Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars) by country
Countries reporting
160
Highest
1.75 kg per constant US$
Syria
Lowest
0.0214 kg per constant US$
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
0.1288 kg per constant US$
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,687
What the numbers show
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars) is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 1.75 kg per constant US$ in Syria; the lowest is 0.0214 kg per constant US$ in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1288 kg per constant US$, and the mean is 0.1826 kg per constant US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 82.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 262.5%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 71.5%).
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 1.75 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.75 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 0.6878 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.5663 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 66.1% | falling |
| 5 | Libya | 0.5278 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.471 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 0.4611 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 8 | Kuwait | 0.4387 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 9 | South Africa | 0.4213 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 10 | Oman | 0.4084 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 11 | Bahrain | 0.3933 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 12 | China | 0.3482 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 0.3379 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 0.3363 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3202 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 16 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.3191 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 17 | Iraq | 0.3107 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 36.2% | flat |
| 18 | Curacao | 0.3067 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 18 | Curaçao | 0.3067 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 20 | Kosovo | 0.3061 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 21 | Qatar | 0.3061 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 22 | Laos | 0.303 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.303 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2984 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 25 | Russia | 0.2899 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 0.2899 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 0.2547 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2502 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 0.246 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 30 | Brunei | 0.2451 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2451 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 32 | Yemen | 0.2348 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 0.23 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 34 | Jordan | 0.2228 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 35 | Algeria | 0.2208 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 0.2188 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 37 | Vietnam | 0.2155 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 0.2155 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 39 | Australia | 0.2151 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 40 | Suriname | 0.2079 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 41 | Jamaica | 0.2076 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 42 | India | 0.2066 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 43 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.2013 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 44 | Belarus | 0.1989 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1973 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 46 | South Korea | 0.1966 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 0.1966 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 48 | Lebanon | 0.1931 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 49 | Morocco | 0.1916 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.1898 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 51 | Moldova | 0.1898 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 51 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1898 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 53 | Ukraine | 0.185 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 0.1774 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 55 | United States | 0.1762 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 0.1733 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 57 | Cambodia | 0.1717 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 58 | Indonesia | 0.1688 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 0.1673 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 60 | Tunisia | 0.1659 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 61 | Honduras | 0.1637 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 62 | Japan | 0.1632 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 63 | Thailand | 0.1607 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 64 | Montenegro | 0.1595 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 0.1595 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 0.1584 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 67 | Ecuador | 0.1543 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 68 | Mozambique | 0.1537 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 69 | Mexico | 0.1514 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 70 | Czechia | 0.1474 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0.1452 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 72 | Benin | 0.1346 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 73 | Senegal | 0.1343 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | 0.1343 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 75 | Georgia | 0.1321 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 0.1321 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 77 | Argentina | 0.132 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0.1318 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 79 | Turkey | 0.1299 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 79 | Türkiye | 0.1299 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 81 | Slovakia | 0.1277 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 82 | Zambia | 0.1272 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 83 | Egypt | 0.1267 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 84 | Chile | 0.1261 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 85 | South Sudan | 0.1236 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 86 | Cyprus | 0.1226 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 87 | Greece | 0.1225 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 88 | Israel | 0.1199 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 89 | El Salvador | 0.1196 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 90 | Myanmar | 0.1175 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 75.8% | flat |
| 91 | Armenia | 0.1168 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1142 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 93 | Pakistan | 0.1135 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 94 | Estonia | 0.1134 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 95 | Namibia | 0.1125 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 96 | Congo | 0.1122 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 97 | New Zealand | 0.1116 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 0.1115 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 99 | Slovenia | 0.1104 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 100 | Peru | 0.1099 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 0.1042 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 0.1041 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 103 | Germany | 0.1037 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 104 | Brazil | 0.103 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 105 | Belgium | 0.1017 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 106 | Caribbean | 0.0996 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 107 | Hungary | 0.0965 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 108 | Sudan | 0.0943 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 109 | Eswatini | 0.094 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 110 | Finland | 0.0927 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 111 | Ghana | 0.0913 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 112 | Guyana | 0.0906 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 113 | Italy | 0.0902 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 114 | Colombia | 0.0891 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 115 | Austria | 0.0889 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 116 | Eritrea | 0.0885 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 117 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.0883 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 118 | Spain | 0.088 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 119 | Latvia | 0.0857 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 120 | Guatemala | 0.0846 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 121 | Niger | 0.0829 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 122 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0825 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 122 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0825 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 124 | Lithuania | 0.0815 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 125 | Romania | 0.0806 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 126 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0803 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 127 | Togo | 0.0787 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 128 | United Kingdom | 0.0775 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 128 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0775 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 130 | Madagascar | 0.0771 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 131 | Panama | 0.0764 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 132 | Portugal | 0.0758 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 0.0749 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 134 | Nepal | 0.0747 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 0.0728 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 136 | Norway | 0.0688 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 137 | France | 0.0688 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 138 | Angola | 0.0682 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 139 | Uruguay | 0.0669 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 140 | Albania | 0.0668 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 141 | Paraguay | 0.0655 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 0.0618 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 143 | Denmark | 0.0593 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 143 | Singapore | 0.0593 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 0.0586 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 146 | Iceland | 0.0577 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 147 | Gabon | 0.0564 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 148 | Kenya | 0.0562 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 149 | Cuba | 0.0556 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 150 | Nigeria | 0.0546 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 151 | Malta | 0.052 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 152 | Ireland | 0.0485 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 153 | Haiti | 0.0478 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 154 | Sweden | 0.0478 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 155 | Uganda | 0.0472 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 156 | Cameroon | 0.0444 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 157 | Rwanda | 0.044 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 158 | Switzerland | 0.0416 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 159 | Ethiopia | 0.0403 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0214 kg per constant US$ | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 0.3944 kg per constant US$
- Central Asia 0.3597 kg per constant US$
- Eastern Asia 0.3095 kg per constant US$
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 0.281 kg per constant US$
- Asia 0.2584 kg per constant US$
- Developing regions 0.2354 kg per constant US$
- Eastern Europe 0.2248 kg per constant US$
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 0.2242 kg per constant US$
- Central and Southern Asia 0.2184 kg per constant US$
- Western Asia 0.2125 kg per constant US$
- Southern Asia 0.2084 kg per constant US$
- World 0.2061 kg per constant US$
- Oceania 0.2013 kg per constant US$
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 0.199 kg per constant US$
- Northern America 0.1807 kg per constant US$
- United States of America 0.1762 kg per constant US$
- South-Eastern Asia 0.1673 kg per constant US$
- Northern Africa 0.1646 kg per constant US$
- Americas 0.162 kg per constant US$
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 0.1515 kg per constant US$
- Europe and Northern America 0.1492 kg per constant US$
- Central America 0.1395 kg per constant US$
- Africa 0.1383 kg per constant US$
- Europe 0.1256 kg per constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1225 kg per constant US$
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.121 kg per constant US$
- South America 0.1148 kg per constant US$
- Southern Europe 0.0973 kg per constant US$
- Western Europe 0.0868 kg per constant US$
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.0846 kg per constant US$
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.0812 kg per constant US$
- Eastern Africa 0.0711 kg per constant US$
- Northern Europe 0.0711 kg per constant US$
- Western Africa 0.0655 kg per constant US$
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0.0641 kg per constant US$
- Middle Africa 0.0566 kg per constant US$