CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita by country
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
41.27 tonnes per person
Qatar
Lowest
0.054 tonnes per person
Democratic Republic of Congo
Median
3.09 tonnes per person
Years covered
275
1750–2024
Data points
22,945
What the numbers show
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 41.27 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 3.09 tonnes per person, and the mean is 4.61 tonnes per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 764.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 380.3%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 71.6%).
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 41.27 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 26.25 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Brunei | 26.05 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Bahrain | 24.27 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.93 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 20.38 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 20.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 8 | New Caledonia | 18.06 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 | Australia | 14.48 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 12 | United States | 14.2 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 13.94 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 13.42 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Faroe Islands | 13.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 12.86 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Palau | 12.76 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 18 | Curacao | 12.34 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Russia | 12.29 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Taiwan | 11.3 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 21 | South Korea | 11.29 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Greenland | 11.08 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 23 | Turkmenistan | 10.81 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Anguilla | 10.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 9.79 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 9.67 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 28 | Singapore | 9.24 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Libya | 8.84 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 30 | China | 8.66 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran | 8.66 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Aruba | 8.52 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Bermuda | 8.51 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 34 | Malaysia | 8.16 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 36 | Japan | 7.77 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bahamas | 7.65 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Belgium | 7.28 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 7.08 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechia | 7.04 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 6.87 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Germany | 6.77 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Norway | 6.67 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Netherlands | 6.3 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Serbia | 6.24 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 48 | New Zealand | 6.23 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Austria | 6.18 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Belarus | 6.16 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Estonia | 6.11 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Montserrat | 6.02 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovenia | 6.02 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Turkey | 5.87 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Cook Islands | 5.82 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Israel | 5.61 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.54 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Guyana | 5.43 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 60 | Cyprus | 5.37 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Greece | 5.31 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Finland | 5.3 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 5.28 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Andorra | 5.18 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 65 | Nauru | 5.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 66 | Italy | 5.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Iraq | 5.07 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Seychelles | 5 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4.95 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 70 | British Virgin Islands | 4.87 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 71 | Barbados | 4.83 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 4.76 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Denmark | 4.75 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Suriname | 4.71 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 4.68 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Spain | 4.6 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 4.53 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 78 | Hong Kong | 4.49 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Lithuania | 4.39 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Maldives | 4.37 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 4.23 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Niue | 4.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Hungary | 4.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 4.11 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 85 | Venezuela | 4.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Chile | 3.98 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 87 | France | 3.97 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 3.85 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 3.83 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 3.76 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Argentina | 3.74 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Thailand | 3.74 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Montenegro | 3.72 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.7 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritius | 3.68 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Vietnam | 3.67 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 3.63 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Romania | 3.61 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 3.59 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Sweden | 3.59 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Mexico | 3.52 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 3.45 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Portugal | 3.41 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 105 | French Polynesia | 3.27 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 106 | Grenada | 3.22 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Laos | 3.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 380.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Georgia | 3.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 2.99 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Botswana | 2.96 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 112 | Jamaica | 2.96 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 2.9 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Indonesia | 2.87 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Panama | 2.8 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Wallis and Futuna | 2.7 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 117 | Lebanon | 2.7 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Tunisia | 2.66 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Dominica | 2.58 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.54 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Ecuador | 2.54 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 123 | North Korea | 2.36 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Uruguay | 2.35 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Bolivia | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Brazil | 2.28 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Cuba | 2.23 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Egypt | 2.22 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 129 | India | 2.2 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Helena | 2.16 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 131 | Gabon | 2.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Bhutan | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Peru | 2.05 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Jordan | 2.01 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 135 | Belize | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 136 | Morocco | 1.81 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Moldova | 1.76 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Colombia | 1.75 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 1.71 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.64 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | 1.59 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Fiji | 1.56 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 143 | Philippines | 1.51 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Macao | 1.47 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Tonga | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 146 | El Salvador | 1.42 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Congo | 1.4 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Micronesia (country) | 1.33 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 149 | Syria | 1.29 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Cambodia | 1.24 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Honduras | 1.19 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Tuvalu | 1.18 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 153 | Paraguay | 1.15 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Namibia | 1.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 1.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Samoa | 1.13 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 1.1 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 158 | Guatemala | 1.08 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 1.01 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritania | 1.01 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 0.9014 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Palestine | 0.8698 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 163 | Eswatini | 0.8405 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 0.8237 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 165 | Nicaragua | 0.8141 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7891 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Senegal | 0.7616 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 168 | Pakistan | 0.7156 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Comoros | 0.6365 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Nepal | 0.6332 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Bangladesh | 0.6241 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Ghana | 0.6106 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6019 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 0.6012 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 175 | Angola | 0.5895 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Nigeria | 0.5837 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Myanmar | 0.5799 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Zambia | 0.565 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Kiribati | 0.5386 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 180 | Djibouti | 0.4826 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 181 | East Timor | 0.477 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.4643 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 183 | Benin | 0.4194 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Kenya | 0.3761 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 0.3597 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 186 | Sudan | 0.3527 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 187 | Cameroon | 0.3307 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Togo | 0.3276 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Tanzania | 0.292 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Gambia | 0.2909 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 191 | Mali | 0.2851 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Burkina Faso | 0.2763 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Guinea | 0.2729 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 0.2538 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Haiti | 0.2523 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Yemen | 0.2494 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Mozambique | 0.2487 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Eritrea | 0.21 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Sierra Leone | 0.166 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 200 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1554 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Liberia | 0.1531 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Rwanda | 0.1426 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 203 | South Sudan | 0.142 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 204 | Madagascar | 0.1417 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 205 | Chad | 0.1395 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Ethiopia | 0.1351 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Uganda | 0.1266 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 208 | Niger | 0.1173 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 209 | Malawi | 0.0869 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 42.3% | falling |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 0.074 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 159.5% | falling |
| 211 | Somalia | 0.0694 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 212 | Burundi | 0.0653 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 213 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.054 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.