CO2 emissions per capita — all countries

CO2 emissions per capita — G7

CO2 emissions per capita in the G7 in 2024 — 9.92 t/person. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.5%.

2024 9.92 t/person −1.28% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 14.74 t/person1973
Period minimum 9.92 t/person2024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — G7, 1960–202481012141619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.97 t/person1962: 10.35 t/person1964: 11.08 t/person1966: 11.62 t/person1968: 12.37 t/person1970: 13.73 t/person1972: 14.25 t/person1974: 14.23 t/person1976: 14.11 t/person1978: 14.42 t/person1980: 14.06 t/person1982: 12.77 t/person1984: 12.92 t/person1986: 12.77 t/person1988: 13.43 t/person1990: 14.04 t/person1992: 13.82 t/person1994: 13.88 t/person1996: 14.26 t/person1998: 14.25 t/person2000: 14.62 t/person2002: 14.35 t/person2004: 14.45 t/person2006: 14.13 t/person2008: 13.62 t/person2010: 12.91 t/person2012: 12.33 t/person2014: 12.19 t/person2016: 11.56 t/person2018: 11.42 t/person2020: 9.96 t/person2022: 10.48 t/person2024: 9.92 t/person
Change over the period: −0.05 (−0.51%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 9.92 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 9.92 −0.13 −1.28%
2023 10.05 −0.43 −4.08%
2022 10.48 −0.07 −0.64%
2021 10.55 +0.59 +5.91%
2020 9.96 −1.09 −9.89%
2019 11.05 −0.36 −3.19%
2018 11.42 +0.03 +0.29%
2017 11.38 −0.17 −1.48%
2016 11.56 −0.3 −2.56%
2015 11.86 −0.33 −2.72%
2014 12.19 −0.24 −1.95%
2013 12.43 +0.11 +0.86%
2012 12.33 −0.28 −2.25%
2011 12.61 −0.3 −2.33%
2010 12.91 +0.35 +2.81%
2009 12.56 −1.07 −7.82%
2008 13.62 −0.51 −3.64%
2007 14.14 +0.01 +0.05%
2006 14.13 −0.23 −1.63%
2005 14.37 −0.08 −0.56%
2004 14.45 +0.03 +0.2%
2003 14.42 +0.07 +0.48%
2002 14.35 −0.02 −0.15%
2001 14.37 −0.25 −1.69%
2000 14.62 +0.32 +2.23%
1999 14.3 +0.05 +0.38%
1998 14.25 +0.02 +0.16%
1997 14.22 −0.03 −0.24%
1996 14.26 +0.3 +2.17%
1995 13.96 +0.08 +0.58%
1994 13.88 +0.09 +0.62%
1993 13.79 −0.03 −0.22%
1992 13.82 −0.03 −0.19%
1991 13.85 −0.19 −1.36%
1990 14.04 +0.5 +3.7%
1989 13.54 +0.11 +0.83%
1988 13.43 +0.4 +3.07%
1987 13.03 +0.25 +1.96%
1986 12.77 −0.11 −0.87%
1985 12.89 −0.03 −0.25%
1984 12.92 +0.25 +2%
1983 12.67 −0.11 −0.84%
1982 12.77 −0.64 −4.74%
1981 13.41 −0.66 −4.67%
1980 14.06 −0.57 −3.88%
1979 14.63 +0.21 +1.49%
1978 14.42 +0.23 +1.6%
1977 14.19 +0.08 +0.58%
1976 14.11 +0.58 +4.29%
1975 13.53 −0.7 −4.9%
1974 14.23 −0.52 −3.5%
1973 14.74 +0.49 +3.46%
1972 14.25 +0.43 +3.08%
1971 13.82 +0.09 +0.67%
1970 13.73 +0.74 +5.68%
1969 12.99 +0.62 +5.04%
1968 12.37 +0.46 +3.83%
1967 11.91 +0.3 +2.56%
1966 11.62 +0.31 +2.78%
1965 11.3 +0.22 +1.97%
1964 11.08 +0.37 +3.45%
1963 10.71 +0.37 +3.55%
1962 10.35 +0.3 +2.97%
1961 10.05 +0.07 +0.74%
1960 9.97

About the indicator

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.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.