Total greenhouse gas emissions per capita (excluding land use)

202 countries, 2024. Unit: t CO₂ eq. per person.

First in the ranking
0.09 t
Northern Mariana Islands
Median country
4.11 t
half above, half below
World
6.36 t
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.09 to 86.68
Northern Mariana Islands - Palau

How to read it

Across 202 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Palau (86.68 t) and the lowest in Northern Mariana Islands (0.09 t).

The median country is at 4.11 t: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 5.71 t in 1995 to 6.36 t in 2024.

Total annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by…

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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.ALL.PC.CE.AR5) · licence

GHG per capita over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Northern Mariana Islands0.09Oceania
2Marshall Islands0.11Oceania
3Guam0.11Oceania
4Nauru0.12Oceania
5American Samoa0.19Oceania
6United States Virgin Islands0.23North America
7Tuvalu0.43Oceania
8Democratic Republic of the Congo0.54Africa
9Federated States of Micronesia0.54Oceania
10Rwanda0.59Africa
11Burundi0.60Africa
12The Gambia0.67Africa
13Solomon Islands0.76Oceania
14Afghanistan0.77Asia
15Liberia0.79Africa
16Yemen0.81Asia
17Kiribati0.86Oceania
18Malawi0.88Africa
19Sierra Leone0.92Africa
20Mozambique0.97Africa
21Papua New Guinea1.02Oceania
22São Tomé and Principe1.04Africa
23Comoros1.10Africa
24Madagascar1.12Africa
25Uganda1.15Africa
26Haiti1.17North America
27Côte d'Ivoire1.19Africa
28Benin1.23Africa
29Bangladesh1.27Asia
30Togo1.29Africa
31Lesotho1.31Africa
32Timor-Leste1.39Asia
33Cameroon1.39Africa
34Ghana1.40Africa
35Nepal1.40Asia
36Guinea-Bissau1.45Africa
37Ethiopia1.46Africa
38Burkina Faso1.48Africa
39Tanzania1.50Africa
40Nigeria1.51Africa
41Niger1.52Africa
42Sri Lanka1.70Asia
43Senegal1.71Africa
44Cabo Verde1.74Africa
45Faroe Islands1.77Europe
46Zambia1.81Africa
47Somalia1.81Africa
48Kenya1.82Africa
49Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.84North America
50Angola1.85Africa
51Zimbabwe1.85Africa
52Eritrea1.86Africa
53Syria1.91Asia
54Vanuatu1.93Oceania
55Mali1.96Africa
56Guinea1.99Africa
57Grenada2.06North America
58Djibouti2.07Africa
59Pakistan2.09Asia
60Tajikistan2.10Asia
61Myanmar2.16Asia
62Honduras2.25North America
63Philippines2.30Asia
64Dominica2.30North America
65El Salvador2.33North America
66Eswatini2.36Africa
67Guatemala2.36North America
68Samoa2.39Oceania
69Belize2.48North America
70Central African Republic2.52Africa
71Saint Lucia2.61North America
72Macao2.65Asia
73British Virgin Islands2.74North America
74Sudan2.75Africa
75Nicaragua2.77North America
76Tonga2.81Oceania
77Cambodia2.83Asia
78Morocco2.86Africa
79Fiji2.96Oceania
80Albania3.00Europe
81India3.01Asia
82Jordan3.02Asia
83Peru3.03South America
84Kyrgyzstan3.10Asia
85Barbados3.23North America
