Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita - Country rankings

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Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 185 countries was 3.84 metric tons.The highest value was in Qatar: 31.73 metric tons and the lowest value was in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 0.03 metric tons. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: metric tons; Source: The World Bank

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Countries	Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita, 2020	Global rank	Available data
Qatar	31.73	1	1990 - 2020
Bahrain	21.98	2	1990 - 2020
Brunei	21.71	3	1990 - 2020
Kuwait	21.17	4	1990 - 2020
UA Emirates	20.25	5	1990 - 2020
Oman	15.64	6	1990 - 2020
Australia	14.77	7	1990 - 2020
Saudi Arabia	14.27	8	1990 - 2020
Canada	13.6	9	1990 - 2020
USA	13.03	10	1990 - 2020
Luxembourg	12.46	11	1990 - 2020
Kazakhstan	11.3	12	1990 - 2020
Russia	11.23	13	1990 - 2020
South Korea	10.99	14	1990 - 2020
Turkmenistan	10.18	15	1990 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago	10.16	16	1990 - 2020
Palau	8.8	17	1990 - 2020
Czechia	8.3	18	1990 - 2020
Japan	8.03	19	1990 - 2020
China	7.76	20	1990 - 2020
Singapore	7.69	21	1990 - 2020
Netherlands	7.47	22	1990 - 2020
Belgium	7.4	23	1990 - 2020
Malaysia	7.38	24	1990 - 2020
Poland	7.37	25	1990 - 2020
Germany	7.26	26	1990 - 2020
Iran	7.06	27	1990 - 2020
Ireland	6.77	28	1990 - 2020
Norway	6.73	29	1990 - 2020
Serbia	6.71	30	1990 - 2020
South Africa	6.69	31	1990 - 2020
Libya	6.68	32	1990 - 2020
Austria	6.63	33	1990 - 2020
Finland	6.57	34	1990 - 2020
Mongolia	6.43	35	1990 - 2020
Israel	6.35	36	1990 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz.	6.31	37	1990 - 2020
New Zealand	6.16	38	1990 - 2020
Seychelles	6.08	39	1990 - 2020
Bahamas	6.04	40	1990 - 2020
Slovenia	5.93	41	1990 - 2020
Belarus	5.84	42	1990 - 2020
Andorra	5.78	43	1990 - 2020
Cyprus	5.47	44	1990 - 2020
Estonia	5.34	45	1990 - 2020
Slovakia	5.32	46	1990 - 2020
Ant.& Barb.	5.12	47	1990 - 2020
Bulgaria	4.92	48	1990 - 2020
Turkey	4.84	49	1990 - 2020
Greece	4.77	50	1990 - 2020
Italy	4.73	51	1990 - 2020
Denmark	4.69	52	1990 - 2020
UK	4.6	53	1990 - 2020
Hungary	4.59	54	1990 - 2020
Chile	4.4	55	1990 - 2020
Suriname	4.29	56	1990 - 2020
Spain	4.28	57	1990 - 2020
Lithuania	4.18	58	1990 - 2020
Montenegro	4.07	59	1990 - 2020
Switzerland	4.04	60	1990 - 2020
France	3.95	61	1990 - 2020
Iceland	3.95	62	1990 - 2020
Barbados	3.9	63	1990 - 2020
Croatia	3.86	64	1990 - 2020
Iraq	3.84	65	1990 - 2020
Lebanon	3.79	66	1990 - 2020
Portugal	3.78	67	1990 - 2020
Ukraine	3.75	68	1990 - 2020
Algeria	3.72	69	1990 - 2020
Thailand	3.71	70	1990 - 2020
Vietnam	3.68	71	1990 - 2020
Liechtenstein	3.66	72	1990 - 2020
Latvia	3.65	73	1990 - 2020
Romania	3.56	74	1990 - 2020
Guyana	3.47	75	1990 - 2020
Argentina	3.41	76	1990 - 2020
Azerbaijan	3.4	77	1990 - 2020
Uzbekistan	3.38	78	1990 - 2020
North Macedonia	3.28	79	1990 - 2020
Moldova	3.27	80	1990 - 2020
Sweden	3.24	81	1990 - 2020
Malta	3.13	82	1990 - 2020
Mexico	3.04	83	1990 - 2020
