environmental2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil (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
2.5tonnes per person
Median: 1.6tonnes per person
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
16.5tonnes per person
Lowest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.0tonnes per person
Top 5 Countries
1Sint Maarten (Dutch part)16.5tonnes per person
2Kuwait14.7tonnes per person
3Saudi Arabia13.3tonnes per person
4Faroe Islands13.1tonnes per person
5Palau12.8tonnes per person
By Region
Oceania4.5tonnes per person(2 countries)
North America3.8tonnes per person(4 countries)
Europe3.0tonnes per person(32 countries)
Asia2.9tonnes per person(27 countries)
Other2.4tonnes per person(132 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 (16.5tonnes per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.5tonnes per person)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Asia (27)
Other (132)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
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 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16.5tonnes per person |
| 2 | Kuwait | 14.7tonnes per person |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 13.3tonnes per person |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 13.1tonnes per person |
| 5 | Palau | 12.8tonnes per person |
| 6 | Curaçao | 12.3tonnes per person |
| 7 | Greenland | 11.1tonnes per person |
| 8 | Anguilla | 10.1tonnes per person |
| 9 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 9.8tonnes per person |
| 10 | Aruba | 8.5tonnes per person |
| 11 | Bermuda | 8.5tonnes per person |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 8.3tonnes per person |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2tonnes per person |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.1tonnes per person |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 8.0tonnes per person |
| 16 | Bahamas | 7.6tonnes per person |
| 17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.1tonnes per person |
| 18 | Iceland | 7.0tonnes per person |
| 19 | Qatar | 6.4tonnes per person |
| 20 | United States of America | 6.3tonnes per person |
| 21 | Canada | 6.2tonnes per person |
| 22 | Montserrat | 6.0tonnes per person |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 5.9tonnes per person |
| 24 | Cook Islands | 5.8tonnes per person |
| 25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.5tonnes per person |
| 26 | Australia | 5.5tonnes per person |
| 27 | Singapore | 5.5tonnes per person |
| 28 | Guyana | 5.2tonnes per person |
| 29 | Nauru | 5.1tonnes per person |
| 30 | Andorra | 5.1tonnes per person |
| 31 | Seychelles | 5.0tonnes per person |
| 32 | Libya | 5.0tonnes per person |
| 33 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4.9tonnes per person |
| 34 | Virgin Islands, British | 4.9tonnes per person |
| 35 | Suriname | 4.6tonnes per person |
| 36 | Cyprus | 4.6tonnes per person |
| 37 | Maldives | 4.4tonnes per person |
| 38 | Barbados | 4.3tonnes per person |
| 39 | Niue | 4.1tonnes per person |
| 40 | Marshall Islands | 4.1tonnes per person |
| 41 | Norway | 3.7tonnes per person |
| 42 | New Zealand | 3.6tonnes per person |
| 43 | Denmark | 3.6tonnes per person |
| 44 | Belgium | 3.6tonnes per person |
| 45 | Ireland | 3.5tonnes per person |
| 46 | South Korea | 3.4tonnes per person |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 3.4tonnes per person |
| 48 | Greece | 3.3tonnes per person |
| 49 | French Polynesia | 3.3tonnes per person |
| 50 | Finland | 3.2tonnes per person |
| 51 | Grenada | 3.2tonnes per person |
| 52 | Iraq | 3.2tonnes per person |
| 53 | Austria | 3.2tonnes per person |
| 54 | Slovenia | 3.1tonnes per person |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 3.0tonnes per person |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 3.0tonnes per person |
| 57 | Bahrain | 2.9tonnes per person |
| 58 | Lithuania | 2.9tonnes per person |
| 59 | Spain | 2.9tonnes per person |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.9tonnes per person |
| 61 | Croatia | 2.9tonnes per person |
| 62 | Japan | 2.9tonnes per person |
| 63 | Germany | 2.8tonnes per person |
| 64 | Chile | 2.8tonnes per person |
| 65 | Switzerland | 2.7tonnes per person |
| 66 | Wallis and Futuna | 2.7tonnes per person |
| 67 | Italy | 2.6tonnes per person |
| 68 | Dominica | 2.6tonnes per person |
| 69 | France | 2.6tonnes per person |
| 70 | Sweden | 2.6tonnes per person |
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.5tonnes per person |
| 72 | Lebanon | 2.5tonnes per person |
| 73 | Mauritius | 2.4tonnes per person |
| 74 | Poland | 2.4tonnes per person |
| 75 | Portugal | 2.4tonnes per person |
| 76 | Oman | 2.4tonnes per person |
| 77 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.3tonnes per person |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 2.3tonnes per person |
| 79 | Czech Republic | 2.3tonnes per person |
| 80 | Liechtenstein | 2.3tonnes per person |
| 81 | Estonia | 2.3tonnes per person |
| 82 | Jamaica | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 83 | Latvia | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 84 | Malaysia | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 85 | Netherlands | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 86 | Taiwan, Province of China | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 87 | Ecuador | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 88 | Uruguay | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 89 | Saint Helena | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 90 | Israel | 2.2tonnes per person |
| 91 | Panama | 2.1tonnes per person |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 2.0tonnes per person |
| 93 | Belarus | 2.0tonnes per person |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 2.0tonnes per person |
| 95 | Cuba | 2.0tonnes per person |
| 96 | Venezuela | 2.0tonnes per person |
| 97 | Hungary | 1.9tonnes per person |
| 98 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.9tonnes per person |
| 99 | Belize | 1.9tonnes per person |
| 100 | Malta | 1.9tonnes per person |
| 101 | Slovakia | 1.8tonnes per person |
| 102 | Romania | 1.8tonnes per person |
| 103 | Montenegro | 1.7tonnes per person |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 1.7tonnes per person |
