Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita - Country rankings

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Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2018 - Country rankings:

The average for 2018 based on 186 countries was 4.24 metric tons.The highest value was in Qatar: 32.42 metric tons and the lowest value was in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 0.03 metric tons. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2018. 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, 2018	Global rank	Available data
Qatar	32.42	1	1990 - 2018
Kuwait	21.62	2	1990 - 2018
UA Emirates	20.8	3	1990 - 2018
Bahrain	19.59	4	1990 - 2018
Brunei	16.64	5	1990 - 2018
Palau	16.19	6	1990 - 2018
Canada	15.5	7	1990 - 2018
Australia	15.48	8	1990 - 2018
Luxembourg	15.33	9	1990 - 2018
Saudi Arabia	15.27	10	1990 - 2018
USA	15.24	11	1990 - 2018
Oman	15.19	12	1990 - 2018
Tr.&Tobago	12.78	13	1990 - 2018
Turkmenistan	12.26	14	1990 - 2018
South Korea	12.23	15	1990 - 2018
Estonia	12.1	16	1990 - 2018
Kazakhstan	12.06	17	1990 - 2018
Russia	11.13	18	1990 - 2018
Czechia	9.64	19	1990 - 2018
Libya	8.83	20	1990 - 2018
Netherlands	8.77	21	1990 - 2018
Japan	8.74	22	1990 - 2018
Germany	8.56	23	1990 - 2018
Singapore	8.4	24	1990 - 2018
Poland	8.24	25	1990 - 2018
Belgium	8.18	26	1990 - 2018
Finland	8.04	27	1990 - 2018
Iran	7.69	28	1990 - 2018
Ireland	7.62	29	1990 - 2018
Malaysia	7.6	30	1990 - 2018
South Africa	7.5	31	1990 - 2018
China	7.35	32	1990 - 2018
Austria	7.15	33	1990 - 2018
Norway	7.03	34	1990 - 2018
Israel	6.98	35	1990 - 2018
Bosnia & Herz.	6.78	36	1990 - 2018
Slovenia	6.77	37	1990 - 2018
Mongolia	6.73	38	1990 - 2018
New Zealand	6.57	39	1990 - 2018
Serbia	6.52	40	1990 - 2018
Euro area	6.45	41	1990 - 2018
Seychelles	6.41	42	1990 - 2018
Belarus	6.28	43	1990 - 2018
Iceland	6.24	44	1990 - 2018
Cyprus	6.08	45	1990 - 2018
Greece	6.08	46	1990 - 2018
Slovakia	6.06	47	1990 - 2018
Andorra	5.97	48	1990 - 2018
Bahamas	5.86	49	1990 - 2018
Bulgaria	5.85	50	1990 - 2018
Denmark	5.76	51	1990 - 2018
Spain	5.52	52	1990 - 2018
Ant.& Barb.	5.5	53	1990 - 2018
UK	5.4	54	1990 - 2018
Italy	5.38	55	1990 - 2018
Eq. Guinea	5.1	56	1990 - 2018
Turkey	5.02	57	1990 - 2018
Iraq	4.9	58	1990 - 2018
Portugal	4.84	59	1990 - 2018
Venezuela	4.78	60	1990 - 2018
Hungary	4.75	61	1990 - 2018
Chile	4.62	62	1990 - 2018
France	4.62	63	1990 - 2018
Switzerland	4.4	64	1990 - 2018
Barbados	4.36	65	1990 - 2018
Ukraine	4.15	66	1990 - 2018
Lithuania	4.14	67	1990 - 2018
Croatia	4.06	68	1990 - 2018
Montenegro	4.05	69	1990 - 2018
Lebanon	4.04	70	1990 - 2018
Argentina	3.99	71	1990 - 2018
Latvia	3.96	72	1990 - 2018
Romania	3.85	73	1990 - 2018
Mexico	3.74	74	1990 - 2018
Thailand	3.71	75	1990 - 2018
Maldives	3.7	76	1990 - 2018
Liechtenstein	3.69	77	1990 - 2018
Botswana	3.64	78	1990 - 2018
Suriname	3.61	79	1990 - 2018
Algeria	3.59	80	1990 - 2018
North Macedonia	3.55	81	1990 - 2018
Sweden	3.54	82	1990 - 2018
Uzbekistan	3.4	83	1990 - 2018
Mauritius	3.26	84	1990 - 2018
