CO₂ emissions per capita: High-income countries
9.793883 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 | 9.793883 |
| 2023 | 9.833445 |
| 2022 | 10.153266 |
| 2021 | 10.259775 |
| 2020 | 9.785993 |
| 2019 | 10.68583 |
| 2018 | 10.938764 |
| 2017 | 10.889754 |
| 2016 | 10.94839 |
| 2015 | 11.123782 |
| 2014 | 11.253054 |
| 2013 | 11.46286 |
| 2012 | 11.557316 |
| 2011 | 11.69413 |
| 2010 | 11.84526 |
| 2009 | 11.445324 |
| 2008 | 12.249471 |
| 2007 | 12.535447 |
| 2006 | 12.526749 |
| 2005 | 12.548991 |
| 2004 | 12.563851 |
| 2003 | 12.475372 |
| 2002 | 12.32114 |
| 2001 | 12.316975 |
| 2000 | 12.375596 |
| 1999 | 12.088723 |
| 1998 | 12.006269 |
| 1997 | 12.093562 |
| 1996 | 12.21732 |
| 1995 | 11.989583 |
| 1994 | 11.957617 |
| 1993 | 12.050728 |
| 1992 | 12.095524 |
| 1991 | 12.865694 |
| 1990 | 12.6765585 |
| 1989 | 12.312992 |
| 1988 | 12.241071 |
| 1987 | 11.958485 |
| 1986 | 11.8183565 |
| 1985 | 11.876264 |
| 1984 | 11.69934 |
| 1983 | 11.519757 |
| 1982 | 11.597921 |
| 1981 | 12.005674 |
| 1980 | 12.54672 |
| 1979 | 12.78708 |
| 1978 | 12.607898 |
| 1977 | 12.371822 |
| 1976 | 12.249013 |
| 1975 | 11.715559 |
| 1974 | 12.028016 |
| 1973 | 12.300548 |
| 1972 | 11.843428 |
| 1971 | 11.441442 |
| 1970 | 11.261438 |
| 1969 | 10.615594 |
| 1968 | 10.095649 |
| 1967 | 9.705954 |
| 1966 | 9.437553 |
| 1965 | 9.156473 |
| 1964 | 8.92976 |
| 1963 | 8.58726 |
| 1962 | 8.227491 |
| 1961 | 7.9348 |
| 1960 | 7.829577 |
| 1959 | 7.525466 |
| 1958 | 7.4269595 |
| 1957 | 7.604003 |
| 1956 | 7.570254 |
| 1955 | 7.2365746 |
| 1954 | 6.7515726 |
| 1953 | 6.774452 |
| 1952 | 6.6766677 |
| 1951 | 6.742439 |
| 1950 | 6.3850513 |
| 1949 | 5.9156413 |
| 1948 | 6.2858257 |
| 1947 | 6.017794 |
| 1946 | 5.4053087 |
| 1945 | 5.035793 |
| 1944 | 6.179561 |
| 1943 | 6.1780863 |
| 1942 | 6.091939 |
| 1941 | 6.067984 |
| 1940 | 5.9405704 |
| 1939 | 5.49344 |
| 1938 | 5.240133 |
| 1937 | 5.6627717 |
| 1936 | 5.3431053 |
| 1935 | 4.896436 |
| 1934 | 4.7343774 |
| 1933 | 4.4153147 |
| 1932 | 4.2339005 |
| 1931 | 4.7871165 |
| 1930 | 5.4453263 |
| 1929 | 6.0058994 |
| 1928 | 5.6393065 |
| 1927 | 5.731752 |
| 1926 | 5.2819614 |
| 1925 | 5.4332156 |
| 1924 | 5.4367614 |
| 1923 | 5.4922214 |
| 1922 | 4.857408 |
| 1921 | 4.6614184 |
| 1920 | 5.430652 |
| 1919 | 4.703349 |
| 1918 | 5.541424 |
| 1917 | 5.6396065 |
| 1916 | 5.4262824 |
| 1915 | 5.0540676 |
| 1914 | 5.161418 |
| 1913 | 5.7346706 |
| 1912 | 5.3402243 |
| 1911 | 5.1069236 |
