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Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita excluding LULUCF (t CO2e/capita)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
6.5t CO2e/capita
Median: 4.1t CO2e/capita
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
Palau
86.7t CO2e/capita
Lowest
Northern Mariana Islands
0.1t CO2e/capita
Top 5 Countries
1Palau86.7t CO2e/capita
2Qatar56.9t CO2e/capita
3Bahrain40.6t CO2e/capita
4Kuwait35.4t CO2e/capita
5Mongolia29.6t CO2e/capita
By Region
Oceania18.2t CO2e/capita(2 countries)
North America10.9t CO2e/capita(4 countries)
Asia10.7t CO2e/capita(26 countries)
Europe7.5t CO2e/capita(31 countries)
South America6.4t CO2e/capita(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1t CO2e/capita)High (86.7t CO2e/capita)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.5t CO2e/capita)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Europe (31)
South America (7)
Other (124)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 86.7t CO2e/capita |
| 2 | Qatar | 56.9t CO2e/capita |
| 3 | Bahrain | 40.6t CO2e/capita |
| 4 | Kuwait | 35.4t CO2e/capita |
| 5 | Mongolia | 29.6t CO2e/capita |
| 6 | Brunei Darussalam | 25.6t CO2e/capita |
| 7 | Oman | 25.0t CO2e/capita |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.5t CO2e/capita |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 24.0t CO2e/capita |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 23.8t CO2e/capita |
| 11 | Australia | 21.7t CO2e/capita |
| 12 | Canada | 18.6t CO2e/capita |
| 13 | New Caledonia | 18.4t CO2e/capita |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 17.9t CO2e/capita |
| 15 | United States of America | 17.4t CO2e/capita |
| 16 | Gibraltar | 16.8t CO2e/capita |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 16.0t CO2e/capita |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 15.3t CO2e/capita |
| 19 | New Zealand | 14.7t CO2e/capita |
| 20 | Libya | 13.3t CO2e/capita |
| 21 | Uruguay | 13.2t CO2e/capita |
| 22 | South Korea | 12.9t CO2e/capita |
| 23 | Singapore | 12.6t CO2e/capita |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 11.9t CO2e/capita |
| 25 | Greenland | 11.6t CO2e/capita |
| 26 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.5t CO2e/capita |
| 27 | Iceland | 11.1t CO2e/capita |
| 28 | Ireland | 11.1t CO2e/capita |
| 29 | People's Republic of China | 11.0t CO2e/capita |
| 30 | Guyana | 10.5t CO2e/capita |
| 31 | Estonia | 10.3t CO2e/capita |
| 32 | Norway | 9.6t CO2e/capita |
| 33 | Belarus | 9.6t CO2e/capita |
| 34 | Poland | 9.5t CO2e/capita |
| 35 | Malaysia | 9.3t CO2e/capita |
| 36 | Czech Republic | 9.2t CO2e/capita |
| 37 | Belgium | 9.1t CO2e/capita |
| 38 | Iraq | 9.0t CO2e/capita |
| 39 | South Africa | 8.9t CO2e/capita |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.7t CO2e/capita |
| 41 | Finland | 8.7t CO2e/capita |
| 42 | Gabon | 8.6t CO2e/capita |
| 43 | Japan | 8.6t CO2e/capita |
| 44 | Argentina | 8.2t CO2e/capita |
| 45 | Slovenia | 8.1t CO2e/capita |
| 46 | Germany | 8.1t CO2e/capita |
| 47 | Netherlands | 8.1t CO2e/capita |
| 48 | Seychelles | 8.0t CO2e/capita |
| 49 | Austria | 7.7t CO2e/capita |
| 50 | Israel | 7.7t CO2e/capita |
| 51 | Lithuania | 7.5t CO2e/capita |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 7.2t CO2e/capita |
| 53 | Slovakia | 7.2t CO2e/capita |
| 54 | Croatia | 6.9t CO2e/capita |
| 55 | Cyprus | 6.9t CO2e/capita |
| 56 | Greece | 6.9t CO2e/capita |
| 57 | Türkiye | 6.8t CO2e/capita |