Mauritius	2.94	84	1990 - 2020
Maldives	2.83	85	1990 - 2020
Saint Lucia	2.79	86	1990 - 2020
Georgia	2.75	87	1990 - 2020
Eq. Guinea	2.73	88	1990 - 2020
Grenada	2.62	89	1990 - 2020
Laos	2.62	90	1990 - 2020
Venezuela	2.55	91	1990 - 2020
Tunisia	2.41	92	1990 - 2020
Armenia	2.4	93	1990 - 2020
Gabon	2.33	94	1990 - 2020
Botswana	2.26	95	1990 - 2020
Dominica	2.26	96	1990 - 2020
Panama	2.23	97	1990 - 2020
St. Vincent & ...	2.1	98	1990 - 2020
Domin. Rep.	2.08	99	1990 - 2020
Indonesia	2.07	100	1990 - 2020
Jamaica	2.07	101	1990 - 2020
North Korea	2.03	102	1990 - 2020
Ecuador	1.96	103	1990 - 2020
Egypt	1.96	104	1990 - 2020
Brazil	1.94	105	1990 - 2020
Jordan	1.92	106	1990 - 2020
Uruguay	1.9	107	1990 - 2020
Morocco	1.82	108	1990 - 2020
Belize	1.74	109	1990 - 2020
Namibia	1.59	110	1991 - 2020
India	1.58	111	1990 - 2020
Colombia	1.55	112	1990 - 2020
Albania	1.54	113	1990 - 2020
Bolivia	1.54	114	1990 - 2020
Peru	1.4	115	1990 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan	1.38	116	1990 - 2020
Costa Rica	1.36	117	1990 - 2020
Bhutan	1.34	118	1990 - 2020
R. of Congo	1.25	119	1990 - 2020
Syria	1.21	120	1990 - 2020
Philippines	1.19	121	1990 - 2020
Cambodia	1.14	122	1990 - 2020
Paraguay	1.14	123	1990 - 2020
Fiji	1.12	124	1990 - 2020
Tonga	1.12	125	1990 - 2020
Cape Verde	1.07	126	1990 - 2020
Lesotho	1.03	127	1990 - 2020
El Salvador	1.01	128	1990 - 2020
Guatemala	1	129	1990 - 2020
Sri Lanka	1	130	1990 - 2020
Tajikistan	0.98	131	1990 - 2020
Swaziland	0.97	132	1990 - 2020
Micronesia	0.96	133	1990 - 2020
Samoa	0.96	134	1990 - 2020
Honduras	0.87	135	1990 - 2020
Mauritania	0.86	136	1990 - 2020
Pakistan	0.81	137	1990 - 2020
Nicaragua	0.68	138	1990 - 2020
S.T.&Principe	0.65	139	1990 - 2020
Senegal	0.65	140	1990 - 2020
Benin	0.63	141	1990 - 2020
Burma	0.63	142	1990 - 2020
Ghana	0.6	143	1990 - 2020
Tuvalu	0.6	144	1990 - 2020
Angola	0.59	145	1990 - 2020
Papua N.G.	0.56	146	1990 - 2020
Nigeria	0.54	147	1990 - 2020
Zimbabwe	0.53	148	1990 - 2020
Bangladesh	0.51	149	1990 - 2020
Nepal	0.51	150	1990 - 2020
Sudan	0.47	151	1990 - 2020
Kiribati	0.45	152	1990 - 2020
Comoros	0.41	153	1990 - 2020
Ivory Coast	0.41	154	1990 - 2020
Zambia	0.4	155	1990 - 2020
Djibouti	0.39	156	1990 - 2020
Vanuatu	0.39	157	1990 - 2020
Cameroon	0.37	158	1990 - 2020
Kenya	0.37	159	1990 - 2020
Guinea	0.34	160	1990 - 2020
Solomon Isl.	0.32	161	1990 - 2020
Yemen	0.31	162	1990 - 2020
Togo	0.29	163	1990 - 2020
Haiti	0.28	164	1990 - 2020
Burkina Faso	0.25	165	1990 - 2020
Gambia	0.24	166	1990 - 2020
Liberia	0.23	167	1990 - 2020
Tanzania	0.23	168	1990 - 2020
Afghanistan	0.22	169	1990 - 2020
Mozambique	0.22	170	1990 - 2020
Eritrea	0.2	171	1990 - 2020
Mali	0.2	172	1990 - 2020
G.-Bissau	0.16	173	1990 - 2020
Ethiopia	0.15	174	1990 - 2020
Sierra Leone	0.13	175	1990 - 2020
Uganda	0.13	176	1990 - 2020
Rwanda	0.11	177	1990 - 2020
Madagascar	0.1	178	1990 - 2020
Chad	0.09	179	1990 - 2020
Niger	0.09	180	1990 - 2020
Malawi	0.08	181	1990 - 2020
Burundi	0.06	182	1990 - 2020
C.A. Republic	0.04	183	1990 - 2020
Somalia	0.04	184	1990 - 2020
DR Congo	0.03	185	1990 - 2020

