Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita by country
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
204
Highest
2.19 tonnes per person
Qatar
Lowest
-1.92 tonnes per person
Turkmenistan
Median
0.025 tonnes per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
12,876
What the numbers show
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 2.19 tonnes per person in Qatar; the lowest is -1.92 tonnes per person in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.025 tonnes per person, and the mean is 0.0536 tonnes per person.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 20,278.8%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 893.8%).
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 2.19 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2,167.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 1.3 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 159.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 1.05 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2,378.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Iceland | 0.7627 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 673.8% | volatile |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 0.7471 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.6125 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Palau | 0.5589 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 235.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Curacao | 0.5431 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Oman | 0.5399 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 0.4724 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 330.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 0.45 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 377.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4162 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 510.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Malaysia | 0.3917 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 255.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Slovenia | 0.3474 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 0.3299 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 20,278.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Bolivia | 0.3293 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Aruba | 0.3154 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 206.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Bermuda | 0.3148 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkey | 0.3051 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3012 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 0.294 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Bahamas | 0.283 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2624 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Vietnam | 0.233 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Nauru | 0.2247 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Faroe Islands | 0.2147 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2052 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Maldives | 0.1911 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Suriname | 0.1879 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 30 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1804 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Marshall Islands | 0.18 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Greenland | 0.1761 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Indonesia | 0.1759 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 891.2% | volatile |
| 34 | New Zealand | 0.1738 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 335.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Barbados | 0.1715 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Guyana | 0.1581 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Mongolia | 0.1448 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 38 | French Polynesia | 0.1432 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 220.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Libya | 0.141 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Bahrain | 0.1364 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 0.1319 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Sweden | 0.1313 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 0.1244 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 208.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 0.1222 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Philippines | 0.12 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Grenada | 0.1194 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Jamaica | 0.1172 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 0.114 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Saint Lucia | 0.1105 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.1023 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Spain | 0.0999 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominica | 0.0955 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.094 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Seychelles | 0.0928 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 55 | India | 0.0901 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Congo | 0.0893 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 206.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Australia | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Cuba | 0.0883 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 289.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0866 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Botswana | 0.0845 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 0.0838 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 62 | China | 0.0831 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Cyprus | 0.0819 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Andorra | 0.0801 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 0.0761 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0.0757 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Tunisia | 0.0754 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 0.0733 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Belize | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 0.0698 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Mauritius | 0.069 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Fiji | 0.0681 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Tonga | 0.064 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 286.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Belgium | 0.0635 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Chile | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 0.0561 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Tuvalu | 0.0518 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0512 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Colombia | 0.0504 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 81 | South Africa | 0.0504 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Samoa | 0.0493 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Hong Kong | 0.0488 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 84 | El Salvador | 0.0477 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 373.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 0.0449 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Cape Verde | 0.0425 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 693.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Thailand | 0.0422 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 0.042 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 0.0416 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 0.0404 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Mauritania | 0.039 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Romania | 0.036 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Bhutan | 0.0351 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Lesotho | 0.0334 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Iran | 0.0323 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 0.0313 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Gabon | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 0.0292 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Nigeria | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Cambodia | 0.0267 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Ghana | 0.0257 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Kiribati | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | East Timor | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 272.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Mexico | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 108 | North Korea | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Macao | 0.0196 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Angola | 0.0174 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Lebanon | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Nepal | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Lithuania | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Albania | 0.0114 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Comoros | 0.011 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 142.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Gambia | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Switzerland | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Guinea | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Zambia | 0.01 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Liechtenstein | 0.01 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Togo | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Mali | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Belarus | 0.009 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Haiti | 0.009 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2,052.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Namibia | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Jordan | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Guatemala | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Afghanistan | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Djibouti | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Palestine | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Liberia | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Syria | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Eritrea | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 2,622.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Morocco | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Madagascar | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 170.3% | volatile |
| 144 | South Sudan | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 0.002 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Uganda | 0.002 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Sudan | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Malawi | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Rwanda | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Somalia | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Burundi | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Central African Republic | 0.001 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Kenya | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Senegal | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Armenia | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Yemen | -0.0004 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Croatia | -0.0007 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Chad | -0.0008 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 111.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Moldova | -0.001 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | -0.0012 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Cameroon | -0.0022 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Myanmar | -0.0035 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Tanzania | -0.0042 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Brazil | -0.0046 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Mozambique | -0.0139 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 107.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Pakistan | -0.0281 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 329.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Hungary | -0.0342 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 320.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Georgia | -0.0362 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 113.1% | volatile |
| 171 | United States | -0.042 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 123.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Ireland | -0.0477 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Montenegro | -0.0491 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Austria | -0.059 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Latvia | -0.0686 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Malta | -0.069 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 142.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Panama | -0.0748 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 170.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Denmark | -0.0773 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 179 | France | -0.0891 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Algeria | -0.0992 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 135.7% | volatile |
| 181 | South Korea | -0.1063 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Netherlands | -0.124 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Venezuela | -0.1248 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Serbia | -0.1348 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.1439 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Argentina | -0.1608 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 601.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Italy | -0.1757 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Portugal | -0.1948 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 893.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Japan | -0.202 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Germany | -0.2568 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Israel | -0.2744 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Poland | -0.284 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Azerbaijan | -0.286 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 447.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Canada | -0.2942 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 185.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Norway | -0.3026 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 456.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Slovakia | -0.309 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Estonia | -0.3188 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Finland | -0.3601 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 199 | North Macedonia | -0.394 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 164.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Bulgaria | -0.447 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 222.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Czechia | -0.6978 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 196.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.7013 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 188.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Brunei | -0.973 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 133.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Turkmenistan | -1.92 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 658.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Absolute change co2 Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.