environmental2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions including land use
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
6.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Median: 5.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Qatar
49.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Lowest
Yemen
0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar49.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
2Bahrain39.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
3Kuwait34.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
4Brunei Darussalam32.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
5Mongolia28.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
By Region
Oceania19.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person(2 countries)
North America11.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person(4 countries)
Asia10.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person(27 countries)
South America7.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person(7 countries)
Europe7.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 (0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person)High (49.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Other (118)
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 | Qatar | 49.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2 | Bahrain | 39.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 3 | Kuwait | 34.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 4 | Brunei Darussalam | 32.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 5 | Mongolia | 28.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 24.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 23.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 9 | Australia | 22.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 10 | Oman | 22.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 11 | Canada | 20.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 12 | Belize | 19.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 18.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 18.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 15 | United States of America | 17.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 16 | Palau | 16.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 17 | Guyana | 16.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 15.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 19 | New Zealand | 15.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 20 | Finland | 15.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 21 | Brazil | 13.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 22 | Bolivia | 12.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 12.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 24 | Libya | 12.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 25 | Iceland | 12.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 26 | Uruguay | 12.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 27 | Taiwan, Province of China | 12.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 28 | South Korea | 12.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 11.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 30 | Ireland | 11.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 31 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 32 | Malaysia | 10.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 33 | Gabon | 10.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 34 | Singapore | 10.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 35 | Belarus | 10.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 36 | Botswana | 10.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 37 | Norway | 10.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 38 | People's Republic of China | 9.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 39 | Paraguay | 9.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 40 | Bhutan | 9.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 41 | Belgium | 9.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 42 | Argentina | 9.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 43 | Estonia | 8.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 44 | Suriname | 8.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 45 | Aruba | 8.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 46 | Iraq | 8.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 47 | Poland | 8.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 48 | Bahamas | 8.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 49 | Slovenia | 8.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 50 | South Africa | 8.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 52 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 53 | Japan | 8.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 54 | Netherlands | 8.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 56 | Czech Republic | 7.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 57 | Germany | 7.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 58 | Türkiye | 7.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 60 | Denmark | 7.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 61 | Lithuania | 7.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 62 | Austria | 7.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 63 | Latvia | 7.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 64 | Cyprus | 7.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 65 | Israel | 6.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 66 | Venezuela | 6.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 67 | Indonesia | 6.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 68 | Republic of the Congo | 6.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 69 | Andorra | 6.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 70 | Cook Islands | 6.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 71 | Thailand | 6.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 72 | Serbia | 6.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 74 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 75 | Chad | 6.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 77 | Italy | 6.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 6.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 79 | Algeria | 5.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 80 | Ukraine | 5.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 81 | Namibia | 5.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 82 | Seychelles | 5.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 83 | Croatia | 5.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 84 | Vietnam | 5.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 85 | Spain | 5.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 5.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 87 | Greece | 5.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 5.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 5.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 5.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 91 | Barbados | 5.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 92 | Sweden | 5.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 93 | Nauru | 5.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 94 | Guinea | 5.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 95 | Virgin Islands, British | 5.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 96 | Chile | 5.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 97 | Hong Kong | 5.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 98 | Cambodia | 5.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 99 | Portugal | 5.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 100 | France | 5.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 101 | South Sudan | 4.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 102 | Hungary | 4.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 103 | Mexico | 4.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 104 | Maldives | 4.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 105 | Romania | 4.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 106 | Niue | 4.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 107 | Colombia | 4.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 108 | Panama | 4.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 109 | Zambia | 4.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 110 | Switzerland | 4.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 111 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 112 | Peru | 4.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 113 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 114 | Liberia | 4.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 115 | Mauritius | 4.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 4.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 117 | Angola | 4.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 118 | Solomon Islands | 4.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 4.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 121 | Liechtenstein | 3.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 122 | Cuba | 3.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 123 | Slovakia | 3.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 124 | Guatemala | 3.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 125 | Lebanon | 3.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 126 | Tunisia | 3.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 127 | Malta | 3.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 128 | Mauritania | 3.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 129 | Ecuador | 3.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | 3.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 131 | Armenia | 3.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 132 | Grenada | 3.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 133 | Myanmar | 3.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 134 | North Korea | 3.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 135 | Georgia | 3.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 136 | Jamaica | 3.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 137 | Honduras | 3.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 3.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 140 | Dominica | 3.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 141 | Eritrea | 2.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 142 | India | 2.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 143 | Costa Rica | 2.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 144 | Egypt | 2.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 145 | Benin | 2.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 146 | Saint Helena | 2.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 148 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 149 | Jordan | 2.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 150 | Mali | 2.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 151 | Morocco | 2.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 152 | Sudan | 2.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 153 | Lesotho | 2.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 154 | Philippines | 2.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 155 | Tonga | 2.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 2.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 157 | Somalia | 2.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 158 | Albania | 2.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 159 | Cameroon | 2.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 160 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 2.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 2.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 163 | Nepal | 2.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 164 | Niger | 1.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 165 | Madagascar | 1.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 166 | Senegal | 1.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 167 | Montenegro | 1.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 168 | Pakistan | 1.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 1.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 1.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 171 | Zimbabwe | 1.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 172 | Sri Lanka | 1.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 173 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 174 | Djibouti | 1.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 175 | Kenya | 1.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 176 | Mozambique | 1.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 177 | Nigeria | 1.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 178 | Macao | 1.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 179 | Cape Verde | 1.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 180 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 181 | El Salvador | 1.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 182 | Togo | 1.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 183 | Ghana | 1.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 1.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 185 | Fiji | 1.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 186 | Bangladesh | 1.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 187 | Eswatini | 1.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 189 | Uganda | 1.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 190 | Comoros | 1.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 191 | Malawi | 1.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 192 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 193 | Haiti | 1.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 0.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 195 | Kiribati | 0.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 196 | Samoa | 0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 197 | Burundi | 0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 198 | Rwanda | 0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 199 | Yemen | 0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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