Country ranking · 204 observations
CO₂ emissions per person by country: compare 204 countries using dated World Bank evidence, with links to country context and an interactive chart. This is a descriptive table, not a judgement of national performance.
| Rank | Country | CO₂ per person | Observation year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 82.99 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 2 | Qatar | 45.51 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 23.83 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 23.73 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 5 | Brunei | 20.09 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.59 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 7 | Oman | 17.93 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 17.65 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 17.42 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 10 | New Caledonia | 16.92 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 11 | Gibraltar | 15.83 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 12 | Russia | 14 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 13 | Australia | 13.88 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 14 | Canada | 13.88 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 15 | United States | 13.55 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 12.42 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 17 | South Korea | 11.38 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 10.69 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 19 | Greenland | 10.45 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 10.4 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 21 | Singapore | 9.63 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 22 | China | 9.33 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 23 | Iran | 8.97 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 24 | Libya | 8.57 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 25 | Iceland | 8.39 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 26 | Malaysia | 8.23 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 27 | Japan | 7.88 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 28 | Estonia | 7.79 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 29 | Mongolia | 7.75 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 30 | Poland | 7.58 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 31 | Belgium | 7.26 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 32 | Seychelles | 7.16 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 33 | Czech Republic | 7.14 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 34 | Norway | 7.13 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 35 | Germany | 6.95 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 36 | South Africa | 6.8 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 37 | Netherlands | 6.57 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.5 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 39 | Austria | 6.3 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 40 | Slovenia | 6.26 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 41 | New Zealand | 5.97 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 42 | Belarus | 5.97 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 43 | Ireland | 5.94 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 44 | Israel | 5.7 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 45 | Slovakia | 5.52 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 46 | Finland | 5.51 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 47 | Turkey | 5.36 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 48 | Cyprus | 5.36 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 5.31 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 50 | Aruba | 5.11 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 51 | Italy | 5.08 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 52 | Iraq | 5.08 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 53 | Greece | 5.04 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 54 | Cayman Islands | 4.9 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 55 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.89 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 4.84 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 57 | Croatia | 4.82 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 4.62 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 59 | Guyana | 4.53 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 60 | Lithuania | 4.49 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 61 | Hungary | 4.48 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 62 | Spain | 4.46 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 63 | Denmark | 4.26 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 64 | Vietnam | 4.24 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 4.21 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 66 | Bermuda | 4.14 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 67 | Suriname | 4.03 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 68 | Paracel Islands (disputed) | 4.01 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 4.01 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 4.01 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 71 | Argentina | 4 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 72 | France | 3.99 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 73 | Thailand | 3.96 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 74 | Algeria | 3.93 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 75 | Chile | 3.92 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 3.8 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.78 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 78 | Romania | 3.73 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 79 | Switzerland | 3.71 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 80 | Latvia | 3.68 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 81 | Bahamas | 3.62 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 82 | Mexico | 3.61 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 83 | Sweden | 3.56 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 84 | Maldives | 3.55 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 85 | Mauritius | 3.54 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 86 | Moldova | 3.48 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 87 | French Polynesia | 3.45 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 88 | Georgia | 3.42 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 89 | Venezuela | 3.38 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 90 | Laos | 3.31 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 91 | Portugal | 3.29 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 92 | Malta | 3.12 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 93 | Ukraine | 3.04 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 2.97 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.88 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 96 | Jamaica | 2.85 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 97 | Indonesia | 2.84 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 98 | Panama | 2.7 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 99 | Botswana | 2.69 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 100 | Ecuador | 2.62 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 101 | Tunisia | 2.61 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 102 | Uruguay | 2.57 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 103 | Macau | 2.53 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 104 | Barbados | 2.52 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 105 | North Korea | 2.49 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 106 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.49 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 107 | Egypt | 2.46 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 108 | Armenia | 2.43 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 109 | British Virgin Islands | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 110 | Brazil | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 111 | Bolivia | 2.26 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 112 | India | 2.15 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 113 | Jordan | 2.1 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 114 | Gabon | 2 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 115 | Peru | 2 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 116 | Bhutan | 2 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 117 | Cuba | 1.92 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 118 | Lebanon | 1.88 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 119 | Morocco | 1.82 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 120 | Albania | 1.81 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 121 | Colombia | 1.78 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 122 | Saint Lucia | 1.71 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 123 | Tonga | 1.64 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 1.63 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 125 | Fiji | 1.61 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 126 | Samoa | 1.6 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 127 | Grenada | 1.5 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 128 | El Salvador | 1.5 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 129 | Philippines | 1.49 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.32 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 132 | Republic of the Congo | 1.3 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 1.28 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 134 | Dominica | 1.28 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 135 | Syria | 1.23 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 136 | Namibia | 1.18 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 137 | Paraguay | 1.14 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 138 | Honduras | 1.12 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 139 | Guatemala | 1.09 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 140 | Cambodia | 1.09 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 1.07 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 142 | Mauritania | 0.94 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 143 | Belize | 0.92 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 0.91 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 145 | Eswatini | 0.87 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 0.85 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 0.82 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 148 | Pakistan | 0.8 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 0.76 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 150 | Djibouti | 0.76 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 151 | Senegal | 0.75 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 152 | Angola | 0.72 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 153 | Bangladesh | 0.71 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 154 | Ghana | 0.69 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 155 | São Tomé and Principe | 0.61 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 156 | Kiribati | 0.58 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 157 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.58 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 158 | Myanmar | 0.57 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 159 | Nigeria | 0.56 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 160 | Nepal | 0.54 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 161 | Zambia | 0.53 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 0.51 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 163 | Comoros | 0.51 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 164 | Timor-Leste | 0.49 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 165 | Benin | 0.48 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 166 | Lesotho | 0.42 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 167 | Sudan | 0.42 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 168 | Kenya | 0.38 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 0.38 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 170 | Guinea | 0.34 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 171 | Cameroon | 0.34 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 172 | Togo | 0.31 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 173 | Tanzania | 0.3 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 174 | Haiti | 0.3 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 175 | Mali | 0.29 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 176 | Mozambique | 0.28 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 177 | Afghanistan | 0.28 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 178 | Burkina Faso | 0.27 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 179 | Yemen | 0.25 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 180 | Malawi | 0.22 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 181 | Eritrea | 0.22 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 182 | Gambia | 0.17 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 0.17 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 184 | Uganda | 0.16 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 185 | Rwanda | 0.16 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.15 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 187 | Liberia | 0.15 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 188 | Madagascar | 0.14 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 0.14 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 190 | Chad | 0.14 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 191 | Niger | 0.12 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 192 | Burundi | 0.07 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 193 | Central African Republic | 0.06 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.06 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 195 | Somalia | 0.04 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 196 | Faroe Islands | 0.04 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 198 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 199 | American Samoa | 0 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 200 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 201 | Guam | 0 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 202 | Micronesia | 0 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 203 | Nauru | 0 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
| 204 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes per person | 2024/2025 |
Source: calculated from World Bank emissions and population inputs no more than two years apart. Observation years vary by country and remain visible above.
For 99 displayed country records carrying the same observation label (2024/2025), CO₂ per person ranges from 2.69 to 82.99 tonnes per person. This comparison retains the source period label and unit; it is not a global total or an average of national rates.
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