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 53 countries was 1.22 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita. The highest value was in the Seychelles: 10.33 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita and the lowest value was in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 0.04 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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Countries Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita, 2023 Global rank Available data
Seychelles 10.33 1 1970 - 2023
Libya 8.39 2 1970 - 2023
South Africa 6.29 3 1970 - 2023
Algeria 3.91 4 1970 - 2023
Mauritius 3.34 5 1970 - 2023
Botswana 2.99 6 1970 - 2023
Tunisia 2.58 7 1970 - 2023
Egypt 2.18 8 1970 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 2.04 9 1970 - 2023
Gabon 1.98 10 1970 - 2023
Cape Verde 1.93 11 1970 - 2023
Morocco 1.85 12 1970 - 2023
Namibia 1.47 13 1970 - 2023
R. of Congo 1.17 14 1970 - 2023
Swaziland 1.13 15 1970 - 2023
Mauritania 0.93 16 1970 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.93 17 1970 - 2023
Angola 0.77 18 1970 - 2023
Ghana 0.72 19 1970 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.72 20 1970 - 2023
Senegal 0.67 21 1970 - 2023
Djibouti 0.65 22 1970 - 2023
Nigeria 0.56 23 1970 - 2023
Benin 0.46 24 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.46 25 1970 - 2023
Sudan 0.43 26 1970 - 2023
Kenya 0.39 27 1970 - 2023
Zambia 0.39 28 1970 - 2023
Cameroon 0.38 29 1970 - 2023
Lesotho 0.38 30 1970 - 2023
Comoros 0.37 31 1970 - 2023
Malawi 0.31 32 1970 - 2023
Liberia 0.3 33 1970 - 2023
Mozambique 0.29 34 1970 - 2023
Tanzania 0.29 35 1970 - 2023
Mali 0.28 36 1970 - 2023
Togo 0.27 37 1970 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.26 38 1970 - 2023
Guinea 0.26 39 1970 - 2023
Gambia 0.22 40 1970 - 2023
Eritrea 0.19 41 1970 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.16 42 1970 - 2023
Uganda 0.15 43 1970 - 2023
Chad 0.13 44 1970 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.13 45 1970 - 2023
Madagascar 0.13 46 1970 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.13 47 1970 - 2023
Rwanda 0.12 48 1970 - 2023
Niger 0.11 49 1970 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.07 50 1970 - 2023
Burundi 0.06 51 1970 - 2023
Somalia 0.05 52 1970 - 2023
DR Congo 0.04 53 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. Seychelles
2. Libya
3. South Africa
4. Algeria
5. Mauritius
6. Botswana
7. Tunisia
8. Egypt
9. Eq. Guinea
10. Gabon
11. Cape Verde
12. Morocco
13. Namibia
14. R. of Congo
15. Swaziland
16. Mauritania
17. S.T.&Principe
18. Angola
19. Ghana
20. Zimbabwe
21. Senegal
22. Djibouti
23. Nigeria
24. Benin
25. Ivory Coast
26. Sudan
27. Kenya
28. Zambia
29. Cameroon
30. Lesotho
31. Comoros
32. Malawi
33. Liberia
34. Mozambique
35. Tanzania
36. Mali
37. Togo
38. Burkina Faso
39. Guinea
40. Gambia
41. Eritrea
42. G.-Bissau
43. Uganda
44. Chad
45. Ethiopia
46. Madagascar
47. Sierra Leone
48. Rwanda
49. Niger
50. C.A. Republic
51. Burundi
52. Somalia
53. DR Congo
10.33
8.39
6.29
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2.58
2.18
2.04
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1.93
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1.47
1.17
1.13
0.93
0.93
0.77
0.72
0.72
0.67
0.65
0.56
0.46
0.46
0.43
0.39
0.39
0.38
0.38
0.37
0.31
0.30
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