environmental2024
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
Total greenhouse gas emissions per person including CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide.
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Key Insights
Global Average
N/A
Median: 4.9tonnes CO2e
Countries Covered
196
with available data
Highest
Qatar
49.0tonnes CO2e
Lowest
Monaco
tonnes CO2e
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar49.0tonnes CO2e
2Bahrain39.2tonnes CO2e
3Kuwait34.5tonnes CO2e
4Brunei32.3tonnes CO2e
5Mongolia28.3tonnes CO2e
By Region
EuropeN/A(46 countries)
Asia10.3tonnes CO2e(47 countries)
South America8.9tonnes CO2e(12 countries)
North America8.2tonnes CO2e(15 countries)
Other5.1tonnes CO2e(8 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0tonnes CO2e)High (30.0tonnes CO2e)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: N/A)
Asia (47)
South America (12)
North America (15)
Other (8)
Africa (54)
Europe (46)
Oceania (14)
About This Statistic
Comprehensive measure of all major greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) converted to CO2 equivalents and divided by population. Provides the most complete picture of individual climate impact.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 49.0tonnes CO2e |
| 2 | Bahrain | 39.2tonnes CO2e |
| 3 | Kuwait | 34.5tonnes CO2e |
| 4 | Brunei Darussalam | 32.3tonnes CO2e |
| 5 | Mongolia | 28.3tonnes CO2e |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.2tonnes CO2e |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 24.2tonnes CO2e |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 23.8tonnes CO2e |
| 9 | Australia | 22.8tonnes CO2e |
| 10 | Oman | 22.2tonnes CO2e |
| 11 | Canada | 20.2tonnes CO2e |
| 12 | Belize | 19.1tonnes CO2e |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 18.8tonnes CO2e |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 18.1tonnes CO2e |
| 15 | United States of America | 17.5tonnes CO2e |
| 16 | Palau | 16.6tonnes CO2e |
| 17 | Guyana | 16.1tonnes CO2e |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 15.8tonnes CO2e |
| 19 | New Zealand | 15.7tonnes CO2e |
| 20 | Finland | 15.7tonnes CO2e |
| 21 | Brazil | 13.2tonnes CO2e |
| 22 | Bolivia | 12.9tonnes CO2e |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 12.9tonnes CO2e |
| 24 | Libya | 12.9tonnes CO2e |
| 25 | Iceland | 12.9tonnes CO2e |
| 26 | Uruguay | 12.7tonnes CO2e |
| 27 | Taiwan, Province of China | 12.2tonnes CO2e |
| 28 | South Korea | 12.2tonnes CO2e |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 11.8tonnes CO2e |
| 30 | Ireland | 11.5tonnes CO2e |
| 31 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.1tonnes CO2e |
| 32 | Malaysia | 10.9tonnes CO2e |
| 33 | Gabon | 10.8tonnes CO2e |
| 34 | Singapore | 10.5tonnes CO2e |
| 35 | Belarus | 10.4tonnes CO2e |
| 36 | Botswana | 10.4tonnes CO2e |
| 37 | Norway | 10.1tonnes CO2e |
| 38 | People's Republic of China | 9.9tonnes CO2e |
| 39 | Paraguay | 9.6tonnes CO2e |
| 40 | Bhutan | 9.3tonnes CO2e |
| 41 | Belgium | 9.2tonnes CO2e |
| 42 | Argentina | 9.1tonnes CO2e |
| 43 | Estonia | 8.9tonnes CO2e |
| 44 | Suriname | 8.9tonnes CO2e |
| 45 | Iraq | 8.6tonnes CO2e |
| 46 | Poland | 8.6tonnes CO2e |
| 47 | Bahamas | 8.6tonnes CO2e |
| 48 | Slovenia | 8.5tonnes CO2e |
| 49 | South Africa | 8.5tonnes CO2e |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.4tonnes CO2e |
