Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Israel
Israel: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 9.54 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Israel, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Israel recorded 9.54 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Israel peaked at 13.08 tonnes per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.54 tonnes per person, in 2023.
That places Israel 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.38 tonnes per person | 11.38 tonnes per person | 13.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.54 tonnes per person | 10.8 tonnes per person | 12.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.01 tonnes per person | 10.1 tonnes per person | 12.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.92 tonnes per person | 9.54 tonnes per person | 10.41 tonnes per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Israel
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 10.12 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 9.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 91.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.61 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.61 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Israel?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Israel was 9.54 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 13.08 tonnes per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.54 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Israel ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.