| 58 | Denmark | 6.4t CO2e/capita |
| 59 | Hungary | 6.3t CO2e/capita |
| 60 | Italy | 6.3t CO2e/capita |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 6.3t CO2e/capita |
| 62 | Latvia | 6.2t CO2e/capita |
| 63 | Brazil | 6.1t CO2e/capita |
| 64 | Paraguay | 6.0t CO2e/capita |
| 65 | Chile | 6.0t CO2e/capita |
| 66 | Thailand | 5.9t CO2e/capita |
| 67 | Venezuela | 5.9t CO2e/capita |
| 68 | Spain | 5.8t CO2e/capita |
| 69 | Vietnam | 5.8t CO2e/capita |
| 70 | Suriname | 5.8t CO2e/capita |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 5.7t CO2e/capita |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 5.6t CO2e/capita |
| 73 | France | 5.5t CO2e/capita |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 5.5t CO2e/capita |
| 75 | Cayman Islands | 5.5t CO2e/capita |
| 76 | Aruba | 5.5t CO2e/capita |
| 77 | Algeria | 5.4t CO2e/capita |
| 78 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.4t CO2e/capita |
| 79 | Hong Kong | 5.4t CO2e/capita |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.3t CO2e/capita |
| 81 | Romania | 5.3t CO2e/capita |
| 82 | Mexico | 5.2t CO2e/capita |
| 83 | Ukraine | 5.2t CO2e/capita |
| 84 | Mauritius | 5.2t CO2e/capita |
| 85 | Georgia | 5.1t CO2e/capita |
| 86 | Bolivia | 5.1t CO2e/capita |
| 87 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.1t CO2e/capita |
| 88 | Chad | 5.0t CO2e/capita |
| 89 | Sweden | 5.0t CO2e/capita |
| 90 | Portugal | 5.0t CO2e/capita |
| 91 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.9t CO2e/capita |
| 92 | Botswana | 4.8t CO2e/capita |
| 93 | Switzerland | 4.8t CO2e/capita |
| 94 | Bermuda | 4.7t CO2e/capita |
| 95 | Namibia | 4.7t CO2e/capita |
| 96 | Indonesia | 4.7t CO2e/capita |
| 97 | Bahamas | 4.6t CO2e/capita |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.6t CO2e/capita |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 4.5t CO2e/capita |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.3t CO2e/capita |
| 101 | Panama | 4.3t CO2e/capita |
| 102 | Colombia | 4.1t CO2e/capita |
| 103 | Ecuador | 4.1t CO2e/capita |
| 104 | Maldives | 4.0t CO2e/capita |
| 105 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.0t CO2e/capita |
| 106 | Malta | 3.9t CO2e/capita |
| 107 | Republic of the Congo | 3.9t CO2e/capita |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 3.8t CO2e/capita |
| 109 | Tunisia | 3.6t CO2e/capita |
| 110 | Armenia | 3.6t CO2e/capita |
| 111 | Bhutan | 3.5t CO2e/capita |
| 112 | North Korea | 3.4t CO2e/capita |
| 113 | Mauritania | 3.4t CO2e/capita |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 3.3t CO2e/capita |
| 115 | Jamaica | 3.3t CO2e/capita |
| 116 | Egypt | 3.3t CO2e/capita |
| 117 | Cuba | 3.3t CO2e/capita |
| 118 | Lebanon | 3.2t CO2e/capita |
| 119 | Barbados | 3.2t CO2e/capita |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1t CO2e/capita |
| 121 | Peru | 3.0t CO2e/capita |
| 122 | Jordan | 3.0t CO2e/capita |
| 123 | India | 3.0t CO2e/capita |
| 124 | Albania | 3.0t CO2e/capita |
| 125 | Fiji | 3.0t CO2e/capita |
| 126 | Morocco | 2.9t CO2e/capita |
| 127 | Cambodia | 2.8t CO2e/capita |
| 128 | Tonga | 2.8t CO2e/capita |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 2.8t CO2e/capita |
| 130 | Sudan | 2.7t CO2e/capita |
| 131 | Virgin Islands, British | 2.7t CO2e/capita |
| 132 | Macao | 2.6t CO2e/capita |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 2.6t CO2e/capita |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 2.5t CO2e/capita |
| 135 | Belize | 2.5t CO2e/capita |
