Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted by country
International aviation emissions are allocated to the country of departure, then adjusted for tourism.
Countries reporting
81
Highest
1,260 kilograms
Israel
Lowest
2.14 kilograms
Thailand
Median
66.24 kilograms
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
796
What the numbers show
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 1,260 kilograms in Israel; the lowest is 2.14 kilograms in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 66.24 kilograms, and the mean is 177.44 kilograms.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 590.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 331.6%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 93.2%).
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Israel | 1,260 kilograms | 2024 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 1,198 kilograms | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 1,088 kilograms | 2024 | — | rising |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 761.32 kilograms | 2021 | down 75.1% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 751 kilograms | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 7 | Switzerland | 582.13 kilograms | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 580.15 kilograms | 2022 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 519.39 kilograms | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 514.93 kilograms | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 508.31 kilograms | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 12 | Oman | 479.69 kilograms | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 13 | Fiji | 405.71 kilograms | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 392.62 kilograms | 2022 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Norway | 384.09 kilograms | 2022 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 16 | Iceland | 349.18 kilograms | 2021 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 17 | Cyprus | 336.64 kilograms | 2024 | — | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 329.97 kilograms | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 19 | Seychelles | 244.95 kilograms | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 21 | Panama | 224.39 kilograms | 2022 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 184.88 kilograms | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 183.79 kilograms | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | United States | 161 kilograms | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 142.29 kilograms | 2022 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 139.03 kilograms | 2021 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 27 | Cook Islands | 138.94 kilograms | 2022 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 123.21 kilograms | 2024 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 120.83 kilograms | 2022 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 30 | Mauritius | 120.27 kilograms | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 119.3 kilograms | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 32 | Moldova | 97.8 kilograms | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 33 | Armenia | 94.47 kilograms | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 88.1 kilograms | 2024 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 84.16 kilograms | 2024 | up 127.6% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 83.25 kilograms | 2022 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 81.96 kilograms | 2024 | up 231.5% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 78.22 kilograms | 2021 | up 331.6% | rising |
| 39 | Bahrain | 71.51 kilograms | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 70.78 kilograms | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 67.4 kilograms | 2022 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 67.03 kilograms | 2024 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 66.24 kilograms | 2024 | up 188.0% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 65.98 kilograms | 2022 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 59 kilograms | 2019 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 46 | Portugal | 58.81 kilograms | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 58.04 kilograms | 2022 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 48 | Brazil | 55.48 kilograms | 2018 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 49 | El Salvador | 55.45 kilograms | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 50 | Colombia | 48.93 kilograms | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 44.9 kilograms | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 52 | Georgia | 41.27 kilograms | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 53 | Slovenia | 40.17 kilograms | 2024 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 54 | Peru | 39.44 kilograms | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 55 | Samoa | 36.36 kilograms | 2022 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 56 | Czechia | 35.04 kilograms | 2021 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 57 | Venezuela | 34.07 kilograms | 2017 | — | falling |
| 58 | France | 33.84 kilograms | 2021 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 59 | Paraguay | 33.15 kilograms | 2022 | up 194.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Tunisia | 25.75 kilograms | 2022 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 61 | India | 24.94 kilograms | 2024 | up 180.6% | rising |
| 62 | China | 24.1 kilograms | 2020 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 63 | Cuba | 23.67 kilograms | 2022 | up 215.4% | rising |
| 64 | Jordan | 23.35 kilograms | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 65 | Mexico | 23.11 kilograms | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 21.99 kilograms | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 67 | Albania | 21.45 kilograms | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Turkey | 19.53 kilograms | 2022 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 19.38 kilograms | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 70 | Bolivia | 17.47 kilograms | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 71 | Croatia | 12.64 kilograms | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 72 | Romania | 12.5 kilograms | 2024 | — | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 11.92 kilograms | 2022 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 9.4 kilograms | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 75 | Morocco | 8.55 kilograms | 2022 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 8.12 kilograms | 2018 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 77 | Honduras | 7.55 kilograms | 2018 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 78 | Eswatini | 5.59 kilograms | 2018 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Cambodia | 4.14 kilograms | 2022 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Ghana | 3.81 kilograms | 2020 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 81 | Belarus | 3.55 kilograms | 2022 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 82 | Uganda | 2.5 kilograms | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 83 | Thailand | 2.14 kilograms | 2021 | down 93.2% | falling |
About this data
International aviation emissions are allocated to the country of departure, then adjusted for tourism.