Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 189 countries was 4.76 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita. The highest value was in Palau: 81.21 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita and the lowest value was in Micronesia: 0 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita; Source: The World Bank
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita, 2023 Global rank Available data
Palau 81.21 1 1970 - 2023
Qatar 48.16 2 1970 - 2023
Bahrain 23.73 3 1970 - 2023
Kuwait 23 4 1970 - 2023
N. Caledonia 21.42 5 1970 - 2023
Brunei 21.17 6 1970 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 19.9 7 1970 - 2023
UA Emirates 19.65 8 1970 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 18.73 9 1970 - 2023
Oman 18.44 10 1970 - 2023
Gibraltar 17.9 11 1970 - 2023
Russia 14.39 12 1970 - 2023
Canada 14.34 13 1970 - 2023
Australia 14.01 14 1970 - 2023
USA 13.98 15 1970 - 2023
Kazakhstan 11.8 16 1970 - 2023
South Korea 11.09 17 1970 - 2023
Luxembourg 10.51 18 1970 - 2023
Seychelles 10.33 19 1970 - 2023
Singapore 9.64 20 1970 - 2023
China 9.4 21 1970 - 2023
Turkmenistan 8.96 22 1970 - 2023
Iran 8.6 23 1970 - 2023
Libya 8.39 24 1970 - 2023
Estonia 8.35 25 1970 - 2023
Czechia 8.33 26 1970 - 2023
Mongolia 8.08 27 1970 - 2023
Malaysia 8.07 28 1970 - 2023
Norway 7.98 29 1970 - 2023
Iceland 7.85 30 1970 - 2023
Poland 7.82 31 1970 - 2023
Japan 7.59 32 1970 - 2023
Belgium 7.15 33 1970 - 2023
Germany 7 34 1970 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 6.91 35 1970 - 2023
Netherlands 6.87 36 1970 - 2023
New Zealand 6.85 37 1970 - 2023
Austria 6.44 38 1970 - 2023
Slovakia 6.42 39 1970 - 2023
South Africa 6.29 40 1970 - 2023
Israel 6.28 41 1970 - 2023
Bulgaria 6.17 42 1970 - 2023
Ireland 6.12 43 1970 - 2023
Belarus 5.9 44 1970 - 2023
Finland 5.78 45 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 5.7 46 1970 - 2023
Maldives 5.47 47 1970 - 2023
Bermuda 5.42 48 1970 - 2023
Cyprus 5.34 49 1970 - 2023
Italy 5.18 50 1970 - 2023
Turkey 5.14 51 1970 - 2023
Greece 4.97 52 1970 - 2023
Aruba 4.94 53 1970 - 2023
North Macedonia 4.79 54 1970 - 2023
Hong Kong 4.6 55 1970 - 2023
Hungary 4.57 56 1970 - 2023
Lithuania 4.57 57 1970 - 2023
Croatia 4.52 58 1970 - 2023
Denmark 4.5 59 1970 - 2023
Spain 4.49 60 1970 - 2023
Macao 4.44 61 1970 - 2023
UK 4.42 62 1970 - 2023
Puerto Rico 4.31 63 1970 - 2023
Iraq 4.28 64 1970 - 2023
Chile 4.27 65 1970 - 2023
Bahamas 4.22 66 1970 - 2023
Azerbaijan 4.21 67 1970 - 2023
Suriname 4.18 68 1970 - 2023
France 4.14 69 1970 - 2023
Argentina 4.04 70 1970 - 2023
Moldova 4.04 71 1970 - 2023
Guyana 4 72 1970 - 2023
Algeria 3.91 73 1970 - 2023
Uzbekistan 3.87 74 1970 - 2023
Switzerland 3.85 75 1970 - 2023
Thailand 3.82 76 1970 - 2023
Mexico 3.75 77 1970 - 2023
Vietnam 3.72 78 1970 - 2023
Romania 3.71 79 1970 - 2023
Ukraine 3.61 80 1970 - 2023
Latvia 3.49 81 1970 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 3.46 82 1970 - 2023
Georgia 3.46 83 1970 - 2023
Portugal 3.42 84 1970 - 2023
Laos 3.39 85 1970 - 2023
Sweden 3.36 86 1970 - 2023
Mauritius 3.34 87 1970 - 2023
Panama 3.3 88 1970 - 2023
Malta 3.05 89 1970 - 2023
Lebanon 3 90 1970 - 2023
Botswana 2.99 91 1970 - 2023
Venezuela 2.99 92 1970 - 2023
Barbados 2.82 93 1970 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 2.77 94 1970 - 2023
Uruguay 2.6 95 1970 - 2023
Armenia 2.58 96 1970 - 2023
Tunisia 2.58 97 1970 - 2023
Bhutan 2.53 98 1970 - 2023
Ecuador 2.52 99 1970 - 2023
North Korea 2.43 100 1970 - 2023