| 136 | Samoa | 2.4t CO2e/capita |
| 137 | Guatemala | 2.4t CO2e/capita |
| 138 | Eswatini | 2.4t CO2e/capita |
| 139 | El Salvador | 2.3t CO2e/capita |
| 140 | Dominica | 2.3t CO2e/capita |
| 141 | Philippines | 2.3t CO2e/capita |
| 142 | Honduras | 2.3t CO2e/capita |
| 143 | Myanmar | 2.2t CO2e/capita |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 2.1t CO2e/capita |
| 145 | Pakistan | 2.1t CO2e/capita |
| 146 | Djibouti | 2.1t CO2e/capita |
| 147 | Grenada | 2.1t CO2e/capita |
| 148 | Guinea | 2.0t CO2e/capita |
| 149 | Mali | 2.0t CO2e/capita |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 1.9t CO2e/capita |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.9t CO2e/capita |
| 152 | Eritrea | 1.9t CO2e/capita |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 1.9t CO2e/capita |
| 154 | Angola | 1.8t CO2e/capita |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8t CO2e/capita |
| 156 | Kenya | 1.8t CO2e/capita |
| 157 | Somalia | 1.8t CO2e/capita |
| 158 | Zambia | 1.8t CO2e/capita |
| 159 | Faroe Islands | 1.8t CO2e/capita |
| 160 | Cape Verde | 1.7t CO2e/capita |
| 161 | Senegal | 1.7t CO2e/capita |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 1.7t CO2e/capita |
| 163 | Niger | 1.5t CO2e/capita |
| 164 | Nigeria | 1.5t CO2e/capita |
| 165 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.5t CO2e/capita |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 1.5t CO2e/capita |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 1.5t CO2e/capita |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.4t CO2e/capita |
| 169 | Nepal | 1.4t CO2e/capita |
| 170 | Ghana | 1.4t CO2e/capita |
| 171 | Cameroon | 1.4t CO2e/capita |
| 172 | Timor-Leste | 1.4t CO2e/capita |
| 173 | Lesotho | 1.3t CO2e/capita |
| 174 | Togo | 1.3t CO2e/capita |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 1.3t CO2e/capita |
| 176 | Benin | 1.2t CO2e/capita |
| 177 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.2t CO2e/capita |
| 178 | Haiti | 1.2t CO2e/capita |
| 179 | Uganda | 1.1t CO2e/capita |
| 180 | Madagascar | 1.1t CO2e/capita |
| 181 | Comoros | 1.1t CO2e/capita |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.0t CO2e/capita |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 1.0t CO2e/capita |
| 184 | Mozambique | 1.0t CO2e/capita |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 0.9t CO2e/capita |
| 186 | Malawi | 0.9t CO2e/capita |
| 187 | Kiribati | 0.9t CO2e/capita |
| 188 | Yemen | 0.8t CO2e/capita |
| 189 | Liberia | 0.8t CO2e/capita |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 0.8t CO2e/capita |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 0.8t CO2e/capita |
| 192 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.7t CO2e/capita |
| 193 | Burundi | 0.6t CO2e/capita |
| 194 | Rwanda | 0.6t CO2e/capita |
| 195 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.5t CO2e/capita |
| 196 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.5t CO2e/capita |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 0.4t CO2e/capita |
| 198 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.2t CO2e/capita |
| 199 | American Samoa | 0.2t CO2e/capita |
| 200 | Nauru | 0.1t CO2e/capita |
| 201 | Guam | 0.1t CO2e/capita |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 0.1t CO2e/capita |
| 203 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1t CO2e/capita |
Showing 203 of 203 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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