Azerbaijan	3.22	85	1990 - 2018
Malta	3.2	86	1990 - 2018
Moldova	3.17	87	1990 - 2018
Guyana	3.13	88	1990 - 2018
Jamaica	2.9	89	1990 - 2018
Vietnam	2.7	90	1990 - 2018
Grenada	2.69	91	1990 - 2018
Laos	2.66	92	1990 - 2018
Tunisia	2.59	93	1990 - 2018
Georgia	2.54	94	1990 - 2018
St. Vincent & ...	2.54	95	1990 - 2018
Dominica	2.51	96	1990 - 2018
Egypt	2.5	97	1990 - 2018
Jordan	2.48	98	1990 - 2018
Panama	2.43	99	1990 - 2018
Domin. Rep.	2.36	100	1990 - 2018
Ecuador	2.31	101	1990 - 2018
Gabon	2.18	102	1990 - 2018
Indonesia	2.18	103	1990 - 2018
Fiji	2.15	104	1990 - 2018
Saint Lucia	2.14	105	1990 - 2018
Brazil	2.04	106	1990 - 2018
Bolivia	2	107	1990 - 2018
Albania	1.94	108	1990 - 2018
Uruguay	1.89	109	1990 - 2018
Armenia	1.88	110	1990 - 2018
Morocco	1.85	111	1990 - 2018
Tonga	1.84	112	1990 - 2018
Bhutan	1.83	113	1990 - 2018
India	1.8	114	1990 - 2018
Belize	1.78	115	1990 - 2018
Kyrgyzstan	1.74	116	1990 - 2018
Namibia	1.74	117	1991 - 2018
Peru	1.7	118	1990 - 2018
Costa Rica	1.65	119	1990 - 2018
Syria	1.65	120	1990 - 2018
Samoa	1.63	121	1990 - 2018
Colombia	1.6	122	1990 - 2018
Micronesia	1.6	123	1990 - 2018
Philippines	1.33	124	1990 - 2018
Lesotho	1.22	125	1990 - 2018
Paraguay	1.21	126	1990 - 2018
Cape Verde	1.14	127	1990 - 2018
Guatemala	1.11	128	1990 - 2018
El Salvador	1.06	129	1990 - 2018
Honduras	1.02	130	1990 - 2018
Sri Lanka	1	131	1990 - 2018
Pakistan	0.98	132	1990 - 2018
Swaziland	0.96	133	1990 - 2018
Mauritania	0.91	134	1990 - 2018
Angola	0.89	135	1990 - 2018
Papua N.G.	0.87	136	1990 - 2018
Tuvalu	0.87	137	1990 - 2018
Zimbabwe	0.85	138	1990 - 2018
Nicaragua	0.81	139	1990 - 2018
Tajikistan	0.81	140	1990 - 2018
North Korea	0.71	141	1990 - 2018
Benin	0.69	142	1990 - 2018
Cambodia	0.69	143	1990 - 2018
Kiribati	0.69	144	1990 - 2018
Nigeria	0.67	145	1990 - 2018
S.T.&Principe	0.66	146	1990 - 2018
Senegal	0.62	147	1990 - 2018
Vanuatu	0.62	148	1990 - 2018
Burma	0.61	149	1990 - 2018
R. of Congo	0.61	150	1990 - 2018
Solomon Isl.	0.57	151	1990 - 2018
Ghana	0.54	152	1990 - 2018
Bangladesh	0.51	153	1990 - 2018
Djibouti	0.51	154	1990 - 2018
Sudan	0.48	155	1990 - 2018
Zambia	0.45	156	1990 - 2018
Nepal	0.43	157	1990 - 2018
Ivory Coast	0.4	158	1990 - 2018
Kenya	0.36	159	1990 - 2018
Cameroon	0.34	160	1990 - 2018
Yemen	0.33	161	1990 - 2018
Comoros	0.31	162	1990 - 2018
Haiti	0.3	163	1990 - 2018
Mali	0.29	164	1990 - 2018
Togo	0.29	165	1990 - 2018
Liberia	0.27	166	1990 - 2018
Gambia	0.25	167	1990 - 2018
Guinea	0.25	168	1990 - 2018
Eritrea	0.23	169	1990 - 2018
Mozambique	0.23	170	1990 - 2018
Burkina Faso	0.22	171	1990 - 2018
Tanzania	0.21	172	1990 - 2018
Afghanistan	0.2	173	1990 - 2018
G.-Bissau	0.17	174	1990 - 2018
Ethiopia	0.15	175	1990 - 2018
Uganda	0.14	176	1990 - 2018
Madagascar	0.13	177	1990 - 2018
Sierra Leone	0.13	178	1990 - 2018
Niger	0.1	179	1990 - 2018
Malawi	0.09	180	1990 - 2018
Rwanda	0.09	181	1990 - 2018
C.A. Republic	0.07	182	1990 - 2018
Chad	0.07	183	1990 - 2018
Burundi	0.05	184	1990 - 2018
Somalia	0.05	185	1990 - 2018
DR Congo	0.03	186	1990 - 2018

