environmental2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and industry
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
5.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Median: 3.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Countries Covered
198
with available data
Highest
Qatar
48.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Lowest
Niger
0.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar48.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
2Bahrain39.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
3Kuwait34.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
4Brunei Darussalam30.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
5Trinidad and Tobago27.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
By Region
Oceania12.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person(2 countries)
Asia9.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person(27 countries)
North America9.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person(4 countries)
Europe6.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person(32 countries)
Other4.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person(117 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person)High (48.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person)
Oceania (2)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Other (117)
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.
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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 | 48.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2 | Bahrain | 39.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 3 | Kuwait | 34.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 4 | Brunei Darussalam | 30.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 23.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 23.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 8 | Oman | 21.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 9 | Mongolia | 19.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 10 | Australia | 17.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 11 | Palau | 16.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 12 | United States of America | 16.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 13 | Canada | 15.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 15.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 15.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | 13.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 17 | Libya | 12.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 18 | Taiwan, Province of China | 12.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 19 | South Korea | 12.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 10.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 21 | Singapore | 10.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 22 | Iceland | 10.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 23 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 10.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 24 | People's Republic of China | 9.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 25 | Malaysia | 8.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 26 | Aruba | 8.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 27 | Guyana | 8.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 28 | Bahamas | 8.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 29 | Iraq | 8.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 30 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 31 | Czech Republic | 8.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 32 | Belgium | 8.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 33 | Poland | 8.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 34 | Norway | 8.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 35 | Japan | 8.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 36 | South Africa | 7.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 37 | Gabon | 7.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 40 | New Zealand | 7.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 41 | Belarus | 7.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 42 | Germany | 7.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 43 | Cyprus | 7.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 44 | Türkiye | 7.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 45 | Serbia | 6.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 46 | Netherlands | 6.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 47 | Ireland | 6.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 48 | Austria | 6.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 49 | Slovenia | 6.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 50 | Estonia | 6.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 51 | Israel | 6.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 52 | Slovakia | 6.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 53 | Cook Islands | 6.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 54 | Finland | 6.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 55 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 56 | Greece | 6.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 5.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 58 | Seychelles | 5.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 59 | Andorra | 5.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 60 | Algeria | 5.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 61 | Denmark | 5.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 62 | Suriname | 5.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 63 | Croatia | 5.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 64 | Italy | 5.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 65 | Barbados | 5.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 66 | Lithuania | 5.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 67 | Hong Kong | 5.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 68 | Nauru | 5.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 70 | Spain | 5.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 71 | Virgin Islands, British | 5.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 72 | Ukraine | 5.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 73 | Hungary | 4.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 4.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 75 | Chile | 4.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 76 | Maldives | 4.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 4.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 78 | Venezuela | 4.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 4.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 80 | Romania | 4.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 81 | France | 4.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 82 | Montenegro | 4.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 83 | Argentina | 4.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 84 | Thailand | 4.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 85 | Latvia | 4.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 86 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 87 | Mexico | 4.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 88 | Niue | 4.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 89 | Vietnam | 4.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 90 | Sweden | 4.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 91 | Mauritius | 4.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 92 | Botswana | 4.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 93 | Portugal | 4.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 94 | Indonesia | 4.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 95 | Georgia | 3.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 96 | Switzerland | 3.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 97 | Uruguay | 3.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 99 | Republic of the Congo | 3.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 100 | Liechtenstein | 3.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 101 | Grenada | 3.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 102 | Malta | 3.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 103 | Lebanon | 3.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 3.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 105 | Ecuador | 3.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 106 | Tunisia | 3.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 3.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 108 | Panama | 3.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 109 | Brazil | 3.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 110 | Bhutan | 3.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 111 | Jamaica | 3.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 112 | Dominica | 3.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 113 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 114 | North Korea | 3.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 115 | Armenia | 2.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 116 | Cuba | 2.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 117 | Belize | 2.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 118 | Bolivia | 2.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 119 | Egypt | 2.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 120 | Jordan | 2.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 121 | Saint Helena | 2.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 122 | Colombia | 2.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 123 | India | 2.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 124 | Morocco | 2.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 125 | Peru | 2.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 126 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 2.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 129 | Fiji | 2.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 130 | Albania | 2.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 131 | Tonga | 1.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 132 | Philippines | 1.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 133 | Guatemala | 1.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 134 | Namibia | 1.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 135 | El Salvador | 1.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 136 | Macao | 1.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 137 | Honduras | 1.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 138 | Paraguay | 1.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 139 | Cambodia | 1.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 140 | Lesotho | 1.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 141 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 142 | Mauritania | 1.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 143 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 144 | Samoa | 1.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 145 | Cape Verde | 1.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 146 | Angola | 1.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 1.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 148 | Tuvalu | 1.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 1.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 150 | Nigeria | 1.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 151 | Sri Lanka | 1.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 1.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 153 | Djibouti | 1.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 155 | Comoros | 1.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 156 | Zambia | 1.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 157 | Ghana | 1.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 158 | Pakistan | 1.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 159 | Senegal | 1.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 1.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 162 | Nepal | 0.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 163 | Togo | 0.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 164 | Cameroon | 0.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 165 | Myanmar | 0.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 0.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 167 | Mozambique | 0.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 168 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 169 | Haiti | 0.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 170 | Kiribati | 0.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 171 | Sudan | 0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 172 | Benin | 0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 173 | Kenya | 0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 0.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 176 | Eritrea | 0.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 177 | Guinea | 0.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 178 | Liberia | 0.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 0.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 180 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 0.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 183 | Uganda | 0.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 184 | Somalia | 0.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 185 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 186 | South Sudan | 0.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 187 | Sierra Leone | 0.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 188 | Mali | 0.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 189 | Chad | 0.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 0.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 191 | Yemen | 0.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 192 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 193 | Madagascar | 0.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 194 | Rwanda | 0.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 195 | Afghanistan | 0.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 196 | Burundi | 0.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 197 | Malawi | 0.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 198 | Niger | 0.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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