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CO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes: ranking of countries
203 countries ranked by their latest value. Palau is highest at 82.84 t; Tuvalu is lowest at 0.00 t.
World 4.69 t (2024)Median country 2.55 t203 countries
CO₂ per person: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | CO₂ per person | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 82.84 t | 2024 | |
| 2 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 47.33 t | 2024 | |
| 3 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.90 t | 2024 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.67 t | 2024 | |
| 5 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 20.24 t | 2024 | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.58 t | 2024 | |
| 7 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.65 t | 2024 | |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.48 t | 2024 | |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.26 t | 2024 | |
| 10 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 17.08 t | 2024 | |
| 11 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 16.15 t | 2024 | |
| 12 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 14.10 t | 2024 | |
| 13 | Canada | North America | 14.01 t | 2024 | |
| 14 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 13.98 t | 2024 | |
| 15 | United States | North America | 13.62 t | 2024 | |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 12.57 t | 2024 | |
| 17 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 11.36 t | 2024 | |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 10.86 t | 2024 | |
| 19 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 10.56 t | 2024 | |
| 20 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.45 t | 2024 | |
| 21 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 9.75 t | 2024 | |
| 22 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 9.32 t | 2024 | |
| 23 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.05 t | 2024 | |
| 24 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.66 t | 2024 | |
| 25 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 8.52 t | 2024 | |
| 26 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 8.32 t | 2024 | |
| 27 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 7.85 t | 2024 | |
| 28 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 7.84 t | 2024 | |
| 29 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.76 t | 2024 | |
| 30 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 7.55 t | 2024 | |
| 31 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 7.31 t | 2024 | |
| 32 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.24 t | 2024 | |
| 33 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 7.18 t | 2024 | |
| 34 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.13 t | 2024 | |
| 35 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 6.94 t | 2024 | |
| 36 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.88 t | 2024 | |
| 37 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 6.60 t | 2024 | |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 6.45 t | 2024 | |
| 39 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 6.32 t | 2024 | |
| 40 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.27 t | 2024 | |
| 41 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.04 t | 2024 | |
| 42 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 6.01 t | 2024 | |
| 43 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 5.94 t | 2024 | |
| 44 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.77 t | 2024 | |
| 45 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 5.54 t | 2024 | |
| 46 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.51 t | 2024 | |
| 47 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 5.40 t | 2024 | |
| 48 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 5.38 t | 2024 | |
| 49 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 5.31 t | 2024 | |
| 50 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.18 t | 2024 | |
| 51 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.15 t | 2024 | |
| 52 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 5.08 t | 2024 | |
| 53 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 5.05 t | 2024 | |
| 54 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.00 t | 2024 | |
| 55 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.92 t | 2024 | |
| 56 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.83 t | 2024 | |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.82 t | 2024 | |
| 58 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 4.60 t | 2024 | |
| 59 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.56 t | 2024 | |
| 60 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 4.51 t | 2024 | |
| 61 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 4.49 t | 2024 | |
| 62 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 4.46 t | 2024 | |
| 63 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 4.28 t | 2024 | |
| 64 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 4.27 t | 2024 | |
| 65 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 4.22 t | 2024 | |
| 66 | Bermuda | North America | 4.14 t | 2024 | |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.09 t | 2024 | |
| 68 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.06 t | 2024 | |
| 69 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.01 t | 2024 | |
| 70 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 4.00 t | 2024 | |
| 71 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.00 t | 2024 | |
| 72 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.98 t | 2024 | |
| 73 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 3.96 t | 2024 | |
| 74 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.94 t | 2024 | |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.81 t | 2024 | |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.80 t | 2024 | |
| 77 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.75 t | 2024 | |
| 78 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 3.72 t | 2024 | |
| 79 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.65 t | 2024 | |
| 80 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.64 t | 2024 | |
| 81 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.64 t | 2024 | |
| 82 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 3.57 t | 2024 | |
| 83 | Maldives | South Asia | 3.57 t | 2024 | |
| 84 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.54 t | 2024 | |
| 85 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.53 t | 2024 | |
| 86 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.46 t | 2024 | |
| 87 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 3.42 t | 2024 | |
| 88 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.39 t | 2024 | |
| 89 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 3.35 t | 2024 | |
| 90 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 3.32 t | 2024 | |
| 91 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.18 t | 2024 | |
| 92 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 3.13 t | 2024 | |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.99 t | 2024 | |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.88 t | 2024 | |
| 95 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.87 t | 2024 | |
| 96 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.84 t | 2024 | |
| 97 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.74 t | 2024 | |
| 98 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.74 t | 2024 | |
| 99 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.64 t | 2024 | |
| 100 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.62 t | 2024 | |
