CO₂ emissions per capita: all countries and regions
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method.
Countries
| Country | Latest year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2024 | 0.25384834 |
| Albania | 2024 | 1.5919901 |
| Algeria | 2024 | 4.233817 |
| Andorra | 2024 | 5.1816607 |
| Angola | 2024 | 0.5894967 |
| Anguilla | 2024 | 10.126855 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2024 | 7.092406 |
| Argentina | 2024 | 3.7434063 |
| Armenia | 2024 | 2.498691 |
| Aruba | 2024 | 8.518487 |
| Australia | 2024 | 14.477199 |
| Austria | 2024 | 6.180112 |
| Azerbaijan | 2024 | 3.8533201 |
| Bahamas | 2024 | 7.64968 |
| Bahrain | 2024 | 24.270082 |
| Bangladesh | 2024 | 0.6240862 |
| Barbados | 2024 | 4.8328743 |
| Belarus | 2024 | 6.163221 |
| Belgium | 2024 | 7.2798314 |
| Belize | 2024 | 1.9085852 |
| Benin | 2024 | 0.4194466 |
| Bermuda | 2024 | 8.506047 |
| Bhutan | 2024 | 2.0939395 |
| Bolivia | 2024 | 2.3127308 |
| Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 2024 | 4.947458 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 6.1391783 |
| Botswana | 2024 | 2.9596071 |
| Brazil | 2024 | 2.2783718 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2024 | 4.873842 |
| Brunei | 2024 | 26.046202 |
| Bulgaria | 2024 | 4.6793866 |
| Burkina Faso | 2024 | 0.27634817 |
| Burundi | 2024 | 0.065253265 |
| Cambodia | 2024 | 1.2405994 |
| Cameroon | 2024 | 0.33071235 |
| Canada | 2024 | 13.419917 |
| Cape Verde | 2024 | 1.1312839 |
| Central African Republic | 2024 | 0.07403937 |
| Chad | 2024 | 0.13948385 |
| Chile | 2024 | 3.983124 |
| China | 2024 | 8.65839 |
| Colombia | 2024 | 1.752047 |
| Comoros | 2024 | 0.6365447 |
| Congo | 2024 | 1.3958335 |
| Cook Islands | 2024 | 5.8242183 |
| Costa Rica | 2024 | 1.7077205 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2024 | 0.46434766 |
| Croatia | 2024 | 4.764723 |
| Cuba | 2024 | 2.225931 |
| Curacao | 2024 | 12.344206 |
| Cyprus | 2024 | 5.373922 |
| Czechia | 2024 | 7.043965 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 2024 | 0.05403233 |
| Denmark | 2024 | 4.746057 |
| Djibouti | 2024 | 0.48264864 |
| Dominica | 2024 | 2.5799234 |
| Dominican Republic | 2024 | 2.8992038 |
| East Timor | 2024 | 0.47700548 |
| Ecuador | 2024 | 2.535337 |
| Egypt | 2024 | 2.2170217 |
| El Salvador | 2024 | 1.4155904 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2024 | 3.704236 |
| Eritrea | 2024 | 0.21004777 |
| Estonia | 2024 | 6.105464 |
| Eswatini | 2024 | 0.8405372 |
| Ethiopia | 2024 | 0.13506985 |
| Faroe Islands | 2024 | 13.089157 |
| Fiji | 2024 | 1.5561111 |
| Finland | 2024 | 5.300579 |
| France | 2024 | 3.969368 |
| French Polynesia | 2024 | 3.2747147 |
| Gabon | 2024 | 2.126386 |
| Gambia | 2024 | 0.29086024 |
| Georgia | 2024 | 3.0948753 |
| Germany | 2024 | 6.7688236 |
| Ghana | 2024 | 0.6106143 |
| Greece | 2024 | 5.310692 |
| Greenland | 2024 | 11.079819 |
| Grenada | 2024 | 3.2159822 |
| Guatemala | 2024 | 1.0800844 |
| Guinea | 2024 | 0.27287328 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2024 | 0.15544437 |
| Guyana | 2024 | 5.4269924 |
| Haiti | 2024 | 0.2523404 |
| Honduras | 2024 | 1.187437 |
| Hong Kong | 2024 | 4.4941745 |
| Hungary | 2024 | 4.135669 |
| Iceland | 2024 | 9.666935 |
| India | 2024 | 2.2009783 |
| Indonesia | 2024 | 2.8650963 |
| Iran | 2024 | 8.656227 |
| Iraq | 2024 | 5.074398 |
| Ireland | 2024 | 6.3388243 |
| Israel | 2024 | 5.6074414 |
| Italy | 2024 | 5.087886 |
| Jamaica | 2024 | 2.9592197 |
| Japan | 2024 | 7.7724743 |
| Jordan | 2024 | 2.009813 |
| Kazakhstan | 2024 | 13.937352 |
| Kenya | 2024 | 0.37611777 |
| Kiribati | 2024 | 0.5386222 |
| Kuwait | 2024 | 26.24753 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2024 | 1.6379259 |
| Laos | 2024 | 3.140345 |
| Latvia | 2024 | 3.4520962 |
| Lebanon | 2024 | 2.6955004 |
| Lesotho | 2024 | 1.100255 |
| Liberia | 2024 | 0.15310843 |
| Libya | 2024 | 8.841596 |
| Liechtenstein | 2024 | 3.2992606 |
| Lithuania | 2024 | 4.386505 |
| Luxembourg | 2024 | 10.459649 |
| Macao | 2024 | 1.4665723 |
| Madagascar | 2024 | 0.14166704 |
| Malawi | 2024 | 0.08688312 |
| Malaysia | 2024 | 8.16206 |
| Maldives | 2024 | 4.3694687 |
| Mali | 2024 | 0.2850997 |
| Malta | 2024 | 3.2037206 |
| Marshall Islands | 2024 | 4.1115723 |
