A global ranking of CO2 emissions by country, measured by metric tons per capita, using the latest data available from the World Bank.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the primary greenhouse gas emitted as a result of human activity. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and fluorinated gases trap heat and make the Earth warmer.
10 worst countries
These countries emit the most CO2 per capita.
Carbon dioxide emissions
Carbon dioxide is naturally present in the atmosphere as part of the Earth’s natural circulation of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans, soil, plants, and animals.
However, human activity – especially fossil-fuel combustion – is responsible for virtually all of the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere over the last 150 years.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) accounts for the most significant share of greenhouse gases, which are associated with global warming and climate change. Emissions largely originate from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement.
The data from the World Bank does come with a caveat. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country per capita are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas.
For a more comprehensive view of how a country and its population impact climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should also be considered. This is especially relevant in agricultural economies.
CO2 emissions by country measured by metric tons per capita
CO2 emissions by country – complete ranking
The table and map below ranks the world’s countries by CO2 emissions by metric tons per capita (1t = 1,000kg / 2,205lb).
Some countries may have been omitted due to insufficient data.
Rank | Country | Co2 Emissions |
---|---|---|
1 | Qatar | 43.86 |
2 | Trinidad & Tobago | 33.97 |
3 | Kuwait | 25.85 |
4 | Bahrain | 23.46 |
5 | UAE | 22.94 |
6 | Brunei Darussalam | 22.23 |
7 | Saudi Arabia | 19.44 |
8 | Luxembourg | 17.36 |
9 | USA | 16.51 |
10 | Australia | 15.39 |
11 | Oman | 15.19 |
12 | Canada | 15.16 |
13 | Estonia | 14.85 |
14 | Palau | 14.77 |
15 | Kazakhstan | 14.36 |
16 | Turkmenistan | 12.52 |
17 | Russia | 11.86 |
18 | South Korea | 11.57 |
19 | Singapore | 10.31 |
20 | Netherlands | 9.92 |
21 | Japan | 9.54 |
22 | Norway | 9.27 |
23 | Czech Rep. | 9.17 |
24 | Greenland | 8.99 |
25 | South Africa | 8.98 |
26 | Libya | 8.96 |
27 | Cayman Is. | 8.92 |
28 | Germany | 8.89 |
29 | Bermuda | 8.84 |
30 | Finland | 8.66 |
31 | Aruba | 8.41 |
32 | Iran | 8.38 |
33 | Belgium | 8.33 |
34 | Malaysia | 8.13 |
35 | Israel | 7.86 |
36 | New Zealand | 7.69 |
37 | China | 7.54 |
38 | Poland | 7.52 |
39 | Ireland | 7.31 |
40 | Mongolia | 7.09 |
41 | Austria | 6.87 |
42 | Belarus | 6.70 |
43 | Bahamas | 6.52 |
44 | UK | 6.50 |
45 | Hong Kong SAR | 6.39 |
46 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6.38 |
47 | Slovenia | 6.21 |
48 | British Virgin Is. | 6.20 |
49 | Greece | 6.18 |
50 | Venezuela | 6.16 |
51 | Iceland | 6.06 |
52 | Denmark | 5.94 |
53 | Bulgaria | 5.87 |
54 | Andorra | 5.83 |
55 | Turks & Caicos Is. | 5.81 |
56 | Antigua & Barbuda | 5.74 |
57 | Slovakia | 5.66 |
58 | Seychelles | 5.42 |
59 | Malta | 5.40 |
60 | Serbia | 5.28 |
61 | Italy | 5.27 |
62 | Cyprus | 5.26 |
63 | Spain | 5.03 |
64 | Ukraine | 5.02 |
65 | World | 4.98 |
