CO₂ Emissions Per Capita by Country (1750–2024)

Per capita carbon dioxide emissions for 231 countries and territories from 1750 to 2024, measured in tonnes per person.
# Entity
Code
Year
CO₂ emissions per capita
1 Afghanistan AFG 1949 0.0019921463
2 Afghanistan AFG 1950 0.010837197
3 Afghanistan AFG 1951 0.011625335
4 Afghanistan AFG 1952 0.011467511
5 Afghanistan AFG 1953 0.013123366
6 Afghanistan AFG 1954 0.012945492
7 Afghanistan AFG 1955 0.018480647
8 Afghanistan AFG 1956 0.021669438
9 Afghanistan AFG 1957 0.034129996
10 Afghanistan AFG 1958 0.037801724
11 Afghanistan AFG 1959 0.04335994
12 Afghanistan AFG 1960 0.045808833
13 Afghanistan AFG 1961 0.05326608
14 Afghanistan AFG 1962 0.07322033
15 Afghanistan AFG 1963 0.07358391
16 Afghanistan AFG 1964 0.085441604
17 Afghanistan AFG 1965 0.10033048
18 Afghanistan AFG 1966 0.106284514
19 Afghanistan AFG 1967 0.122013114
20 Afghanistan AFG 1968 0.11373056
21 Afghanistan AFG 1969 0.08543128
22 Afghanistan AFG 1970 0.14795192
23 Afghanistan AFG 1971 0.1636936
24 Afghanistan AFG 1972 0.12910292
25 Afghanistan AFG 1973 0.1345167
26 Afghanistan AFG 1974 0.15343112
27 Afghanistan AFG 1975 0.16607082
28 Afghanistan AFG 1976 0.15167534
29 Afghanistan AFG 1977 0.1787136
30 Afghanistan AFG 1978 0.15819776
31 Afghanistan AFG 1979 0.16350494
32 Afghanistan AFG 1980 0.13336322
33 Afghanistan AFG 1981 0.16573393
34 Afghanistan AFG 1982 0.19056578
35 Afghanistan AFG 1983 0.2308076
36 Afghanistan AFG 1984 0.25214335
37 Afghanistan AFG 1985 0.30642045
38 Afghanistan AFG 1986 0.27439797
39 Afghanistan AFG 1987 0.27343473
40 Afghanistan AFG 1988 0.24792345
41 Afghanistan AFG 1989 0.23284777
42 Afghanistan AFG 1990 0.16805434
43 Afghanistan AFG 1991 0.15641147
44 Afghanistan AFG 1992 0.111609
45 Afghanistan AFG 1993 0.0995065
46 Afghanistan AFG 1994 0.089462
47 Afghanistan AFG 1995 0.08305054
48 Afghanistan AFG 1996 0.07713131
49 Afghanistan AFG 1997 0.0706777
50 Afghanistan AFG 1998 0.06672778
51 Afghanistan AFG 1999 0.054889955
52 Afghanistan AFG 2000 0.052017417
53 Afghanistan AFG 2001 0.05270568
54 Afghanistan AFG 2002 0.062730715
55 Afghanistan AFG 2003 0.068608426
56 Afghanistan AFG 2004 0.052513268
57 Afghanistan AFG 2005 0.077424295
58 Afghanistan AFG 2006 0.08493193
59 Afghanistan AFG 2007 0.10806349
60 Afghanistan AFG 2008 0.16065209
61 Afghanistan AFG 2009 0.23258604
62 Afghanistan AFG 2010 0.2957424
63 Afghanistan AFG 2011 0.38877392
64 Afghanistan AFG 2012 0.31842902
65 Afghanistan AFG 2013 0.28117284
66 Afghanistan AFG 2014 0.26523322
67 Afghanistan AFG 2015 0.27738428
68 Afghanistan AFG 2016 0.24800518
69 Afghanistan AFG 2017 0.26089466
70 Afghanistan AFG 2018 0.27737236
71 Afghanistan AFG 2019 0.27472728
72 Afghanistan AFG 2020 0.28458965
73 Afghanistan AFG 2021 0.2467185
74 Afghanistan AFG 2022 0.25062045
75 Afghanistan AFG 2023 0.2536818
76 Afghanistan AFG 2024 0.25384834
77 Africa 1884 0.00016810493
78 Africa 1885 0.00027865346
79 Africa 1886 0.00036027696
80 Africa 1887 0.00035830968
81 Africa 1888 0.00060305005
82 Africa 1889 0.0009820405
83 Africa 1890 0.0022003131
84 Africa 1891 0.0021923848
85 Africa 1892 0.0035353242
86 Africa 1893 0.013219625
87 Africa 1894 0.017834708
88 Africa 1895 0.024409406
89 Africa 1896 0.031057494
90 Africa 1897 0.034764815
91 Africa 1898 0.043902785
92 Africa 1899 0.039936516
93 Africa 1900 0.016815761
94 Africa 1901 0.028121473
95 Africa 1902 0.04176499
96 Africa 1903 0.056402333
97 Africa 1904 0.06341765
98 Africa 1905 0.07276437
99 Africa 1906 0.08275714
100 Africa 1907 0.0909625

CO₂ Emissions Per Capita by Country (1750–2024) — Analysis

Qatar emits 41.3 tonnes CO₂ per person — 764× more than the DR Congo (0.054 tonnes), the world's lowest emitter

The US has cut per capita emissions 36% from its 1973 peak (22.2 → 14.2 tonnes), while China's have risen 62-fold since 1950

Key Findings

  • Oil-rich Gulf states dominate per capita rankings: Qatar (41.3), Kuwait (26.3), Brunei (26.1), and Bahrain (24.3) are the top 4
  • The global average has plateaued near 4.7 tonnes since 2005, masking a massive divergence — rich nations declining while developing nations rise
  • The UK has cut emissions 62% from its 1971 peak (11.8 → 4.5 tonnes), the steepest decline among major economies
  • India (2.2 tonnes) remains far below the world average despite being the 3rd largest total emitter
  • The 10 lowest-emitting countries are all in Sub-Saharan Africa, each below 0.15 tonnes per person

Visualizations

Lowest 10 Per Capita Emitters (2024)
World Average CO₂ Per Capita (1900–2024)
Major Economies: Emissions Trajectories (1950–2024)
Top 10 Per Capita Emitters (2024)

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