How many tonnes of carbon dioxide each resident of a country accounts for in a year.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · tonnes per capita
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qatar
|
41.27 | 2024 | 213 | |
| 2 |
Kuwait
|
26.25 | 2024 | 212 | |
| 3 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
26.05 | 2024 | 211 | |
| 4 |
Bahrain
|
24.27 | 2024 | 210 | |
| 5 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
22.93 | 2024 | 209 | |
| 6 |
Saudi Arabia
|
20.38 | 2024 | 208 | |
| 7 |
United Arab Emirates
|
20.13 | 2024 | 207 | |
| 8 |
New Caledonia
|
18.06 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 9 |
Sint Maarten
|
16.55 | 2024 | 205 | |
| 10 |
Oman
|
15.65 | 2024 | 204 | |
| 11 |
Australia
|
14.48 | 2024 | 203 | |
| 12 |
United States
|
14.2 | 2024 | 202 | |
| 13 |
Kazakhstan
|
13.94 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 14 |
Canada
|
13.42 | 2024 | 200 | |
| 15 |
Faroe Islands
|
13.09 | 2024 | 199 | |
| 16 |
Mongolia
|
12.86 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 17 |
Palau
|
12.76 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 18 |
Curaçao
|
12.34 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 19 |
Russia
|
12.3 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 20 |
Taiwan
|
11.3 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 21 |
South Korea
|
11.29 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 22 |
Greenland
|
11.08 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 23 |
Turkmenistan
|
10.81 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 24 |
Luxembourg
|
10.46 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 25 |
Anguilla
|
10.13 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 26 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
9.79 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 27 |
Iceland
|
9.67 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 28 |
Singapore
|
9.25 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 29 |
Libya
|
8.84 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 30 |
China
|
8.66 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 31 |
Iran
|
8.66 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 32 |
Aruba
|
8.52 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 33 |
Bermuda
|
8.51 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 34 |
Malaysia
|
8.16 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 35 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
8.14 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 36 |
Japan
|
7.77 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 37 |
Bahamas
|
7.65 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 38 |
Belgium
|
7.28 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 39 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
7.09 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 40 |
Poland
|
7.08 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 41 |
Czechia
|
7.04 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 42 |
South Africa
|
6.87 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 43 |
Germany
|
6.77 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 44 |
Norway
|
6.67 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 45 |
Ireland
|
6.34 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 46 |
Netherlands
|
6.3 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 47 |
Serbia
|
6.24 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 48 |
New Zealand
|
6.23 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 49 |
Austria
|
6.18 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 50 |
Belarus
|
6.16 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 51 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6.14 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 52 |
Estonia
|
6.11 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 53 |
Montserrat
|
6.02 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 54 |
Slovenia
|
6.02 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 55 |
Türkiye
|
5.87 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 56 |
Cook Islands
|
5.82 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 57 |
Israel
|
5.61 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 58 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
5.54 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 59 |
Guyana
|
5.43 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 60 |
Cyprus
|
5.37 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 61 |
Greece
|
5.31 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 62 |
Finland
|
5.3 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 63 |
Slovakia
|
5.28 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 64 |
Andorra
|
5.18 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 65 |
Nauru
|
5.13 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 66 |
Italy
|
5.09 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 67 |
Iraq
|
5.07 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 68 |
Seychelles
|
5 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 69 |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
|
4.95 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 70 |
British Virgin Islands
|
4.87 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 71 |
Barbados
|
4.83 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 72 |
Croatia
|
4.77 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 73 |
Denmark
|
4.75 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 74 |
Suriname
|
4.71 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 75 |
Bulgaria
|
4.68 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 76 |
Spain
|
4.6 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 77 |
United Kingdom
|
4.53 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 78 |
Hong Kong
|
4.49 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 79 |
Lithuania
|
4.39 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 80 |
Maldives
|
4.37 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 81 |
Algeria
|
4.23 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 82 |
Niue
|
4.14 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 83 |
Hungary
|
4.14 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 84 |
Marshall Islands
|
4.11 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 85 |
Venezuela
|
4.09 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 86 |
Chile
|
3.98 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 87 |
France
|
3.97 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 88 |
Azerbaijan
|
3.85 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 89 |
Uzbekistan
|
3.83 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 90 |
Ukraine
|
3.76 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 91 |
Argentina
|
3.74 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 92 |
Thailand
|
3.74 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 93 |
Montenegro
|
3.72 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 94 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
3.7 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 95 |
Mauritius
|
3.68 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 96 |
Vietnam
|
3.67 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 97 |
North Macedonia
|
3.63 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 98 |
Romania
|
3.61 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 99 |
Switzerland
|
3.6 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 100 |
Sweden
|
3.59 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 101 |
Mexico
|
3.52 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 102 |
Latvia
|
3.45 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 103 |
Portugal
|
3.41 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 104 |
Liechtenstein
|
3.3 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 105 |
French Polynesia
|
3.28 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 106 |
Grenada
|
3.22 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 107 |
Malta
|
3.2 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Laos
|
3.14 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 109 |
Georgia
|
3.1 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 110 |
Saint Lucia
|
2.99 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 111 |
Botswana
|
2.96 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 112 |
