Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — OECD

Greenhouse gases per capita in the OECD in 2024 — 10.19 t/person. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 17.5%.

2024 10.19 t/person −1% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 15.47 t/person1979
Period minimum 10.19 t/person2024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — OECD, 1960–20241012141619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12.35 t/person1962: 12.61 t/person1964: 13.13 t/person1966: 13.21 t/person1968: 14.51 t/person1970: 15.21 t/person1972: 15.2 t/person1974: 15.07 t/person1976: 15.11 t/person1978: 15.28 t/person1980: 15.12 t/person1982: 13.95 t/person1984: 13.91 t/person1986: 13.74 t/person1988: 14 t/person1990: 14.39 t/person1992: 14 t/person1994: 13.96 t/person1996: 14.29 t/person1998: 14.17 t/person2000: 14.28 t/person2002: 13.88 t/person2004: 14.07 t/person2006: 13.57 t/person2008: 13.35 t/person2010: 12.82 t/person2012: 12.52 t/person2014: 12.05 t/person2016: 11.59 t/person2018: 11.57 t/person2020: 10.3 t/person2022: 10.62 t/person2024: 10.19 t/person
Change over the period: −2.16 (−17.48%) Average annual rate: -0.3 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 10.19 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 10.19 −0.1 −1%
2023 10.29 −0.33 −3.08%
2022 10.62 −0.16 −1.44%
2021 10.77 +0.47 +4.56%
2020 10.3 −0.92 −8.19%
2019 11.22 −0.34 −2.97%
2018 11.57 −0.08 −0.72%
2017 11.65 +0.06 +0.48%
2016 11.59 −0.21 −1.78%
2015 11.8 −0.25 −2.06%
2014 12.05 −0.23 −1.83%
2013 12.28 −0.24 −1.93%
2012 12.52 −0.07 −0.58%
2011 12.59 −0.22 −1.74%
2010 12.82 +0.44 +3.52%
2009 12.38 −0.97 −7.28%
2008 13.35 −0.3 −2.17%
2007 13.65 +0.07 +0.54%
2006 13.57 −0.38 −2.7%
2005 13.95 −0.12 −0.87%
2004 14.07 −0.14 −0.98%
2003 14.21 +0.33 +2.37%
2002 13.88 −0.06 −0.42%
2001 13.94 −0.34 −2.36%
2000 14.28 +0.16 +1.15%
1999 14.11 −0.06 −0.39%
1998 14.17 −0.08 −0.57%
1997 14.25 −0.04 −0.25%
1996 14.29 +0.25 +1.75%
1995 14.04 +0.08 +0.58%
1994 13.96 +0.04 +0.3%
1993 13.92 −0.08 −0.58%
1992 14 −0.13 −0.95%
1991 14.14 −0.25 −1.76%
1990 14.39 +0.3 +2.11%
1989 14.09 +0.09 +0.66%
1988 14 +0.2 +1.43%
1987 13.8 +0.06 +0.43%
1986 13.74 −0.12 −0.86%
1985 13.86 −0.05 −0.38%
1984 13.91 +0.09 +0.64%
1983 13.83 −0.13 −0.91%
1982 13.95 −0.51 −3.5%
1981 14.46 −0.66 −4.33%
1980 15.12 −0.35 −2.27%
1979 15.47 +0.18 +1.2%
1978 15.28 +0.03 +0.22%
1977 15.25 +0.14 +0.92%
1976 15.11 +0.43 +2.95%
1975 14.68 −0.39 −2.62%
1974 15.07 −0.39 −2.52%
1973 15.46 +0.27 +1.74%
1972 15.2 +0.16 +1.07%
1971 15.04 −0.17 −1.14%
1970 15.21 +0.62 +4.28%
1969 14.59 +0.08 +0.55%
1968 14.51 +0.54 +3.86%
1967 13.97 +0.76 +5.74%
1966 13.21 +0.06 +0.43%
1965 13.15 +0.02 +0.19%
1964 13.13 +0.35 +2.77%
1963 12.77 +0.16 +1.3%
1962 12.61 +0.25 +1.99%
1961 12.36 +0.02 +0.13%
1960 12.35

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

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