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 167 | Sudan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 168 | Suriname | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 169 | Togo | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 170 | Tonga | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 172 | Tunisia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 173 | Uganda | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 174 | Samoa | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 175 | Andorra | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 176 | Angola | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 177 | Bahrain | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 178 | Barbados | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 179 | Bermuda | 0.0tonnes per person |
Showing 179 of 179 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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