| Mauritania | 2024 | 1.0134012 |
| Mauritius | 2024 | 3.6766226 |
| Mexico | 2024 | 3.5227275 |
| Micronesia (country) | 2024 | 1.3309593 |
| Moldova | 2024 | 1.7551568 |
| Mongolia | 2024 | 12.859549 |
| Montenegro | 2024 | 3.7217364 |
| Montserrat | 2024 | 6.0215225 |
| Morocco | 2024 | 1.813556 |
| Mozambique | 2024 | 0.24869162 |
| Myanmar | 2024 | 0.5798787 |
| Namibia | 2024 | 1.1448735 |
| Nauru | 2024 | 5.129512 |
| Nepal | 2024 | 0.6332349 |
| Netherlands | 2024 | 6.29691 |
| New Caledonia | 2024 | 18.0644 |
| New Zealand | 2024 | 6.229343 |
| Nicaragua | 2024 | 0.8140884 |
| Niger | 2024 | 0.11726506 |
| Nigeria | 2024 | 0.5837386 |
| Niue | 2024 | 4.142857 |
| North Korea | 2024 | 2.3604918 |
| North Macedonia | 2024 | 3.6311553 |
| Norway | 2024 | 6.667616 |
| Oman | 2024 | 15.651107 |
| Pakistan | 2024 | 0.71556884 |
| Palau | 2024 | 12.760258 |
| Palestine | 2024 | 0.86981934 |
| Panama | 2024 | 2.8046095 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2024 | 0.7890545 |
| Paraguay | 2024 | 1.1454097 |
| Peru | 2024 | 2.0529242 |
| Philippines | 2024 | 1.5096035 |
| Poland | 2024 | 7.0801096 |
| Portugal | 2024 | 3.4089074 |
| Qatar | 2024 | 41.27118 |
| Romania | 2024 | 3.605104 |
| Russia | 2024 | 12.294705 |
| Rwanda | 2024 | 0.14263947 |
| Saint Helena | 2024 | 2.1647663 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2024 | 5.542429 |
| Saint Lucia | 2024 | 2.9869597 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2024 | 9.788039 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2024 | 2.5405643 |
| Samoa | 2024 | 1.1263857 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2024 | 0.6019113 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2024 | 20.379194 |
| Senegal | 2024 | 0.76163954 |
| Serbia | 2024 | 6.237839 |
| Seychelles | 2024 | 5.002998 |
| Sierra Leone | 2024 | 0.165966 |
| Singapore | 2024 | 9.244836 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2024 | 16.546274 |
| Slovakia | 2024 | 5.282773 |
| Slovenia | 2024 | 6.0184274 |
| Solomon Islands | 2024 | 0.3596751 |
| Somalia | 2024 | 0.06939735 |
| South Africa | 2024 | 6.8715796 |
| South Korea | 2024 | 11.285893 |
| South Sudan | 2024 | 0.14196548 |
| Spain | 2024 | 4.599015 |
| Sri Lanka | 2024 | 0.90139973 |
| Sudan | 2024 | 0.35272878 |
| Suriname | 2024 | 4.7093143 |
| Sweden | 2024 | 3.5916543 |
| Switzerland | 2024 | 3.5946856 |
| Syria | 2024 | 1.2879974 |
| Taiwan | 2024 | 11.301164 |
| Tajikistan | 2024 | 1.0140533 |
| Tanzania | 2024 | 0.29198244 |
| Thailand | 2024 | 3.7361188 |
| Togo | 2024 | 0.32755217 |
| Tonga | 2024 | 1.464028 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2024 | 22.931944 |
| Tunisia | 2024 | 2.6605377 |
| Turkey | 2024 | 5.865009 |
| Turkmenistan | 2024 | 10.808675 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2024 | 8.136117 |
| Tuvalu | 2024 | 1.1831627 |
| Uganda | 2024 | 0.12663798 |
| Ukraine | 2024 | 3.7637882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2024 | 20.131075 |
| United Kingdom | 2024 | 4.5257993 |
| United States | 2024 | 14.197287 |
| Uruguay | 2024 | 2.35437 |
| Uzbekistan | 2024 | 3.829127 |
| Vanuatu | 2024 | 0.6012429 |
| Venezuela | 2024 | 4.085203 |
| Vietnam | 2024 | 3.6730351 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 2024 | 2.6991065 |
| Yemen | 2024 | 0.24944058 |
| Zambia | 2024 | 0.5650162 |
| Zimbabwe | 2024 | 0.82366556 |
Regions and groups
Aggregates as Our World in Data defines them.
| Region or group | Latest year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 2024 | 0.99329597 |
| Asia | 2024 | 4.867817 |
| Asia (excl. China and India) | 2024 | 4.087244 |
| Europe | 2024 | 6.541561 |
| Europe (excl. EU-27) | 2024 | 8.29681 |
| Europe (excl. EU-28) | 2024 | 9.44698 |
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 5.388372 |
| European Union (28) | 2024 | 5.273553 |
| High-income countries | 2024 | 9.793883 |
| Kosovo | 2024 | 4.777991 |
| Low-income countries | 2024 | 0.2786571 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 2024 | 1.5882635 |
| North America | 2024 | 9.990717 |
| North America (excl. USA) | 2024 | 4.4776444 |
| Oceania | 2024 | 9.533471 |
| South America | 2024 | 2.5496047 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 2024 | 6.0688443 |
| World | 2024 | 4.729075 |