CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

202 countries, 2024. Unit: tonnes CO₂ per person.

First in the ranking
0.00 t
Nauru
Median country
2.54 t
half above, half below
World
4.69 t
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.00 to 82.84
Nauru - Palau

How to read it

Across 202 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Palau (82.84 t) and the lowest in Nauru (0.00 t).

The median country is at 2.54 t: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 3.99 t in 1995 to 4.69 t in 2024.

Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.

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Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, uri… · via World Bank WDI (EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5) · licence

CO₂ per capita over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Nauru0.00Oceania
2Tuvalu0.00Oceania
3Federated States of Micronesia0.00Oceania
4Guam0.00Oceania
5United States Virgin Islands0.00North America
6American Samoa0.00Oceania
7Northern Mariana Islands0.00Oceania
8Marshall Islands0.00Oceania
9Faroe Islands0.04Europe
10Somalia0.05Africa
11Democratic Republic of the Congo0.06Africa
12Central African Republic0.06Africa
13Burundi0.07Africa
14Niger0.12Africa
15Chad0.14Africa
16Madagascar0.15Africa
17Ethiopia0.15Africa
18Liberia0.15Africa
19Guinea-Bissau0.16Africa
20Rwanda0.16Africa
21Uganda0.17Africa
22Sierra Leone0.17Africa
23The Gambia0.18Africa
24Eritrea0.22Africa
25Malawi0.22Africa
26Yemen0.26Asia
27Burkina Faso0.28Africa
28Afghanistan0.28Asia
29Mozambique0.29Africa
30Haiti0.30North America
31Mali0.30Africa
32Tanzania0.31Africa
33Togo0.31Africa
34Guinea0.35Africa
35Cameroon0.35Africa
36Kenya0.38Africa
37Solomon Islands0.38Oceania
38Lesotho0.43Africa
39Sudan0.43Africa
40Benin0.49Africa
41Timor-Leste0.50Asia
42Comoros0.52Africa
43Papua New Guinea0.52Oceania
44Nepal0.54Asia
45Zambia0.54Africa
46Nigeria0.57Africa
47Myanmar0.58Asia
48Côte d'Ivoire0.59Africa
49Kiribati0.59Oceania
50São Tomé and Principe0.63Africa
51Ghana0.70Africa
52Bangladesh0.72Asia
53Angola0.74Africa
54Djibouti0.77Africa
55Senegal0.77Africa
56Zimbabwe0.77Africa
57Pakistan0.81Asia
58Nicaragua0.83North America
59Vanuatu0.87Oceania
60Eswatini0.88Africa
61Tajikistan0.92Asia
62Belize0.93North America
63Mauritania0.97Africa
64Sri Lanka1.06Asia
65Cambodia1.10Asia
66Guatemala1.11North America
67Honduras1.14North America
68Paraguay1.16South America
69Namibia1.20Africa
70Dominica1.27North America
71Syria1.27Asia
72Cabo Verde1.29Africa
73Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.31North America
74Republic of the Congo1.34Africa
75Kyrgyzstan1.49Asia
76Grenada1.50North America
77Philippines1.50Asia
78El Salvador1.51North America
79Samoa1.60Oceania
80Fiji1.62Oceania
81Tonga1.63Oceania
82Costa Rica1.63North America
83Saint Lucia1.71North America
84Albania1.79Europe
