Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use by country
Countries reporting
197
Highest
48.75
Qatar
Lowest
0.2484
Niger
Median
3.58
Years covered
175
1850β2024
Data points
33,567
What the numbers show
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 48.75 in Qatar; the lowest is 0.2484 in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.58, and the mean is 5.34.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 196.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 283.1%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 67.2%).
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 48.75 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Bahrain | 39.16 | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Kuwait | 34.39 | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Brunei | 30.43 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.06 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 23.74 | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 23.56 | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Oman | 21.76 | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Mongolia | 19.4 | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 17.05 | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Palau | 16.46 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 12 | United States | 16.2 | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 15.91 | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 15.72 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 15.45 | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | 13.12 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Libya | 12.51 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Taiwan | 12.05 | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 19 | South Korea | 12.01 | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 10.72 | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Singapore | 10.47 | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Iceland | 10.46 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran | 10.43 | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 24 | China | 9.65 | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 8.92 | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Aruba | 8.8 | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Guyana | 8.75 | 2024 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Bahamas | 8.58 | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 8.46 | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.28 | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Czechia | 8.24 | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 8.22 | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 8.09 | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 7.98 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Japan | 7.97 | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 7.94 | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.77 | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.66 | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 7.51 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Belarus | 7.31 | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Germany | 7.2 | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Cyprus | 7.07 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Turkey | 6.97 | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia | 6.92 | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 6.82 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 6.79 | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 6.78 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 6.74 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Estonia | 6.73 | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 6.63 | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovakia | 6.53 | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Cook Islands | 6.38 | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Finland | 6.35 | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.29 | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 6.03 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 5.82 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Seychelles | 5.81 | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Andorra | 5.62 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 5.61 | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Denmark | 5.57 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Suriname | 5.54 | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Croatia | 5.53 | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Italy | 5.49 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Barbados | 5.35 | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 5.26 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Hong Kong | 5.24 | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Nauru | 5.21 | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.14 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Spain | 5.1 | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 70 | British Virgin Islands | 5.05 | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Ukraine | 5.02 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Hungary | 4.94 | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 4.83 | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 4.81 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Maldives | 4.81 | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 4.75 | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Venezuela | 4.71 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 4.6 | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Romania | 4.49 | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 80 | France | 4.42 | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 81 | Montenegro | 4.37 | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Argentina | 4.35 | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Thailand | 4.31 | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 4.24 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 4.23 | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Mexico | 4.21 | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Niue | 4.2 | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Vietnam | 4.2 | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Sweden | 4.19 | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritius | 4.18 | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 4.15 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Portugal | 4.06 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Indonesia | 4.03 | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Georgia | 3.89 | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Switzerland | 3.88 | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Uruguay | 3.87 | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Laos | 3.61 | 2024 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | 3.59 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Liechtenstein | 3.58 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Grenada | 3.58 | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Malta | 3.44 | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Lebanon | 3.42 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 3.4 | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Ecuador | 3.32 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | 3.25 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 3.24 | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 3.23 | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Brazil | 3.21 | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Bhutan | 3.18 | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Jamaica | 3.14 | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Dominica | 3.08 | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.99 | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 113 | North Korea | 2.95 | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Armenia | 2.87 | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | 2.78 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 116 | Belize | 2.75 | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 117 | Bolivia | 2.68 | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Egypt | 2.63 | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Jordan | 2.55 | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Helena | 2.48 | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Colombia | 2.48 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 122 | India | 2.46 | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Morocco | 2.44 | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Peru | 2.44 | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Moldova | 2.35 | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 2.25 | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.17 | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | 2.15 | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | 1.98 | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Tonga | 1.91 | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Philippines | 1.79 | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Guatemala | 1.75 | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Namibia | 1.72 | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 134 | El Salvador | 1.72 | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Macao | 1.62 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Honduras | 1.6 | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Paraguay | 1.57 | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Cambodia | 1.48 | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Lesotho | 1.47 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Syria | 1.43 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritania | 1.39 | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Micronesia (country) | 1.38 | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Samoa | 1.38 | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Cape Verde | 1.38 | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Angola | 1.3 | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 1.3 | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 1.3 | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 1.25 | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Nigeria | 1.22 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | 1.18 | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 1.13 | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Djibouti | 1.13 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 1.08 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 1.05 | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Zambia | 1.01 | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Ghana | 1.01 | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Pakistan | 0.9758 | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Senegal | 0.9651 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 0.9567 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9172 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Nepal | 0.8927 | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 162 | Togo | 0.8664 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 163 | Cameroon | 0.816 | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Myanmar | 0.7934 | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 0.7886 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 166 | Mozambique | 0.7836 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.7792 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 168 | Haiti | 0.7623 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 169 | Kiribati | 0.7501 | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Sudan | 0.7374 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 171 | Benin | 0.7163 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 172 | Kenya | 0.6734 | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 173 | East Timor | 0.6698 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 0.665 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Eritrea | 0.6461 | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea | 0.6324 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 177 | Liberia | 0.6201 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 178 | Central African Republic | 0.6121 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Tanzania | 0.581 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.569 | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 0.5583 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 182 | Uganda | 0.5317 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 183 | Somalia | 0.5266 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Gambia | 0.5165 | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 185 | South Sudan | 0.5093 | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | 0.4901 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 187 | Mali | 0.4684 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 188 | Chad | 0.458 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 0.4461 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 190 | Yemen | 0.4359 | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4219 | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 192 | Madagascar | 0.4051 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 193 | Rwanda | 0.3844 | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 0.3715 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 195 | Burundi | 0.2936 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 196 | Malawi | 0.2806 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 197 | Niger | 0.2484 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |