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Carbon dioxide emissions per capita, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 18 countries was 8.9 metric tons. The highest value was in Qatar: 31.73 metric tons and the lowest value was in Yemen: 0.31 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
Kuwait 21.17 3 1990 - 2020
UA Emirates 20.25 4 1990 - 2020
Oman 15.64 5 1990 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 14.27 6 1990 - 2020
Iran 7.06 7 1990 - 2020
Libya 6.68 8 1990 - 2020
Iraq 3.84 9 1990 - 2020
Lebanon 3.79 10 1990 - 2020
Algeria 3.72 11 1990 - 2020
Tunisia 2.41 12 1990 - 2020
Egypt 1.96 13 1990 - 2020
Jordan 1.92 14 1990 - 2020
Morocco 1.82 15 1990 - 2020
Syria 1.21 16 1990 - 2020
Djibouti 0.39 17 1990 - 2020
Yemen 0.31 18 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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