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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita

Name: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita
Creator: World Bank
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Compare 203 countries in the newest same-year snapshot that meets World Discovery's coverage rule. You can now switch to every available historical year below.

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HIGHEST · 2024

82.84

Palau

MIDDLE OBSERVATION · 2024

2.55

Equatorial Guinea

LOWEST · 2024

Tuvalu

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita by country in 2024

Sorted from highest to lowest. Values shown here come directly from the verified same-year snapshot.

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Rank	Country	t CO2e per capita
1	Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific	82.84
2	Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	47.33
3	Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23.9
4	Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23.67
5	Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific	20.24
6	Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean	19.58
7	Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	18.65
8	Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	18.48
9	United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	18.26
10	New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific	17.08
11	Gibraltar GIB · Europe & Central Asia	16.15
12	Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific	14.1
13	Canada CAN · North America	14.01
14	Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia	13.98
15	United States USA · North America	13.62
16	Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia	12.57
17	Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific	11.36
18	Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia	10.86
19	Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia	10.56
20	Greenland GRL · Europe & Central Asia	10.45
21	Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific	9.75
22	China CHN · East Asia & Pacific	9.32
23	Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	9.05
24	Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	8.66
25	Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia	8.52
26	Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific	8.32
27	Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific	7.85
28	Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific	7.84
29	Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia	7.76
30	Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia	7.55
31	Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia	7.31
32	Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa	7.24
33	Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia	7.18
34	Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia	7.13
35	Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia	6.94
36	South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa	6.88
37	Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia	6.6
38	Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia	6.45
39	Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia	6.32
40	Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia	6.27
41	Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia	6.04
42	New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific	6.01
43	Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia	5.94
44	Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	5.77
45	Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia	5.54
46	Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia	5.51
47	Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia	5.4
48	Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia	5.38
49	Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia	5.31
50	Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	5.18
51	Aruba ABW · Latin America & Caribbean	5.15
52	Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia	5.08
53	Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia	5.05
54	Cayman Islands CYM · Latin America & Caribbean	5
55	Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean	4.92
56	Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia	4.83
57	Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean	4.82
58	Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific	4.6
59	Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean	4.56
60	Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia	4.51
61	Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia	4.49
62	Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia	4.46
63	Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia	4.28
64	Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific	4.27
65	United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia	4.22
66	Bermuda BMU · North America	4.14
67	Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia	4.09
68	Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean	4.06
69	Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean	4.01
70	France FRA · Europe & Central Asia	4
71	North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia	4
72	Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	3.98
73	Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific	3.96
74	Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean	3.94
75	Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia	3.81
76	Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean	3.8
77	Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia	3.75
78	Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia	3.72
79	Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia	3.65
80	Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean	3.64
81	Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean	3.64
82	Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia	3.57
83	Maldives MDV · South Asia	3.57
84	Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa	3.54
85	Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia	3.53
86	French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific	3.46
87	Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia	3.42
88	Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean	3.39
89	Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific	3.35
90	Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia	3.32
91	Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	3.18
92	Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia	3.13
93	Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean	2.99
94	St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean	2.88
95	Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific	2.87
96	Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean	2.84
97	Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean	2.74
98	Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa	2.74
99	Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean	2.64
100	Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	2.62
101	Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean	2.57
102	Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa	2.55
103	Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific	2.53
104	Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean	2.52
105	Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	2.5
106	Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific	2.5
107	Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia	2.47
108	British Virgin Islands VGB · Latin America & Caribbean	2.33
109	Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean	2.32
110	Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean	2.29
111	India IND · South Asia	2.17
112	Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	2.09
113	Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa	2.05
114	Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean	2.02
115	Bhutan BTN · South Asia	2.01
116	Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean	1.91
117	Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	1.9
118	Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	1.84
119	Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean	1.8
120	Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia	1.79
121	St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean	1.71
122	Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean	1.63
123	Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific	1.63
124	Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific	1.62
125	Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific	1.6
126	El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean	1.51
127	Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific	1.5
128	Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean	1.5
129	Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia	1.49
130	Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa	1.34
131	St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean	1.31
132	Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa	1.29
133	Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	1.27
134	Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean	1.27
135	Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa	1.2
136	Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean	1.16
137	Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean	1.14
138	Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean	1.11
139	Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific	1.1
140	Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia	1.06
141	Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.97
142	Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean	0.93
143	Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia	0.92
144	Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.88
145	Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific	0.87
146	Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean	0.83
147	Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	0.81
148	Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.77
149	Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.77
150	Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	0.77
151	Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.74
152	Bangladesh BGD · South Asia	0.72
153	Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.7
154	Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.63
155	Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific	0.59
156	Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.59
157	Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific	0.58
158	Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.57
159	Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.54
160	Nepal NPL · South Asia	0.54
161	Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific	0.52
162	Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.51
163	Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific	0.5
164	Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.49
165	Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.43
166	Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.43
167	Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific	0.38
168	Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.38
169	Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.35
170	Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.35
171	Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.31
172	Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.31
173	Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.3
174	Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean	0.3
175	Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.29
176	Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	0.28
177	Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.27
178	Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	0.26
179	Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.22
180	Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.22
181	Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.18
182	Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.17
183	Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.17
184	Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.16
185	Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.16
186	Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.15
187	Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.15
188	Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.15
189	Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.14
190	Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.12
191	Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.07
192	Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.06
193	Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.06
194	Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.05
195	Faroe Islands FRO · Europe & Central Asia	0.04
196	Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific	0
197	Northern Mariana Islands MNP · East Asia & Pacific	0
198	American Samoa ASM · East Asia & Pacific	0
199	Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean	0
200	Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific	0
201	Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific	0
202	Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific	0
203	Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific	0

Source & coverage

What this dataset means

DEFAULT YEAR

2024

Latest well-covered snapshot

The page opens on the newest year between 2025 and 2020 with at least 120 eligible country observations. Historical years remain selectable even when their coverage differs.

COVERAGE

203

Countries in default year

Missing countries are not assigned zero and are not backfilled from older years.

HISTORY

5075

Country-year observations

Historical data is available as a machine-readable file.

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