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Where were per-person carbon-dioxide emissions highest in the selected set?

Australia has the highest published value in this selected-economy set at 14.1; Ethiopia has the lowest at 0.1 in 2024.

Carbon-dioxide emissions per person

Data date
2026-09-16
Source class
Official international statistics
Data points
20
Sources
1
Value basis
20 actual

Largest caveat: This is a selected-economy comparison (20 published values), not a complete global ranking.

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) · common year 2024 · 20 selected economies with published values

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  • This is a selected-economy comparison (20 published values), not a complete global ranking.
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Where were per-person carbon-dioxide emissions highest in the selected set?

Carbon-dioxide emissions per person

Carbon-dioxide emissions per person

Carbon-dioxide emissions per person

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) · common year 2024 · 20 selected economies with published values

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Carbon-dioxide emissions per person

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SOURCE & PUBLISHERCarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) — World Development Indicators
DATESRetrieved 2026-09-16
VALUE BASISActual
METHOD / CALCULATIONNot stated
CAVEATThis is a selected-economy comparison (20 published values), not a complete global ranking.
MISSING DATANot stated

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Carbon-dioxide emissions per person — full data table
CountryYearValueSeriesSourceValue basis
Australia202414.0986639619808evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Bangladesh20240.715539343541092evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Brazil20242.31826466114939evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Canada202414.0072704088031evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
China20249.31508933799393evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Germany20246.94395663386317evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Ethiopia20240.146636636122491evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
France20244.00355772602595evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
United Kingdom20244.22077337220883evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Indonesia20242.86503978188758evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
India20242.17365173535787evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Japan20247.84242057238933evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Kenya20240.38344092060836evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Korea, Rep.202411.3622569893006evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Mexico20243.63738680384754evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Nigeria20240.566917637661195evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Norway20247.17830173255862evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
Pakistan20240.811831809174961evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
United States202413.6238622652793evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual
South Africa20246.87684962627712evidencewdi-en-ghg-co2-pc-ce-ar5actual

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Last updated: Sep 16, 2026

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