CO₂ emissions per capita: World
4.729075 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 | 4.729075 |
| 2023 | 4.707772 |
| 2022 | 4.6784525 |
| 2021 | 4.634748 |
| 2020 | 4.4577436 |
| 2019 | 4.7478137 |
| 2018 | 4.752195 |
| 2017 | 4.705259 |
| 2016 | 4.6824865 |
| 2015 | 4.7391157 |
| 2014 | 4.8045974 |
| 2013 | 4.837743 |
| 2012 | 4.854014 |
| 2011 | 4.848876 |
| 2010 | 4.744936 |
| 2009 | 4.545518 |
| 2008 | 4.682571 |
| 2007 | 4.661509 |
| 2006 | 4.585831 |
| 2005 | 4.493561 |
| 2004 | 4.3992558 |
| 2003 | 4.30703 |
| 2002 | 4.1442804 |
| 2001 | 4.1076345 |
| 2000 | 4.133621 |
| 1999 | 4.0791173 |
| 1998 | 4.044522 |
| 1997 | 4.1149697 |
| 1996 | 4.1481075 |
| 1995 | 4.0835447 |
| 1994 | 4.047994 |
| 1993 | 4.06862 |
| 1992 | 4.090168 |
| 1991 | 4.282473 |
| 1990 | 4.266701 |
| 1989 | 4.241189 |
| 1988 | 4.262697 |
| 1987 | 4.1796536 |
| 1986 | 4.122175 |
| 1985 | 4.1374197 |
| 1984 | 4.068702 |
| 1983 | 4.0239425 |
| 1982 | 4.060496 |
| 1981 | 4.168842 |
| 1980 | 4.364099 |
| 1979 | 4.4657006 |
| 1978 | 4.4325047 |
| 1977 | 4.3524494 |
| 1976 | 4.3101907 |
| 1975 | 4.173319 |
| 1974 | 4.253289 |
| 1973 | 4.3555555 |
| 1972 | 4.219747 |
| 1971 | 4.1125965 |
| 1970 | 4.0325885 |
| 1969 | 3.8021357 |
| 1968 | 3.6402233 |
| 1967 | 3.5231547 |
| 1966 | 3.4848654 |
| 1965 | 3.3919592 |
| 1964 | 3.3158252 |
| 1963 | 3.2155952 |
| 1962 | 3.1207407 |
| 1961 | 3.0719054 |
| 1960 | 3.1129305 |
| 1959 | 2.9855902 |
| 1958 | 2.8913758 |
| 1957 | 2.869636 |
| 1956 | 2.8354607 |
| 1955 | 2.7166138 |
| 1954 | 2.5279224 |
| 1953 | 2.52497 |
| 1952 | 2.502896 |
| 1951 | 2.5155044 |
| 1950 | 2.3787344 |
| 1949 | 2.1086688 |
| 1948 | 2.2310042 |
| 1947 | 2.1332428 |
| 1946 | 1.9183873 |
| 1945 | 1.798701 |
| 1944 | 2.1810997 |
| 1943 | 2.1605964 |
| 1942 | 2.1373806 |
| 1941 | 2.1621437 |
| 1940 | 2.1311977 |
| 1939 | 1.9686357 |
| 1938 | 1.8813955 |
| 1937 | 2.0212395 |
| 1936 | 1.9111634 |
| 1935 | 1.7602078 |
| 1934 | 1.6951171 |
| 1933 | 1.575086 |
| 1932 | 1.5107735 |
| 1931 | 1.6917068 |
| 1930 | 1.910474 |
| 1929 | 2.0896432 |
| 1928 | 1.9655659 |
| 1927 | 1.9916863 |
| 1926 | 1.8416375 |
| 1925 | 1.8901367 |
| 1924 | 1.8945516 |
| 1923 | 1.9046209 |
| 1922 | 1.6940141 |
| 1921 | 1.6301049 |
| 1920 | 1.8712187 |
| 1919 | 1.6170758 |
| 1918 | 1.8781468 |
| 1917 | 1.9185146 |
| 1916 | 1.8465517 |
| 1915 | 1.7210791 |
| 1914 | 1.7600181 |
| 1913 | 1.953036 |
| 1912 | 1.8148844 |
| 1911 | 1.7395915 |
| 1910 | 1.7258357 |
| 1909 | 1.6576742 |