86Lebanon3.24Asia
87Cuba3.28North America
88Egypt3.32Africa
89Jamaica3.32North America
90Costa Rica3.33North America
91Mauritania3.39Africa
92North Korea3.44Asia
93Bhutan3.55Asia
94Armenia3.55Asia
95Tunisia3.63Africa
96French Polynesia3.84Oceania
97Republic of the Congo3.89Africa
98Malta3.94Europe
99Saint Kitts and Nevis3.96North America
100Maldives3.97Asia
101Ecuador4.10South America
102Colombia4.11South America
103Panama4.26North America
104Equatorial Guinea4.30Africa
105Dominican Republic4.51North America
106Antigua and Barbuda4.55North America
107Bahamas4.60North America
108Indonesia4.67Asia
109Namibia4.69Africa
110Bermuda4.73North America
111Switzerland4.77Europe
112Botswana4.80Africa
113Moldova4.85Europe
114Portugal4.97Europe
115Sweden4.97Europe
116Chad4.98Africa
117Turks and Caicos Islands5.11North America
118Bolivia5.14South America
119Georgia5.14Asia
120Mauritius5.19Africa
121Ukraine5.20Europe
122Mexico5.25North America
123Romania5.35Europe
124Laos5.35Asia
125Hong Kong5.36Asia
126North Macedonia5.38Europe
127Algeria5.40Africa
128Aruba5.45North America
129Cayman Islands5.45North America
130Puerto Rico5.50North America
131France5.52Europe
132United Kingdom5.58Europe
133Azerbaijan5.71Asia
134Suriname5.78South America
135Vietnam5.79Asia
136Spain5.85Europe
137Venezuela5.89South America
138Thailand5.89Asia
139Chile5.98South America
140Paraguay5.98South America
141Brazil6.13South America
142Latvia6.24Europe
143Uzbekistan6.26Asia
144Italy6.30Europe
145Hungary6.32Europe
146Denmark6.40Europe
147Türkiye6.78Asia
148Greece6.87Europe
149Cyprus6.88Asia
150Croatia6.94Europe
151Slovakia7.19Europe
152Bulgaria7.25Europe
153Lithuania7.46Europe
154Israel7.66Asia
155Austria7.74Europe
156Seychelles8.05Africa
157Netherlands8.06Europe
158Germany8.07Europe
159Slovenia8.15Europe
160Argentina8.19South America
161Japan8.58Asia
162Gabon8.58Africa
163Finland8.66Europe
164Bosnia and Herzegovina8.73Europe
165South Africa8.90Africa
166Iraq8.98Asia
167Belgium9.09Europe
168Czechia9.20Europe
169Malaysia9.34Asia
170Poland9.52Europe
171Belarus9.58Europe
172Norway9.65Europe
173Estonia10.30Europe
174Guyana10.51South America
175China11.03Asia
176Ireland11.06Europe
177Iceland11.08Europe
178Iran11.52Asia
179Greenland11.60North America
180Luxembourg11.90Europe
181Singapore12.60Asia
182South Korea12.91Asia
183Uruguay13.18South America
184Libya13.30Africa
185New Zealand14.71Oceania
186Turkmenistan15.32Asia
187Kazakhstan16.04Asia
188United States17.39North America
189Russia17.93Europe
190New Caledonia18.39Oceania
191Canada18.61North America
192Australia21.75Oceania
193Saudi Arabia23.76Asia
194United Arab Emirates24.04Asia
195Trinidad and Tobago24.55North America
196Oman25.04Asia
197Brunei25.64Asia
198Mongolia29.61Asia
199Kuwait35.39Asia
200Bahrain40.55Asia
201Qatar56.95Asia
202Palau86.68Oceania
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

