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THE GLOBAL INDEX #102

CO₂ emissions per person2023

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 territoryPalau78.86 tonnes CO₂e/person

Top 10

tonnes CO₂e/person · 2023
01Palau
78.86
02Qatar
48.64
03Bahrain
24.53
04Kuwait
22.7
05Brunei
21.14
07Oman
18.96

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CO₂ emissions per person · 2023 · tonnes CO₂e/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes CO₂e/person)Year
01Palau78.862023
02Qatar48.642023
03Bahrain24.532023
04Kuwait22.72023
05Brunei21.142023
06Trinidad & Tobago19.712023
07Oman18.962023
08Saudi Arabia18.852023
09United Arab Emirates18.382023
10New Caledonia16.782023
11Gibraltar16.362023
12Canada14.162023
13Australia14.162023
14United States13.712023
15Russia13.552023
16Turkmenistan12.862023
17Kazakhstan12.562023
18South Korea11.422023
19Luxembourg10.422023
20Greenland10.292023
21Singapore9.482023
22China9.232023
23Iran9.012023
24Libya8.652023
25Estonia8.372023
26Iceland8.352023
27Japan8.052023
28Malaysia8.042023
29Czechia7.882023
30Mongolia7.82023
31Poland7.652023
32Norway7.542023
33Belgium7.282023
34Germany7.082023
35Seychelles7.012023
36Netherlands6.882023
37South Africa6.762023
38Bosnia & Herzegovina6.542023
39Austria6.42023
40Ireland6.192023
41Israel6.142023
42New Zealand6.112023
43Slovenia5.952023
44Finland5.892023
45Belarus5.862023
46Slovakia5.742023
47Bulgaria5.732023
48Cyprus5.362023
49Türkiye5.232023
50Iraq5.172023
51Italy5.162023
52Aruba52023
53Greece4.922023
54Cayman Islands4.922023
55Croatia4.842023
56Turks & Caicos Islands4.792023
57Spain4.572023
58Puerto Rico4.572023
59Hong Kong SAR China4.532023
60Guyana4.532023
61Lithuania4.522023
62Hungary4.482023
63United Kingdom4.452023
64Denmark4.412023
65North Macedonia4.392023
66Argentina4.172023
67France4.162023
68Algeria4.132023
69Azerbaijan4.112023
70Bermuda3.992023
71Suriname3.972023
72Chile3.922023
73Vietnam3.892023
74Thailand3.842023
75Switzerland3.792023
76Uzbekistan3.722023
77Antigua & Barbuda3.692023
78Romania3.692023
79Mexico3.672023
80Latvia3.662023
81Georgia3.652023
82Portugal3.542023
83Bahamas3.532023
84Sweden3.482023
85Mauritius3.462023
86Maldives3.412023
87Venezuela3.412023
88Laos3.362023
89Moldova3.342023
90French Polynesia3.32023
91Malta3.232023
92Ukraine3.232023
93Dominican Republic2.892023
94Panama2.862023
95St. Kitts & Nevis2.792023
96Indonesia2.752023
97Jamaica2.712023
98Botswana2.712023
99Ecuador2.62023
100Equatorial Guinea2.582023
101Tunisia2.562023
102Armenia2.532023
103North Korea2.492023
104Macao SAR China2.482023
105Barbados2.452023
106Uruguay2.422023
107Egypt2.412023
108British Virgin Islands2.282023
109Brazil2.272023
110Jordan2.12023
111India2.12023
112Gabon2.062023
113Bolivia1.992023
114Bhutan1.982023
115Peru1.922023
116Lebanon1.872023
117Morocco1.862023
118Cuba1.822023
119Colombia1.772023
120Albania1.752023
121St. Lucia1.662023
122Costa Rica1.592023
123Fiji1.562023
124Tonga1.552023
125Samoa1.542023
126El Salvador1.462023
127Grenada1.452023
128Kyrgyzstan1.442023
129Philippines1.412023
130Syria1.332023
131Congo - Brazzaville1.272023
132St. Vincent & Grenadines1.262023
133Cape Verde1.252023
134Dominica1.222023
135Namibia1.222023
136Paraguay1.132023
137Honduras1.112023
138Guatemala1.112023
139Cambodia1.092023
140Sri Lanka0.982023
141Mauritania0.962023
142Belize0.912023
143Tajikistan0.92023
144Eswatini0.882023
145Vanuatu0.852023
146Pakistan0.842023
147Nicaragua0.812023
148Zimbabwe0.772023
149Djibouti0.762023
150Senegal0.762023
151Angola0.742023
152Bangladesh0.692023
153Ghana0.692023
154São Tomé & Príncipe0.632023
155Myanmar (Burma)0.582023
156Côte d’Ivoire0.582023
157Kiribati0.572023
158Nigeria0.552023
159Zambia0.552023
160Papua New Guinea0.532023
161Nepal0.522023
162Comoros0.522023
163Benin0.492023
164Timor-Leste0.482023
165Sudan0.432023
166Lesotho0.432023
167Kenya0.382023
168Solomon Islands0.372023
169Cameroon0.362023
170Guinea0.352023
171Tanzania0.322023
172Mozambique0.322023
173Togo0.312023
174Mali0.32023
175Haiti0.292023
176Afghanistan0.282023
177Burkina Faso0.272023
178Yemen0.272023
179Malawi0.222023
180Eritrea0.222023
181Gambia0.182023
182Uganda0.172023
183Sierra Leone0.172023
184Rwanda0.162023
185Guinea-Bissau0.152023
186Liberia0.152023
187Chad0.152023
188Ethiopia0.152023
189Madagascar0.152023
190Niger0.122023
191Burundi0.072023
192Central African Republic0.062023
193Congo - Kinshasa0.062023
194Somalia0.052023
195Faroe Islands0.042023
196Marshall Islands02023
197Northern Mariana Islands02023
198American Samoa02023
199U.S. Virgin Islands02023
200Guam02023
201Micronesia02023
202Nauru02023
202Tuvalu02023

How this ranking works

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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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