Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Tunisia
Tunisia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 2.47 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Tunisia, 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
Tunisia recorded 2.47 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Tunisia peaked at 2.63 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.32 tonnes per person, in 1997.
Tunisia ranks 79th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Tunisia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 12.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 8.73 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Tunisia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Tunisia was 2.47 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 tonnes per person in 1997.
- How does Tunisia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Tunisia ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.