Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita - Country rankings
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Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 7.18 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita. The highest value was in Qatar: 48.16 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0.21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 48.16 | 1 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 23.73 | 2 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 23 | 3 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 21.17 | 4 | 1970 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 19.65 | 5 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 18.48 | 6 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Oman | 18.44 | 7 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 11.8 | 8 | 1970 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 11.09 | 9 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 9.64 | 10 | 1970 - 2023 |
| China | 9.4 | 11 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 8.96 | 12 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Iran | 8.6 | 13 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 8.08 | 14 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 8.07 | 15 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Japan | 7.59 | 16 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Israel | 6.22 | 17 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 5.47 | 18 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 4.6 | 19 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Macao | 4.44 | 20 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 4.28 | 21 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 4.21 | 22 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 3.87 | 23 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 3.82 | 24 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 3.72 | 25 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 3.46 | 26 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Laos | 3.39 | 27 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 28 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 2.61 | 29 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 2.53 | 30 | 1970 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 2.43 | 31 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 2.4 | 32 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 2.06 | 33 | 1970 - 2023 |
| India | 2.05 | 34 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1.47 | 35 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 1.4 | 36 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Syria | 1.08 | 37 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 1.03 | 38 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.93 | 39 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 0.9 | 40 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 0.81 | 41 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 0.73 | 42 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Burma | 0.62 | 43 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 0.6 | 44 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 0.28 | 45 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 0.21 | 46 | 1970 - 2023 |
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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