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.
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
- 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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 12.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 8.73 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.