CO2 emissions per capita — all countries

CO2 emissions per capita — Upper-middle-income countries

CO2 emissions per capita in upper-middle-income countries in 2024 — 6.34 t/person. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 389.2%.

2024 6.34 t/person +0.96% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6.34 t/person2024
Period minimum 1 t/person1963

Trend over time

1960–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — Upper-middle-income countries, 1960–20240246819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.3 t/person1962: 1.01 t/person1964: 1.04 t/person1966: 1.14 t/person1968: 1.14 t/person1970: 1.41 t/person1972: 1.56 t/person1974: 1.63 t/person1976: 1.8 t/person1978: 2.03 t/person1980: 2.04 t/person1982: 2.07 t/person1984: 2.18 t/person1986: 2.35 t/person1988: 2.5 t/person1990: 2.45 t/person1992: 2.51 t/person1994: 2.65 t/person1996: 2.86 t/person1998: 2.78 t/person2000: 2.88 t/person2002: 3.05 t/person2004: 3.64 t/person2006: 4.18 t/person2008: 4.61 t/person2010: 5.05 t/person2012: 5.54 t/person2014: 5.59 t/person2016: 5.42 t/person2018: 5.62 t/person2020: 5.68 t/person2022: 6.1 t/person2024: 6.34 t/person
Change over the period: +5.04 (+389.18%) Average annual rate: 2.51 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 6.34 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 6.34 +0.06 +0.96%
2023 6.28 +0.18 +2.93%
2022 6.1 +0.21 +3.55%
2021 5.89 +0.22 +3.81%
2020 5.68 −0.08 −1.32%
2019 5.75 +0.13 +2.31%
2018 5.62 +0.12 +2.24%
2017 5.5 +0.08 +1.45%
2016 5.42 −0.09 −1.61%
2015 5.51 −0.08 −1.49%
2014 5.59 +0.02 +0.41%
2013 5.57 +0.03 +0.56%
2012 5.54 +0.1 +1.91%
2011 5.43 +0.39 +7.69%
2010 5.05 +0.33 +6.9%
2009 4.72 +0.11 +2.3%
2008 4.61 +0.22 +5.11%
2007 4.39 +0.21 +5%
2006 4.18 +0.26 +6.54%
2005 3.92 +0.28 +7.82%
2004 3.64 +0.2 +5.96%
2003 3.43 +0.38 +12.51%
2002 3.05 +0.14 +4.86%
2001 2.91 +0.03 +1%
2000 2.88 +0.05 +1.63%
1999 2.84 +0.05 +1.97%
1998 2.78 −0.1 −3.61%
1997 2.89 +0.02 +0.83%
1996 2.86 +0.08 +3.03%
1995 2.78 +0.13 +4.84%
1994 2.65 +0.07 +2.54%
1993 2.58 +0.07 +2.73%
1992 2.51 +0.03 +1.07%
1991 2.49 +0.04 +1.6%
1990 2.45 −0.04 −1.79%
1989 2.49 −0 −0.18%
1988 2.5 +0.09 +3.58%
1987 2.41 +0.07 +2.8%
1986 2.35 +0.06 +2.81%
1985 2.28 +0.1 +4.46%
1984 2.18 +0.08 +3.96%
1983 2.1 +0.03 +1.34%
1982 2.07 +0.08 +3.81%
1981 2 −0.04 −2.06%
1980 2.04 −0.01 −0.71%
1979 2.05 +0.03 +1.42%
1978 2.03 +0.13 +7.07%
1977 1.89 +0.09 +4.85%
1976 1.8 +0.07 +3.81%
1975 1.74 +0.11 +6.92%
1974 1.63 +0.01 +0.37%
1973 1.62 +0.06 +3.75%
1972 1.56 +0.05 +3.21%
1971 1.51 +0.1 +7.18%
1970 1.41 +0.17 +13.67%
1969 1.24 +0.11 +9.34%
1968 1.14 +0.05 +4.79%
1967 1.08 −0.06 −4.86%
1966 1.14 +0.06 +5.27%
1965 1.08 +0.05 +4.48%
1964 1.04 +0.03 +3.1%
1963 1 −0 −0.31%
1962 1.01 −0.09 −8.39%
1961 1.1 −0.2 −15.16%
1960 1.3

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.