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Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Tunisia

Tunisia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0 tonnes per person in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.1532 tonnes per person
in 1951
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 2012
Years of data
73
1916–2012

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Tunisia, 1916–2012

00.050.10.15191619642012

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 0 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Tunisia peaked at 0.1532 tonnes per person in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 2012.

Tunisia ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Tunisia, year by year

Year tonnes per person Change
1916 0.0048 tonnes per person —
1917 0.0128 tonnes per person +165.2%
1918 0.0175 tonnes per person +36.8%
1920 0.0125 tonnes per person -28.3%
1921 0.0093 tonnes per person -25.6%
1939 0.0011 tonnes per person -88.4%
1940 0.0088 tonnes per person +716.0%
1941 0.0338 tonnes per person +282.3%
1942 0.0413 tonnes per person +22.2%
1943 0.0122 tonnes per person -70.5%
1944 0.0189 tonnes per person +55.5%
1945 0.0198 tonnes per person +4.3%
1946 0.0267 tonnes per person +35.1%
1947 0.0202 tonnes per person -24.2%
1948 0.0189 tonnes per person -6.7%
1949 0.0124 tonnes per person -34.4%
1950 0.1259 tonnes per person +915.7%
1951 0.1532 tonnes per person +21.7%
1952 0.1267 tonnes per person -17.3%
1953 0.0582 tonnes per person -54.0%
1954 0.0497 tonnes per person -14.7%
1955 0.0302 tonnes per person -39.2%
1956 0.0296 tonnes per person -1.9%
1957 0.0567 tonnes per person +91.4%
1958 0.0219 tonnes per person -61.4%
1959 0.0182 tonnes per person -16.8%
1960 0.0267 tonnes per person +46.7%
1961 0.0314 tonnes per person +17.7%
1962 0.021 tonnes per person -33.1%
1963 0.0223 tonnes per person +6.4%
1964 0.0237 tonnes per person +5.9%
1965 0.029 tonnes per person +22.4%
1966 0.0457 tonnes per person +57.7%
1967 0.0754 tonnes per person +65.1%
1968 0.0653 tonnes per person -13.5%
1969 0.0644 tonnes per person -1.4%
1970 0.0708 tonnes per person +9.9%
1971 0.048 tonnes per person -32.2%
1972 0.0652 tonnes per person +35.9%
1973 0.0496 tonnes per person -23.9%
1974 0.0754 tonnes per person +52.0%
1975 0.054 tonnes per person -28.4%
1976 0.0483 tonnes per person -10.5%
1977 0.0423 tonnes per person -12.5%
1978 0.047 tonnes per person +11.3%
1979 0.0579 tonnes per person +23.1%
1980 0.0355 tonnes per person -38.7%
1981 0.0461 tonnes per person +29.8%
1982 0.0271 tonnes per person -41.3%
1983 0.0364 tonnes per person +34.4%
1984 0.0365 tonnes per person +0.5%
1985 0.0341 tonnes per person -6.6%
1986 0.0294 tonnes per person -13.8%
1987 0.0325 tonnes per person +10.3%
1988 0.0386 tonnes per person +18.9%
1989 0.0364 tonnes per person -5.7%
1990 0.0317 tonnes per person -12.9%
1991 0.0319 tonnes per person +0.6%
1992 0.0321 tonnes per person +0.6%
1993 0.0327 tonnes per person +1.9%
1994 0.0293 tonnes per person -10.4%
1995 0.026 tonnes per person -11.2%
1996 0.0256 tonnes per person -1.4%
1997 0.0276 tonnes per person +7.7%
1998 0.0219 tonnes per person -20.7%
1999 0.0307 tonnes per person +40.4%
2000 0.0285 tonnes per person -7.2%
2001 0.026 tonnes per person -8.9%
2002 0.0217 tonnes per person -16.6%
2003 0.0062 tonnes per person -71.5%
2010 0.0051 tonnes per person -17.5%
2011 0.0037 tonnes per person -27.5%
2012 0 tonnes per person -100.0%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0262 tonnes per person. (40 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0176 tonnes per person. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Tunisia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1950 +915.7% 0.0124 tonnes per person 0.1259 tonnes per person
1940 +716.0% 0.0011 tonnes per person 0.0088 tonnes per person
1941 +282.3% 0.0088 tonnes per person 0.0338 tonnes per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.0117 tonnes per person 0.0048 tonnes per person 0.0175 tonnes per person 3
1920s 0.0109 tonnes per person 0.0093 tonnes per person 0.0125 tonnes per person 2
1930s 0.0011 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person 1
1940s 0.0213 tonnes per person 0.0088 tonnes per person 0.0413 tonnes per person 10
1950s 0.067 tonnes per person 0.0182 tonnes per person 0.1532 tonnes per person 10
1960s 0.0405 tonnes per person 0.021 tonnes per person 0.0754 tonnes per person 10
1970s 0.0558 tonnes per person 0.0423 tonnes per person 0.0754 tonnes per person 10
1980s 0.0353 tonnes per person 0.0271 tonnes per person 0.0461 tonnes per person 10
1990s 0.0289 tonnes per person 0.0219 tonnes per person 0.0327 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0.0206 tonnes per person 0.0062 tonnes per person 0.0285 tonnes per person 4
2010s 0.0029 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0051 tonnes per person 3

Countries ranked near Tunisia

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  3. 140 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per person compare
  4. 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
  5. 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
  6. 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
  7. 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
  8. 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
  9. 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
  10. 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
  11. 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
  12. 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
  13. 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
  14. 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
  15. 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
  16. 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
  17. 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
  18. 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  19. 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
  20. 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
  21. 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
  22. 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
  23. 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
  24. 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person compare
  25. 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
  26. 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
  27. 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
  28. 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
  29. 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
  30. 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
  31. 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
  32. 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
  33. 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
  34. 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  35. 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  36. 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
  37. 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person
  38. 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
  39. 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
  40. 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person
  41. 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Tunisia?
Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Tunisia was 0 tonnes per person in 2012, 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1532 tonnes per person in 1951.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 2012.
How does Tunisia rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
Tunisia ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2012.
Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
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