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

1. Qatar

2. Bahrain

3. Brunei

4. Kuwait

5. UA Emirates

6. Oman

7. Australia

8. Saudi Arabia

9. Canada

10. USA

11. Luxembourg

12. Kazakhstan

13. Russia

14. South Korea

15. Turkmenistan

16. Tr.&Tobago

17. Palau

18. Czechia

19. Japan

20. China

21. Singapore

22. Netherlands

23. Belgium

24. Malaysia

25. Poland

26. Germany

27. Iran

28. Ireland

29. Norway

30. Serbia

31. South Africa

32. Libya

33. Austria

34. Finland

35. Mongolia

36. Israel

37. Bosnia & Herz.

38. New Zealand

39. Seychelles

40. Bahamas

41. Slovenia

42. Belarus

43. Andorra

44. Cyprus

45. Estonia

46. Slovakia

47. Ant.& Barb.

48. Bulgaria

49. Turkey

50. Greece

51. Italy

52. Denmark

53. UK

54. Hungary

55. Chile

56. Suriname

57. Spain

58. Lithuania

59. Montenegro

60. Switzerland

61. France

62. Iceland

63. Barbados

64. Croatia

65. Iraq

66. Lebanon

67. Portugal

68. Ukraine

69. Algeria

70. Thailand

71. Vietnam

72. Liechtenstein

73. Latvia

74. Romania

75. Guyana

76. Argentina

77. Azerbaijan

78. Uzbekistan

79. North Macedonia

80. Moldova

81. Sweden

82. Malta

83. Mexico

84. Mauritius

85. Maldives

86. Saint Lucia

87. Georgia

88. Eq. Guinea

89. Grenada

90. Laos

91. Venezuela

92. Tunisia

93. Armenia

94. Gabon

95. Botswana

96. Dominica

97. Panama

98. St. Vincent & ...

99. Domin. Rep.

100. Indonesia

101. Jamaica

102. North Korea

103. Ecuador

104. Egypt

105. Brazil

106. Jordan

107. Uruguay

108. Morocco

109. Belize

110. Namibia

111. India

112. Colombia

113. Albania

114. Bolivia

115. Peru

116. Kyrgyzstan

117. Costa Rica

118. Bhutan

119. R. of Congo

120. Syria

121. Philippines

122. Cambodia

123. Paraguay

124. Fiji

125. Tonga

126. Cape Verde

127. Lesotho

128. El Salvador

129. Guatemala

130. Sri Lanka

131. Tajikistan

132. Swaziland

133. Micronesia

134. Samoa

135. Honduras

136. Mauritania

137. Pakistan

138. Nicaragua

139. S.T.&Principe

140. Senegal

141. Benin

142. Burma

143. Ghana

144. Tuvalu

145. Angola

146. Papua N.G.

147. Nigeria

148. Zimbabwe

149. Bangladesh

150. Nepal

151. Sudan

152. Kiribati

153. Comoros

154. Ivory Coast

155. Zambia

156. Djibouti

157. Vanuatu

158. Cameroon

159. Kenya

160. Guinea

161. Solomon Isl.

162. Yemen

163. Togo

164. Haiti

165. Burkina Faso

166. Gambia

167. Liberia

168. Tanzania

169. Afghanistan

170. Mozambique

171. Eritrea

172. Mali

173. G.-Bissau

174. Ethiopia

175. Sierra Leone

176. Uganda

177. Rwanda

178. Madagascar

179. Chad

180. Niger

181. Malawi

182. Burundi

183. C.A. Republic

184. Somalia

185. DR Congo

31.73

21.98

21.71

21.17

20.25

15.64

14.77

14.27

13.60

13.03

12.46

11.30

11.23

10.99

10.18

10.16

8.80

8.30

8.03

7.76

7.69

7.47

7.40

7.38

7.37

7.26

7.06

6.77

6.73

6.71

6.69

6.68

6.63

6.57

6.43

6.35

6.31

6.16

6.08

6.04

5.93

5.84

5.78

5.47

5.34

5.32

5.12

4.92

4.84

4.77

4.73

4.69

4.60

4.59

4.40

4.29

4.28

4.18

4.07

4.04

3.95

3.90

3.86

3.84

3.79

3.78

3.75

3.72

3.71

3.68

3.66

3.65

3.56

3.47

3.41

3.40

3.38

3.28

3.27

3.24

3.13

3.04

2.94

2.83

2.79

2.75

2.73

2.62

2.55

2.41

2.40

2.33

2.26

2.23

2.10

2.08

2.07

2.03

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.82

1.74

1.59

1.58

1.55

1.54

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.25

1.21

1.19

1.14

1.12

1.07

1.03

1.01

1.00

0.98

0.97

0.96

0.87

0.86

0.81

0.68

0.65

0.63

0.60

0.59

0.56

0.54

0.53

0.51

0.47

0.45

0.41

0.40

0.39

0.37

0.34

0.32

0.31

0.29

0.28

0.25

0.24

0.23

0.22

0.20

0.16

0.15

0.13

0.11

0.10

0.09

0.08

0.06

0.04

0.03

7.9

15.9

23.8

31.73