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Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 7 countries was 8.07 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita. The highest value was in Canada: 14.35 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita and the lowest value was in France: 4.14 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
Canada 14.35 1 1970 - 2023
USA 13.9 2 1970 - 2023
Japan 7.59 3 1970 - 2023
Germany 6.95 4 1970 - 2023
Italy 5.18 5 1970 - 2023
UK 4.41 6 1970 - 2023
France 4.14 7 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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