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Hot countries Compared by Environment > CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita

DEFINITION: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 124.28 kt per 1,000 people 2003
2 QatarQatar 62.97 kt per 1,000 people 2003
3 KuwaitKuwait 32.74 kt per 1,000 people 2003
4 BahrainBahrain 30.99 kt per 1,000 people 2003
5 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 22.08 kt per 1,000 people 2003
6 AustraliaAustralia 17.82 kt per 1,000 people 2003
7 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 13.71 kt per 1,000 people 2003
8 OmanOman 12.84 kt per 1,000 people 2003
9 BruneiBrunei 12.72 kt per 1,000 people 2003
10 SingaporeSingapore 11.42 kt per 1,000 people 2003
11 LibyaLibya 8.91 kt per 1,000 people 2003
12 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 8.28 kt per 1,000 people 2003
13 BermudaBermuda 7.9 kt per 1,000 people 2003
14 SeychellesSeychelles 6.59 kt per 1,000 people 2003
15 MalaysiaMalaysia 6.4 kt per 1,000 people 2003
16 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5.94 kt per 1,000 people 2003
17 VenezuelaVenezuela 5.61 kt per 1,000 people 2003
18 Hong KongHong Kong 5.55 kt per 1,000 people 2003
19 AlgeriaAlgeria 5.13 kt per 1,000 people 2003
20 SurinameSuriname 5.04 kt per 1,000 people 2003
21 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 4.99 kt per 1,000 people 2003
22 BarbadosBarbados 4.44 kt per 1,000 people 2003
23 MexicoMexico 4.12 kt per 1,000 people 2003
24 MacauMacau 4.1 kt per 1,000 people 2003
25 JamaicaJamaica 4.08 kt per 1,000 people 2003
26 ThailandThailand 3.89 kt per 1,000 people 2003
27 IraqIraq 2.95 kt per 1,000 people 2003
28 BelizeBelize 2.85 kt per 1,000 people 2003
29 MauritiusMauritius 2.57 kt per 1,000 people 2003
30 BotswanaBotswana 2.32 kt per 1,000 people 2003
31 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.32 kt per 1,000 people 2003
32 CubaCuba 2.25 kt per 1,000 people 2003
33 GuyanaGuyana 2.18 kt per 1,000 people 2003
34 GrenadaGrenada 2.1 kt per 1,000 people 2003
35 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2.03 kt per 1,000 people 2003
36 EgyptEgypt 1.96 kt per 1,000 people 2003
37 DominicaDominica 1.96 kt per 1,000 people 2003
38 PanamaPanama 1.93 kt per 1,000 people 2003
39 EcuadorEcuador 1.8 kt per 1,000 people 2003
40 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1.65 kt per 1,000 people 2003
41 BrazilBrazil 1.65 kt per 1,000 people 2003
42 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.52 kt per 1,000 people 2003
43 MaldivesMaldives 1.41 kt per 1,000 people 2003
44 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.37 kt per 1,000 people 2003
45 FijiFiji 1.34 kt per 1,000 people 2003
46 ColombiaColombia 1.27 kt per 1,000 people 2003
47 IndiaIndia 1.2 kt per 1,000 people 2003
48 TongaTonga 1.12 kt per 1,000 people 2003
49 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.984 kt per 1,000 people 2003
50 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.96 kt per 1,000 people 2003
51 HondurasHonduras 0.942 kt per 1,000 people 2003
52 VietnamVietnam 0.941 kt per 1,000 people 2003
53 GabonGabon 0.912 kt per 1,000 people 2003
54 BoliviaBolivia 0.893 kt per 1,000 people 2003
=55 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.891 kt per 1,000 people 2003
=55 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.891 kt per 1,000 people 2003
=57 YemenYemen 0.865 kt per 1,000 people 2003
=57 SwazilandSwaziland 0.865 kt per 1,000 people 2003
59 MauritaniaMauritania 0.864 kt per 1,000 people 2003
60 SamoaSamoa 0.824 kt per 1,000 people 2003
61 PakistanPakistan 0.769 kt per 1,000 people 2003
62 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.767 kt per 1,000 people 2003
63 ParaguayParaguay 0.728 kt per 1,000 people 2003
64 AngolaAngola 0.573 kt per 1,000 people 2003
65 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.535 kt per 1,000 people 2003
66 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.479 kt per 1,000 people 2003
67 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.444 kt per 1,000 people 2003
68 SenegalSenegal 0.435 kt per 1,000 people 2003
69 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.395 kt per 1,000 people 2003
70 NigeriaNigeria 0.387 kt per 1,000 people 2003
71 TogoTogo 0.376 kt per 1,000 people 2003
72 GhanaGhana 0.364 kt per 1,000 people 2003
73 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.343 kt per 1,000 people 2003
74 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.325 kt per 1,000 people 2003
75 KiribatiKiribati 0.304 kt per 1,000 people 2003
76 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.295 kt per 1,000 people 2003
77 KenyaKenya 0.268 kt per 1,000 people 2003
=78 BeninBenin 0.258 kt per 1,000 people 2003
=78 SudanSudan 0.258 kt per 1,000 people 2003
80 BangladeshBangladesh 0.253 kt per 1,000 people 2003
81 LaosLaos 0.228 kt per 1,000 people 2003
82 CameroonCameroon 0.224 kt per 1,000 people 2003
83 HaitiHaiti 0.21 kt per 1,000 people 2003
84 ZambiaZambia 0.194 kt per 1,000 people 2003
85 BurmaBurma 0.191 kt per 1,000 people 2003
86 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.181 kt per 1,000 people 2003
87 EritreaEritrea 0.173 kt per 1,000 people 2003
88 GuineaGuinea 0.154 kt per 1,000 people 2003
89 ComorosComoros 0.153 kt per 1,000 people 2003
90 LiberiaLiberia 0.143 kt per 1,000 people 2003
91 MadagascarMadagascar 0.133 kt per 1,000 people 2003
92 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.127 kt per 1,000 people 2003
93 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.107 kt per 1,000 people 2003
94 TanzaniaTanzania 0.104 kt per 1,000 people 2003
95 NigerNiger 0.092 kt per 1,000 people 2003
96 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.084 kt per 1,000 people 2003
97 MozambiqueMozambique 0.082 kt per 1,000 people 2003
98 MalawiMalawi 0.072 kt per 1,000 people 2003
99 UgandaUganda 0.064 kt per 1,000 people 2003
100 MaliMali 0.043 kt per 1,000 people 2003
101 CambodiaCambodia 0.04 kt per 1,000 people 2003
102 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.033 kt per 1,000 people 2003
103 ChadChad 0.013 kt per 1,000 people 2003
104 SomaliaSomalia 0.002 kt per 1,000 people 1995

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Hot countries Compared by Environment > CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita

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Interesting observations about Environment > CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita

  • Virgin Islands has had the highest CO2 emissions > kt > per capita since 1969.
  • United States ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2003.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2003.
  • Qatar ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
  • South Africa ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
  • Australia ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2003.
  • 76 of the bottom 99 countries by CO2 emissions > kt > per capita are Hot countries.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.
  • Canada ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2003.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked second for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
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