Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation by country
International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
3,768 kilograms
Qatar
Lowest
0.1594 kilograms
North Korea
Median
60.51 kilograms
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
2,242
What the numbers show
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 3,768 kilograms in Qatar; the lowest is 0.1594 kilograms in North Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.51 kilograms, and the mean is 265.26 kilograms.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,642.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 446.4%), and the largest decrease in Taiwan (down 99.9%).
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 3,768 kilograms | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 3,594 kilograms | 2024 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 3 | Iceland | 2,540 kilograms | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 2,320 kilograms | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 5 | Singapore | 2,030 kilograms | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 6 | Maldives | 1,639 kilograms | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 7 | Niue | 1,545 kilograms | 2018 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 8 | Barbados | 1,432 kilograms | 2024 | up 31.8% | flat |
| 9 | Seychelles | 1,400 kilograms | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,396 kilograms | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 11 | Palau | 1,378 kilograms | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 1,312 kilograms | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 13 | Bahamas | 1,034 kilograms | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 975.78 kilograms | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 15 | Nauru | 964.67 kilograms | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 16 | Saint Lucia | 943.06 kilograms | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 17 | Macao | 846.96 kilograms | 2024 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 775.01 kilograms | 2024 | up 27.3% | flat |
| 19 | Marshall Islands | 737.84 kilograms | 2024 | up 288.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Mauritius | 643.51 kilograms | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 633.58 kilograms | 2024 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 22 | Cape Verde | 600.86 kilograms | 2024 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 23 | New Zealand | 596.35 kilograms | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 593.67 kilograms | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 591.83 kilograms | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 26 | Bahrain | 545.98 kilograms | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 521.25 kilograms | 2024 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 496.72 kilograms | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 468.3 kilograms | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 30 | Australia | 464.6 kilograms | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 458.98 kilograms | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 32 | Fiji | 450.72 kilograms | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 446.37 kilograms | 2024 | up 143.7% | rising |
| 34 | Panama | 445.31 kilograms | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 35 | Denmark | 420.21 kilograms | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 36 | Grenada | 391.78 kilograms | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 388.04 kilograms | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 38 | Kuwait | 343.4 kilograms | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 39 | Brunei | 336.51 kilograms | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 40 | Finland | 315.93 kilograms | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 41 | Canada | 309.87 kilograms | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 42 | Norway | 301.57 kilograms | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 43 | Austria | 287.79 kilograms | 2024 | up 20.8% | flat |
| 44 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 280.77 kilograms | 2023 | up 416.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Belgium | 279.44 kilograms | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 46 | South Korea | 254 kilograms | 2024 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 47 | France | 247.47 kilograms | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 48 | Germany | 245.66 kilograms | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 49 | Jamaica | 231.8 kilograms | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 229.35 kilograms | 2024 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 51 | Oman | 227.72 kilograms | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia | 217.37 kilograms | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 53 | Montenegro | 216.66 kilograms | 2024 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 54 | Samoa | 211.98 kilograms | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 55 | Belize | 199.57 kilograms | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 199.12 kilograms | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 57 | United States | 197 kilograms | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 58 | Croatia | 182.58 kilograms | 2024 | up 153.6% | rising |
| 59 | Albania | 180.41 kilograms | 2024 | up 446.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 179.03 kilograms | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 178.09 kilograms | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 177.51 kilograms | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 63 | Suriname | 174.57 kilograms | 2024 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 64 | Israel | 170.98 kilograms | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 65 | Turkey | 167.47 kilograms | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 66 | Tonga | 166.84 kilograms | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 67 | Malaysia | 152.47 kilograms | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 68 | Lebanon | 148.11 kilograms | 2018 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 144.06 kilograms | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 70 | Georgia | 143.55 kilograms | 2024 | up 196.6% | rising |
| 71 | Japan | 141.62 kilograms | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 72 | Estonia | 140.26 kilograms | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 73 | Dominica | 139.31 kilograms | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 133.16 kilograms | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 75 | Lithuania | 129.02 kilograms | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 76 | Armenia | 124.24 kilograms | 2024 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 77 | Hungary | 120.98 kilograms | 2024 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 78 | Micronesia (country) | 118.94 kilograms | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 79 | Czechia | 109.34 kilograms | 2024 | up 45.3% | flat |
| 80 | Chile | 100.76 kilograms | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 97.5 kilograms | 2024 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 93.9 kilograms | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 83 | Uruguay | 90.05 kilograms | 2024 | up 31.5% | flat |
| 84 | Poland | 88.95 kilograms | 2024 | up 148.9% | rising |
| 85 | Guyana | 87.62 kilograms | 2018 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 86 | Tuvalu | 86.16 kilograms | 2018 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 85.04 kilograms | 2024 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 88 | Serbia | 82.62 kilograms | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 89 | Romania | 74.76 kilograms | 2024 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 90 | Jordan | 72.35 kilograms | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 69.63 kilograms | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 69.48 kilograms | 2024 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 68.31 kilograms | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 94 | Cuba | 67.15 kilograms | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 95 | Tunisia | 66.18 kilograms | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 96 | Morocco | 65.34 kilograms | 2024 | up 31.9% | flat |
