Greenhouse gas emissions per person in World
Greenhouse gas emissions in the world were 6.4 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2024
6.4
Change from 2023
+0.3%
European Union, 2024
7.0 t CO2e per person
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in World over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | World | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.4 t CO2e per person | 7.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 7.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 7.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 8.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 6.1 t CO2e per person | 7.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 8.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 6.4 t CO2e per person | 8.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 8.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 8.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 8.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 6.4 t CO2e per person | 8.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 6.5 t CO2e per person | 9.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 6.4 t CO2e per person | 9.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 6.4 t CO2e per person | 9.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 9.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 6.1 t CO2e per person | 9.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 6.2 t CO2e per person | 10.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 6.2 t CO2e per person | 10.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 6.1 t CO2e per person | 10.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 6.0 t CO2e per person | 10.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 5.9 t CO2e per person | 10.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 5.8 t CO2e per person | 10.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 5.6 t CO2e per person | 10.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 5.6 t CO2e per person | 10.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 5.6 t CO2e per person | 10.4 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 6.3 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.4 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −1.1%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.0 t CO2e per person.
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CO2 emissions per person
4.69 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.88e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.26e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
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Total greenhouse gas emissions
53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
9,536.5 Mt CO2e
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Nitrous oxide emissions
2,527.41 Mt CO2e
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