| 51 | Japan | 8.1tonnes CO2e |
| 52 | Netherlands | 8.1tonnes CO2e |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.9tonnes CO2e |
| 54 | Czech Republic | 7.9tonnes CO2e |
| 55 | Germany | 7.8tonnes CO2e |
| 56 | Türkiye | 7.8tonnes CO2e |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.7tonnes CO2e |
| 58 | Denmark | 7.7tonnes CO2e |
| 59 | Lithuania | 7.6tonnes CO2e |
| 60 | Austria | 7.5tonnes CO2e |
| 61 | Latvia | 7.4tonnes CO2e |
| 62 | Cyprus | 7.0tonnes CO2e |
| 63 | Israel | 6.8tonnes CO2e |
| 64 | Venezuela | 6.8tonnes CO2e |
| 65 | Indonesia | 6.7tonnes CO2e |
| 66 | Republic of the Congo | 6.6tonnes CO2e |
| 67 | Andorra | 6.5tonnes CO2e |
| 68 | Thailand | 6.4tonnes CO2e |
| 69 | Serbia | 6.4tonnes CO2e |
| 70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.3tonnes CO2e |
| 71 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.2tonnes CO2e |
| 72 | Chad | 6.2tonnes CO2e |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.2tonnes CO2e |
| 74 | Italy | 6.0tonnes CO2e |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 6.0tonnes CO2e |
| 76 | Algeria | 5.9tonnes CO2e |
| 77 | Ukraine | 5.9tonnes CO2e |
| 78 | Namibia | 5.9tonnes CO2e |
| 79 | Seychelles | 5.9tonnes CO2e |
| 80 | Croatia | 5.8tonnes CO2e |
| 81 | Vietnam | 5.8tonnes CO2e |
| 82 | Spain | 5.7tonnes CO2e |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 5.7tonnes CO2e |
| 84 | Greece | 5.7tonnes CO2e |
| 85 | United Kingdom | 5.6tonnes CO2e |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 5.6tonnes CO2e |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 5.5tonnes CO2e |
| 88 | Barbados | 5.5tonnes CO2e |
| 89 | Sweden | 5.4tonnes CO2e |
| 90 | Nauru | 5.3tonnes CO2e |
| 91 | Guinea | 5.3tonnes CO2e |
| 92 | Chile | 5.3tonnes CO2e |
| 93 | Hong Kong | 5.2tonnes CO2e |
| 94 | Cambodia | 5.2tonnes CO2e |
| 95 | Portugal | 5.2tonnes CO2e |
| 96 | France | 5.1tonnes CO2e |
| 97 | South Sudan | 4.9tonnes CO2e |
| 98 | Hungary | 4.9tonnes CO2e |
| 99 | Mexico | 4.9tonnes CO2e |
| 100 | Maldives | 4.8tonnes CO2e |
| 101 | Romania | 4.7tonnes CO2e |
| 102 | Colombia | 4.7tonnes CO2e |
| 103 | Panama | 4.7tonnes CO2e |
| 104 | Zambia | 4.6tonnes CO2e |
| 105 | Switzerland | 4.5tonnes CO2e |
| 106 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.4tonnes CO2e |
| 107 | Peru | 4.4tonnes CO2e |
| 108 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.4tonnes CO2e |
| 109 | Liberia | 4.4tonnes CO2e |
| 110 | Mauritius | 4.3tonnes CO2e |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 4.2tonnes CO2e |
| 112 | Angola | 4.2tonnes CO2e |
| 113 | Solomon Islands | 4.1tonnes CO2e |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 4.1tonnes CO2e |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.7tonnes CO2e |
| 116 | Liechtenstein | 3.7tonnes CO2e |
| 117 | Cuba | 3.6tonnes CO2e |
| 118 | Slovakia | 3.6tonnes CO2e |
| 119 | Guatemala | 3.6tonnes CO2e |
| 120 | Lebanon | 3.6tonnes CO2e |
| 121 | Tunisia | 3.5tonnes CO2e |
| 122 | Malta | 3.5tonnes CO2e |
| 123 | Mauritania | 3.5tonnes CO2e |
| 124 | Ecuador | 3.5tonnes CO2e |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 3.5tonnes CO2e |
| 126 | Armenia | 3.5tonnes CO2e |
| 127 | Grenada | 3.4tonnes CO2e |
| 128 | Myanmar | 3.4tonnes CO2e |
| 129 | North Korea | 3.4tonnes CO2e |