85Colombia1.80South America
86Morocco1.84Africa
87Lebanon1.90Asia
88Cuba1.91North America
89Bhutan2.01Asia
90Peru2.02South America
91Gabon2.05Africa
92Jordan2.09Asia
93India2.17Asia
94Bolivia2.29South America
95Brazil2.32South America
96British Virgin Islands2.33North America
97Armenia2.47Asia
98North Korea2.50Asia
99Egypt2.50Africa
100Barbados2.52North America
101Macao2.53Asia
102Equatorial Guinea2.55Africa
103Uruguay2.57South America
104Tunisia2.62Africa
105Ecuador2.64South America
106Botswana2.74Africa
107Panama2.74North America
108Jamaica2.84North America
109Indonesia2.87Asia
110Saint Kitts and Nevis2.88North America
111Dominican Republic2.99North America
112Ukraine3.13Europe
113Malta3.18Europe
114Portugal3.32Europe
115Laos3.35Asia
116Venezuela3.39South America
117Moldova3.42Europe
118French Polynesia3.46Oceania
119Georgia3.53Asia
120Mauritius3.54Africa
121Maldives3.57Asia
122Sweden3.57Europe
123Bahamas3.64North America
124Mexico3.64North America
125Latvia3.65Europe
126Romania3.72Europe
127Switzerland3.75Europe
128Antigua and Barbuda3.80North America
129Azerbaijan3.81Asia
130Chile3.94South America
131Thailand3.96Asia
132Algeria3.98Africa
133North Macedonia4.00Europe
134France4.00Europe
135Argentina4.01South America
136Suriname4.06South America
137Uzbekistan4.09Asia
138Bermuda4.14North America
139United Kingdom4.22Europe
140Vietnam4.27Asia
141Denmark4.28Europe
142Hungary4.46Europe
143Lithuania4.49Europe
144Spain4.51Europe
145Guyana4.56South America
146Hong Kong4.60Asia
147Puerto Rico4.82North America
148Croatia4.83Europe
149Turks and Caicos Islands4.92North America
150Cayman Islands5.00North America
151Greece5.05Europe
152Italy5.08Europe
153Aruba5.15North America
154Iraq5.18Asia
155Bulgaria5.31Europe
156Türkiye5.38Asia
157Cyprus5.40Asia
158Slovakia5.51Europe
159Finland5.54Europe
160Israel5.77Asia
161Belarus5.94Europe
162New Zealand6.01Oceania
163Ireland6.04Europe
164Slovenia6.27Europe
165Austria6.32Europe
166Bosnia and Herzegovina6.45Europe
167Netherlands6.60Europe
168South Africa6.88Africa
169Germany6.94Europe
170Czechia7.13Europe
171Norway7.18Europe
172Seychelles7.24Africa
173Belgium7.31Europe
174Poland7.55Europe
175Estonia7.76Europe
176Japan7.84Asia
177Mongolia7.85Asia
178Malaysia8.32Asia
179Iceland8.52Europe
180Libya8.66Africa
181Iran9.05Asia
182China9.32Asia
183Singapore9.75Asia
184Greenland10.45North America
185Luxembourg10.56Europe
186Turkmenistan10.86Asia
187South Korea11.36Asia
188Kazakhstan12.57Asia
189United States13.62North America
190Russia13.98Europe
191Canada14.01North America
192Australia14.10Oceania
193New Caledonia17.08Oceania
194United Arab Emirates18.26Asia
195Saudi Arabia18.48Asia
196Oman18.65Asia
197Trinidad and Tobago19.58North America
198Brunei20.24Asia
199Kuwait23.67Asia
200Bahrain23.90Asia
201Qatar47.33Asia
202Palau82.84Oceania
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in t · 202 countries

