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