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THE GLOBAL INDEX #102

CO₂ emissions per person2021

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 territoryPalau74.73 tonnes CO₂e/person

Top 10

tonnes CO₂e/person · 2021
01Palau
74.73
02Qatar
47.28
03Bahrain
24.83
04Kuwait
22.91
05Brunei
22.11
08Oman
19.49
10Gibraltar
17.41

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CO₂ emissions per person · 2021 · tonnes CO₂e/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes CO₂e/person)Year
01Palau74.732021
02Qatar47.282021
03Bahrain24.832021
04Kuwait22.912021
05Brunei22.112021
06Trinidad & Tobago20.972021
07United Arab Emirates20.832021
08Oman19.492021
09Saudi Arabia19.182021
10Gibraltar17.412021
11New Caledonia16.352021
12Australia14.982021
13Canada14.692021
14United States14.322021
15Turkmenistan13.462021
16Russia13.392021
17Luxembourg13.092021
18South Korea12.342021
19Kazakhstan12.252021
20Singapore10.222021
21Estonia9.712021
22Greenland9.682021
23Czechia9.472021
24China8.892021
25Iran8.872021
26Poland8.762021
27Japan8.592021
28Iceland8.492021
29Netherlands8.322021
30Belgium8.292021
31Norway8.212021
32Libya8.182021
33Germany8.062021
34Seychelles7.942021
35Malaysia7.522021
36Austria7.392021
37Mongolia7.362021
38South Africa7.292021
39Ireland7.122021
40Finland7.092021
41Bosnia & Herzegovina7.092021
42Bulgaria7.052021
43New Zealand6.832021
44Slovakia6.732021
45Slovenia6.572021
46Israel6.512021
47Belarus6.32021
48Italy5.592021
49Türkiye5.482021
50Hungary5.292021
51Cyprus5.252021
52Lithuania5.12021
53Greece5.082021
54Denmark5.052021
55United Kingdom5.052021
56Spain4.922021
57Turks & Caicos Islands4.752021
58Aruba4.712021
59France4.672021
60Hong Kong SAR China4.662021
61Iraq4.642021
62Chile4.582021
63Croatia4.512021
64Cayman Islands4.482021
65Suriname4.42021
66Ukraine4.382021
67Switzerland4.322021
68Romania4.222021
69North Macedonia4.162021
70Argentina4.12021
71Guyana4.072021
72Algeria4.052021
73Latvia42021
74Uzbekistan3.922021
75Sweden3.892021
76Puerto Rico3.882021
77Bermuda3.792021
78Portugal3.762021
79Thailand3.742021
80Moldova3.722021
81Azerbaijan3.692021
82Bahamas3.662021
83Antigua & Barbuda3.592021
84Mexico3.552021
85Vietnam3.42021
86Georgia3.332021
87Maldives3.262021
88Laos3.22021
89Mauritius3.152021
90Malta3.142021
91Macao SAR China32021
92Lebanon2.922021
93Equatorial Guinea2.862021
94Botswana2.732021
95Venezuela2.692021
96Dominican Republic2.672021
97Tunisia2.572021
98Armenia2.522021
99Uruguay2.522021
100St. Kitts & Nevis2.482021
101Panama2.482021
102Brazil2.422021
103Egypt2.362021
104Ecuador2.332021
105Barbados2.312021
106French Polynesia2.292021
107Jamaica2.282021
108Gabon2.262021
109Indonesia2.252021
110British Virgin Islands2.232021
111North Korea2.182021
112Albania2.052021
113Bhutan1.992021
114Morocco1.982021
115Jordan1.962021
116Tonga1.962021
117Cuba1.962021
118India1.842021
119Bolivia1.832021
120Colombia1.82021
121Peru1.82021
122Samoa1.612021
123Costa Rica1.592021
124St. Lucia1.582021
125Kyrgyzstan1.532021
126Syria1.482021
127Fiji1.462021
128Grenada1.382021
129Namibia1.322021
130Philippines1.292021
131Cape Verde1.252021
132Congo - Brazzaville1.212021
133El Salvador1.22021
134Paraguay1.192021
135Guatemala1.152021
136St. Vincent & Grenadines1.142021
137Dominica1.142021
138Cambodia1.092021
139Sri Lanka1.032021
140Honduras1.012021
141Pakistan0.962021
142Vanuatu0.952021
143Tajikistan0.952021
144Mauritania0.932021
145Belize0.852021
146Eswatini0.822021
147Nicaragua0.782021
148Senegal0.762021
149Ghana0.752021
150Angola0.742021
151Djibouti0.732021
152São Tomé & Príncipe0.712021
153Bangladesh0.72021
154Zimbabwe0.692021
155Kiribati0.632021
156Nigeria0.62021
157Myanmar (Burma)0.62021
158Nepal0.592021
159Côte d’Ivoire0.582021
160Papua New Guinea0.542021
161Timor-Leste0.532021
162Benin0.52021
163Zambia0.492021
164Sudan0.492021
165Comoros0.492021
166Solomon Islands0.442021
167Kenya0.42021
168Cameroon0.382021
169Guinea0.372021
170Lesotho0.342021
171Mali0.332021
172Togo0.322021
173Afghanistan0.312021
174Malawi0.312021
175Yemen0.32021
176Tanzania0.32021
177Haiti0.32021
178Burkina Faso0.292021
179Mozambique0.292021
180Eritrea0.212021
181Gambia0.192021
182Sierra Leone0.182021
183Uganda0.182021
184Guinea-Bissau0.162021
185Liberia0.162021
186Ethiopia0.162021
187Chad0.152021
188Madagascar0.142021
189Rwanda0.132021
190Niger0.122021
191Burundi0.072021
192Central African Republic0.062021
193Somalia0.052021
194Congo - Kinshasa0.052021
195Faroe Islands0.042021
196Marshall Islands02021
197Northern Mariana Islands02021
198American Samoa02021
199U.S. Virgin Islands02021
200Guam02021
201Micronesia02021
202Nauru02021
202Tuvalu02021

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No observation (14)

Andorra · Channel Islands · Curaçao · Isle of Man · Kosovo · Liechtenstein · Monaco · Montenegro · Palestinian Territories · San Marino · Serbia · Sint Maarten · South Sudan · St. Martin

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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