Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector by country
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
31,753 kilograms per person
Singapore
Lowest
0 kilograms per person
Niue
Median
76.57 kilograms per person
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
6,468
What the numbers show
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 31,753 kilograms per person in Singapore; the lowest is 0 kilograms per person in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 76.57 kilograms per person, and the mean is 540.77 kilograms per person.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 1,033.7%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 90.2%).
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 31,753 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 8,143 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,964 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 3,303 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 6 | Seychelles | 3,048 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 7 | Panama | 2,900 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 8 | Bahamas | 2,829 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 10 | Qatar | 2,675 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2,363 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 2,338 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mauritius | 1,775 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 14 | Nauru | 1,681 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 15 | Oman | 1,674 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Cook Islands | 1,404 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 17 | Barbados | 1,381 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 18 | Kuwait | 1,312 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 19 | Bahrain | 1,274 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 20 | Cyprus | 1,242 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 21 | Palau | 1,127 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 22 | South Korea | 991.33 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 23 | Greece | 988 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 819.63 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 714.59 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 712.83 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 28 | Fiji | 681.71 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 678.54 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 670.69 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 650.97 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 645.21 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 33 | Jamaica | 637.37 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 34 | Maldives | 608.36 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 48.2% | flat |
| 35 | Switzerland | 563.66 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 557.75 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 555.01 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 38 | Finland | 496.32 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 39 | Israel | 480.75 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 478.62 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 41 | Australia | 448.75 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 42 | Brunei | 435.77 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 43 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 427.51 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 422.17 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 412.52 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Germany | 383.45 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 47 | United States | 366.37 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 48 | Canada | 361.08 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 306.05 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 50 | France | 295.01 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 51 | Japan | 290.74 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 52 | Austria | 286.95 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 53 | Djibouti | 286.22 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 54 | Latvia | 276.24 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 55 | Micronesia (country) | 266.32 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Gabon | 257.57 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | 257.41 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 58 | Grenada | 256.2 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 190.8% | rising |
| 59 | Lithuania | 248.76 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 60 | Suriname | 238.51 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Malaysia | 235.44 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 231.37 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 63 | Thailand | 197.62 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 64 | Belize | 194.59 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 65 | Russia | 189.43 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Turkey | 176.58 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Uruguay | 174.14 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 68 | Croatia | 171.97 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 69 | South Africa | 167.06 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 70 | Libya | 165.62 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 160.62 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 160.61 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 51.5% | falling |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 156.04 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 74 | Dominica | 150.31 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 135.38 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 76 | Argentina | 134.17 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 77 | Guyana | 133.11 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 232.8% | rising |
| 78 | Montenegro | 126.27 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 125.99 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 80 | Armenia | 122.31 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 155.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 117.97 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 82 | Poland | 113.51 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 83 | Chile | 112.93 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 22.6% | flat |
| 84 | Georgia | 110.31 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 105.66 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 86 | Namibia | 101.25 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 280.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Guatemala | 99.86 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 88 | Albania | 99.59 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Jordan | 98.78 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 90 | Czechia | 94.36 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 91 | Hungary | 92.91 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 92 | Cuba | 92.56 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 93 | El Salvador | 90.34 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 94 | Mongolia | 90.33 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 90.06 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 309.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Morocco | 79.28 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 78.21 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Iran | 74.94 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 99 | Brazil | 74.45 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 100 | Mexico | 69.99 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 101 | Senegal | 68.59 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 102 | Peru | 66.48 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 103 | Tunisia | 63.93 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 104 | Paraguay | 59.91 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Colombia | 59.82 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 59.75 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 107 | Venezuela | 59.36 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Vietnam | 54.01 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Moldova | 48.91 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Algeria | 48.74 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 111 | Angola | 47.89 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 112 | Syria | 46.2 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Samoa | 46.15 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 69.5% | rising |
| 114 | China | 44.41 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Philippines | 44.13 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 116 | Togo | 43.78 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.31 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Kenya | 40.3 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 119 | Belarus | 39.49 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Egypt | 33.18 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.48 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Eritrea | 31.7 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.4 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 1,033.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.56 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 197.2% | falling |
| 125 | Slovenia | 28.32 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 27.74 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Iraq | 27.51 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 128 | Gambia | 25.95 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 25 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 130 | Comoros | 23.52 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Indonesia | 22.01 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 21.84 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 21.17 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 134 | South Sudan | 20.9 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Somalia | 20.7 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 136 | Romania | 18.83 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 137 | Honduras | 17.85 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Ghana | 17.76 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | 17.11 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Bolivia | 16.33 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Slovakia | 16.31 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 142 | Congo | 16.17 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 143 | Botswana | 16.13 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 144 | Rwanda | 13.62 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 145 | India | 12.91 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 146 | Nepal | 12.8 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 147 | Bhutan | 12.72 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Bangladesh | 12.07 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 149 | Cambodia | 12.05 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritania | 11.95 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 151 | Laos | 11.74 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 11.55 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Nigeria | 11.15 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 154 | Zimbabwe | 11.02 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 414.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 10.26 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 156 | Guinea | 9.72 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 157 | Pakistan | 9.66 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 158 | Mali | 9.26 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Benin | 9.21 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Tanzania | 8.86 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 161 | Uganda | 8.63 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Eswatini | 8.13 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Sudan | 7.39 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 164 | Yemen | 7.36 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 165 | East Timor | 7.22 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 166 | Zambia | 6.76 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | 5.65 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 168 | Liberia | 5.46 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Ukraine | 5.3 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Mozambique | 5.05 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 171 | Madagascar | 4.17 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 172 | Chad | 4.14 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 173 | Niger | 3.44 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 174 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.83 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Myanmar | 2.03 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 1.94 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Cameroon | 1.76 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.51 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Burundi | 1.46 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 52.5% | falling |
| 180 | Malawi | 1.42 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 1.18 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Haiti | 0.8593 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 90.2% | falling |
| 183 | Afghanistan | 0.7237 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | flat |
| 184 | Kiribati | 0 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Lesotho | 0 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | flat |
| 184 | North Korea | 0 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | flat |
| 184 | Tonga | 0 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Tuvalu | 0 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | flat |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | flat |
| 184 | Niue | 0 kilograms per person | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.