Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Tunisia
Tunisia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 2.47 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.47 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
79th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.63 tonnes per person
in 2018
All-time low
1.32 tonnes per person
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023
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.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.55 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.9 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 1.52 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 1.42 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.51 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.88 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.75 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.09 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.08 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.63 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 2.53 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.42 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.62 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.47 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2.47 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 2.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 2.47 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.8 tonnes per person, 21% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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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.