Jamaica
|
2.96 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 113 |
Dominican Republic
|
2.9 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 114 |
Indonesia
|
2.87 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 115 |
Panama
|
2.81 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 116 |
Wallis and Futuna
|
2.7 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 117 |
Lebanon
|
2.7 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 118 |
Tunisia
|
2.66 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 119 |
Dominica
|
2.58 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 120 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
2.54 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 121 |
Ecuador
|
2.54 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 122 |
Armenia
|
2.5 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 123 |
North Korea
|
2.36 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 124 |
Uruguay
|
2.35 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 125 |
Bolivia
|
2.31 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 126 |
Brazil
|
2.28 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 127 |
Cuba
|
2.23 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 128 |
Egypt
|
2.22 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 129 |
India
|
2.2 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 130 |
Saint Helena
|
2.17 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 131 |
Gabon
|
2.13 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 132 |
Bhutan
|
2.09 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 133 |
Peru
|
2.05 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 134 |
Jordan
|
2.01 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 135 |
Belize
|
1.91 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 136 |
Morocco
|
1.81 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 137 |
Moldova
|
1.76 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 138 |
Colombia
|
1.75 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 139 |
Costa Rica
|
1.71 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 140 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
1.64 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 141 |
Albania
|
1.59 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 142 |
Fiji
|
1.56 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 143 |
Philippines
|
1.51 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 144 |
Macao
|
1.47 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 145 |
Tonga
|
1.46 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 146 |
El Salvador
|
1.42 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 147 |
Republic of the Congo
|
1.4 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 148 |
Micronesia
|
1.33 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 149 |
Syria
|
1.29 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 150 |
Cambodia
|
1.24 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 151 |
Honduras
|
1.19 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 152 |
Tuvalu
|
1.18 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 153 |
Namibia
|
1.15 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 154 |
Paraguay
|
1.15 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 155 |
Cabo Verde
|
1.13 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 156 |
Samoa
|
1.13 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 157 |
Lesotho
|
1.1 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 158 |
Guatemala
|
1.08 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 159 |
Tajikistan
|
1.01 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 160 |
Mauritania
|
1.01 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 161 |
Sri Lanka
|
0.9 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 162 |
Palestine
|
0.87 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 163 |
Eswatini
|
0.84 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 164 |
Zimbabwe
|
0.82 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 165 |
Nicaragua
|
0.81 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 166 |
Papua New Guinea
|
0.79 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 167 |
Senegal
|
0.76 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 168 |
Pakistan
|
0.72 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 169 |
Comoros
|
0.64 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 170 |
Nepal
|
0.63 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 171 |
Bangladesh
|
0.62 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 172 |
Ghana
|
0.61 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 173 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
0.6 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 174 |
Vanuatu
|
0.6 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 175 |
Angola
|
0.59 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 176 |
Nigeria
|
0.58 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 177 |
Myanmar
|
0.58 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 178 |
Zambia
|
0.57 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 179 |
Kiribati
|
0.54 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 180 |
Djibouti
|
0.48 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 181 |
Timor-Leste
|
0.48 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 182 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
0.46 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 183 |
Benin
|
0.42 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 184 |
Kenya
|
0.38 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 185 |
Solomon Islands
|
0.36 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 186 |
Sudan
|
0.35 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 187 |
Cameroon
|
0.33 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 188 |
Togo
|
0.33 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 189 |
Tanzania
|
0.29 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 190 |
Gambia
|
0.29 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 191 |
Mali
|
0.29 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 192 |
Burkina Faso
|
0.28 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 193 |
Guinea
|
0.27 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 194 |
Afghanistan
|
0.25 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 195 |
Haiti
|
0.25 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 196 |
Mozambique
|
0.25 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 197 |
Yemen
|
0.25 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 198 |
Eritrea
|
0.21 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 199 |
Sierra Leone
|
0.17 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 200 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
0.16 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 201 |
Liberia
|
0.15 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 202 |
Rwanda
|
0.14 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 203 |
Madagascar
|
0.14 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 204 |
South Sudan
|
0.14 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 205 |
Chad
|
0.14 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 206 |
Ethiopia
|
0.14 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 207 |
Uganda
|
0.13 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 208 |
Niger
|
0.12 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 209 |
Malawi
|
0.09 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 210 |
Central African Republic
|
0.07 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 211 |
Somalia
|
0.07 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 212 |
Burundi
|
0.07 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 213 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
0.05 | 2024 | 1 |
Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.
Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.
How much greenhouse gas falls on each resident — all gases, not CO2 alone.
Emissions 1750–2024 CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.
Emissions 1990–2023 Consumption-based CO2 emissionsEmissions adjusted for trade: the carbon brought in with imported goods is counted.
Emissions 1820–2022 Carbon intensity of the economyHow many kilograms of CO2 fall on each dollar of output produced.