Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions by country
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
48.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Qatar
Lowest
0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Niger
Median
3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Years covered
175
1850–2024
Data points
33,567
What the numbers show
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 48.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Qatar; the lowest is 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, and the mean is 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 196.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 283.1%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 67.2%).
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 48.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Bahrain | 39.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Kuwait | 34.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Brunei | 30.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Oman | 21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Palau | 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 12 | United States | 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Libya | 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Taiwan | 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 19 | South Korea | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Singapore | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Iceland | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran | 10.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 24 | China | 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Aruba | 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Guyana | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Bahamas | 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Czechia | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Japan | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Belarus | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Germany | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Cyprus | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Turkey | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Austria | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Estonia | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovakia | 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Cook Islands | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Finland | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Seychelles | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Andorra | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Denmark | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Suriname | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Croatia | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Italy | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Barbados | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Hong Kong | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Nauru | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Spain | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 70 | British Virgin Islands | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Ukraine | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Hungary | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Maldives | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Venezuela | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Romania | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 80 | France | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 81 | Montenegro | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Argentina | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Thailand | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Mexico | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Niue | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Vietnam | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Sweden | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritius | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Portugal | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Indonesia | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Georgia | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Switzerland | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Uruguay | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Laos | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Grenada | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Lebanon | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Ecuador | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Brazil | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Bhutan | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Jamaica | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Dominica | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 113 | North Korea | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Armenia | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 116 | Belize | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 117 | Bolivia | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Egypt | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Jordan | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Helena | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Colombia | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 122 | India | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Morocco | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Peru | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Moldova | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Tonga | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Philippines | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Guatemala | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Namibia | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 134 | El Salvador | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Macao | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Honduras | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Paraguay | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Cambodia | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Lesotho | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Syria | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritania | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Micronesia (country) | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Samoa | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Cape Verde | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Angola | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Nigeria | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Djibouti | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Zambia | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Ghana | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Pakistan | 0.9758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Senegal | 0.9651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Nepal | 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 162 | Togo | 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 163 | Cameroon | 0.816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Myanmar | 0.7934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 0.7886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 166 | Mozambique | 0.7836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 168 | Haiti | 0.7623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 169 | Kiribati | 0.7501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Sudan | 0.7374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 171 | Benin | 0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 172 | Kenya | 0.6734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 173 | East Timor | 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Eritrea | 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea | 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 177 | Liberia | 0.6201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 178 | Central African Republic | 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Tanzania | 0.581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 182 | Uganda | 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 183 | Somalia | 0.5266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Gambia | 0.5165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 185 | South Sudan | 0.5093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | 0.4901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 187 | Mali | 0.4684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 188 | Chad | 0.458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 0.4461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 190 | Yemen | 0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 192 | Madagascar | 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 193 | Rwanda | 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 195 | Burundi | 0.2936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 196 | Malawi | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 197 | Niger | 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.