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Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 19 countries was 1.81 metric tons. The highest value was in Chile: 4.4 metric tons and the lowest value was in Haiti: 0.28 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
Chile 4.4 1 1990 - 2020
Argentina 3.41 2 1990 - 2020
Mexico 3.04 3 1990 - 2020
Venezuela 2.55 4 1990 - 2020
Panama 2.23 5 1990 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 2.08 6 1990 - 2020
Ecuador 1.96 7 1990 - 2020
Brazil 1.94 8 1990 - 2020
Uruguay 1.9 9 1990 - 2020
Colombia 1.55 10 1990 - 2020
Bolivia 1.54 11 1990 - 2020
Peru 1.4 12 1990 - 2020
Costa Rica 1.36 13 1990 - 2020
Paraguay 1.14 14 1990 - 2020
El Salvador 1.01 15 1990 - 2020
Guatemala 1 16 1990 - 2020
Honduras 0.87 17 1990 - 2020
Nicaragua 0.68 18 1990 - 2020
Haiti 0.28 19 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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