| 1908 | 1.6041903 |
| 1907 | 1.6844598 |
| 1906 | 1.4907287 |
| 1905 | 1.4395016 |
| 1904 | 1.3623104 |
| 1903 | 1.3584309 |
| 1902 | 1.2563615 |
| 1901 | 1.2352241 |
| 1900 | 1.2062408 |
| 1899 | 1.1542271 |
| 1898 | 1.0642244 |
| 1897 | 1.0157815 |
| 1896 | 0.9764686 |
| 1895 | 0.9514663 |
| 1894 | 0.9041504 |
| 1893 | 0.87847525 |
| 1892 | 0.8954565 |
| 1891 | 0.8943293 |
| 1890 | 0.85953236 |
| 1889 | 0.79603326 |
| 1888 | 0.80136704 |
| 1887 | 0.72873724 |
| 1886 | 0.69947755 |
| 1885 | 0.6941258 |
| 1884 | 0.69398415 |
| 1883 | 0.69086266 |
| 1882 | 0.6542926 |
| 1881 | 0.6237522 |
| 1880 | 0.6067001 |
| 1879 | 0.5404565 |
| 1878 | 0.5077389 |
| 1877 | 0.5064879 |
| 1876 | 0.49953198 |
| 1875 | 0.4953291 |
| 1874 | 0.4597158 |
| 1873 | 0.49293151 |
| 1872 | 0.46637836 |
| 1871 | 0.42324728 |
| 1870 | 0.40004173 |
| 1869 | 0.39315882 |
| 1868 | 0.3718745 |
| 1867 | 0.36277172 |
| 1866 | 0.3399115 |
| 1865 | 0.33019522 |
| 1864 | 0.311936 |
| 1863 | 0.28998128 |
| 1862 | 0.27281454 |
| 1861 | 0.2683436 |
| 1860 | 0.25600263 |
| 1859 | 0.23362447 |
| 1858 | 0.22091475 |
| 1857 | 0.21790454 |
| 1856 | 0.21597627 |
| 1855 | 0.20232286 |
| 1854 | 0.19854853 |
| 1853 | 0.16934833 |
| 1852 | 0.16203701 |
| 1851 | 0.15544534 |
| 1850 | 0.1543173 |
| 1849 | 0.1455768 |
| 1848 | 0.13717109 |
| 1847 | 0.13556848 |
| 1846 | 0.12576827 |
| 1845 | 0.124253325 |
| 1844 | 0.11428088 |
| 1843 | 0.107046865 |
| 1842 | 0.10511472 |
| 1841 | 0.09970388 |
| 1840 | 0.09741459 |
| 1839 | 0.0903286 |
| 1838 | 0.0876033 |
| 1837 | 0.088315286 |
| 1836 | 0.08931406 |
| 1835 | 0.081763364 |
| 1834 | 0.07486173 |
| 1833 | 0.07053719 |
| 1832 | 0.06987763 |
| 1831 | 0.07122242 |
| 1830 | 0.07654942 |
| 1829 | 0.057378292 |
| 1828 | 0.058070365 |
| 1827 | 0.057638906 |
| 1826 | 0.054183245 |
| 1825 | 0.053968403 |
| 1824 | 0.05151068 |
| 1823 | 0.05074557 |
| 1822 | 0.04895967 |
| 1821 | 0.047476232 |
| 1820 | 0.046565164 |
| 1819 | 0.047065414 |
| 1818 | 0.047824178 |
| 1817 | 0.04618237 |
| 1816 | 0.042939313 |
| 1815 | 0.04142064 |
| 1814 | 0.04039906 |
| 1813 | 0.039684527 |
| 1812 | 0.039563652 |
| 1811 | 0.039175447 |
| 1810 | 0.038712256 |
| 1809 | 0.03580392 |
| 1808 | 0.03510763 |
| 1807 | 0.035932284 |
| 1806 | 0.03257867 |
| 1805 | 0.0312423 |
| 1804 | 0.031871665 |
| 1803 | 0.029737618 |
| 1802 | 0.040723216 |
| 1801 | 0.032424923 |
| 1800 | 0.033362012 |
| 1790 | 0.021648014 |
| 1780 | 0.01762452 |
| 1770 | 0.015818821 |
| 1760 | 0.013338744 |
| 1750 | 0.0123539 |