Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Georgia
Georgia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0.2162 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2162 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
76th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.4109 tonnes per person
in 1957
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1832
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Georgia, 1830–2024
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
Georgia recorded 0.2162 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Georgia peaked at 0.4109 tonnes per person in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1832.
Georgia ranks 76th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Georgia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1832 | 0 tonnes per person | -33.9% |
| 1833 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1850 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +427.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +189.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +36.7% |
| 1859 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +27.9% |
| 1862 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1866 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +245.9% |
| 1867 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1868 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1869 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +40.6% |
| 1870 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +39.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1877 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1878 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1881 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1884 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1885 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1891 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1893 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1895 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1898 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1900 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1902 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0455 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1908 | 0.0533 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0551 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1910 | 0.051 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0568 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0696 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0814 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0655 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0514 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1917 | 0.051 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -62.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -41.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1924 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | +35.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1926 | 0.035 tonnes per person | +74.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0446 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.059 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1932 | 0.0793 tonnes per person | +34.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 1934 | 0.1226 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 1935 | 0.1451 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1704 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1937 | 0.1698 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1774 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1939 | 0.1789 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 0.2355 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1941 | 0.1927 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | -68.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0757 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1944 | 0.1165 tonnes per person | +53.8% |
| 1945 | 0.1939 tonnes per person | +66.4% |
| 1946 | 0.2119 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1947 | 0.2506 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1948 | 0.2555 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2848 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1950 | 0.31 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1951 | 0.3319 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3408 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3455 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3674 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1955 | 0.401 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4085 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4109 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.3933 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.3777 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3519 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3182 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2913 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2852 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2777 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2747 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2737 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2633 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2486 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2434 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.263 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2579 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2612 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2576 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2515 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2537 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2552 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2542 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2464 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2426 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2551 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2198 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2194 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2124 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2059 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2363 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2411 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2399 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.241 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2291 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1948 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1761 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1827 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1231 tonnes per person | -32.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0668 tonnes per person | -45.7% |
| 1995 | 0.032 tonnes per person | -52.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0335 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -81.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +169.7% |
| 1999 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +108.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0425 tonnes per person | +52.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0446 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.085 tonnes per person | +89.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1153 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 0.13 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.205 tonnes per person | +57.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2737 tonnes per person | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3065 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3166 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3062 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2851 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2725 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3053 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3186 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2568 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2268 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2273 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2376 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2243 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2162 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.2162 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.2162 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 52% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +427.5% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person |
| 1866 | +245.9% | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person |
| 1855 | +189.9% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | +169.7% | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +108.8% | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0278 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | +89.1% | 0.0449 tonnes per person | 0.085 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0143 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0409 tonnes per person | 0.0296 tonnes per person | 0.0551 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0511 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0814 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0281 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0527 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.125 tonnes per person | 0.0502 tonnes per person | 0.1789 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1878 tonnes per person | 0.0604 tonnes per person | 0.2848 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3687 tonnes per person | 0.31 tonnes per person | 0.4109 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2828 tonnes per person | 0.2434 tonnes per person | 0.3519 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2543 tonnes per person | 0.2426 tonnes per person | 0.263 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.23 tonnes per person | 0.2059 tonnes per person | 0.2551 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0846 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.1948 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.053 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2846 tonnes per person | 0.205 tonnes per person | 0.3186 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2264 tonnes per person | 0.2162 tonnes per person | 0.2376 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Georgia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.83 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,144 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,140 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 71.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 274.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 258.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9746 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Georgia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Georgia was 0.2162 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions by source recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4109 tonnes per person in 1957.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1832.
- How does Georgia rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Georgia ranks 76th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia 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 CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.