| 1910 | 5.0785646 |
| 1909 | 4.8811474 |
| 1908 | 4.732164 |
| 1907 | 5.0036225 |
| 1906 | 4.4654145 |
| 1905 | 4.3352146 |
| 1904 | 4.1062717 |
| 1903 | 4.1181493 |
| 1902 | 3.816558 |
| 1901 | 3.7631977 |
| 1900 | 3.691331 |
| 1899 | 3.541233 |
| 1898 | 3.2760365 |
| 1897 | 3.1428149 |
| 1896 | 3.036085 |
| 1895 | 2.9704728 |
| 1894 | 2.8375454 |
| 1893 | 2.767047 |
| 1892 | 2.8384156 |
| 1891 | 2.8494596 |
| 1890 | 2.748756 |
| 1889 | 2.5524945 |
| 1888 | 2.581544 |
| 1887 | 2.3524413 |
| 1886 | 2.2653134 |
| 1885 | 2.2540586 |
| 1884 | 2.2597406 |
| 1883 | 2.256551 |
| 1882 | 2.1438863 |
| 1881 | 2.049655 |
| 1880 | 1.9998181 |
| 1879 | 1.7874957 |
| 1878 | 1.683934 |
| 1877 | 1.6932169 |
| 1876 | 1.677059 |
| 1875 | 1.6700805 |
| 1874 | 1.5558901 |
| 1873 | 1.676446 |
| 1872 | 1.5918834 |
| 1871 | 1.4504739 |
| 1870 | 1.378194 |
| 1869 | 1.3614932 |
| 1868 | 1.2945166 |
| 1867 | 1.269604 |
| 1866 | 1.1936162 |
| 1865 | 1.1682334 |
| 1864 | 1.1098496 |
| 1863 | 1.0377358 |
| 1862 | 0.9810327 |
| 1861 | 0.97073007 |
| 1860 | 0.93130654 |
| 1859 | 0.8556615 |
| 1858 | 0.81506056 |
| 1857 | 0.81120676 |
| 1856 | 0.8098676 |
| 1855 | 0.7655969 |
| 1854 | 0.7570122 |
| 1853 | 0.6502768 |
| 1852 | 0.62664413 |
| 1851 | 0.60497016 |
| 1850 | 0.60362184 |
| 1849 | 0.5723544 |
| 1848 | 0.54133487 |
| 1847 | 0.5366004 |
| 1846 | 0.49928394 |
| 1845 | 0.49472508 |
| 1844 | 0.4563566 |
| 1843 | 0.42861596 |
| 1842 | 0.42221197 |
| 1841 | 0.40166977 |
| 1840 | 0.3935887 |
| 1839 | 0.36616302 |
| 1838 | 0.35628226 |
| 1837 | 0.36037245 |
| 1836 | 0.3656577 |
| 1835 | 0.33581287 |
| 1834 | 0.30851036 |
| 1833 | 0.29162204 |
| 1832 | 0.2898585 |
| 1831 | 0.29630154 |
| 1830 | 0.31924513 |
| 1829 | 0.23992562 |
| 1828 | 0.24330814 |
| 1827 | 0.24189727 |
| 1826 | 0.22775854 |
| 1825 | 0.22720857 |
| 1824 | 0.21715981 |
| 1823 | 0.21421674 |
| 1822 | 0.20693344 |
| 1821 | 0.20109747 |
| 1820 | 0.19768696 |
| 1819 | 0.20036897 |
| 1818 | 0.2041938 |
| 1817 | 0.19781925 |
| 1816 | 0.18449242 |
| 1815 | 0.17848738 |
| 1814 | 0.17456907 |
| 1813 | 0.1719344 |
| 1812 | 0.1718405 |
| 1811 | 0.17054231 |
| 1810 | 0.16884178 |
| 1809 | 0.15650302 |
| 1808 | 0.15370691 |
| 1807 | 0.15757045 |
| 1806 | 0.14309351 |
| 1805 | 0.13744363 |
| 1804 | 0.14043653 |
| 1803 | 0.13124226 |
| 1802 | 0.18001159 |
| 1801 | 0.14355788 |
| 1800 | 0.14784773 |
| 1790 | 0.0937066 |
| 1780 | 0.07590808 |
| 1770 | 0.065197945 |
| 1760 | 0.054560658 |
| 1750 | 0.050396696 |