| 105 | Mexico | 1.7tonnes per person |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 1.6tonnes per person |
| 107 | Serbia | 1.6tonnes per person |
| 108 | Argentina | 1.6tonnes per person |
| 109 | Türkiye | 1.6tonnes per person |
| 110 | Fiji | 1.6tonnes per person |
| 111 | Mongolia | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 112 | Brazil | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 114 | Thailand | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 115 | Tonga | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 116 | Algeria | 1.5tonnes per person |
| 117 | Hong Kong | 1.4tonnes per person |
| 118 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.3tonnes per person |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 1.3tonnes per person |
| 120 | El Salvador | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 121 | Tunisia | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 122 | Botswana | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 123 | People's Republic of China | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 124 | Macao | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 125 | Tuvalu | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 126 | Bolivia | 1.2tonnes per person |
| 127 | Peru | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 128 | Cape Verde | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 129 | Samoa | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 130 | Honduras | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 131 | Paraguay | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 132 | Jordan | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 133 | Albania | 1.1tonnes per person |
| 134 | Morocco | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 135 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 136 | Mauritania | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 137 | Namibia | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 138 | Georgia | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 139 | Egypt | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 140 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.0tonnes per person |
| 141 | Guatemala | 0.9tonnes per person |
| 142 | State of Palestine | 0.9tonnes per person |
| 143 | South Africa | 0.9tonnes per person |
| 144 | Indonesia | 0.9tonnes per person |
| 145 | Vietnam | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 146 | Ukraine | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 147 | Colombia | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 0.8tonnes per person |
| 149 | Gabon | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 150 | Eswatini | 0.7tonnes per person |
| 151 | Comoros | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 153 | Bhutan | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 158 | Cambodia | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 159 | Philippines | 0.6tonnes per person |
| 160 | Kiribati | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 162 | Armenia | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 163 | India | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 164 | Senegal | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 165 | Timor-Leste | 0.5tonnes per person |
| 166 | Angola | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 167 | Lesotho | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 168 | Republic of the Congo | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 169 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 170 | Ghana | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 173 | Sudan | 0.4tonnes per person |
| 174 | Benin | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 175 | Djibouti | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 177 | Myanmar | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 178 | Nigeria | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 179 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 180 | Zimbabwe | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 181 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 182 | Nepal | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 183 | Guinea | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 184 | Kenya | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 185 | Mali | 0.3tonnes per person |
| 186 | Haiti | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 187 | Zambia | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 188 | Pakistan | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 190 | Yemen | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 191 | Cameroon | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 192 | Eritrea | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 193 | Togo | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 194 | Sierra Leone | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 195 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 196 | Afghanistan | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 197 | Mozambique | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 198 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2tonnes per person |
| 199 | Bangladesh | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 200 | South Sudan | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 201 | Liberia | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 202 | Uganda | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 203 | Chad | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 204 | North Korea | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 205 | Rwanda | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 206 | Niger | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 207 | Madagascar | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 208 | Ethiopia | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 209 | Central African Republic | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 210 | Somalia | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 211 | Malawi | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 212 | Burundi | 0.1tonnes per person |
| 213 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0tonnes per person |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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