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THE GLOBAL INDEX #102

CO₂ emissions per person2020

Annual CO2 emissions per person from the same source, with LULUCF excluded.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data203 / 217No observation: 14
First-ranked country or territoryPalau71.74 tonnes CO₂e/person

Top 10

tonnes CO₂e/person · 2020
01Palau
71.74
02Qatar
41.28
03Bahrain
25.02
04Brunei
22.64
06Kuwait
21.12
10Oman
18.17

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CO₂ emissions per person · 2020 · tonnes CO₂e/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes CO₂e/person)Year
01Palau71.742020
02Qatar41.282020
03Bahrain25.022020
04Brunei22.642020
05Trinidad & Tobago21.812020
06Kuwait21.122020
07United Arab Emirates20.812020
08New Caledonia19.872020
09Saudi Arabia18.292020
10Oman18.172020
11Gibraltar17.682020
12Australia15.32020
13Canada14.422020
14United States13.472020
15Luxembourg12.682020
16Russia12.282020
17South Korea11.912020
18Kazakhstan11.572020
19Turkmenistan11.052020
20Singapore9.482020
21Greenland9.362020
22Estonia9.132020
23Czechia8.872020
24Seychelles8.522020
25China8.482020
26Japan8.42020
27Iran8.392020
28Iceland8.382020
29Netherlands8.152020
30Norway8.122020
31Belgium7.972020
32Poland7.912020
33Germany7.722020
34Malaysia7.472020
35South Africa7.442020
36Finland7.142020
37Austria7.062020
38New Zealand6.842020
39Bosnia & Herzegovina6.832020
40Ireland6.82020
41Mongolia6.772020
42Israel6.662020
43Libya6.492020
44Slovenia6.442020
45Belarus6.22020
46Bulgaria6.022020
47Slovakia5.982020
48Cyprus5.222020
49Hungary5.132020
50Türkiye5.072020
51Lithuania5.072020
52Italy4.972020
53Greece4.892020
54Turks & Caicos Islands4.842020
55Cayman Islands4.832020
56United Kingdom4.792020
57Denmark4.772020
58Hong Kong SAR China4.552020
59Spain4.532020
60Chile4.522020
61Aruba4.52020
62Ukraine4.452020
63Croatia4.392020
64Iraq4.372020
65Suriname4.252020
66France4.252020
67Switzerland4.162020
68Guyana4.122020
69North Macedonia4.082020
70Portugal3.952020
71Romania3.932020
72Algeria3.92020
73Thailand3.852020
74Latvia3.832020
75Lebanon3.832020
76Puerto Rico3.82020
77Argentina3.722020
78Uzbekistan3.692020
79Sweden3.672020
80Vietnam3.552020
81Antigua & Barbuda3.552020
82Azerbaijan3.512020
83Mexico3.462020
84Moldova3.362020
85Bermuda3.332020
86Macao SAR China3.262020
87Malta3.142020
88Georgia3.12020
89Bahamas2.962020
90Mauritius2.962020
91Equatorial Guinea2.862020
92Venezuela2.72020
93Laos2.652020
94North Korea2.642020
95Botswana2.572020
96French Polynesia2.562020
97St. Kitts & Nevis2.552020
98Dominican Republic2.452020
99Maldives2.412020
100Tunisia2.42020
101Barbados2.392020
102Gabon2.382020
103Armenia2.332020
104British Virgin Islands2.282020
105Panama2.262020
106Egypt2.252020
107Indonesia2.172020
108Brazil2.152020
109Jamaica2.092020
110Ecuador2.092020
111Uruguay2.032020
112Jordan1.932020
113Morocco1.852020
114Bhutan1.842020
115Albania1.812020
116Tonga1.762020
117India1.682020
118Colombia1.672020
119Cuba1.652020
120Bolivia1.572020
121St. Lucia1.562020
122Syria1.512020
123Samoa1.482020
124Peru1.452020
125Costa Rica1.432020
126Kyrgyzstan1.382020
127Grenada1.322020
128Namibia1.32020
129Congo - Brazzaville1.292020
130Cape Verde1.222020
131Philippines1.222020
132St. Vincent & Grenadines1.22020
133Paraguay1.192020
134Fiji1.172020
135Dominica1.142020
136Cambodia1.112020
137El Salvador1.072020
138Sri Lanka1.032020
139Guatemala1.022020
140Mauritania1.012020
141Tajikistan0.962020
142Pakistan0.952020
143Honduras0.912020
144Vanuatu0.842020
145Belize0.822020
146Eswatini0.812020
147Nicaragua0.722020
148Ghana0.722020
149São Tomé & Príncipe0.712020
150Djibouti0.672020
151Benin0.672020
152Myanmar (Burma)0.652020
153Senegal0.642020
154Bangladesh0.632020
155Angola0.612020
156Kiribati0.582020
157Zimbabwe0.582020
158Nepal0.572020
159Papua New Guinea0.562020
160Nigeria0.562020
161Timor-Leste0.512020
162Zambia0.52020
163Sudan0.462020
164Côte d’Ivoire0.462020
165Solomon Islands0.412020
166Guinea0.42020
167Cameroon0.42020
168Kenya0.372020
169Comoros0.332020
170Mali0.322020
171Lesotho0.312020
172Yemen0.312020
173Togo0.312020
174Afghanistan0.312020
175Haiti0.312020
176Tanzania0.272020
177Malawi0.272020
178Burkina Faso0.272020
179Mozambique0.262020
180Eritrea0.22020
181Gambia0.172020
182Guinea-Bissau0.172020
183Liberia0.162020
184Uganda0.162020
185Sierra Leone0.162020
186Ethiopia0.152020
187Chad0.142020
188Rwanda0.112020
189Madagascar0.112020
190Niger0.12020
191Burundi0.072020
192Central African Republic0.062020
193Congo - Kinshasa0.052020
194Somalia0.052020
195Faroe Islands0.042020
196Guam02020
197Marshall Islands02020
198Northern Mariana Islands02020
199American Samoa02020
200U.S. Virgin Islands02020
201Micronesia02020
202Nauru02020
202Tuvalu02020

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual CO2 emissions per person from the same source, with LULUCF excluded.
Unit
tonnes CO₂e/person
Source & definition
World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
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Original metadata
Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.

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