environmental2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas (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
1.8tonnes per person
Median: 0.5tonnes per person
Countries Covered
149
with available data
Highest
Qatar
33.7tonnes per person
Lowest
Belize
0.0tonnes per person
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar33.7tonnes per person
2Bahrain21.0tonnes per person
3Trinidad and Tobago19.8tonnes per person
4United Arab Emirates13.1tonnes per person
5Oman12.0tonnes per person
By Region
Asia3.5tonnes per person(26 countries)
North America3.1tonnes per person(4 countries)
Oceania2.0tonnes per person(2 countries)
Other1.5tonnes per person(71 countries)
Europe1.2tonnes per person(32 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 (33.7tonnes per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.8tonnes per person)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (71)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Africa (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 | Qatar | 33.7tonnes per person |
| 2 | Bahrain | 21.0tonnes per person |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.8tonnes per person |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 13.1tonnes per person |
| 5 | Oman | 12.0tonnes per person |
| 6 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.0tonnes per person |
| 7 | Kuwait | 10.9tonnes per person |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 8.3tonnes per person |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 6.1tonnes per person |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 5.9tonnes per person |
| 11 | Canada | 5.9tonnes per person |
| 12 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 5.4tonnes per person |
| 13 | United States of America | 5.1tonnes per person |
| 14 | Singapore | 3.6tonnes per person |
| 15 | Belarus | 3.4tonnes per person |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.0tonnes per person |
| 17 | Netherlands | 2.9tonnes per person |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 2.8tonnes per person |
| 19 | Australia | 2.8tonnes per person |
| 20 | Taiwan, Province of China | 2.8tonnes per person |
| 21 | Malaysia | 2.7tonnes per person |
| 22 | South Korea | 2.5tonnes per person |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 2.4tonnes per person |
| 24 | Belgium | 2.4tonnes per person |
| 25 | Israel | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 26 | Algeria | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 27 | Italy | 2.1tonnes per person |
| 28 | Libya | 2.1tonnes per person |
| 29 | Ireland | 2.0tonnes per person |
| 30 | Argentina | 2.0tonnes per person |
| 31 | Germany | 1.9tonnes per person |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 1.8tonnes per person |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 1.8tonnes per person |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 1.8tonnes per person |
| 35 | Norway | 1.8tonnes per person |
| 36 | Armenia | 1.8tonnes per person |
| 37 | Hungary | 1.7tonnes per person |
| 38 | Georgia | 1.7tonnes per person |
| 39 | Slovakia | 1.6tonnes per person |
| 40 | Japan | 1.6tonnes per person |
| 41 | Venezuela | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 42 | Austria | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 43 | Hong Kong | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 44 | Türkiye | 1.4tonnes per person |
| 45 | Malta | 1.3tonnes per person |
| 46 | Mexico | 1.3tonnes per person |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 1.3tonnes per person |
| 48 | Ukraine | 1.3tonnes per person |
| 49 | Croatia | 1.3tonnes per person |
| 50 | Thailand | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 51 | Greece | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 52 | Spain | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 53 | New Zealand | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 54 | Romania | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 55 | Lithuania | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 56 | Tunisia | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 57 | Liechtenstein | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 58 | Poland | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 59 | Bolivia | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 60 | France | 0.9tonnes per person |
| 61 | Egypt | 0.9tonnes per person |
| 62 | Latvia | 0.9tonnes per person |
| 63 | Iraq | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 64 | Slovenia | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 65 | Serbia | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 67 | Peru | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 68 | Portugal | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 69 | Chile | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 70 | Switzerland | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 71 | People's Republic of China | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 72 | Jordan | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 73 | Denmark | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 74 | Jamaica | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 75 | Finland | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 76 | Estonia | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 77 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 78 | Colombia | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 79 | Gabon | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 80 | Republic of the Congo | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 81 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 82 | Indonesia | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 85 | Brazil | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 86 | Macao | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 87 | Pakistan | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 88 | Ghana | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 89 | Panama | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 90 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 91 | Cuba | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 92 | Nigeria | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 95 | Myanmar | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 97 | Sweden | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 98 | Barbados | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 99 | South Africa | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 100 | Vietnam | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 101 | El Salvador | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 103 | India | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 104 | Andorra | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 105 | Philippines | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 106 | Uruguay | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 107 | Ecuador | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 108 | Mozambique | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 109 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 110 | Morocco | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 111 | Angola | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 113 | Togo | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 114 | Cameroon | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 115 | Suriname | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 116 | Albania | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 117 | Benin | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 118 | Guyana | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 119 | Rwanda | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 120 | Iceland | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 121 | Niger | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 123 | Guatemala | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 124 | Yemen | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 125 | Senegal | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 126 | Cyprus | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 127 | Burundi | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 129 | Fiji | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 130 | Guinea | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 131 | North Korea | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 132 | Lebanon | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 133 | Madagascar | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 134 | Malawi | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 135 | Curaçao | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 136 | Aruba | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 137 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 138 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 143 | South Sudan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 144 | Sudan | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 146 | Zambia | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 148 | Botswana | 0.0tonnes per person |
| 149 | Belize | 0.0tonnes per person |
Showing 149 of 149 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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