IPPU — Emissions per capita by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.
Countries reporting
208
Highest
10.62 t CO2eq/cap
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
0 t CO2eq/cap
China, Macao SAR
Median
0.235 t CO2eq/cap
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,008
What the numbers show
IPPU — Emissions per capita is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 10.62 t CO2eq/cap in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 0 t CO2eq/cap in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.235 t CO2eq/cap, and the mean is 0.5574 t CO2eq/cap.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 100.0%).
IPPU — Emissions per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 2 | Qatar | 6.47 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 4.84 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 4.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 4.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 6 | Singapore | 3.95 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 3.91 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 8 | Bahrain | 3.88 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 9 | Oman | 3.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 1.89 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 1.63 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.45 t CO2eq/cap | 1999 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 13 | Grenada | 1.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 14 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 1.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 16 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 18 | China, mainland | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 1.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 21 | Canada | 1.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 1.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 23 | Mauritius | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 27 | Israel | 1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 27 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 30 | Libya | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 32 | Bhutan | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Greece | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 35 | New Zealand | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 37 | Malaysia | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 37 | OECD | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 39 | Georgia | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 40 | Finland | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 43 | Lebanon | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 46 | Japan | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 46 | Viet Nam | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Türkiye | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 392.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 52 | Poland | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Egypt | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 57 | Argentina | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 57 | Gabon | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovenia | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 60 | Albania | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Belarus | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 60 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Ireland | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 64 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 2005 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 64 | Caribbean | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 66 | Germany | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 66 | Algeria | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 68 | Sweden | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 69 | Latvia | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Mongolia | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 74 | Jordan | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Iraq | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 78 | Serbia | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 79 | Switzerland | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 80 | Barbados | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 44.4% | flat |
| 80 | Spain | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 83 | Cambodia | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 660.0% | volatile |
| 85 | France | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 86 | Mexico | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 87 | Montenegro | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 87 | Panama | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 90 | Malta | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 90 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 94 | Armenia | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Ukraine | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 96 | Brazil | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 96 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 98 | Colombia | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 99 | Denmark | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 99 | Namibia | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Indonesia | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 101 | Senegal | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 78.6% | falling |
| 104 | Fiji | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 105 | India | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 105 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 107 | Peru | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 108 | Cameroon | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 108 | Jamaica | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 108 | Yemen | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 113 | Belize | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 113 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2010 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 115 | Botswana | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Estonia | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 115 | Togo | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 119 | Ecuador | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 119 | Morocco | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 119 | Uruguay | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 122 | Djibouti | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Paraguay | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 125 | Pakistan | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 125 | Philippines | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 127 | Cuba | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 127 | Honduras | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 127 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 130 | Nigeria | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 130 | El Salvador | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 132 | Congo | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Benin | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Guatemala | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 136 | Somalia | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Cabo Verde | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Mozambique | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Nepal | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Zimbabwe | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 144 | Ghana | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 144 | Kenya | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 144 | Myanmar | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 144 | Zambia | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 149 | Guinea | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Angola | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Mali | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sudan | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Chad | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Samoa | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 156 | Bangladesh | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 156 | Liberia | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Malawi | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 156 | Sudan (former) | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2011 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Afghanistan | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 160 | Madagascar | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Niger | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Palau | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Rwanda | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 160 | South Sudan | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 160 | Suriname | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Burundi | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Dominica | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Eritrea | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Guyana | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Lesotho | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 168 | Seychelles | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 168 | Uganda | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Cook Islands | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Tokelau | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Melanesia | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 168 | Polynesia | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 180 | Aruba | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | Bahamas | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | Haiti | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Kiribati | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Maldives | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Nauru | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Eswatini | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Tonga | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | British Virgin Islands | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Comoros | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 195 | Gambia | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 195 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Papua New Guinea | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Sierra Leone | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Anguilla | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 195 | Niue | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 195 | Micronesia | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Timor-Leste | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 195 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 195 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Asia 1.24 t CO2eq/cap
- Eastern Asia 1.14 t CO2eq/cap
- Northern America 1.09 t CO2eq/cap
- United States of America 1.09 t CO2eq/cap
- Eastern Europe 0.86 t CO2eq/cap
- Annex I countries 0.78 t CO2eq/cap
- Oceania 0.69 t CO2eq/cap
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0.65 t CO2eq/cap
- Asia 0.64 t CO2eq/cap
- Europe 0.64 t CO2eq/cap
- Americas 0.61 t CO2eq/cap
- World 0.55 t CO2eq/cap
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.