CO₂ emissions per capita: Asia (excl. China and India)
4.087244 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 | 4.087244 |
| 2023 | 4.051308 |
| 2022 | 4.059062 |
| 2021 | 4.0292544 |
| 2020 | 3.9678957 |
| 2019 | 4.134728 |
| 2018 | 4.0822535 |
| 2017 | 4.085178 |
| 2016 | 3.9915485 |
| 2015 | 3.9708917 |
| 2014 | 3.93967 |
| 2013 | 3.9393365 |
| 2012 | 3.9900553 |
| 2011 | 3.8892972 |
| 2010 | 3.8012245 |
| 2009 | 3.6295755 |
| 2008 | 3.6683762 |
| 2007 | 3.6529295 |
| 2006 | 3.618115 |
| 2005 | 3.5796034 |
| 2004 | 3.546991 |
| 2003 | 3.4574838 |
| 2002 | 3.35162 |
| 2001 | 3.3252478 |
| 2000 | 3.3115041 |
| 1999 | 3.1879308 |
| 1998 | 3.0860972 |
| 1997 | 3.218057 |
| 1996 | 3.2153924 |
| 1995 | 3.1724496 |
| 1994 | 3.1766112 |
| 1993 | 3.1270235 |
| 1992 | 3.087411 |
| 1991 | 3.4107895 |
| 1990 | 2.9574528 |
| 1989 | 2.9068036 |
| 1988 | 2.8546526 |
| 1987 | 2.686494 |
| 1986 | 2.6951604 |
| 1985 | 2.6689975 |
| 1984 | 2.631824 |
| 1983 | 2.580197 |
| 1982 | 2.5724328 |
| 1981 | 2.6267402 |
| 1980 | 2.718274 |
| 1979 | 2.767616 |
| 1978 | 2.6894908 |
| 1977 | 2.7201936 |
| 1976 | 2.6491432 |
| 1975 | 2.507907 |
| 1974 | 2.5726445 |
| 1973 | 2.592627 |
| 1972 | 2.4345047 |
| 1971 | 2.3568573 |
| 1970 | 2.2236977 |
| 1969 | 2.0062525 |
| 1968 | 1.8407145 |
| 1967 | 1.6878158 |
| 1966 | 1.5601568 |
| 1965 | 1.462496 |
| 1964 | 1.3666348 |
| 1963 | 1.2732557 |
| 1962 | 1.1883988 |
| 1961 | 1.1398313 |
| 1960 | 1.0449638 |
| 1959 | 0.941176 |
| 1958 | 0.9043706 |
| 1957 | 0.8884119 |
| 1956 | 0.8288428 |
| 1955 | 0.76173735 |
| 1954 | 0.6898969 |
| 1953 | 0.6644215 |
| 1952 | 0.62160605 |
| 1951 | 0.5928266 |
| 1950 | 0.54568404 |
| 1949 | 0.5644013 |
| 1948 | 0.63641596 |
| 1947 | 0.6324431 |
| 1946 | 0.5123771 |
| 1945 | 0.5023602 |
| 1944 | 0.67420644 |
| 1943 | 0.6719298 |
| 1942 | 0.6392347 |
| 1941 | 0.7584772 |
| 1940 | 0.81433266 |
| 1939 | 0.74342996 |
| 1938 | 0.723952 |
| 1937 | 0.699537 |
| 1936 | 0.65372 |
| 1935 | 0.5971704 |
| 1934 | 0.5634986 |
| 1933 | 0.50524867 |
| 1932 | 0.45358217 |
| 1931 | 0.44734395 |
| 1930 | 0.47640982 |
| 1929 | 0.4893678 |
| 1928 | 0.47269088 |
| 1927 | 0.4431247 |
| 1926 | 0.40638435 |
| 1925 | 0.39309812 |
| 1924 | 0.38002437 |
| 1923 | 0.35577267 |
| 1922 | 0.32704616 |
| 1921 | 0.30226704 |
| 1920 | 0.32044682 |
| 1919 | 0.33125052 |
| 1918 | 0.30251276 |
| 1917 | 0.31254172 |
| 1916 | 0.2863681 |
| 1915 | 0.261592 |
| 1914 | 0.28543708 |
| 1913 | 0.27835667 |
| 1912 | 0.25526485 |
| 1911 | 0.23726545 |
| 1910 | 0.21826899 |
| 1909 | 0.21544395 |
| 1908 | 0.20904548 |
| 1907 | 0.20137385 |
| 1906 | 0.18617664 |
| 1905 | 0.17108008 |
| 1904 | 0.17035578 |
| 1903 | 0.15302329 |
| 1902 | 0.14569736 |
| 1901 | 0.14457482 |
| 1900 | 0.12598422 |
| 1899 | 0.11348384 |
| 1898 | 0.10964874 |
| 1897 | 0.08987364 |
| 1896 | 0.083279625 |
| 1895 | 0.07925892 |
| 1894 | 0.07108374 |
| 1893 | 0.06222658 |
| 1892 | 0.054978114 |
| 1891 | 0.05290598 |
| 1890 | 0.04572798 |
| 1889 | 0.042249013 |
| 1888 | 0.036257964 |
| 1887 | 0.03287634 |
| 1886 | 0.02813464 |
| 1885 | 0.027188469 |
| 1884 | 0.024624215 |
| 1883 | 0.023475828 |
| 1882 | 0.02144559 |
| 1881 | 0.020813672 |
| 1880 | 0.01999864 |
| 1879 | 0.01865438 |
| 1878 | 0.017374577 |
| 1877 | 0.01368375 |
| 1876 | 0.013374479 |
| 1875 | 0.012947725 |
| 1874 | 0.007872827 |
| 1873 | 0.004506588 |
| 1872 | 0.0047411774 |
| 1871 | 0.004412147 |
| 1870 | 0.0033394708 |
| 1869 | 0.0037124527 |
| 1868 | 0.002635326 |
| 1867 | 0.0032017 |
| 1866 | 0.0028637855 |
| 1865 | 0.0013420141 |
| 1864 | 0.0006053152 |
| 1863 | 0.00054322754 |
| 1862 | 0.0005221445 |
| 1861 | 0.00058244396 |
| 1860 | 0.00046108937 |
| 1859 | 0.0003511233 |
| 1858 | 0.00033292585 |
| 1857 | 0 |
| 1856 | 0 |
| 1855 | 0.00024092595 |
| 1854 | 0 |
| 1853 | 0 |
| 1852 | 0 |
| 1851 | 0 |
| 1850 | 0.00008145717 |
| 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 | 0.000014098235 |
| 1832 | 0.000011310717 |
| 1831 | 0.00001704418 |
| 1830 | 0.000014263626 |
| 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 |