Nations by Numbers

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Countries by CO₂ per person

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes), latest available year for each of 203 countries. Palau ranks first at 82.84. Click a column heading to sort.

#CountryValueScaleYear
1Palau82.842024
2Qatar47.332024
3Bahrain23.902024
4Kuwait23.672024
5Brunei Darussalam20.242024
6Trinidad and Tobago19.582024
7Oman18.652024
8Saudi Arabia18.482024
9United Arab Emirates18.262024
10New Caledonia17.082024
11Gibraltar16.152024
12Australia14.102024
13Canada14.012024
14Russian Federation13.982024
15United States13.622024
16Kazakhstan12.572024
17Korea, Rep.11.362024
18Turkmenistan10.862024
19Luxembourg10.562024
20Greenland10.452024
21Singapore9.752024
22China9.322024
23Iran, Islamic Rep.9.052024
24Libya8.662024
25Iceland8.522024
26Malaysia8.322024
27Mongolia7.852024
28Japan7.842024
29Estonia7.762024
30Poland7.552024
31Belgium7.312024
32Seychelles7.242024
33Norway7.182024
34Czechia7.132024
35Germany6.942024
36South Africa6.882024
37Netherlands6.602024
38Bosnia and Herzegovina6.452024
39Austria6.322024
40Slovenia6.272024
41Ireland6.042024
42New Zealand6.012024
43Belarus5.942024
44Israel5.772024
45Finland5.542024
46Slovak Republic5.512024
47Cyprus5.402024
48Turkiye5.382024
49Bulgaria5.312024
50Iraq5.182024
51Aruba5.152024
52Italy5.082024
53Greece5.052024
54Cayman Islands5.002024
55Turks and Caicos Islands4.922024
56Croatia4.832024
57Puerto Rico (US)4.822024
58Hong Kong SAR, China4.602024
59Guyana4.562024
60Spain4.512024
61Lithuania4.492024
62Hungary4.462024
63Denmark4.282024
64Viet Nam4.272024
65United Kingdom4.222024
66Bermuda4.142024
67Uzbekistan4.092024
68Suriname4.062024
69Argentina4.012024
70France4.002024
71North Macedonia4.002024
72Algeria3.982024
73Thailand3.962024
74Chile3.942024
75Azerbaijan3.812024
76Antigua and Barbuda3.802024
77Switzerland3.752024
78Romania3.722024
79Latvia3.652024
80Mexico3.642024
81Bahamas, The3.642024
82Sweden3.572024
83Maldives3.572024
84Mauritius3.542024
85Georgia3.532024
86French Polynesia3.462024
87Moldova3.422024
88Venezuela, RB3.392024
89Lao PDR3.352024
90Portugal3.322024
91Malta3.182024
92Ukraine3.132024
93Dominican Republic2.992024
94St. Kitts and Nevis2.882024
95Indonesia2.872024
96Jamaica2.842024
97Panama2.742024
98Botswana2.742024
99Ecuador2.642024
100Tunisia2.622024
101Uruguay2.572024
102Equatorial Guinea2.552024
103Macao SAR, China2.532024
104Barbados2.522024
105Egypt, Arab Rep.2.502024
106Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.502024
107Armenia2.472024
108British Virgin Islands2.332024
109Brazil2.322024
110Bolivia2.292024
111India2.172024
112Jordan2.092024
113Gabon2.052024
114Peru2.022024
115Bhutan2.012024
116Cuba1.912024
117Lebanon1.902024
118Morocco1.842024
119Colombia1.802024
120Albania1.792024
121St. Lucia1.712024
122Costa Rica1.632024
123Tonga1.632024
124Fiji1.622024
125Samoa1.602024
126El Salvador1.512024
127Philippines1.502024
128Grenada1.502024
129Kyrgyz Republic1.492024
130Congo, Rep.1.342024
131St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.312024
132Cabo Verde1.292024
133Syrian Arab Republic1.272024
134Dominica1.272024
135Namibia1.202024
136Paraguay1.162024
137Honduras1.142024
138Guatemala1.112024
139Cambodia1.102024
140Sri Lanka1.062024
141Mauritania0.972024
142Belize0.932024
143Tajikistan0.922024
144Eswatini0.882024
145Vanuatu0.872024
146Nicaragua0.832024
147Pakistan0.812024
148Zimbabwe0.772024
149Senegal0.772024
150Djibouti0.772024
151Angola0.742024
152Bangladesh0.722024
153Ghana0.702024
154Sao Tome and Principe0.632024
155Kiribati0.592024
156Cote d'Ivoire0.592024
157Myanmar0.582024
158Nigeria0.572024
159Zambia0.542024
160Nepal0.542024
161Papua New Guinea0.522024
162Comoros0.512024
163Timor-Leste0.502024
164Benin0.492024
165Sudan0.432024
166Lesotho0.432024
167Solomon Islands0.382024
168Kenya0.382024
169Cameroon0.352024
170Guinea0.352024
171Togo0.312024
172Tanzania0.312024
173Mali0.302024
174Haiti0.302024
175Mozambique0.292024
176Afghanistan0.282024
177Burkina Faso0.272024
178Yemen, Rep.0.262024
179Malawi0.222024
180Eritrea0.222024
181Gambia, The0.182024
182Sierra Leone0.172024
183Uganda0.172024
184Rwanda0.162024
185Guinea-Bissau0.162024
186Liberia0.152024
187Ethiopia0.152024
188Madagascar0.152024
189Chad0.142024
190Niger0.122024
191Burundi0.072024
192Central African Republic0.062024
193Congo, Dem. Rep.0.062024
194Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.052024
195Faroe Islands0.042024
196Marshall Islands0.002024
197Northern Mariana Islands0.002024
198American Samoa0.002024
199Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.002024
200Guam0.002024
201Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.002024
202Tuvalu0.002024
203Naoero0.002024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)), updated 8 October 2026.