Metric briefing
CO2 Per Capita by Country
213 countries • tonnes/person/year • Our World in Data
- Top country
- Qatar
- Lowest country
- Congo, Democratic Republic
- Source
- Our World in Data
What It Measures
Annual carbon dioxide emissions in tonnes per person, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
At a Glance
World average
4.63
Middle country
3.20
Low end
0.05
High end
41.271
Countries
213
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest CO2 Per Capita
Highest CO2 Per Capita
Lowest CO2 Per Capita
#213Congo, Democratic Republic0.05 t/person/yr#212Burundi0.07 t/person/yr#211Somalia0.07 t/person/yr#210Central African Republic0.07 t/person/yr#209Malawi0.09 t/person/yr#208Niger0.12 t/person/yr#207Uganda0.13 t/person/yr#206Ethiopia0.14 t/person/yr#205Chad0.14 t/person/yr#204Madagascar0.14 t/person/yr
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #1 Qatar is 15.02 t/person/yr higher than #2 Kuwait (41.27 t/person/yr vs 26.25 t/person/yr).
Another sharp ranking jump: #5 Trinidad and Tobago is 2.55 t/person/yr higher than #6 Saudi Arabia (22.93 t/person/yr vs 20.38 t/person/yr).
Another sharp ranking jump: #7 United Arab Emirates is 2.07 t/person/yr higher than #8 New Caledonia (20.13 t/person/yr vs 18.06 t/person/yr).