Waste — Emissions per capita by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.
Countries reporting
208
Highest
2.36 t CO2eq/cap
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
0.05 t CO2eq/cap
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
0.225 t CO2eq/cap
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,008
What the numbers show
Waste — Emissions per capita is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 2.36 t CO2eq/cap in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in Micronesia (Federated States of).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.225 t CO2eq/cap, and the mean is 0.3123 t CO2eq/cap.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 47.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 190.0%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 76.2%).
Waste — Emissions per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 2 | Kuwait | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 3 | Cyprus | 1.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Uruguay | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Qatar | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 8 | New Zealand | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 9 | Singapore | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 10 | Israel | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 0.79 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 11 | Türkiye | 0.79 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 13 | Oman | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 14 | Bahamas | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 15 | Belize | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 17 | Iceland | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 18 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 21 | Bahrain | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 25 | Lebanon | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 26 | Canada | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 52.5% | flat |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 29 | Guyana | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 33 | Seychelles | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 35 | Fiji | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 37 | Australia | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 41 | Finland | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 42 | Georgia | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 1999 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 47 | Barbados | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Djibouti | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 47 | Republic of Korea | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 52 | Cuba | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 53 | Dominica | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 53 | Guatemala | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 53 | Hungary | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 53 | Jordan | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritius | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 59 | Greece | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 59 | Libya | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 61 | Malaysia | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 61 | Suriname | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 61 | OECD | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 66 | Tonga | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 68 | Republic of Moldova | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 72 | Sweden | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 72 | Caribbean | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 74 | Croatia | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 74 | Cook Islands | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 76 | Grenada | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 79 | France | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 80 | Austria | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 80 | Maldives | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 80 | Ukraine | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 83 | China | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 83 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 88 | Iraq | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 88 | China, mainland | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 90 | Montenegro | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 90 | Poland | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 90 | Serbia | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Cabo Verde | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 96 | Albania | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 96 | Argentina | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Peru | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 96 | Palau | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 96 | El Salvador | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 96 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2005 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Belgium | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 107 | Italy | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 107 | Lithuania | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 58.0% | rising |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 107 | Slovenia | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 111 | Botswana | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 111 | Eritrea | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 111 | Malta | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Bhutan | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 115 | Comoros | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 115 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 115 | Anguilla | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 120 | Armenia | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 120 | Indonesia | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 120 | Mauritania | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 123 | Aruba | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 123 | Guinea | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 123 | Kiribati | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 123 | Mongolia | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 123 | Norway | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 123 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 123 | Viet Nam | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 123 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 131 | Sudan | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 131 | South Sudan | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 131 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Germany | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 136 | Egypt | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 136 | Samoa | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 136 | Sudan (former) | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2011 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 140 | Nigeria | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 140 | Somalia | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 140 | Eswatini | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 140 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2010 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 144 | Congo | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 144 | Ireland | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Melanesia | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 147 | Cameroon | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Namibia | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 147 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 152 | Ethiopia | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 152 | Gabon | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 152 | Gambia | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 152 | Jamaica | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Senegal | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Yemen | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 152 | Tokelau | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 152 | Polynesia | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Angola | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Benin | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 161 | Ghana | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 161 | Haiti | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | India | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 161 | Liberia | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 161 | Pakistan | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 161 | Philippines | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Paraguay | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 161 | Chad | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 161 | Togo | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 161 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 161 | Zimbabwe | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 176 | Japan | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 176 | Cambodia | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 176 | Luxembourg | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 176 | Uganda | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 176 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 176 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 183 | Burundi | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 183 | Lesotho | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Madagascar | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 183 | Myanmar | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Nepal | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Rwanda | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 183 | Timor-Leste | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 183 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 193 | Mali | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 193 | Malawi | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 193 | Micronesia | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 193 | China, Macao SAR | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 198 | Afghanistan | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 198 | Kenya | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Mozambique | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 198 | Niger | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 198 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 203 | Switzerland | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 203 | Nauru | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Zambia | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 203 | Niue | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 203 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Europe 0.67 t CO2eq/cap
- Western Asia 0.55 t CO2eq/cap
- South America 0.46 t CO2eq/cap
- Central America 0.46 t CO2eq/cap
- Americas 0.45 t CO2eq/cap
- Northern America 0.44 t CO2eq/cap
- United States of America 0.43 t CO2eq/cap
- Oceania 0.42 t CO2eq/cap
- Annex I countries 0.42 t CO2eq/cap
- Europe 0.41 t CO2eq/cap
- South Africa 0.35 t CO2eq/cap
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0.33 t CO2eq/cap
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.