66 | Iraq | 4.89 |
67 | Argentina | 4.78 |
68 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.76 |
69 | Chile | 4.65 |
70 | Thailand | 4.62 |
71 | France | 4.57 |
72 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 4.55 |
73 | Turkey | 4.48 |
74 | Sweden | 4.48 |
75 | Barbados | 4.47 |
76 | Lithuania | 4.38 |
77 | Portugal | 4.33 |
78 | Switzerland | 4.31 |
79 | Hungary | 4.27 |
80 | Nauru | 4.02 |
81 | Mexico | 3.99 |
82 | Croatia | 3.97 |
83 | Azerbaijan | 3.93 |
84 | Lebanon | 3.84 |
85 | Algeria | 3.74 |
86 | North Macedonia | 3.61 |
87 | Suriname | 3.60 |
88 | Montenegro | 3.56 |
89 | Romania | 3.52 |
90 | Latvia | 3.50 |
91 | Uzbekistan | 3.42 |
92 | Botswana | 3.37 |
93 | Mauritius | 3.35 |
94 | Cuba | 3.08 |
95 | Maldives | 3.07 |
96 | Jordan | 2.97 |
97 | French Polynesia | 2.96 |
98 | Gabon | 2.76 |
99 | Ecuador | 2.75 |
100 | Guyana | 2.63 |
101 | Brazil | 2.61 |
102 | Tunisia | 2.61 |
103 | Jamaica | 2.58 |
104 | Georgia | 2.42 |
105 | St. Lucia | 2.28 |
106 | Panama | 2.26 |
107 | Egypt | 2.23 |
108 | Grenada | 2.22 |
109 | Macao SAR | 2.17 |
110 | Dominican Rep. | 2.12 |
111 | Peru | 2.05 |
112 | Uruguay | 1.98 |
113 | Albania | 1.98 |
114 | St. Vincent & Gren. | 1.92 |
115 | Dominica | 1.91 |
116 | Bolivia | 1.91 |
117 | Armenia | 1.90 |
118 | Vietnam | 1.82 |
119 | Indonesia | 1.82 |
120 | Marshall Is. | 1.80 |
121 | Colombia | 1.79 |
122 | Morocco | 1.75 |
123 | India | 1.73 |
124 | Moldova | 1.73 |
125 | Namibia | 1.65 |
126 | Kyrgyz Rep. | 1.65 |
127 | Syria | 1.64 |
128 | Costa Rica | 1.62 |
129 | North Korea | 1.62 |
130 | Belize | 1.40 |
131 | Micronesia | 1.40 |
132 | Bhutan | 1.39 |
133 | Fiji | 1.35 |
134 | Angola | 1.29 |
135 | Lesotho | 1.21 |
136 | Tonga | 1.20 |
137 | Liechtenstein | 1.18 |
138 | Guatemala | 1.15 |
139 | Eswatini | 1.10 |
140 | Honduras | 1.06 |
141 | Philippines | 1.05 |
142 | Samoa | 1.03 |
143 | Tuvalu | 1.00 |
144 | El Salvador | 1.00 |
145 | Cabo Verde | 0.95 |
146 | Sri Lanka | 0.89 |
147 | Zimbabwe | 0.88 |
148 | Yemen | 0.88 |
149 | Paraguay | 0.86 |
150 | Pakistan | 0.85 |
151 | Djibouti | 0.80 |
152 | Papua New Guinea | 0.80 |
153 | Nicaragua | 0.79 |
154 | Mauritania | 0.69 |
155 | Congo | 0.65 |
156 | Tajikistan | 0.63 |
157 | Senegal | 0.62 |
158 | Benin | 0.61 |
159 | Vanuatu | 0.58 |
160 | Sao Tome & Principe | 0.58 |
161 | Kiribati | 0.57 |
162 | Nigeria | 0.55 |
163 | Ghana | 0.53 |
164 | Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 0.49 |
165 | Bangladesh | 0.47 |
166 | Cambodia | 0.44 |
167 | Myanmar | 0.41 |
168 | Timor-Leste | 0.40 |
169 | Togo | 0.37 |
170 | Solomon Islands | 0.34 |
171 | Mozambique | 0.32 |
172 | Cameroon | 0.31 |
173 | Kenya | 0.31 |
174 | Sudan | 0.30 |
175 | Nepal | 0.30 |
176 | Laos | 0.29 |
177 | Afghanistan | 0.29 |
178 | Zambia | 0.29 |
179 | Haiti | 0.27 |
180 | Gambia | 0.25 |
181 | Tanzania | 0.23 |
182 | Guinea | 0.22 |
183 | Liberia | 0.21 |
184 | Comoros | 0.20 |
185 | Sierra Leone | 0.19 |
186 | Burkina Faso | 0.16 |
187 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.16 |
188 | South Sudan | 0.14 |
189 | Uganda | 0.14 |
190 | Madagascar | 0.13 |
191 | Ethiopia | 0.12 |
192 | Niger | 0.11 |
193 | Mali | 0.08 |
194 | Malawi | 0.08 |
195 | Rwanda | 0.08 |
196 | Central African Rep. | 0.07 |
197 | DR Congo | 0.06 |
198 | Chad | 0.05 |
199 | Somalia | 0.05 |
200 | Burundi | 0.04 |