CO₂ emissions per capita: Asia
4.867817 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 230 years from 1750 to 2024 are below.
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 · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.867817 |
| 2023 | 4.8144717 |
| 2022 | 4.685265 |
| 2021 | 4.5623293 |
| 2020 | 4.4149313 |
| 2019 | 4.4992776 |
| 2018 | 4.41561 |
| 2017 | 4.3261576 |
| 2016 | 4.2415833 |
| 2015 | 4.2548037 |
| 2014 | 4.2746906 |
| 2013 | 4.2585483 |
| 2012 | 4.250022 |
| 2011 | 4.1435094 |
| 2010 | 3.9013112 |
| 2009 | 3.6710896 |
| 2008 | 3.5859144 |
| 2007 | 3.45139 |
| 2006 | 3.3130567 |
| 2005 | 3.1425073 |
| 2004 | 2.9632952 |
| 2003 | 2.8328493 |
| 2002 | 2.6080198 |
| 2001 | 2.5061107 |
| 2000 | 2.490367 |
| 1999 | 2.4259462 |
| 1998 | 2.325242 |
| 1997 | 2.42777 |
| 1996 | 2.4286053 |
| 1995 | 2.367807 |
| 1994 | 2.2964156 |
| 1993 | 2.2288237 |
| 1992 | 2.1675537 |
| 1991 | 2.256128 |
| 1990 | 2.051197 |
| 1989 | 2.032275 |
| 1988 | 2.0028317 |
| 1987 | 1.8912293 |
| 1986 | 1.8504077 |
| 1985 | 1.8101451 |
| 1984 | 1.7445931 |
| 1983 | 1.6812155 |
| 1982 | 1.6490928 |
| 1981 | 1.6290007 |
| 1980 | 1.6714331 |
| 1979 | 1.7065251 |
| 1978 | 1.6706676 |
| 1977 | 1.62929 |
| 1976 | 1.5608472 |
| 1975 | 1.4975369 |
| 1974 | 1.4577299 |
| 1973 | 1.4638795 |
| 1972 | 1.3978751 |
| 1971 | 1.3496083 |
| 1970 | 1.2620577 |
| 1969 | 1.0974275 |
| 1968 | 0.99039394 |
| 1967 | 0.91845953 |
| 1966 | 0.9258574 |
| 1965 | 0.870726 |
| 1964 | 0.8155993 |
| 1963 | 0.79059994 |
| 1962 | 0.7654283 |
| 1961 | 0.81073487 |
| 1960 | 0.9091839 |
| 1959 | 0.82496905 |
| 1958 | 0.6971206 |
| 1957 | 0.5287584 |
| 1956 | 0.48061845 |
| 1955 | 0.4427561 |
| 1954 | 0.39751592 |
| 1953 | 0.37090498 |
| 1952 | 0.35405102 |
| 1951 | 0.32592383 |
| 1950 | 0.29264084 |
| 1949 | 0.28081807 |
| 1948 | 0.28443986 |
| 1947 | 0.2835335 |
| 1946 | 0.23661831 |
| 1945 | 0.24729317 |
| 1944 | 0.3337643 |
| 1943 | 0.33510014 |
| 1942 | 0.34242696 |
| 1941 | 0.36846435 |
| 1940 | 0.36602822 |
| 1939 | 0.32788906 |
| 1938 | 0.31207016 |
| 1937 | 0.3081294 |
| 1936 | 0.2943277 |
| 1935 | 0.2755997 |
| 1934 | 0.25575882 |
| 1933 | 0.22802474 |
| 1932 | 0.20998852 |
| 1931 | 0.21206737 |
| 1930 | 0.22206455 |
| 1929 | 0.2244133 |
| 1928 | 0.21753278 |
| 1927 | 0.20889828 |
| 1926 | 0.19449581 |
| 1925 | 0.19291645 |
| 1924 | 0.19237006 |
| 1923 | 0.18098089 |
