Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) by country
Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use,...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
82.84 t CO2e/capita
Palau, Republic of
Lowest
0 t CO2e/capita
Tuvalu
Median
2.55 t CO2e/capita
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,750
What the numbers show
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 82.84 t CO2e/capita in Palau, Republic of; the lowest is 0 t CO2e/capita in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.55 t CO2e/capita, and the mean is 4.5 t CO2e/capita.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 412.5%), and the largest decrease in Yemen, Republic of (down 72.2%).
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau, Republic of | 82.84 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 2 | Qatar | 47.33 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 3 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 23.9 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 23.67 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 5 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.24 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.58 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Oman | 18.65 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 18.48 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 18.26 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 10 | New Caledonia | 17.08 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 11 | Gibraltar | 16.15 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 14.1 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 14.01 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 13.98 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 15 | United States | 13.62 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 16 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 12.57 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 17 | Korea | 11.36 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 10.86 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 10.56 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 20 | Greenland | 10.45 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Singapore | 9.75 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | China, People's Republic of | 9.32 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.05 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 24 | Libya | 8.66 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 25 | Iceland | 8.52 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 26 | Malaysia | 8.32 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Mongolia | 7.85 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 28 | Japan | 7.84 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia, Republic of | 7.76 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 7.55 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 7.31 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 32 | Seychelles | 7.24 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | 7.18 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 34 | Czech Republic | 7.13 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 35 | Germany | 6.94 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 6.88 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 6.6 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.45 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 39 | Austria | 6.32 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 40 | Slovenia, Republic of | 6.27 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 6.04 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 42 | New Zealand | 6.01 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 43 | Belarus, Republic of | 5.94 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 44 | Israel | 5.77 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 5.54 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 46 | Slovak Republic | 5.51 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 5.4 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 48 | Türkiye, Republic of | 5.38 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 5.31 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 50 | Iraq | 5.18 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 51 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 5.15 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 5.08 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 53 | Greece | 5.05 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 54 | Cayman Islands | 5 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 55 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.92 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Croatia, Republic of | 4.83 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 4.82 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 4.6 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 59 | Guyana | 4.56 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 60 | Spain | 4.51 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 4.49 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 62 | Hungary | 4.46 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 63 | Denmark | 4.28 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Vietnam | 4.27 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 4.22 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 66 | Bermuda | 4.14 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 67 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 4.09 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 68 | Suriname | 4.06 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 69 | Argentina | 4.01 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 70 | France | 4 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 71 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 4 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 72 | Algeria | 3.98 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 3.96 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Chile | 3.94 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 75 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 3.81 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.8 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 77 | Switzerland | 3.75 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 78 | Romania | 3.72 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 79 | Latvia | 3.65 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 80 | Mexico | 3.64 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 81 | Bahamas, The | 3.64 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 3.57 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 83 | Maldives | 3.57 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritius | 3.54 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 3.53 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 86 | French Polynesia | 3.46 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 87 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.42 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 3.39 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 89 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.35 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 412.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Portugal | 3.32 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 91 | Malta | 3.18 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 92 | Ukraine | 3.13 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 2.99 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 94 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.88 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Indonesia | 2.87 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | 2.84 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 97 | Panama | 2.74 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 98 | Botswana | 2.74 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 99 | Ecuador | 2.64 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 2.62 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 101 | Uruguay | 2.57 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 2.55 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 2.53 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 104 | Barbados | 2.52 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 105 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.5 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 106 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 2.5 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 52.9% | falling |
| 107 | Armenia, Republic of | 2.47 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 108 | British Virgin Islands | 2.33 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 109 | Brazil | 2.32 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 110 | Bolivia | 2.29 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 111 | India | 2.17 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Jordan | 2.09 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 113 | Gabon | 2.05 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 114 | Peru | 2.02 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 115 | Bhutan | 2.01 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 1.91 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 117 | Lebanon | 1.9 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 51.8% | rising |
| 118 | Morocco | 1.84 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 119 | Colombia | 1.8 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 1.79 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 121 | St. Lucia | 1.71 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 1.63 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 123 | Tonga | 1.63 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Fiji, Republic of | 1.62 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 125 | Samoa | 1.6 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 126 | El Salvador | 1.51 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 127 | Philippines | 1.5 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 128 | Grenada | 1.5 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.49 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Congo, Republic of | 1.34 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 131 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.31 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Cabo Verde | 1.29 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.27 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 134 | Dominica | 1.27 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Namibia | 1.2 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 136 | Paraguay | 1.16 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 137 | Honduras | 1.14 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 138 | Guatemala | 1.11 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 139 | Cambodia | 1.1 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 1.06 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.9695 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 142 | Belize | 0.9325 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 143 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.9225 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.8803 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 0.8698 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 0.8298 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 147 | Pakistan | 0.8118 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 0.7728 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 149 | Senegal | 0.7676 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 150 | Djibouti | 0.7655 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Angola | 0.7417 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 152 | Bangladesh | 0.7155 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Ghana | 0.7021 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 154 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.6271 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 155 | Kiribati | 0.5925 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 156 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5891 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 38.1% | flat |
| 157 | Myanmar | 0.5755 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Nigeria | 0.5669 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 159 | Zambia | 0.543 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Nepal | 0.536 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 0.517 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 162 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.515 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0.4993 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Benin | 0.4873 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Sudan | 0.4335 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 166 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.4281 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 0.3839 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 168 | Kenya | 0.3834 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 169 | Cameroon | 0.3534 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 170 | Guinea | 0.3528 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 171 | Togo | 0.3126 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 172 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3112 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Mali | 0.3028 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Haiti | 0.2985 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 175 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.292 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 30.0% | flat |
| 176 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.283 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 0.275 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.2607 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 72.2% | rising |
| 179 | Malawi | 0.2214 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.22 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 181 | Gambia, The | 0.1784 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 0.1691 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 183 | Uganda | 0.165 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Rwanda | 0.1621 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1555 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 186 | Liberia | 0.1545 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.1466 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.1465 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 189 | Chad | 0.1425 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Niger | 0.1189 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 191 | Burundi | 0.069 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 0.0633 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 193 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0568 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Somalia | 0.0455 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | 0.0384 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 196 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0.0027 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0023 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 198 | American Samoa | 0.0021 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 199 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0019 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 200 | Guam | 0.0018 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | up 48.0% | flat |
| 201 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0018 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 202 | Naoero, Republic of | 0 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | — | flat |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 0 t CO2e/capita | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 13.66 t CO2e/capita
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.7014 t CO2e/capita
- High income 9.75 t CO2e/capita
- Post-demographic dividend 8.77 t CO2e/capita
- Caribbean Small States 8.13 t CO2e/capita
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.09 t CO2e/capita
- Late-demographic dividend 7.96 t CO2e/capita
- OECD members 7.92 t CO2e/capita
- East Asia & Pacific 7.35 t CO2e/capita
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.21 t CO2e/capita
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 7.15 t CO2e/capita
- Europe & Central Asia 6.62 t CO2e/capita
About this data
Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.