Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry by country
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.
Countries reporting
194
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
33,742
What the numbers show
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry is currently reported for 194 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 5.33 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 98 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 283.1%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 67.2%).
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry: 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 |
| 20 | Singapore | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Iceland | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Iran | 10.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 23 | China | 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Aruba | 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Guyana | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Bahamas | 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Iraq | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Gabon | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 19.7% | 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 |
| 46 | Austria | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovenia | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Estonia | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Israel | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovakia | 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Cook Islands | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Finland | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Greece | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Seychelles | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Andorra | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Algeria | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Denmark | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Suriname | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Croatia | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Italy | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Barbados | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Hong Kong | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Nauru | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Spain | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 69 | British Virgin Islands | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ukraine | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 73 | Chile | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Maldives | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Venezuela | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 79 | France | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 80 | Montenegro | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Argentina | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Thailand | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Latvia | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Mexico | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Niue | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Vietnam | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Sweden | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritius | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Portugal | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Indonesia | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Georgia | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Switzerland | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Congo | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Grenada | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Ecuador | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Tunisia | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Panama | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Brazil | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Bhutan | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Jamaica | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Dominica | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 110 | North Korea | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Armenia | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Cuba | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 113 | Belize | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 114 | Bolivia | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Egypt | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Jordan | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Helena | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Colombia | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 119 | India | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Morocco | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Peru | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Fiji | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Albania | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Tonga | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Philippines | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Guatemala | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Namibia | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 131 | El Salvador | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Macao | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Honduras | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Paraguay | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Cambodia | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Lesotho | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Syria | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Mauritania | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Micronesia (country) | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Samoa | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Angola | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Tuvalu | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Nigeria | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Djibouti | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 151 | Comoros | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Zambia | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Ghana | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Pakistan | 0.9758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Senegal | 0.9651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Nepal | 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 159 | Togo | 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 160 | Cameroon | 0.816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Myanmar | 0.7934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 0.7886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 163 | Mozambique | 0.7836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.7792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 165 | Haiti | 0.7623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 166 | Kiribati | 0.7501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Sudan | 0.7374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 168 | Benin | 0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 169 | Kenya | 0.6734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 170 | East Timor | 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Eritrea | 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Guinea | 0.6324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 174 | Liberia | 0.6201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Tanzania | 0.581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Burkina Faso | 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 179 | Uganda | 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 180 | Somalia | 0.5266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Gambia | 0.5165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 182 | South Sudan | 0.5093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 0.4901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 184 | Mali | 0.4684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 185 | Chad | 0.458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 0.4461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 187 | Yemen | 0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 189 | Madagascar | 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 190 | Rwanda | 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 192 | Burundi | 0.2936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 193 | Malawi | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 194 | 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.