% change · 202 countries

Largest increase

  1. Laos 2.44 → 5.35 +119%
  2. Turks and Caicos Islands 2.49 → 5.11 +106%
  3. Marshall Islands 0.06 → 0.11 +83%
  4. Guyana 5.92 → 10.51 +78%
  5. Vietnam 3.49 → 5.79 +66%

Largest decrease

  1. Equatorial Guinea 10.05 → 4.30 −57%
  2. Yemen 1.71 → 0.81 −53%
  3. Estonia 21.02 → 10.30 −51%
  4. Luxembourg 19.41 → 11.90 −39%
  5. Malta 6.43 → 3.94 −39%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

GHG per capita - continent medians

t

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 5 10 15 1970 Africa: 1.71 Asia: 2.93 Europe: 10.47 North America: 2 South America: 4.49 Oceania: 0.83 1971 Africa: 1.65 Asia: 2.92 Europe: 10.49 North America: 2.08 South America: 4.43 Oceania: 0.86 1972 Africa: 1.56 Asia: 2.97 Europe: 10.87 North America: 2.27 South America: 4.37 Oceania: 0.88 1973 Africa: 1.52 Asia: 3.27 Europe: 11.27 North America: 2.25 South America: 4.73 Oceania: 0.96 1974 Africa: 1.53 Asia: 3.39 Europe: 11.85 North America: 2.39 South America: 4.65 Oceania: 1.09 1975 Africa: 1.53 Asia: 3.19 Europe: 11.85 North America: 2.43 South America: 4.58 Oceania: 1 1976 Africa: 1.5 Asia: 3.47 Europe: 12.37 North America: 2.43 South America: 4.66 Oceania: 1.03 1977 Africa: 1.49 Asia: 3.91 Europe: 12.29 North America: 2.48 South America: 5.02 Oceania: 1.12 1978 Africa: 1.49 Asia: 4.09 Europe: 12.55 North America: 2.41 South America: 4.84 Oceania: 1.13 1979 Africa: 1.57 Asia: 3.69 Europe: 12.82 North America: 2.47 South America: 4.68 Oceania: 1.15 1980 Africa: 1.62 Asia: 3.7 Europe: 12.88 North America: 2.42 South America: 4.71 Oceania: 1.18 1981 Africa: 1.64 Asia: 3.86 Europe: 12.66 North America: 2.3 South America: 4.56 Oceania: 1.21 1982 Africa: 1.7 Asia: 4.26 Europe: 12.57 North America: 2.29 South America: 4.6 Oceania: 1.14 1983 Africa: 1.58 Asia: 4.75 Europe: 12.56 North America: 2.25 South America: 4.49 Oceania: 1.12 1984 Africa: 1.54 Asia: 4.66 Europe: 12.55 North America: 2.25 South America: 4.33 Oceania: 1.12 1985 Africa: 1.5 Asia: 4.67 Europe: 12.62 North America: 2.22 South America: 4.4 Oceania: 1.14 1986 Africa: 1.54 Asia: 4.67 Europe: 12.76 North America: 2.15 South America: 4.24 Oceania: 1.09 1987 Africa: 1.51 Asia: 4.61 Europe: 12.82 North America: 2.43 South America: 4.07 Oceania: 1.18 1988 Africa: 1.51 Asia: 4.5 Europe: 12.74 North America: 2.48 South America: 4.1 Oceania: 1.12 1989 Africa: 1.6 Asia: 4.59 Europe: 12.59 North America: 2.57 South America: 4.39 Oceania: 1.06 1990 Africa: 1.7 Asia: 5.04 Europe: 12.06 North America: 2.39 South America: 4.24 Oceania: 1.25 1991 Africa: 1.74 Asia: 5.28 Europe: 10.63 North America: 2.43 South America: 4.38 Oceania: 1.25 1992 Africa: 1.68 Asia: 5.01 Europe: 9.51 North America: 2.51 South America: 4.46 Oceania: 1.31 1993 Africa: 1.66 Asia: 4.04 Europe: 9.63 North America: 2.47 South America: 4.61 Oceania: 1.29 1994 Africa: 1.68 Asia: 3.91 Europe: 9.69 North America: 2.64 South America: 4.76 Oceania: 1.24 1995 Africa: 1.65 Asia: 4.28 Europe: 9.64 North