| 1922 | 0.16586958 |
| 1921 | 0.15834604 |
| 1920 | 0.16289392 |
| 1919 | 0.17176479 |
| 1918 | 0.15736133 |
| 1917 | 0.15393083 |
| 1916 | 0.14348204 |
| 1915 | 0.13177308 |
| 1914 | 0.13878383 |
| 1913 | 0.13440552 |
| 1912 | 0.11804809 |
| 1911 | 0.116914466 |
| 1910 | 0.11077153 |
| 1909 | 0.11000586 |
| 1908 | 0.10754707 |
| 1907 | 0.09935337 |
| 1906 | 0.07236163 |
| 1905 | 0.06534046 |
| 1904 | 0.06466662 |
| 1903 | 0.057932742 |
| 1902 | 0.05553506 |
| 1901 | 0.053730626 |
| 1900 | 0.0472352 |
| 1899 | 0.04173442 |
| 1898 | 0.03961837 |
| 1897 | 0.033263437 |
| 1896 | 0.030733164 |
| 1895 | 0.028980145 |
| 1894 | 0.025184177 |
| 1893 | 0.022707088 |
| 1892 | 0.020425435 |
| 1891 | 0.019324506 |
| 1890 | 0.017035248 |
| 1889 | 0.015648983 |
| 1888 | 0.013379267 |
| 1887 | 0.012102868 |
| 1886 | 0.010529423 |
| 1885 | 0.009922499 |
| 1884 | 0.009575355 |
| 1883 | 0.008943601 |
| 1882 | 0.008134536 |
| 1881 | 0.007548692 |
| 1880 | 0.0073939716 |
| 1879 | 0.006803454 |
| 1878 | 0.0065706633 |
| 1877 | 0.0034888666 |
| 1876 | 0.0034002902 |
| 1875 | 0.0032820506 |
| 1874 | 0.0019897309 |
| 1873 | 0.0011356784 |
| 1872 | 0.0011913183 |
| 1871 | 0.0011046047 |
| 1870 | 0.0008324786 |
| 1869 | 0.00092081283 |
| 1868 | 0.0006499244 |
| 1867 | 0.0007845251 |
| 1866 | 0.001487503 |
| 1865 | 0.0010249394 |
| 1864 | 0.00085816707 |
| 1863 | 0.0008834299 |
| 1862 | 0.0008038955 |
| 1861 | 0.0007515104 |
| 1860 | 0.000901659 |
| 1859 | 0.00086622825 |
| 1858 | 0.000562305 |
| 1857 | 0 |
| 1856 | 0 |
| 1855 | 0.000054349803 |
| 1854 | 0 |
| 1853 | 0 |
| 1852 | 0 |
| 1851 | 0 |
| 1850 | 0.000017755536 |
| 1849 | 0 |
| 1848 | 0 |
| 1847 | 0 |
| 1846 | 0 |
| 1845 | 0 |
| 1844 | 0 |
| 1843 | 0 |
| 1842 | 0 |
| 1841 | 0 |
| 1840 | 0 |
| 1839 | 0 |
| 1838 | 0 |
| 1837 | 0 |
| 1836 | 0 |
| 1835 | 0 |
| 1834 | 0 |
| 1833 | 0.00000296414 |
| 1832 | 0.000002374271 |
| 1831 | 0.000003574454 |
| 1830 | 0.0000029905066 |
| 1829 | 0 |
| 1828 | 0 |
| 1827 | 0 |
| 1826 | 0 |
| 1825 | 0 |
| 1824 | 0 |
| 1823 | 0 |
| 1822 | 0 |
| 1821 | 0 |
| 1820 | 0 |
| 1819 | 0 |
| 1818 | 0 |
| 1817 | 0 |
| 1816 | 0 |
| 1815 | 0 |
| 1814 | 0 |
| 1813 | 0 |
| 1812 | 0 |
| 1811 | 0 |
| 1810 | 0 |
| 1809 | 0 |
| 1808 | 0 |
| 1807 | 0 |
| 1806 | 0 |
| 1805 | 0 |
| 1804 | 0 |
| 1803 | 0 |
| 1802 | 0 |
| 1801 | 0 |
| 1800 | 0 |
| 1790 | 0 |
| 1780 | 0 |
| 1770 | 0 |
| 1760 | 0 |
| 1750 | 0 |