Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per capita by country
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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
204
Highest
44.02 tonnes per person
Qatar
Lowest
0.054 tonnes per person
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
3.01 tonnes per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
12,896
What the numbers show
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per capita is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 44.02 tonnes per person in Qatar; the lowest is 0.054 tonnes per person in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.01 tonnes per person, and the mean is 4.59 tonnes per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 815.
Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 380.3%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 71.6%).
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 44.02 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 2 | Kuwait | 26.45 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Brunei | 26.05 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.27 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Bahrain | 24.55 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 20.21 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 19.61 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 8 | New Caledonia | 18.07 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 9 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16.55 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Oman | 15.65 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Curacao | 14.68 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 12 | United States | 14.42 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 13 | Australia | 14.22 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 13.94 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 15 | Faroe Islands | 13.28 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 12.93 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 17 | Palau | 12.78 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 12.68 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Russia | 12.39 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 20 | South Korea | 11.28 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Greenland | 10.89 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 10.81 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 10.4 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 9.84 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 25 | Singapore | 8.93 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | Libya | 8.84 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 27 | China | 8.72 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Iran | 8.66 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 29 | Aruba | 8.52 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Bermuda | 8.51 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 8.16 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 33 | Japan | 7.76 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 34 | Bahamas | 7.65 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Poland | 7.46 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 36 | Belgium | 7.21 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 6.93 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 39 | South Africa | 6.87 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 40 | Germany | 6.85 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 6.67 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 6.38 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 6.38 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 31.7% | flat |
| 44 | Ireland | 6.17 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 6.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 46 | New Zealand | 6.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 6.11 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 49 | Estonia | 6.05 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 50 | Turkey | 6 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovenia | 5.99 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 52 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.55 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Guyana | 5.43 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 54 | Seychelles | 5.38 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Cyprus | 5.37 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 56 | Slovakia | 5.37 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 57 | Finland | 5.3 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 58 | Israel | 5.26 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 59 | Andorra | 5.18 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 60 | Nauru | 5.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 61 | Greece | 5.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 62 | Italy | 5.12 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 63 | Iraq | 5.07 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 4.91 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 65 | British Virgin Islands | 4.88 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 66 | Barbados | 4.83 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 67 | Croatia | 4.78 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 4.75 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 69 | Suriname | 4.71 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 70 | United Kingdom | 4.52 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 71 | Spain | 4.51 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 72 | Hong Kong | 4.43 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 73 | Maldives | 4.37 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Lithuania | 4.34 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 75 | Algeria | 4.23 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 76 | Hungary | 4.19 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 77 | Marshall Islands | 4.11 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 78 | Venezuela | 4.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 79 | Chile | 3.98 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 3.9 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 81 | France | 3.85 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 3.83 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 83 | Montenegro | 3.81 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 84 | Ukraine | 3.76 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 85 | Mauritius | 3.75 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Argentina | 3.74 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 87 | Thailand | 3.74 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.7 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Vietnam | 3.67 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 3.63 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 91 | Sweden | 3.6 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 92 | Romania | 3.6 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 93 | Switzerland | 3.56 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 94 | Mexico | 3.52 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 95 | Latvia | 3.46 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 96 | Portugal | 3.32 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 97 | French Polynesia | 3.27 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 98 | Liechtenstein | 3.25 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 99 | Grenada | 3.22 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Laos | 3.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 380.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Georgia | 3.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 102 | Malta | 3.04 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 2.99 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Botswana | 2.96 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 105 | Jamaica | 2.96 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 2.9 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 107 | Indonesia | 2.87 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | 2.8 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 109 | Lebanon | 2.7 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 110 | Tunisia | 2.66 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 111 | Dominica | 2.58 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.54 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Ecuador | 2.54 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 2.45 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 115 | North Korea | 2.36 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Uruguay | 2.35 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 117 | Bolivia | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 118 | Brazil | 2.28 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 119 | Cuba | 2.23 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 120 | Moldova | 2.22 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Egypt | 2.22 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 122 | India | 2.2 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Gabon | 2.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Bhutan | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Peru | 2.05 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 126 | Jordan | 2.01 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 127 | Belize | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 128 | Albania | 1.87 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 129 | Morocco | 1.81 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 130 | Colombia | 1.75 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 1.71 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.63 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 1.56 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 134 | Macao | 1.54 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 135 | Philippines | 1.51 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 136 | Tonga | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 137 | El Salvador | 1.42 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 138 | Congo | 1.4 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Micronesia (country) | 1.33 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 140 | Syria | 1.29 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 141 | Cambodia | 1.24 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Honduras | 1.19 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 143 | Tuvalu | 1.19 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 144 | Paraguay | 1.15 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 145 | Namibia | 1.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 1.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Samoa | 1.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Lesotho | 1.1 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 149 | Guatemala | 1.08 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 1.01 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritania | 1.01 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Sri Lanka | 0.9502 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Palestine | 0.9037 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 154 | Eswatini | 0.8405 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 0.8237 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 0.8141 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7891 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 158 | Senegal | 0.7616 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 159 | Pakistan | 0.7156 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 160 | Comoros | 0.6365 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Nepal | 0.6332 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 0.6241 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Ghana | 0.6106 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6019 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 0.6013 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 166 | Angola | 0.5895 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 167 | Nigeria | 0.5837 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 168 | Myanmar | 0.5799 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Zambia | 0.565 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Kiribati | 0.5386 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 171 | Djibouti | 0.4827 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 172 | East Timor | 0.477 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.4643 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 174 | Benin | 0.4194 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Kenya | 0.3761 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 0.3597 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 177 | Sudan | 0.3527 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 178 | Cameroon | 0.3307 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Togo | 0.3276 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 180 | Tanzania | 0.292 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 181 | Gambia | 0.2909 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 182 | Mali | 0.2851 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Burkina Faso | 0.2763 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Guinea | 0.2729 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 0.2538 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Haiti | 0.2523 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 187 | Yemen | 0.2494 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 71.6% | rising |
| 188 | Mozambique | 0.2487 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Eritrea | 0.21 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 190 | Sierra Leone | 0.166 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 191 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1554 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 89.4% | falling |
| 192 | Liberia | 0.1531 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Rwanda | 0.1426 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 194 | South Sudan | 0.142 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 195 | Madagascar | 0.1417 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.1% | flat |
| 196 | Chad | 0.1395 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Ethiopia | 0.1351 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Uganda | 0.1266 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 199 | Niger | 0.1173 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 200 | Malawi | 0.0869 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 42.3% | falling |
| 201 | Central African Republic | 0.074 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 159.5% | falling |
| 202 | Somalia | 0.0694 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 203 | Burundi | 0.0653 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 204 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.054 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Co2 income level 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.