| 97 | Moldova | 63.5 kilograms | 2024 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.52 kilograms | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 57.17 kilograms | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 100 | Mexico | 55.32 kilograms | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 101 | Mongolia | 54.43 kilograms | 2024 | up 31.8% | flat |
| 102 | Namibia | 54.19 kilograms | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 103 | Argentina | 53.24 kilograms | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 104 | Kiribati | 52.8 kilograms | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 51.14 kilograms | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 106 | Colombia | 50.75 kilograms | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 107 | South Africa | 49.85 kilograms | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 108 | Peru | 48.49 kilograms | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.82 kilograms | 2024 | up 245.3% | rising |
| 110 | Slovenia | 43.09 kilograms | 2024 | up 25.7% | flat |
| 111 | Ecuador | 40.92 kilograms | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 112 | Vietnam | 38.69 kilograms | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 113 | Gabon | 38.13 kilograms | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 114 | Philippines | 36.03 kilograms | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 115 | Russia | 35.64 kilograms | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 116 | Egypt | 35.35 kilograms | 2024 | up 31.3% | flat |
| 117 | Slovakia | 30.14 kilograms | 2024 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 118 | Brazil | 29.86 kilograms | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 27.7 kilograms | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 120 | Djibouti | 26.35 kilograms | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 121 | Bhutan | 26.09 kilograms | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 25.34 kilograms | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 123 | Libya | 24.47 kilograms | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Kenya | 23.65 kilograms | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 125 | Paraguay | 23.45 kilograms | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 126 | Togo | 22.76 kilograms | 2024 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 127 | Ukraine | 21.65 kilograms | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 128 | Senegal | 21.6 kilograms | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 129 | Algeria | 20.52 kilograms | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 19.75 kilograms | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 131 | Cambodia | 19.74 kilograms | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 132 | Laos | 19.73 kilograms | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Belarus | 19.62 kilograms | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 134 | Guatemala | 19.4 kilograms | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 135 | China | 19.17 kilograms | 2024 | up 49.6% | falling |
| 136 | Honduras | 18.62 kilograms | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 17.85 kilograms | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 138 | Indonesia | 17.73 kilograms | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 139 | Bolivia | 17.4 kilograms | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 140 | Botswana | 17.14 kilograms | 2024 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 17.01 kilograms | 2024 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 142 | Nepal | 16.79 kilograms | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 143 | Comoros | 16.31 kilograms | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 144 | Ghana | 15.89 kilograms | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 145 | Mauritania | 15.13 kilograms | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 146 | Gambia | 15.04 kilograms | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.81 kilograms | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 148 | Congo | 12.72 kilograms | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 149 | Nicaragua | 12.68 kilograms | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 150 | Rwanda | 12.45 kilograms | 2024 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 151 | East Timor | 11.97 kilograms | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 152 | Angola | 10.64 kilograms | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 153 | Zambia | 10.31 kilograms | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 154 | Venezuela | 9.81 kilograms | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 9.66 kilograms | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 9.01 kilograms | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 157 | Eritrea | 8.99 kilograms | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 158 | Bangladesh | 8.69 kilograms | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 159 | Iraq | 8.61 kilograms | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 160 | India | 8.05 kilograms | 2024 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 161 | Benin | 7.44 kilograms | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 162 | Pakistan | 7.33 kilograms | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.76 kilograms | 2024 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 164 | Cameroon | 6.73 kilograms | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 165 | Tanzania | 6.48 kilograms | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 166 | Iran | 6.35 kilograms | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 167 | Liberia | 6.28 kilograms | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 168 | Mali | 6 kilograms | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 169 | Uganda | 5.98 kilograms | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 170 | Guinea | 4.92 kilograms | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 171 | Madagascar | 4.82 kilograms | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | 4.36 kilograms | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 4.13 kilograms | 2018 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 174 | Mozambique | 3.97 kilograms | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 175 | Nigeria | 3.86 kilograms | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 176 | Somalia | 3.19 kilograms | 2024 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 177 | Haiti | 3.11 kilograms | 2024 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 3.11 kilograms | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 179 | Myanmar | 3 kilograms | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Eswatini | 2.55 kilograms | 2018 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.21 kilograms | 2024 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 182 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.89 kilograms | 2024 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 183 | Central African Republic | 1.84 kilograms | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 184 | Malawi | 1.82 kilograms | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 185 | Niger | 1.67 kilograms | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 186 | South Sudan | 1.44 kilograms | 2019 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 187 | Lesotho | 1.37 kilograms | 2018 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 188 | Chad | 1.23 kilograms | 2024 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 189 | Sudan | 1.13 kilograms | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Yemen | 0.9608 kilograms | 2023 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Syria | 0.9567 kilograms | 2024 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Burundi | 0.8989 kilograms | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 193 | Taiwan | 0.2804 kilograms | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 194 | North Korea | 0.1594 kilograms | 2019 | down 74.7% | falling |
About this data
International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.