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. Kuwait

3. UA Emirates

4. Bahrain

5. Brunei

6. Palau

7. Canada

8. Australia

9. Luxembourg

10. Saudi Arabia

11. USA

12. Oman

13. Tr.&Tobago

14. Turkmenistan

15. South Korea

16. Estonia

17. Kazakhstan

18. Russia

19. Czechia

20. Libya

21. Netherlands

22. Japan

23. Germany

24. Singapore

25. Poland

26. Belgium

27. Finland

28. Iran

29. Ireland

30. Malaysia

31. South Africa

32. China

33. Austria

34. Norway

35. Israel

36. Bosnia & Herz.

37. Slovenia

38. Mongolia

39. New Zealand

40. Serbia

41. Euro area

42. Seychelles

43. Belarus

44. Iceland

45. Cyprus

46. Greece

47. Slovakia

48. Andorra

49. Bahamas

50. Bulgaria

51. Denmark

52. Spain

53. Ant.& Barb.

54. UK

55. Italy

56. Eq. Guinea

57. Turkey

58. Iraq

59. Portugal

60. Venezuela

61. Hungary

62. Chile

63. France

64. Switzerland

65. Barbados

66. Ukraine

67. Lithuania

68. Croatia

69. Montenegro

70. Lebanon

71. Argentina

72. Latvia

73. Romania

74. Mexico

75. Thailand

76. Maldives

77. Liechtenstein

78. Botswana

79. Suriname

80. Algeria

81. North Macedonia

82. Sweden

83. Uzbekistan

84. Mauritius

85. Azerbaijan

86. Malta

87. Moldova

88. Guyana

89. Jamaica

90. Vietnam

91. Grenada

92. Laos

93. Tunisia

94. Georgia

95. St. Vincent & ...

96. Dominica

97. Egypt

98. Jordan

99. Panama

100. Domin. Rep.

101. Ecuador

102. Gabon

103. Indonesia

104. Fiji

105. Saint Lucia

106. Brazil

107. Bolivia

108. Albania

109. Uruguay

110. Armenia

111. Morocco

112. Tonga

113. Bhutan

114. India

115. Belize

116. Kyrgyzstan

117. Namibia

118. Peru

119. Costa Rica

120. Syria

121. Samoa

122. Colombia

123. Micronesia

124. Philippines

125. Lesotho

126. Paraguay

127. Cape Verde

128. Guatemala

129. El Salvador

130. Honduras

131. Sri Lanka

132. Pakistan

133. Swaziland

134. Mauritania

135. Angola

136. Papua N.G.

137. Tuvalu

138. Zimbabwe

139. Nicaragua

140. Tajikistan

141. North Korea

142. Benin

143. Cambodia

144. Kiribati

145. Nigeria

146. S.T.&Principe

147. Senegal

148. Vanuatu

149. Burma

150. R. of Congo

151. Solomon Isl.

152. Ghana

153. Bangladesh

154. Djibouti

155. Sudan

156. Zambia

157. Nepal

158. Ivory Coast

159. Kenya

160. Cameroon

161. Yemen

162. Comoros

163. Haiti

164. Mali

165. Togo

166. Liberia

167. Gambia

168. Guinea

169. Eritrea

170. Mozambique

171. Burkina Faso

172. Tanzania

173. Afghanistan

174. G.-Bissau

175. Ethiopia

176. Uganda

177. Madagascar

178. Sierra Leone

179. Niger

180. Malawi

181. Rwanda

182. C.A. Republic

183. Chad

184. Burundi

185. Somalia

186. DR Congo

32.42

21.62

20.80

19.59

16.64

16.19

15.50

15.48

15.33

15.27

15.24

15.19

12.78

12.26

12.23

12.10

12.06

11.13

9.64

8.83

8.77

8.74

8.56

8.40

8.24

8.18

8.04

7.69

7.62

7.60

7.50

7.35

7.15

7.03

6.98

6.78

6.77

6.73

6.57

6.52

6.45

6.41

6.28

6.24

6.08

6.06

5.97

5.86

5.85

5.76

5.52

5.50

5.40

5.38

5.10

5.02

4.90

4.84

4.78

4.75

4.62

4.40

4.36

4.15

4.14

4.06

4.05

4.04

3.99

3.96

3.85

3.74

3.71

3.70

3.69

3.64

3.61

3.59

3.55

3.54

3.40

3.26

3.22

3.20

3.17

3.13

2.90

2.70

2.69

2.66

2.59

2.54

2.51

2.50

2.48

2.43

2.36

2.31

2.18

2.15

2.14

2.04

2.00

1.94

1.89

1.88

1.85

1.84

1.83

1.80

1.78

1.74

1.70

1.65

1.63

1.60

1.33

1.22

1.21

1.14

1.11

1.06

1.02

1.00

0.98

0.96

0.91

0.89

0.87

0.85

0.81

0.71

0.69

0.67

0.66

0.62

0.61

0.57

0.54

0.51

0.48

0.45

0.43

0.40

0.36

0.34

0.33

0.31

0.30

0.29

0.27

0.25

0.23

0.22

0.21

0.20

0.17

0.15

0.14

0.13

0.10

0.09

0.07

0.05

0.03

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32.42