Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tunisia
Tunisia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
126th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2009
All-time low
0.7846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tunisia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tunisia is 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tunisia peaked at 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Tunisia ranks 126th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.7846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.2% |
| 1852 | 0.9732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1853 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1854 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1855 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1856 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1857 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1861 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1862 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1871 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1881 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1899 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.2% |
| 1901 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1902 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1903 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1904 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.4% |
| 1911 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1912 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1913 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1914 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1915 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1917 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1920 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.6% |
| 1921 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1922 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1923 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1926 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.3% |
| 1931 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1932 | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1933 | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1934 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1939 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1941 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1942 | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1944 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1945 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +30.5% |
| 1951 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1954 | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1955 | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1957 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.7% |
| 1961 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.3% |
| 1964 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +36.7% |
| 1969 | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +36.7% | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1950 | +30.5% | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 123 Slovakia 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 124 Guatemala 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 125 Lebanon 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 127 Malta 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 128 Mauritania 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 129 Ecuador 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Tunisia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 241.72 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,319 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,505 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 125.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tunisia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Tunisia was 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Tunisia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Tunisia ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.