America: 2.69 South America: 4.74 Oceania: 1.21 1996 Africa: 1.63 Asia: 4.37 Europe: 9.95 North America: 2.77 South America: 4.92 Oceania: 1.19 1997 Africa: 1.6 Asia: 4.42 Europe: 9.43 North America: 2.95 South America: 5.16 Oceania: 1.14 1998 Africa: 1.58 Asia: 4.16 Europe: 9.27 North America: 3.04 South America: 5.12 Oceania: 1.74 1999 Africa: 1.57 Asia: 4.26 Europe: 9.35 North America: 2.91 South America: 5.03 Oceania: 1.15 2000 Africa: 1.53 Asia: 4.22 Europe: 9.41 North America: 2.79 South America: 4.94 Oceania: 1.28 2001 Africa: 1.47 Asia: 4.35 Europe: 9.45 North America: 2.78 South America: 4.96 Oceania: 1.25 2002 Africa: 1.44 Asia: 4.32 Europe: 9.54 North America: 2.74 South America: 4.52 Oceania: 1.33 2003 Africa: 1.49 Asia: 4.41 Europe: 9.88 North America: 2.8 South America: 4.8 Oceania: 1.32 2004 Africa: 1.48 Asia: 4.51 Europe: 9.88 North America: 3.05 South America: 4.66 Oceania: 1.36 2005 Africa: 1.56 Asia: 4.61 Europe: 9.77 North America: 3.14 South America: 4.88 Oceania: 1.53 2006 Africa: 1.59 Asia: 4.53 Europe: 9.68 North America: 3.34 South America: 4.87 Oceania: 1.57 2007 Africa: 1.68 Asia: 4.42 Europe: 9.78 North America: 3.22 South America: 4.91 Oceania: 1.39 2008 Africa: 1.64 Asia: 4.54 Europe: 9.53 North America: 3.4 South America: 5.04 Oceania: 1.43 2009 Africa: 1.69 Asia: 5.09 Europe: 8.43 North America: 3.31 South America: 5.05 Oceania: 1.16 2010 Africa: 1.73 Asia: 4.91 Europe: 9.01 North America: 3.27 South America: 5.48 Oceania: 1.07 2011 Africa: 1.68 Asia: 5 Europe: 9.15 North America: 3.15 South America: 5.73 Oceania: 1.07 2012 Africa: 1.7 Asia: 5.38 Europe: 8.94 North America: 3.03 South America: 6.18 Oceania: 1.04 2013 Africa: 1.71 Asia: 4.89 Europe: 8.6 North America: 3.16 South America: 6.11 Oceania: 1.05 2014 Africa: 1.68 Asia: 5.57 Europe: 8.29 North America: 3.08 South America: 6.23 Oceania: 1.13 2015 Africa: 1.73 Asia: 5.01 Europe: 8.28 North America: 3.01 South America: 6.29 Oceania: 1.22 2016 Africa: 1.74 Asia: 5.32 Europe: 8.43 North America: 3.18 South America: 6.33 Oceania: 1.26 2017 Africa: 1.74 Asia: 5.32 Europe: 8.53 North America: 3.13 South America: 6.2 Oceania: 1.14 2018 Africa: 1.76 Asia: 5.35 Europe: 8.4 North America: 3.56 South America: 5.97 Oceania: 1 2019 Africa: 1.75 Asia: 5.58 Europe: 7.86 North America: 3.63 South America: 6.42 Oceania: 1.01 2020 Africa: 1.64 Asia: 5.03 Europe: 7.44 North America: 3.09 South America: 5.96 Oceania: 1.03 2021 Africa: 1.72 Asia: 5.08 Europe: 7.95 North America: 3.39 South America: 6.22 Oceania: 1.01 2022 Africa: 1.78 Asia: 5.12 Europe: 7.49 North America: 3.16 South America: 6.09 Oceania: 1.02 2023 Africa: 1.81 Asia: 5.37 Europe: 7.19 North America: 3.28 South America: 5.89 Oceania: 1.03 2024 Africa: 1.81 Asia: 5.36 Europe: 7.07 North America: 3.33 South America: 5.93 Oceania: 1.02 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 1.81 t
Asia 5.36 t
Europe 7.07 t
North America 3.33 t
South America 5.93 t
Oceania 1.02 t

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