CO2 emissions per person by country, 2024
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, industry and other sources, excluding land use, land-use change and forestry, divided by population.
203 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Palau (82.84 t CO2 per person). Lowest: Tuvalu (0.00 t CO2 per person). The median is 2.55 t CO2 per person.
Highest 10
- 1. Palau 82.84 t CO2 per person
- 2. Qatar 47.33 t CO2 per person
- 3. Bahrain 23.90 t CO2 per person
- 4. Kuwait 23.67 t CO2 per person
- 5. Brunei 20.24 t CO2 per person
- 6. Trinidad and Tobago 19.58 t CO2 per person
- 7. Oman 18.65 t CO2 per person
- 8. Saudi Arabia 18.48 t CO2 per person
- 9. United Arab Emirates 18.26 t CO2 per person
- 10. New Caledonia 17.08 t CO2 per person
Lowest 10
- 203. Tuvalu 0.00 t CO2 per person
- 202. Naoero 0.00 t CO2 per person
- 201. Micronesia 0.00 t CO2 per person
- 200. Guam 0.00 t CO2 per person
- 199. US Virgin Islands 0.00 t CO2 per person
- 198. American Samoa 0.00 t CO2 per person
- 197. Northern Mariana Islands 0.00 t CO2 per person
- 196. Marshall Islands 0.00 t CO2 per person
- 195. Faroe Islands 0.04 t CO2 per person
- 194. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.05 t CO2 per person
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 203. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 203 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Palau (82.84 t CO2 per person) and the lowest Tuvalu (0.00 t CO2 per person).
- Half of the countries are above 2.55 t CO2 per person and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 113 countries and fell in 88.
- The figure for the world was 4.69 t CO2 per person in 2024, against 4.70 t CO2 per person in 2019 (−0.2%).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 82.84 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 2 | Qatar | 47.33 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 3 | Bahrain | 23.90 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 23.67 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 5 | Brunei | 20.24 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.58 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 7 | Oman | 18.65 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 18.48 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 18.26 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 10 | New Caledonia | 17.08 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 11 | Gibraltar | 16.15 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 12 | Australia | 14.10 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 13 | Canada | 14.01 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 14 | Russia | 13.98 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 15 | United States | 13.62 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 12.57 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 17 | South Korea | 11.36 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 10.86 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 10.56 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 20 | Greenland | 10.45 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 21 | Singapore | 9.75 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 22 | China | 9.32 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 23 | Iran | 9.05 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 24 | Libya | 8.66 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 25 | Iceland | 8.52 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 26 | Malaysia | 8.32 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 27 | Mongolia | 7.85 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 28 | Japan | 7.84 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 29 | Estonia | 7.76 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 30 | Poland | 7.55 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 31 | Belgium | 7.31 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 32 | Seychelles | 7.24 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 33 | Norway | 7.18 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 34 | Czechia | 7.13 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 35 | Germany | 6.94 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 36 | South Africa | 6.88 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 37 | Netherlands | 6.60 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.45 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 39 | Austria | 6.32 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 40 | Slovenia | 6.27 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 41 | Ireland | 6.04 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 42 | New Zealand | 6.01 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 43 | Belarus | 5.94 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 44 | Israel | 5.77 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 45 | Finland | 5.54 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 46 | Slovakia | 5.51 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 47 | Cyprus | 5.40 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 48 | Türkiye | 5.38 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 5.31 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 50 | Iraq | 5.18 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 51 | Aruba | 5.15 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 52 | Italy | 5.08 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 53 | Greece | 5.05 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 54 | Cayman Islands | 5.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 55 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.92 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 56 | Croatia | 4.83 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 57 | Puerto Rico (US) | 4.82 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 58 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4.60 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 59 | Guyana | 4.56 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 60 | Spain | 4.51 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 61 | Lithuania | 4.49 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 62 | Hungary | 4.46 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 63 | Denmark | 4.28 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 64 | Viet Nam | 4.27 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 4.22 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 66 | Bermuda | 4.14 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 4.09 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 68 | Suriname | 4.06 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 69 | Argentina | 4.01 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 70 | France | 4.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 4.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 72 | Algeria | 3.98 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 73 | Thailand | 3.96 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 74 | Chile | 3.94 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 3.81 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.80 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 77 | Switzerland | 3.75 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 78 | Romania | 3.72 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 79 | Latvia | 3.65 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 80 | Mexico | 3.64 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 81 | Bahamas | 3.64 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 82 | Sweden | 3.57 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 83 | Maldives | 3.57 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 84 | Mauritius | 3.54 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 85 | Georgia | 3.53 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 86 | French Polynesia | 3.46 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 87 | Moldova | 3.42 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 88 | Venezuela | 3.39 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 89 | Laos | 3.35 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 90 | Portugal | 3.32 