| 130 | Georgia | 3.3tonnes CO2e |
| 131 | Jamaica | 3.2tonnes CO2e |
| 132 | Honduras | 3.2tonnes CO2e |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 3.2tonnes CO2e |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1tonnes CO2e |
| 135 | Dominica | 3.1tonnes CO2e |
| 136 | Eritrea | 2.9tonnes CO2e |
| 137 | India | 2.9tonnes CO2e |
| 138 | Costa Rica | 2.9tonnes CO2e |
| 139 | Egypt | 2.9tonnes CO2e |
| 140 | Benin | 2.8tonnes CO2e |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8tonnes CO2e |
| 142 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.7tonnes CO2e |
| 143 | Jordan | 2.7tonnes CO2e |
| 144 | Mali | 2.7tonnes CO2e |
| 145 | Morocco | 2.7tonnes CO2e |
| 146 | Sudan | 2.7tonnes CO2e |
| 147 | Lesotho | 2.6tonnes CO2e |
| 148 | Philippines | 2.6tonnes CO2e |
| 149 | Tonga | 2.6tonnes CO2e |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 2.5tonnes CO2e |
| 151 | Somalia | 2.5tonnes CO2e |
| 152 | Albania | 2.4tonnes CO2e |
| 153 | Cameroon | 2.2tonnes CO2e |
| 154 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.2tonnes CO2e |
| 155 | Tuvalu | 2.1tonnes CO2e |
| 156 | Tajikistan | 2.0tonnes CO2e |
| 157 | Nepal | 2.0tonnes CO2e |
| 158 | Niger | 1.9tonnes CO2e |
| 159 | Madagascar | 1.9tonnes CO2e |
| 160 | Senegal | 1.9tonnes CO2e |
| 161 | Montenegro | 1.9tonnes CO2e |
| 162 | Pakistan | 1.9tonnes CO2e |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | 1.9tonnes CO2e |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 1.9tonnes CO2e |
| 165 | Zimbabwe | 1.9tonnes CO2e |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 1.8tonnes CO2e |
| 167 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.8tonnes CO2e |
| 168 | Djibouti | 1.8tonnes CO2e |
| 169 | Kenya | 1.8tonnes CO2e |
| 170 | Mozambique | 1.7tonnes CO2e |
| 171 | Nigeria | 1.7tonnes CO2e |
| 172 | Macao | 1.6tonnes CO2e |
| 173 | Cape Verde | 1.6tonnes CO2e |
| 174 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.6tonnes CO2e |
| 175 | El Salvador | 1.6tonnes CO2e |
| 176 | Ghana | 1.5tonnes CO2e |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 1.5tonnes CO2e |
| 178 | Fiji | 1.4tonnes CO2e |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 1.4tonnes CO2e |
| 180 | Togo | 1.3tonnes CO2e |
| 181 | Eswatini | 1.3tonnes CO2e |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.3tonnes CO2e |
| 183 | Uganda | 1.3tonnes CO2e |
| 184 | Comoros | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 185 | Malawi | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 186 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 187 | Haiti | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 188 | Afghanistan | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 189 | Kiribati | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 190 | Samoa | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 191 | Burundi | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 192 | Rwanda | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 193 | Yemen | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 194 | Monaco | tonnes CO2e |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | tonnes CO2e |
| 196 | San Marino | tonnes CO2e |
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Data Source
This data comes from Climate Watch / CAIT (2024).
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