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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 Islands | 124.28 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Qatar | 62.97 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 33.41 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Kuwait | 32.74 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Bahrain | 30.99 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Guam | 24.91 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Netherlands Antilles | 22.65 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.08 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Luxembourg | 22.06 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Aruba | 21.76 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 11 | United States | 19.9 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Canada | 17.88 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Australia | 17.82 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 15.65 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 14 | Faroe Islands | 13.74 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 13.71 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Estonia | 13.47 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 13.15 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 17 | Finland | 13.01 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Oman | 12.84 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Brunei | 12.72 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Palau | 12.27 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 11.5 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 21 | Singapore | 11.42 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Czech Republic | 11.4 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 10.68 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Ireland | 10.35 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Russia | 10.32 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Israel | 10.21 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Denmark | 10.11 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Cyprus | 10.07 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 10.04 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 29 | Greenland | 10 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Belgium | 9.91 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Norway | 9.86 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Germany | 9.75 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Japan | 9.64 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 34 | South Korea | 9.53 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 35 | United Kingdom | 9.37 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 9.22 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 9.18 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 37 | Libya | 8.91 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Greece | 8.73 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Netherlands | 8.68 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 40 | New Zealand | 8.67 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Austria | 8.66 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 8.38 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 42 | New Caledonia | 8.28 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 8.14 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 43 | Poland | 7.97 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 44 | South Africa | 7.94 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 45 | Bermuda | 7.9 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 7.89 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 46 | Italy | 7.73 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Slovenia | 7.72 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Iceland | 7.55 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 7.45 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 49 | Spain | 7.36 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 7.24 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 7.09 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 50 | Cayman Islands | 7.07 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 51 | Slovakia | 6.98 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 52 | Seychelles | 6.59 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Ukraine | 6.58 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Malaysia | 6.4 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 6.38 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 55 | Belarus | 6.33 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 56 | France | 6.21 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Malta | 6.17 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 58 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6.16 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 59 | The Bahamas | 5.94 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Sweden | 5.88 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Hungary | 5.75 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Iran | 5.74 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5.69 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 63 | Bulgaria | 5.62 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Venezuela | 5.61 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Hong Kong | 5.55 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 66 | Portugal | 5.51 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Switzerland | 5.5 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 5.38 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 68 | Croatia | 5.36 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 5.17 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 69 | American Samoa | 5.14 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 5.14 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 70 | Algeria | 5.13 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Suriname | 5.04 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 72 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.99 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.88 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Lebanon | 4.84 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 4.83 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 4.55 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 4.53 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 76 | Barbados | 4.44 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 4.4 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 4.27 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 77 | Romania | 4.19 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Mexico | 4.12 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Macau | 4.1 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Jamaica | 4.08 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 81 | Thailand | 3.89 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 3.78 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 82 | Lithuania | 3.67 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 83 | Chile | 3.67 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 3.65 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 3.54 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 85 | North Korea | 3.48 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 86 | Argentina | 3.35 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 87 | Jordan | 3.31 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 88 | China | 3.22 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Mongolia | 3.21 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 90 | Turkey | 3.11 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 91 | Iraq | 2.95 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 92 | Latvia | 2.89 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 93 | Belize | 2.85 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 94 | French Polynesia | 2.79 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 95 | Syria | 2.7 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.67 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 2.59 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 97 | Mauritius | 2.57 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 2.42 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 98 | Botswana | 2.32 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 2.32 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 100 | Cuba | 2.25 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 101 | Guyana | 2.18 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 102 | Tunisia | 2.12 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 103 | Grenada | 2.1 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 2.03 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 105 | Egypt | 1.96 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Dominica | 1.96 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Panama | 1.93 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 1.83 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 108 | Moldova | 1.82 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 109 | Ecuador | 1.8 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.65 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 111 | Brazil | 1.65 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 112 | Costa Rica | 1.52 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 113 | Maldives | 1.41 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 114 | Indonesia | 1.37 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Fiji | 1.34 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 116 | Uruguay | 1.32 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 117 | Morocco | 1.28 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 118 | Colombia | 1.27 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 119 | India | 1.2 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 120 | Namibia | 1.17 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 121 | Armenia | 1.13 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 122 | Tonga | 1.12 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.06 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 124 | El Salvador | 0.984 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Albania | 0.983 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 126 | Peru | 0.963 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 127 | Philippines | 0.96 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 128 | Honduras | 0.942 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 129 | Vietnam | 0.941 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 130 | Gabon | 0.912 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 131 | Bolivia | 0.893 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =132 | Guatemala | 0.891 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =132 | Zimbabwe | 0.891 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 0.882 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| =134 | Yemen | 0.865 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =134 | Swaziland | 0.865 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 136 | Mauritania | 0.864 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 137 | Samoa | 0.824 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 138 | Georgia | 0.816 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 139 | Pakistan | 0.769 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 140 | Nicaragua | 0.767 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =141 | Paraguay | 0.728 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =141 | Tajikistan | 0.728 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 0.703 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 143 | Bhutan | 0.633 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.613 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 0.575 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 145 | Angola | 0.573 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 0.541 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 0.535 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 0.509 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 148 | Djibouti | 0.479 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 0.444 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 150 | Senegal | 0.435 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 151 | Vanuatu | 0.432 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 0.395 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 153 | Nigeria | 0.387 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 154 | Togo | 0.376 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 155 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.365 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 156 | Ghana | 0.364 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.343 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 158 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.325 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 159 | Kiribati | 0.304 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 160 | Cape Verde | 0.295 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 161 | Kenya | 0.268 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =162 | Benin | 0.258 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =162 | Sudan | 0.258 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 164 | Bangladesh | 0.253 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 165 | Laos | 0.228 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 166 | Cameroon | 0.224 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 167 | Haiti | 0.21 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 168 | The Gambia | 0.196 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 169 | Zambia | 0.194 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 170 | Burma | 0.191 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 171 | East Timor | 0.184 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.181 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 173 | Eritrea | 0.173 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 174 | Guinea | 0.154 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 175 | Comoros | 0.153 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 176 | Liberia | 0.143 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 177 | Madagascar | 0.133 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 0.127 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 179 | Nepal | 0.113 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 180 | Ethiopia | 0.107 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 181 | Tanzania | 0.104 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 182 | Niger | 0.092 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 183 | Burkina Faso | 0.084 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 184 | Mozambique | 0.082 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 185 | Malawi | 0.072 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 186 | Rwanda | 0.069 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =187 | Uganda | 0.064 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =187 | Central African Republic | 0.064 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 189 | Mali | 0.043 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 190 | Cambodia | 0.04 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =191 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.033 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| =191 | Burundi | 0.033 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 193 | Afghanistan | 0.024 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 194 | Chad | 0.013 kt per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 195 | Somalia | 0.002 kt per 1,000 people | 1995 |