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 91 | Malta | 3.18 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 92 | Ukraine | 3.13 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 2.99 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.88 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 95 | Indonesia | 2.87 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 96 | Jamaica | 2.84 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 97 | Panama | 2.74 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 98 | Botswana | 2.74 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 99 | Ecuador | 2.64 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 100 | Tunisia | 2.62 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 101 | Uruguay | 2.57 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.55 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 103 | Macao SAR, China | 2.53 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 104 | Barbados | 2.52 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 105 | Egypt | 2.50 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 106 | North Korea | 2.50 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 107 | Armenia | 2.47 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 108 | British Virgin Islands | 2.33 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 109 | Brazil | 2.32 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 110 | Bolivia | 2.29 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 111 | India | 2.17 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 112 | Jordan | 2.09 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 113 | Gabon | 2.05 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 114 | Peru | 2.02 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 115 | Bhutan | 2.01 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 116 | Cuba | 1.91 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 117 | Lebanon | 1.90 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 118 | Morocco | 1.84 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 119 | Colombia | 1.80 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 120 | Albania | 1.79 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 1.71 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 1.63 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 123 | Tonga | 1.63 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 124 | Fiji | 1.62 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 125 | Samoa | 1.60 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 126 | El Salvador | 1.51 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 127 | Philippines | 1.50 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 128 | Grenada | 1.50 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.49 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 130 | Republic of the Congo | 1.34 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.31 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 132 | Cabo Verde | 1.29 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 133 | Syria | 1.27 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 134 | Dominica | 1.27 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 135 | Namibia | 1.20 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 136 | Paraguay | 1.16 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 137 | Honduras | 1.14 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 138 | Guatemala | 1.11 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 139 | Cambodia | 1.10 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 1.06 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 141 | Mauritania | 0.97 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 142 | Belize | 0.93 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 0.92 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 144 | Eswatini | 0.88 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 0.87 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 0.83 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 147 | Pakistan | 0.81 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 0.77 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 149 | Senegal | 0.77 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 150 | Djibouti | 0.77 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 151 | Angola | 0.74 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 152 | Bangladesh | 0.72 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 153 | Ghana | 0.70 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 154 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.63 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 155 | Kiribati | 0.59 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 156 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.59 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 157 | Myanmar | 0.58 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 158 | Nigeria | 0.57 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 159 | Zambia | 0.54 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 160 | Nepal | 0.54 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 0.52 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 162 | Comoros | 0.51 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 163 | Timor-Leste | 0.50 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 164 | Benin | 0.49 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 165 | Sudan | 0.43 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 166 | Lesotho | 0.43 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 0.38 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 168 | Kenya | 0.38 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 169 | Cameroon | 0.35 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 170 | Guinea | 0.35 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 171 | Togo | 0.31 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 172 | Tanzania | 0.31 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 173 | Mali | 0.30 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 174 | Haiti | 0.30 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 175 | Mozambique | 0.29 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 0.28 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 0.27 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 178 | Yemen | 0.26 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 179 | Malawi | 0.22 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 180 | Eritrea | 0.22 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 181 | Gambia | 0.18 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 0.17 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 183 | Uganda | 0.17 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 184 | Rwanda | 0.16 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.16 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 186 | Liberia | 0.15 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 0.15 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 188 | Madagascar | 0.15 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 189 | Chad | 0.14 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 190 | Niger | 0.12 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 191 | Burundi | 0.07 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 0.06 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.06 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 194 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.05 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | 0.04 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | 0.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 198 | American Samoa | 0.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 199 | US Virgin Islands | 0.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 200 | Guam | 0.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 201 | Micronesia | 0.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 202 | Naoero | 0.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 | |
| 203 | Tuvalu | 0.00 t CO2 per person | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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