Per capita CO₂ emissions by source by country
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.
Countries reporting
175
Highest
11.14 tonnes per person
Mongolia
Lowest
0 tonnes per person
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
0.081 tonnes per person
Years covered
275
1750–2024
Data points
17,915
What the numbers show
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 11.14 tonnes per person in Mongolia; the lowest is 0 tonnes per person in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.081 tonnes per person, and the mean is 0.8414 tonnes per person.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 4,806.7%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 100.0%).
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 11.14 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 9.71 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 7.78 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Brunei | 6.49 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 375.1% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 6.26 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Taiwan | 6.08 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 7 | South Africa | 5.8 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 5.34 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 9 | South Korea | 4.78 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.38 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 3.67 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Estonia | 3.34 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 3.3 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Czechia | 3.2 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 3.08 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Malaysia | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Russia | 2.59 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 2.39 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Vietnam | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Iceland | 2.21 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 21 | North Korea | 2.16 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Laos | 2.15 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1,179.2% | volatile |
| 23 | United States | 2.12 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Montenegro | 2.01 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Germany | 1.92 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 1.77 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Botswana | 1.73 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 1.54 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 1.53 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 1.52 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 1.49 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 32 | India | 1.45 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Ukraine | 1.44 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 1.39 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 1.35 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritius | 1.26 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Austria | 1.22 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 38 | New Zealand | 1.12 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 39 | Israel | 1.07 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Bhutan | 1.07 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Netherlands | 1.02 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 0.979 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.8402 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.7954 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7886 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Canada | 0.7215 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Lesotho | 0.702 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 0.6966 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Norway | 0.6906 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 0.6171 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 0.6035 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Chile | 0.5502 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 0.5436 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 0.5085 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 55 | Greece | 0.48 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 0.4229 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Colombia | 0.4217 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 0.4131 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3915 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Panama | 0.3885 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Belarus | 0.3784 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 0.3732 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 0.3446 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 385.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Mexico | 0.307 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Denmark | 0.3016 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 67 | France | 0.2926 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Zambia | 0.2815 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 402.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 0.2697 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Nepal | 0.2697 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 306.6% | volatile |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 0.2451 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Brazil | 0.2404 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Spain | 0.2358 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 0.2342 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | 0.2162 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Singapore | 0.1959 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Italy | 0.1903 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Pakistan | 0.1801 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 194.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 0.1773 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.1498 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 574.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 0.1472 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Eswatini | 0.1447 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 245.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Lithuania | 0.1327 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 0.1262 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 0.1076 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Egypt | 0.104 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 578.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Afghanistan | 0.0913 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Jamaica | 0.083 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Moldova | 0.081 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Iran | 0.0699 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Argentina | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Peru | 0.0691 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0.0647 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 0.0599 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Kenya | 0.0571 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0475 tonnes per person | 1956 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0.0421 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 453.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Madagascar | 0.042 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Switzerland | 0.0398 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Tanzania | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 0.0229 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0206 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Lebanon | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Rwanda | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 4,806.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1,131.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Portugal | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Nigeria | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Algeria | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Yemen | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 113 | Niger | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Venezuela | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Bahamas | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Haiti | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 1992 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Malawi | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Oman | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 460.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Burundi | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Uruguay | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Bolivia | 0.002 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Qatar | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Mozambique | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 1998 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 1957 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Ghana | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 1997 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Honduras | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 2017 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Cuba | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Syria | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Cameroon | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 1997 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Guinea | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 1957 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Nicaragua | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 1950 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Iraq | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 0 tonnes per person | 1957 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Aruba | 0 tonnes per person | 1985 | — | flat |
| 141 | Angola | 0 tonnes per person | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Andorra | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Bahrain | 0 tonnes per person | 1987 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Bermuda | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Barbados | 0 tonnes per person | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 0 tonnes per person | 1958 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo | 0 tonnes per person | 1958 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 0 tonnes per person | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Curacao | 0 tonnes per person | 2011 | — | flat |
| 141 | Ecuador | 0 tonnes per person | 1960 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 0 tonnes per person | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Faroe Islands | 0 tonnes per person | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 0 tonnes per person | 1958 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Greenland | 0 tonnes per person | 1988 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Guyana | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes per person | 1980 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Libya | 0 tonnes per person | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Macao | 0 tonnes per person | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritania | 0 tonnes per person | 2000 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Paraguay | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Sudan | 0 tonnes per person | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 0 tonnes per person | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 141 | El Salvador | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | South Sudan | 0 tonnes per person | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Suriname | 0 tonnes per person | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 tonnes per person | 2011 | — | flat |
| 141 | Chad | 0 tonnes per person | 1958 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Togo | 0 tonnes per person | 1982 | — | flat |
| 141 | Tonga | 0 tonnes per person | 1989 | — | flat |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 tonnes per person | 1980 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Tunisia | 0 tonnes per person | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Uganda | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes per person | 1972 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Samoa | 0 tonnes per person | 1989 | — | flat |
| 141 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 tonnes per person | 2011 | — | flat |
| 141 | Saint Helena | 0 tonnes per person | 1989 | — | flat |
| 141 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 tonnes per person | 1989 | — | volatile |
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.