Greenhouse gas emissions per person by country, 2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding land use, land-use change and forestry, divided by population, in tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
203 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Palau (86.7 t CO2e per person). Lowest: Northern Mariana Islands (0.1 t CO2e per person). The median is 4.1 t CO2e per person.
Highest 10
- 1. Palau 86.7 t CO2e per person
- 2. Qatar 56.9 t CO2e per person
- 3. Bahrain 40.6 t CO2e per person
- 4. Kuwait 35.4 t CO2e per person
- 5. Mongolia 29.6 t CO2e per person
- 6. Brunei 25.6 t CO2e per person
- 7. Oman 25.0 t CO2e per person
- 8. Trinidad and Tobago 24.5 t CO2e per person
- 9. United Arab Emirates 24.0 t CO2e per person
- 10. Saudi Arabia 23.8 t CO2e per person
Lowest 10
- 203. Northern Mariana Islands 0.1 t CO2e per person
- 202. Marshall Islands 0.1 t CO2e per person
- 201. Guam 0.1 t CO2e per person
- 200. Naoero 0.1 t CO2e per person
- 199. American Samoa 0.2 t CO2e per person
- 198. US Virgin Islands 0.2 t CO2e per person
- 197. Tuvalu 0.4 t CO2e per person
- 196. Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.5 t CO2e per person
- 195. Micronesia 0.5 t CO2e per person
- 194. Rwanda 0.6 t CO2e 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 (86.7 t CO2e per person) and the lowest Northern Mariana Islands (0.1 t CO2e per person).
- Half of the countries are above 4.1 t CO2e per person and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 101 countries and fell in 102.
- The figure for the world was 6.4 t CO2e per person in 2024, against 6.3 t CO2e per person in 2019 (+0.2%).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 86.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 2 | Qatar | 56.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 3 | Bahrain | 40.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 35.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 5 | Mongolia | 29.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 6 | Brunei | 25.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 7 | Oman | 25.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 24.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 23.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 11 | Australia | 21.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 12 | Canada | 18.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 13 | New Caledonia | 18.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 14 | Russia | 17.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 15 | United States | 17.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 16 | Gibraltar | 16.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 16.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 15.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 19 | New Zealand | 14.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 20 | Libya | 13.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 21 | Uruguay | 13.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 22 | South Korea | 12.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 23 | Singapore | 12.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 11.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 25 | Greenland | 11.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 26 | Iran | 11.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 27 | Iceland | 11.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 28 | Ireland | 11.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 29 | China | 11.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 30 | Guyana | 10.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 31 | Estonia | 10.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 32 | Norway | 9.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 33 | Belarus | 9.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 34 | Poland | 9.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 35 | Malaysia | 9.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 36 | Czechia | 9.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 37 | Belgium | 9.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 38 | Iraq | 9.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 39 | South Africa | 8.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 41 | Finland | 8.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 42 | Gabon | 8.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 43 | Japan | 8.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 44 | Argentina | 8.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 45 | Slovenia | 8.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 46 | Germany | 8.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 47 | Netherlands | 8.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 48 | Seychelles | 8.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 49 | Austria | 7.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 50 | Israel | 7.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 51 | Lithuania | 7.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 7.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 53 | Slovakia | 7.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 54 | Croatia | 6.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 55 | Cyprus | 6.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 56 | Greece | 6.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 57 | Türkiye | 6.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 58 | Denmark | 6.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 59 | Hungary | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 60 | Italy | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 6.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 62 | Latvia | 6.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 63 | Brazil | 6.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 64 | Paraguay | 6.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 65 | Chile | 6.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 66 | Thailand | 5.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 67 | Venezuela | 5.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 68 | Spain | 5.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 69 | Viet Nam | 5.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 70 | Suriname | 5.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 5.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 5.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 73 | France | 5.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 74 | Puerto Rico (US) | 5.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 75 | Cayman Islands | 5.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 76 | Aruba | 5.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 77 | Algeria | 5.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 5.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 79 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 80 | Laos | 5.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 81 | Romania | 5.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 82 | Mexico | 5.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 83 | Ukraine | 5.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 84 | Mauritius | 5.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 85 | Georgia | 5.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 86 | Bolivia | 5.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 87 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 88 | Chad | 5.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 89 | Sweden | 5.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 90 | Portugal | 5.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 91 | Moldova | 4.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 92 | Botswana | 4.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 93 | Switzerland | 4.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 94 | Bermuda | 4.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 95 | Namibia | 4.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 96 | Indonesia | 4.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 97 | Bahamas | 4.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 4.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 101 | Panama | 4.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 102 | Colombia | 4.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 103 | Ecuador | 4.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 104 | Maldives | 4.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 105 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 106 | Malta | 3.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 107 | Republic of the Congo | 3.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 3.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 109 | Tunisia | 3.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 110 | Armenia | 3.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 111 | Bhutan | 3.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 112 | North Korea | 3.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 113 | Mauritania | 3.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 3.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 115 | Jamaica | 3.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 116 | Egypt | 3.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 117 | Cuba | 3.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 118 | Lebanon | 3.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 119 | Barbados | 3.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 121 | Peru | 3.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 122 | Jordan | 3.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 123 | India | 3.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 124 | Albania | 3.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 125 | Fiji | 3.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 126 | Morocco | 2.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 127 | Cambodia | 2.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 128 | Tonga | 2.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 2.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 130 | Sudan | 2.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 131 | British Virgin Islands | 2.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 132 | Macao SAR, China | 2.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 2.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 2.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 135 | Belize | 2.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 136 | Samoa | 2.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 137 | Guatemala | 2.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 138 | Eswatini | 2.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 139 | El Salvador | 2.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 140 | Dominica | 2.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 141 | Philippines | 2.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 142 | Honduras | 2.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 143 | Myanmar | 2.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 2.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 145 | Pakistan | 2.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 146 | Djibouti | 2.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 147 | Grenada | 2.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 148 | Guinea | 2.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 149 | Mali | 2.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 1.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 151 | Syria | 1.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 152 | Eritrea | 1.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 1.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 154 | Angola | 1.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 156 | Kenya | 1.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 157 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 158 | Zambia | 1.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 159 | Faroe Islands | 1.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 160 | Cabo Verde | 1.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 161 | Senegal | 1.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 1.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 163 | Niger | 1.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 164 | Nigeria | 1.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 165 | Tanzania | 1.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 1.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 1.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 169 | Nepal | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 170 | Ghana | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 171 | Cameroon | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 172 | Timor-Leste | 1.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 173 | Lesotho | 1.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 174 | Togo | 1.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 1.3 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 176 | Benin | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 177 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 178 | Haiti | 1.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 179 | Uganda | 1.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 180 | Madagascar | 1.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 181 | Comoros | 1.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 182 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 1.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 184 | Mozambique | 1.0 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 0.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 186 | Malawi | 0.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 187 | Kiribati | 0.9 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 188 | Yemen | 0.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 189 | Liberia | 0.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 0.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 0.8 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 192 | Gambia | 0.7 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 193 | Burundi | 0.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 194 | Rwanda | 0.6 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 195 | Micronesia | 0.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 196 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.5 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 0.4 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 198 | US Virgin Islands | 0.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 199 | American Samoa | 0.2 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 200 | Naoero | 0.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 201 | Guam | 0.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 0.1 t CO2e per person | 2024 | |
| 203 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1 t CO2e 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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