* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 44 countries was 6.39 metric tons. The highest value was in Qatar: 31.73 metric tons and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0.22 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
Saudi Arabia 14.27 7 1990 - 2020
Kazakhstan 11.3 8 1990 - 2020
South Korea 10.99 9 1990 - 2020
Turkmenistan 10.18 10 1990 - 2020
Japan 8.03 11 1990 - 2020
China 7.76 12 1990 - 2020
Singapore 7.69 13 1990 - 2020
Malaysia 7.38 14 1990 - 2020
Iran 7.06 15 1990 - 2020
Mongolia 6.43 16 1990 - 2020
Israel 6.35 17 1990 - 2020
Iraq 3.84 18 1990 - 2020
Lebanon 3.79 19 1990 - 2020
Thailand 3.71 20 1990 - 2020
Vietnam 3.68 21 1990 - 2020
Azerbaijan 3.4 22 1990 - 2020
Uzbekistan 3.38 23 1990 - 2020
Maldives 2.83 24 1990 - 2020
Georgia 2.75 25 1990 - 2020
Laos 2.62 26 1990 - 2020
Armenia 2.4 27 1990 - 2020
Indonesia 2.07 28 1990 - 2020
North Korea 2.03 29 1990 - 2020
Jordan 1.92 30 1990 - 2020
India 1.58 31 1990 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 1.38 32 1990 - 2020
Bhutan 1.34 33 1990 - 2020
Syria 1.21 34 1990 - 2020
Philippines 1.19 35 1990 - 2020
Cambodia 1.14 36 1990 - 2020
Sri Lanka 1 37 1990 - 2020
Tajikistan 0.98 38 1990 - 2020
Pakistan 0.81 39 1990 - 2020
Burma 0.63 40 1990 - 2020
Bangladesh 0.51 41 1990 - 2020
Nepal 0.51 42 1990 - 2020
Yemen 0.31 43 1990 - 2020
Afghanistan 0.22 44 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.

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