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CO₂ per person around the world

CO₂ per person, 2024: highest in Palau, at 82.84 tonnes, and lowest in Nauru, at 0 tonnes, of 202 countries with a value. The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.

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tonnes per person · EDGAR

CO₂ per person around the worldCO₂ per person, 2024: highest in Palau, at 82.84 tonnes, and lowest in Nauru, at 0 tonnes, of 202 countries with a value. The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
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tonnes per person · EDGAR

#CountryLatestYear
1Palau82.842024
2Qatar47.332024
3Bahrain23.92024
4Kuwait23.672024
5Brunei20.242024
6Trinidad & Tobago19.582024
7Oman18.652024
8Saudi Arabia18.482024
9United Arab Emirates18.262024
10New Caledonia17.082024
11Australia14.12024
12Canada14.012024
13Russia13.982024
14United States13.622024
15Kazakhstan12.572024
16South Korea11.362024
17Turkmenistan10.862024
18Luxembourg10.562024
19Greenland10.452024
20Singapore9.752024
21China9.322024
22Iran9.052024
23Libya8.672024
24Iceland8.522024
25Malaysia8.322024
26Mongolia7.852024
27Japan7.842024
28Estonia7.762024
29Poland7.552024
30Belgium7.312024
31Seychelles7.242024
32Norway7.182024
33Czechia7.132024
34Germany6.942024
35South Africa6.882024
36Netherlands6.62024
37Bosnia & Herzegovina6.452024
38Austria6.322024
39Slovenia6.272024
40Ireland6.042024
41New Zealand6.012024
42Belarus5.942024
43Israel5.772024
44Finland5.542024
45Slovakia5.512024
46Cyprus5.412024
47Türkiye5.382024
48Bulgaria5.312024
49Iraq5.182024
50Aruba5.152024
51Italy5.082024
52Greece5.052024
53Cayman Islands52024
54Turks & Caicos Islands4.922024
55Croatia4.832024
56Puerto Rico4.822024
57Hong Kong SAR China4.62024
58Guyana4.562024
59Spain4.512024
60Lithuania4.492024
61Hungary4.462024
62Denmark4.282024
63Vietnam4.272024
64United Kingdom4.222024
65Bermuda4.142024
66Uzbekistan4.092024
67Suriname4.062024
68Argentina4.012024
69France42024
70North Macedonia42024
71Algeria3.982024
72Thailand3.962024
73Chile3.942024
74Azerbaijan3.812024
75Antigua & Barbuda3.82024
76Switzerland3.752024
77Romania3.722024
78Latvia3.652024
79Mexico3.642024
80Bahamas3.642024
81Sweden3.572024
82Maldives3.572024
83Mauritius3.542024
84Georgia3.532024
85French Polynesia3.462024
86Moldova3.422024
87Venezuela3.392024
88Laos3.352024
89Portugal3.332024
90Malta3.182024
91Ukraine3.132024
92Dominican Republic32024
93St. Kitts & Nevis2.882024
94Indonesia2.872024
95Jamaica2.842024
96Panama2.742024
97Botswana2.742024
98Ecuador2.652024
99Tunisia2.622024
100Uruguay2.572024
101Equatorial Guinea2.552024
102Macao SAR China2.532024
103Barbados2.522024
104Egypt2.52024
105North Korea2.52024
106Armenia2.472024
107British Virgin Islands2.332024
108Brazil2.322024
109Bolivia2.292024
110India2.172024
111Jordan2.092024
112Gabon2.052024
113Peru2.022024
114Bhutan2.012024
115Cuba1.912024
116Lebanon1.92024
117Morocco1.842024
118Colombia1.82024
119Albania1.792024
120St. Lucia1.712024
121Costa Rica1.632024
122Tonga1.632024
123Fiji1.622024
124Samoa1.62024
125El Salvador1.512024
126Philippines1.52024
127Grenada1.52024
128Kyrgyzstan1.492024
129Congo - Brazzaville1.342024
130St. Vincent & Grenadines1.312024
131Cape Verde1.292024
132Syria1.282024
133Dominica1.272024
134Namibia1.212024
135Paraguay1.162024
136Honduras1.142024
137Guatemala1.112024
138Cambodia1.12024
139Sri Lanka1.072024
140Mauritania0.972024
141Belize0.932024
142Tajikistan0.922024
143Eswatini0.882024
144Vanuatu0.872024
145Nicaragua0.832024
146Pakistan0.812024
147Zimbabwe0.772024
148Senegal0.772024
149Djibouti0.772024
150Angola0.742024
151Bangladesh0.722024
152Ghana0.72024
153São Tomé & Príncipe0.632024
154Kiribati0.592024
155Côte d’Ivoire0.592024
156Myanmar (Burma)0.582024
157Nigeria0.572024
158Zambia0.542024
159Nepal0.542024
160Papua New Guinea0.522024
161Comoros0.522024
162Timor-Leste0.52024
163Benin0.492024
164Sudan0.432024
165Lesotho0.432024
166Solomon Islands0.382024
167Kenya0.382024
168Cameroon0.352024
169Guinea0.352024
170Togo0.312024
171Tanzania0.312024
172Mali0.32024
173Haiti0.32024
174Mozambique0.292024
175Afghanistan0.282024
176Burkina Faso0.282024
177Yemen0.262024
178Malawi0.222024
179Eritrea0.222024
180Gambia0.182024
181Sierra Leone0.172024
182Uganda0.172024
183Rwanda0.162024
184Guinea-Bissau0.162024
185Liberia0.152024
186Ethiopia0.152024
187Madagascar0.152024
188Chad0.142024
189Niger0.122024
190Burundi0.072024
191Central African Republic0.062024
192Congo - Kinshasa0.062024
193Somalia0.052024
194Faroe Islands0.042024
195Marshall Islands02024
196Northern Mariana Islands02024
197American Samoa02024
198U.S. Virgin Islands02024
199Guam02024
200Micronesia02024
201Tuvalu02024
202Nauru02024

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Good to know

  • Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
  • Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
  • The chart shows the 5 most populous countries with figures; the table ranks every country by its own latest year.

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