Largest increase

  1. Palau 71.56 → 82.84 +11.28
  2. Turks and Caicos Islands 2.17 → 4.92 +2.75
  3. Laos 0.65 → 3.35 +2.70
  4. Vietnam 1.95 → 4.27 +2.31
  5. Greenland 8.54 → 10.45 +1.91

Largest decrease

  1. Estonia 17.31 → 7.76 −9.55
  2. Trinidad and Tobago 27.65 → 19.58 −8.07
  3. Luxembourg 17.65 → 10.56 −7.09
  4. United Arab Emirates 24.58 → 18.26 −6.33
  5. Qatar 51.48 → 47.33 −4.14

Continents over time

median country of each continent

CO₂ per capita - continent medians

t

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 3 5 8 10 1970 Africa: 0.26 Asia: 2.41 Europe: 7.51 North America: 0.73 South America: 1.52 Oceania: 0.37 1971 Africa: 0.26 Asia: 2.36 Europe: 7.79 North America: 0.72 South America: 1.48 Oceania: 0.36 1972 Africa: 0.26 Asia: 2.39 Europe: 7.95 North America: 0.84 South America: 1.59 Oceania: 0.38 1973 Africa: 0.26 Asia: 2.34 Europe: 8.23 North America: 0.87 South America: 1.64 Oceania: 0.45 1974 Africa: 0.27 Asia: 2.6 Europe: 8.3 North America: 0.76 South America: 1.56 Oceania: 0.53 1975 Africa: 0.25 Asia: 2.53 Europe: 8.78 North America: 0.94 South America: 1.7 Oceania: 0.43 1976 Africa: 0.23 Asia: 2.84 Europe: 9.05 North America: 0.95 South America: 1.7 Oceania: 0.41 1977 Africa: 0.24 Asia: 2.87 Europe: 9.28 North America: 1.15 South America: 1.76 Oceania: 0.42 1978 Africa: 0.22 Asia: 2.86 Europe: 9.5 North America: 1.16 South America: 1.84 Oceania: 0.42 1979 Africa: 0.23 Asia: 2.85 Europe: 9.77 North America: 1.18 South America: 1.93 Oceania: 0.45 1980 Africa: 0.22 Asia: 2.9 Europe: 9.36 North America: 1.04 South America: 1.8 Oceania: 0.48 1981 Africa: 0.25 Asia: 2.74 Europe: 8.9 North America: 1.12 South America: 1.72 Oceania: 0.54 1982 Africa: 0.21 Asia: 2.76 Europe: 8.46 North America: 1.06 South America: 1.6 Oceania: 0.5 1983 Africa: 0.19 Asia: 2.87 Europe: 8.32 North America: 1.03 South America: 1.45 Oceania: 0.51 1984 Africa: 0.18 Asia: 3.12 Europe: 8.59 North America: 0.78 South America: 1.47 Oceania: 0.46 1985 Africa: 0.18 Asia: 3.37 Europe: 8.59 North America: 0.8 South America: 1.53 Oceania: 0.44 1986 Africa: 0.19 Asia: 3.03 Europe: 8.88 North America: 0.81 South America: 1.57 Oceania: 0.34 1987 Africa: 0.2 Asia: 3.09 Europe: 8.82 North America: 1.19 South America: 1.53 Oceania: 0.57 1988 Africa: 0.22 Asia: 3.02 Europe: 9 North America: 1.05 South America: 1.59 Oceania: 0.55 1989 Africa: 0.2 Asia: 3.15 Europe: 8.95 North America: 1.07 South America: 1.6 Oceania: 0.54 1990 Africa: 0.2 Asia: 3.57 Europe: 8.87 North America: 1.11 South America: 1.6 Oceania: 0.55 1991 Africa: 0.2 Asia: 3.06 Europe: 8.19 North America: 1.14 South America: 1.6 Oceania: 0.55 1992 Africa: 0.2 Asia: 3.07 Europe: 7.57 North America: 1.29 South America: 1.63 Oceania: 0.51 1993 Africa: 0.19 Asia: 2.98 Europe: 7.59 North America: 1.27 South America: 1.61 Oceania: 0.5 1994 Africa: 0.22 Asia: 2.85 Europe: 7.2 North America: 1.45 South America: 1.71 Oceania: 0.5 1995 Africa: 0.23 Asia: 2.92 Europe: 7.59 North America: 