Jamaica 2.42 101 1970 - 2023
Indonesia 2.4 102 1970 - 2023
Fiji 2.39 103 1970 - 2023
Brazil 2.27 104 1970 - 2023
Egypt 2.18 105 1970 - 2023
Samoa 2.16 106 1970 - 2023
Tonga 2.1 107 1970 - 2023
Jordan 2.06 108 1970 - 2023
India 2.05 109 1970 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 2.04 110 1970 - 2023
Gabon 1.98 111 1970 - 2023
Bolivia 1.94 112 1970 - 2023
Cape Verde 1.93 113 1970 - 2023
Colombia 1.93 114 1970 - 2023
Morocco 1.85 115 1970 - 2023
Peru 1.73 116 1970 - 2023
Costa Rica 1.68 117 1970 - 2023
Albania 1.67 118 1970 - 2023
Saint Lucia 1.65 119 1970 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 1.47 120 1970 - 2023
Namibia 1.47 121 1970 - 2023
Philippines 1.4 122 1970 - 2023
El Salvador 1.33 123 1970 - 2023
Grenada 1.22 124 1970 - 2023
Paraguay 1.21 125 1970 - 2023
Dominica 1.2 126 1970 - 2023
Guatemala 1.18 127 1970 - 2023
R. of Congo 1.17 128 1970 - 2023
Swaziland 1.13 129 1970 - 2023
Syria 1.08 130 1970 - 2023
Cambodia 1.03 131 1970 - 2023
Honduras 1.03 132 1970 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.95 133 1970 - 2023
Mauritania 0.93 134 1970 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.93 135 1970 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.93 136 1970 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.9 137 1970 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.9 138 1970 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.84 139 1970 - 2023
Pakistan 0.81 140 1970 - 2023
Angola 0.77 141 1970 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.73 142 1970 - 2023
Kiribati 0.73 143 1970 - 2023
Ghana 0.72 144 1970 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.72 145 1970 - 2023
Belize 0.68 146 1970 - 2023
Senegal 0.67 147 1970 - 2023
Djibouti 0.65 148 1970 - 2023
Burma 0.62 149 1970 - 2023
Nepal 0.6 150 1970 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.57 151 1970 - 2023
Nigeria 0.56 152 1970 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.52 153 1970 - 2023
Benin 0.46 154 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.46 155 1970 - 2023
Sudan 0.43 156 1970 - 2023
Kenya 0.39 157 1970 - 2023
Zambia 0.39 158 1970 - 2023
Cameroon 0.38 159 1970 - 2023
Lesotho 0.38 160 1970 - 2023
Comoros 0.37 161 1970 - 2023
Malawi 0.31 162 1970 - 2023
Haiti 0.3 163 1970 - 2023
Liberia 0.3 164 1970 - 2023
Mozambique 0.29 165 1970 - 2023
Tanzania 0.29 166 1970 - 2023
Mali 0.28 167 1970 - 2023
Yemen 0.28 168 1970 - 2023
Togo 0.27 169 1970 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.26 170 1970 - 2023
Guinea 0.26 171 1970 - 2023
Gambia 0.22 172 1970 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.21 173 1970 - 2023
Eritrea 0.19 174 1970 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.16 175 1970 - 2023
Uganda 0.15 176 1970 - 2023
Chad 0.13 177 1970 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.13 178 1970 - 2023
Madagascar 0.13 179 1970 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.13 180 1970 - 2023
Rwanda 0.12 181 1970 - 2023
Niger 0.11 182 1970 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.07 183 1970 - 2023
Burundi 0.06 184 1970 - 2023
Somalia 0.05 185 1970 - 2023
DR Congo 0.04 186 1970 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.04 187 1970 - 2023
Micronesia 0 188 1970 - 2023
Tuvalu 0 189 1970 - 2023


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Definition: 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 Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.