| 101 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.57 t | 2024 | |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.55 t | 2024 | |
| 103 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 2.53 t | 2024 | |
| 104 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.52 t | 2024 | |
| 105 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.50 t | 2024 | |
| 106 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 2.50 t | 2024 | |
| 107 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.47 t | 2024 | |
| 108 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.33 t | 2024 | |
| 109 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.32 t | 2024 | |
| 110 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.29 t | 2024 | |
| 111 | India | South Asia | 2.17 t | 2024 | |
| 112 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.09 t | 2024 | |
| 113 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.05 t | 2024 | |
| 114 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.02 t | 2024 | |
| 115 | Bhutan | South Asia | 2.01 t | 2024 | |
| 116 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.91 t | 2024 | |
| 117 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.90 t | 2024 | |
| 118 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.84 t | 2024 | |
| 119 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.80 t | 2024 | |
| 120 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 1.79 t | 2024 | |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.71 t | 2024 | |
| 122 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.63 t | 2024 | |
| 123 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 1.63 t | 2024 | |
| 124 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 1.62 t | 2024 | |
| 125 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 1.60 t | 2024 | |
| 126 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.51 t | 2024 | |
| 127 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 1.50 t | 2024 | |
| 128 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.50 t | 2024 | |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.49 t | 2024 | |
| 130 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.34 t | 2024 | |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.31 t | 2024 | |
| 132 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.29 t | 2024 | |
| 133 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.27 t | 2024 | |
| 134 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.27 t | 2024 | |
| 135 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.20 t | 2024 | |
| 136 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.16 t | 2024 | |
| 137 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.14 t | 2024 | |
| 138 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.11 t | 2024 | |
| 139 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.10 t | 2024 | |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 1.06 t | 2024 | |
| 141 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.97 t | 2024 | |
| 142 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.93 t | 2024 | |
| 143 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 0.92 t | 2024 | |
| 144 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.88 t | 2024 | |
| 145 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 0.87 t | 2024 | |
| 146 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.83 t | 2024 | |
| 147 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.81 t | 2024 | |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.77 t | 2024 | |
| 149 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.77 t | 2024 | |
| 150 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.77 t | 2024 | |
| 151 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.74 t | 2024 | |
| 152 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 0.72 t | 2024 | |
| 153 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.70 t | 2024 | |
| 154 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.63 t | 2024 | |
| 155 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 0.59 t | 2024 | |
| 156 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.59 t | 2024 | |
| 157 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 0.58 t | 2024 | |
| 158 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.57 t | 2024 | |
| 159 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.54 t | 2024 | |
| 160 | Nepal | South Asia | 0.54 t | 2024 | |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.52 t | 2024 | |
| 162 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.51 t | 2024 | |
| 163 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 0.50 t | 2024 | |
| 164 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.49 t | 2024 | |
| 165 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.43 t | 2024 | |
| 166 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.43 t | 2024 | |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 0.38 t | 2024 | |
| 168 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.38 t | 2024 | |
| 169 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.35 t | 2024 | |
| 170 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.35 t | 2024 | |
| 171 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.31 t | 2024 | |
| 172 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.31 t | 2024 | |
| 173 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.30 t | 2024 | |
| 174 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.30 t | 2024 | |
| 175 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.29 t | 2024 | |
| 176 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.28 t | 2024 | |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.27 t | 2024 | |
| 178 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.26 t | 2024 | |
| 179 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.22 t | 2024 | |
| 180 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.22 t | 2024 | |
| 181 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.18 t | 2024 | |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.17 t | 2024 | |
| 183 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.17 t | 2024 | |
| 184 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.16 t | 2024 | |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.16 t | 2024 | |
| 186 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.15 t | 2024 | |
| 187 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.15 t | 2024 | |
| 188 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.15 t | 2024 | |
| 189 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.14 t | 2024 | |
| 190 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.12 t | 2024 | |
| 191 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.07 t | 2024 | |
| 192 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.06 t | 2024 | |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.06 t | 2024 | |
| 194 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.05 t | 2024 | |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 0.04 t | 2024 | |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 0.00 t | 2024 | |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 0.00 t | 2024 | |
| 198 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 0.00 t | 2024 | |
| 199 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.00 t | 2024 | |
| 200 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 0.00 t | 2024 | |
| 201 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.00 t | 2024 | |
| 202 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 0.00 t | 2024 | |
| 203 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 0.00 t | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)