1.41 South America: 1.79 Oceania: 0.44 1996 Africa: 0.25 Asia: 3.14 Europe: 7.71 North America: 1.31 South America: 1.93 Oceania: 0.43 1997 Africa: 0.25 Asia: 3.25 Europe: 7.57 North America: 1.28 South America: 2 Oceania: 0.43 1998 Africa: 0.25 Asia: 2.91 Europe: 7.51 North America: 1.37 South America: 1.97 Oceania: 0.43 1999 Africa: 0.27 Asia: 2.92 Europe: 7.55 North America: 1.34 South America: 2.04 Oceania: 0.42 2000 Africa: 0.29 Asia: 3.12 Europe: 7.62 North America: 1.37 South America: 1.87 Oceania: 0.53 2001 Africa: 0.27 Asia: 3.12 Europe: 7.7 North America: 1.38 South America: 1.94 Oceania: 0.57 2002 Africa: 0.28 Asia: 3.23 Europe: 7.86 North America: 1.44 South America: 1.91 Oceania: 0.59 2003 Africa: 0.28 Asia: 3.13 Europe: 8.05 North America: 1.55 South America: 1.89 Oceania: 0.6 2004 Africa: 0.3 Asia: 3.38 Europe: 8 North America: 1.69 South America: 1.98 Oceania: 0.6 2005 Africa: 0.32 Asia: 3.47 Europe: 8.09 North America: 2.04 South America: 1.97 Oceania: 0.63 2006 Africa: 0.31 Asia: 3.4 Europe: 7.97 North America: 2.2 South America: 1.99 Oceania: 0.66 2007 Africa: 0.3 Asia: 3.13 Europe: 7.99 North America: 2.18 South America: 2.1 Oceania: 0.65 2008 Africa: 0.32 Asia: 3.13 Europe: 7.59 North America: 2.14 South America: 2.2 Oceania: 0.66 2009 Africa: 0.4 Asia: 3.17 Europe: 6.7 North America: 2.33 South America: 2.27 Oceania: 0.63 2010 Africa: 0.4 Asia: 3.2 Europe: 7.03 North America: 2.49 South America: 2.31 Oceania: 0.65 2011 Africa: 0.37 Asia: 3.21 Europe: 7.11 North America: 2.12 South America: 2.42 Oceania: 0.67 2012 Africa: 0.36 Asia: 3.73 Europe: 6.82 North America: 2.17 South America: 2.6 Oceania: 0.59 2013 Africa: 0.38 Asia: 3.95 Europe: 6.73 North America: 2.11 South America: 2.62 Oceania: 0.59 2014 Africa: 0.4 Asia: 3.74 Europe: 6.34 North America: 2.17 South America: 2.72 Oceania: 0.65 2015 Africa: 0.4 Asia: 3.67 Europe: 6.12 North America: 2.29 South America: 2.61 Oceania: 0.6 2016 Africa: 0.41 Asia: 3.91 Europe: 6.23 North America: 2.37 South America: 2.46 Oceania: 0.61 2017 Africa: 0.46 Asia: 3.72 Europe: 6.17 North America: 2.23 South America: 2.43 Oceania: 0.6 2018 Africa: 0.45 Asia: 3.48 Europe: 6 North America: 2.38 South America: 2.38 Oceania: 0.62 2019 Africa: 0.47 Asia: 3.49 Europe: 5.65 North America: 2.77 South America: 2.34 Oceania: 0.61 2020 Africa: 0.46 Asia: 3.55 Europe: 5.1 North America: 2.28 South America: 2.12 Oceania: 0.58 2021 Africa: 0.49 Asia: 3.4 Europe: 5.44 North America: 2.31 South America: 2.47 Oceania: 0.63 2022 Africa: 0.51 Asia: 3.63 Europe: 5.44 North America: 2.6 South America: 2.43 Oceania: 0.58 2023 Africa: 0.49 Asia: 3.72 Europe: 5.04 North America: 2.71 South America: 2.51 Oceania: 0.57 2024 Africa: 0.49 Asia: 3.81 Europe: 5.06 North America: 2.74 South America: 2.61 Oceania: 0.59 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 0.49 t
Asia 3.81 t
Europe 5.06 t
North America 2.74 t
South America 2.61 t
Oceania 0.59 t

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