AFOLU — Emissions per capita by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
20.83 t CO2eq/cap
Suriname
Lowest
-8.85 t CO2eq/cap
Belarus
Median
0.76 t CO2eq/cap
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,042
What the numbers show
AFOLU — Emissions per capita is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 20.83 t CO2eq/cap in Suriname; the lowest is -8.85 t CO2eq/cap in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.76 t CO2eq/cap, and the mean is 1.48 t CO2eq/cap.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 4,930.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia and Montenegro (down 2,291.7%).
AFOLU — Emissions per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 20.83 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Guyana | 16.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 4 | Belize | 12.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 5 | Paraguay | 8.72 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 7 | Estonia | 8.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 895.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Uruguay | 7.83 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 7.71 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 46.0% | falling |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 7.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 40.4% | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 7.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 77.5% | falling |
| 12 | New Zealand | 6.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 13 | Ireland | 6.52 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 14 | Chad | 6.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 15 | Botswana | 6.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 5.66 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 61.3% | falling |
| 17 | Cambodia | 5.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 18 | Bhutan | 5.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1,380.5% | volatile |
| 19 | South Sudan | 5.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 5.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4,930.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 4.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 22 | Liberia | 4.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 3.94 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 24 | Finland | 3.64 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.63 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 3.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 115.7% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 3.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 3.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 3.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 2.81 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 31 | Namibia | 2.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Mali | 2.69 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 33 | Cameroon | 2.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 29.5% | falling |
| 33 | Sudan (former) | 2.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2011 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 35 | Myanmar | 2.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 36 | Madagascar | 2.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 2.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 2.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 40 | Sudan | 2.46 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 42 | Mozambique | 2.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 43 | Gabon | 2.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 43 | Indonesia | 2.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 45 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 46 | Angola | 2.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 47 | Melanesia | 2.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 48 | Malaysia | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Mauritania | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.94 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 52 | Norway | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 202.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 1.86 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 54 | Thailand | 1.83 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 48.8% | falling |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 1.82 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 1.79 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 57 | Eritrea | 1.69 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 58 | Denmark | 1.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 59 | Sweden | 1.63 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 167.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Somalia | 1.48 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Italy | 1.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 1.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 128.6% | falling |
| 63 | Niger | 1.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Poland | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 66 | Benin | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | 1.34 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 1.34 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 69 | Seychelles | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Panama | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 75 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 76 | Eswatini | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 76 | Samoa | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 78 | Germany | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Pakistan | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 83 | Guatemala | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 83 | Cook Islands | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominica | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 85 | OECD | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Malawi | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 0.88 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 88 | Niue | 0.88 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Uganda | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 92 | Senegal | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Spain | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Greece | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Ukraine | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 97 | Hungary | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 97 | Tonga | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 97 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 100 | Belgium | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 100 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 1999 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 104 | Chile | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 547.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Tuvalu | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.9% | flat |
| 106 | Switzerland | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 110 | Nepal | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 111 | Kenya | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 112 | Djibouti | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 112 | Gambia | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 114 | Caribbean | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Bangladesh | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 116 | France | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Montenegro | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovenia | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Portugal | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 120 | Türkiye | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Lesotho | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Nigeria | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 121 | Republic of Moldova | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 125 | Morocco | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 126 | Burundi | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 920.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Tokelau | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 127 | Polynesia | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 129 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 130 | India | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 132 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 133 | Libya | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 134 | Oman | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 135 | Afghanistan | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 135 | Romania | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Haiti | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 139 | Saudi Arabia | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 63.6% | falling |
| 139 | Tunisia | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 62.1% | rising |
| 142 | Togo | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 143 | Czechia | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 143 | Philippines | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 145 | El Salvador | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 146 | Algeria | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 147 | Austria | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 149 | Armenia | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 150 | Barbados | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 150 | Grenada | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 150 | Yemen | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 153 | Egypt | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 153 | Qatar | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 153 | Cabo Verde | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 153 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 159 | Iraq | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 159 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 161 | Israel | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 162 | Malta | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 163 | Lebanon | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 163 | Nauru | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 165 | Comoros | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 165 | Jordan | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 165 | Kuwait | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 165 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Mauritius | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 171 | Slovakia | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Kiribati | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 174 | Mayotte | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Micronesia | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Cyprus | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 178 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Aruba | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Maldives | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Singapore | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Anguilla | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 179 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 179 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2010 | — | flat |
| 189 | Bahrain | -0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Japan | -0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 191 | China | -0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 900.0% | volatile |
| 191 | China, mainland | -0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 900.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Jamaica | -0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 156.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Congo | -0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 105.6% | falling |
| 195 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Croatia | -0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 273.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Rwanda | -0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 456.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Republic of Korea | -0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 199 | Georgia | -0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 200 | Ghana | -1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 236.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Lucia | -1.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 202 | Fiji | -1.46 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 203 | Bulgaria | -1.52 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 204 | Honduras | -1.91 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Palau | -2.48 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 206 | Serbia and Montenegro | -2.87 t CO2eq/cap | 2005 | down 2,291.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Serbia | -2.88 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 208 | Russian Federation | -6.82 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 27.5% | flat |
| 209 | Belarus | -8.85 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 391.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central African Republic 10.93 t CO2eq/cap
- Oceania 5.83 t CO2eq/cap
- South America 5.31 t CO2eq/cap
- Americas 2.62 t CO2eq/cap
- Middle Africa 2.62 t CO2eq/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.87 t CO2eq/cap
- Northern Europe 1.84 t CO2eq/cap
- South-eastern Asia 1.75 t CO2eq/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.67 t CO2eq/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.54 t CO2eq/cap
- Eastern Africa 1.49 t CO2eq/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.44 t CO2eq/cap
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.