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1. Palau
2. Qatar
3. Bahrain
4. Kuwait
5. N. Caledonia
6. Brunei
7. Tr.&Tobago
8. UA Emirates
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Oman
11. Gibraltar
12. Russia
13. Canada
14. Australia
15. USA
16. Kazakhstan
17. South Korea
18. Luxembourg
19. Seychelles
20. Singapore
21. China
22. Turkmenistan
23. Iran
24. Libya
25. Estonia
26. Czechia
27. Mongolia
28. Malaysia
29. Norway
30. Iceland
31. Poland
32. Japan
33. Belgium
34. Germany
35. Bosnia & Herz.
36. Netherlands
37. New Zealand
38. Austria
39. Slovakia
40. South Africa
41. Israel
42. Bulgaria
43. Ireland
44. Belarus
45. Finland
46. Slovenia
47. Maldives
48. Bermuda
49. Cyprus
50. Italy
51. Turkey
52. Greece
53. Aruba
54. North Macedonia
55. Hong Kong
56. Hungary
57. Lithuania
58. Croatia
59. Denmark
60. Spain
61. Macao
62. UK
63. Puerto Rico
64. Iraq
65. Chile
66. Bahamas
67. Azerbaijan
68. Suriname
69. France
70. Argentina
71. Moldova
72. Guyana
73. Algeria
74. Uzbekistan
75. Switzerland
76. Thailand
77. Mexico
78. Vietnam
79. Romania
80. Ukraine
81. Latvia
82. Ant.& Barb.
83. Georgia
84. Portugal
85. Laos
86. Sweden
87. Mauritius
88. Panama
89. Malta
90. Lebanon
91. Botswana
92. Venezuela
93. Barbados
94. Domin. Rep.
95. Uruguay
96. Armenia
97. Tunisia
98. Bhutan
99. Ecuador
100. North Korea
101. Jamaica
102. Indonesia
103. Fiji
104. Brazil
105. Egypt
106. Samoa
107. Tonga
108. Jordan
109. India
110. Eq. Guinea
111. Gabon
112. Bolivia
113. Cape Verde
114. Colombia
115. Morocco
116. Peru
117. Costa Rica
118. Albania
119. Saint Lucia
120. Kyrgyzstan
121. Namibia
122. Philippines
123. El Salvador
124. Grenada
125. Paraguay
126. Dominica
127. Guatemala
128. R. of Congo
129. Swaziland
130. Syria
131. Cambodia
132. Honduras
133. St. Vincent & ...
134. Mauritania
135. S.T.&Principe
136. Sri Lanka
137. Tajikistan
138. Vanuatu
139. Nicaragua
140. Pakistan
141. Angola
142. Bangladesh
143. Kiribati
144. Ghana
145. Zimbabwe
146. Belize
147. Senegal
148. Djibouti
149. Burma
150. Nepal
151. Papua N.G.
152. Nigeria
153. Solomon Isl.
154. Benin
155. Ivory Coast
156. Sudan
157. Kenya
158. Zambia
159. Cameroon
160. Lesotho
161. Comoros
162. Malawi
163. Haiti
164. Liberia
165. Mozambique
166. Tanzania
167. Mali
168. Yemen
169. Togo
170. Burkina Faso
171. Guinea
172. Gambia
173. Afghanistan
174. Eritrea
175. G.-Bissau
176. Uganda
177. Chad
178. Ethiopia
179. Madagascar
180. Sierra Leone
181. Rwanda
182. Niger
183. C.A. Republic
184. Burundi
185. Somalia
186. DR Congo
187. Faroe Isl.
188. Micronesia
189. Tuvalu
81.21
48.16
23.73
23.00
21.42
21.17
19.90
19.65
18.73
18.44
17.90
14.39
14.34
14.01
13.98
11.80
11.09
10.51
10.33
9.64
9.40
8.96
8.60
8.39
8.35
8.33
8.08
8.07
7.98
7.85
7.82
7.59
7.15
7.00
6.91
6.87
6.85
6.44
6.42
6.29
6.28
6.17
6.12
5.90
5.78
5.70
5.47
5.42
5.34
5.18
5.14
4.97
4.94
4.79
4.60
4.57
4.57
4.52
4.50
4.49
4.44
4.42
4.31
4.28
4.27
4.22
4.21
4.18
4.14
4.04
4.04
4.00
3.91
3.87
3.85
3.82
3.75
3.72
3.71
3.61
3.49
3.46
3.46
3.42
3.39
3.36
3.34
3.30
3.05
3.00
2.99
2.99
2.82
2.77
2.60
2.58
2.58
2.53
2.52
2.43
2.42
2.40
2.39
2.27
2.18
2.16
2.10
2.06
2.05
2.04
1.98
1.94
1.93
1.93
1.85
1.73
1.68
1.67
1.65
1.47
1.47
1.40
1.33
1.22
1.21
1.20
1.18
1.17
1.13
1.08
1.03
1.03
0.95
0.93
0.93
0.93
0.90
0.90
0.84
0.81
0.77
0.73
0.73
0.72
0.72
0.68
0.67
0.65
0.62
0.60
0.57
0.56
0.52
0.46
0.46
0.43
0.39
0.39
0.38
0.38
0.37
0.31
0.30
0.30
0.29
0.29
0.28
0.28
0.27
0.26
0.26
0.22
0.21
0.19
0.16
0.15
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.11
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.00
0.00
0
20.3
40.6
60.9
81.21


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