Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita by country
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
15.29 tonnes per person
Belize
Lowest
-3.95 tonnes per person
Montenegro
Median
0.1139 tonnes per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
12,580
What the numbers show
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 15.29 tonnes per person in Belize; the lowest is -3.95 tonnes per person in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1139 tonnes per person, and the mean is 0.7784 tonnes per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 17,802.9%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 1,495.4%).
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belize | 15.29 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 9.43 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 874.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Bolivia | 8.94 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Bhutan | 8.26 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 7.55 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.44 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 6.41 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.93 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Finland | 5.92 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 10 | Liberia | 4.32 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 11 | Guyana | 4.18 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Guinea | 3.38 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 3.16 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Benin | 3.05 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 15 | Zambia | 2.94 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Gabon | 2.9 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Lesotho | 2.87 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2,183.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Congo | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Canada | 2.71 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 2.69 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 21 | East Timor | 2.68 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 2.64 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 23 | New Zealand | 2.6 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Laos | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 25 | Cambodia | 2.46 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.25 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 192.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Paraguay | 2.2 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 28 | Eritrea | 2.1 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 2.03 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 30 | Brunei | 1.82 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 1.74 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 1.62 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Guatemala | 1.61 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 1.58 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 602.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Thailand | 1.57 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Somalia | 1.53 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 37 | Namibia | 1.53 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Australia | 1.53 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Norway | 1.39 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 1.36 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 1.36 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Angola | 1.32 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Mali | 1.28 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 44 | South Sudan | 1.26 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 45 | Honduras | 1.22 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 1.21 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 47 | Tanzania | 1.15 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Vietnam | 1.12 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 73.0% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 1.06 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Madagascar | 0.9711 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 0.9435 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Iceland | 0.9209 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Mozambique | 0.8828 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Cameroon | 0.8053 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Sweden | 0.756 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.7255 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1,156.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.5238 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 0.4875 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Chile | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 0.4725 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Mongolia | 0.4449 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Panama | 0.4441 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 0.4279 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 17,802.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Malawi | 0.4275 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Ghana | 0.3931 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Portugal | 0.3851 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 67 | North Korea | 0.377 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 68 | Philippines | 0.3696 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Venezuela | 0.3485 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 70 | United States | 0.3296 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Denmark | 0.3272 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Belgium | 0.3238 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Chad | 0.3226 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Senegal | 0.3182 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Burundi | 0.3057 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Netherlands | 0.2857 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Suriname | 0.2751 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Colombia | 0.2748 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Iran | 0.2649 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 0.2601 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Slovakia | 0.2484 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Togo | 0.2427 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Niger | 0.235 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Kenya | 0.2344 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Nepal | 0.2276 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 0.2046 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Nigeria | 0.187 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Sudan | 0.1757 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Eswatini | 0.1697 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Rwanda | 0.1605 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Uruguay | 0.158 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Tonga | 0.1498 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | 0.1475 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Jordan | 0.1139 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Gambia | 0.1136 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Uganda | 0.0913 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Djibouti | 0.0867 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 0.0853 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritania | 0.0712 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 100 | South Africa | 0.0596 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Algeria | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Oman | 0.0509 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 0.0493 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Japan | 0.0443 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 205.1% | volatile |
| 105 | El Salvador | 0.0312 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Comoros | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Egypt | 0.024 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Singapore | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Lebanon | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1,390.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 0.008 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Qatar | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Palestine | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Cape Verde | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 117 | India | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Yemen | 0.005 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Monaco | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Kuwait | 0.002 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Maldives | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Bahrain | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Israel | -0.0039 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 137.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Cuba | -0.0088 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Switzerland | -0.0142 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | -0.0218 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Libya | -0.0276 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritius | -0.0291 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | -0.0429 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 232.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.0458 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 201.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahamas | -0.0479 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Germany | -0.0596 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 191.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Ireland | -0.0622 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 108.8% | volatile |
| 142 | United Kingdom | -0.0654 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 131.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Pakistan | -0.0683 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 402.4% | volatile |
| 144 | South Korea | -0.0699 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Austria | -0.0728 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 1,495.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Andorra | -0.0729 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Botswana | -0.0778 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | -0.1053 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Tunisia | -0.1075 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Turkey | -0.1114 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.1203 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Malta | -0.1211 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Jamaica | -0.1376 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 152.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Estonia | -0.1514 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 155 | San Marino | -0.1682 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Albania | -0.1767 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 174.1% | volatile |
| 157 | France | -0.1784 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Costa Rica | -0.1923 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 143.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.1964 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Italy | -0.2094 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Spain | -0.2142 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 162 | China | -0.2267 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 134.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Lithuania | -0.2374 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Barbados | -0.2475 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Syria | -0.2591 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 1,022.8% | volatile |
| 166 | North Macedonia | -0.2677 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.2805 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Mexico | -0.2846 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 191.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Morocco | -0.3363 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 140.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Liechtenstein | -0.356 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Haiti | -0.3604 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 155.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Kazakhstan | -0.3788 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Belarus | -0.3856 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 241.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Czechia | -0.521 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | -0.5365 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Cyprus | -0.6656 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 225.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Ecuador | -0.6714 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Croatia | -0.6775 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 593.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.6799 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 312.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Grenada | -0.7178 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Poland | -0.7901 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | -0.9621 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Samoa | -1.06 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 132.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Romania | -1.12 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 396.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Hungary | -1.12 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Fiji | -1.16 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Bulgaria | -1.22 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -1.24 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Dominica | -1.39 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Moldova | -1.41 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 191 | Georgia | -1.74 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Greece | -1.96 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Serbia | -2.49 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Montenegro | -3.95 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Co2 land use Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.