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DEFINITION: CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita). 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.
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AMOUNT
DATE
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HISTORY
1 QatarQatar 40.31 2010
2 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 38.16 2010
3 KuwaitKuwait 31.32 2010
4 BruneiBrunei 22.87 2010
5 ArubaAruba 22.85 2010
6 LuxembourgLuxembourg 21.36 2010
7 OmanOman 20.41 2010
8 United Arab EmiratesUAE 19.85 2010
9 BahrainBahrain 19.34 2010
10 United StatesUnited States 17.56 2010
11 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 17.04 2010
12 AustraliaAustralia 16.91 2010
13 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 15.68 2010
14 KazakhstanKazakhstan 15.24 2010
15 CanadaCanada 14.63 2010
16 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 14.35 2010
17 EstoniaEstonia 13.68 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 12.91 2010
18 RussiaRussia 12.23 2010
19 NorwayNorway 11.7 2010
20 FinlandFinland 11.53 2010
21 South KoreaSouth Korea 11.49 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 11.15 2010
22 GreenlandGreenland 11.15 2010
23 NetherlandsNetherlands 10.96 2010
24 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 10.64 2010
25 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 10.62 2010
26 PalauPalau 10.57 2010
27 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 10.52 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 10.1 2010
28 BelgiumBelgium 10 2010
29 LibyaLibya 9.77 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 9.44 2010
30 IsraelIsrael 9.27 2010
31 South AfricaSouth Africa 9.2 2010
32 JapanJapan 9.19 2010
33 GermanyGermany 9.11 2010
34 IrelandIreland 8.94 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 8.61 2010
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 8.47 2010
35 DenmarkDenmark 8.35 2010
36 PolandPoland 8.31 2010
37 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 8.09 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 7.98 2010
38 AustriaAustria 7.97 2010
39 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 7.93 2010
40 SeychellesSeychelles 7.84 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 7.83 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 7.78 2010
41 IranIran 7.68 2010
42 GreeceGreece 7.67 2010
43 MalaysiaMalaysia 7.67 2010
44 SloveniaSlovenia 7.48 2010
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 7.4 2010
45 European UnionEuropean Union 7.32 2010
46 BermudaBermuda 7.32 2010
47 New ZealandNew Zealand 7.22 2010
48 CyprusCyprus 6.98 2010
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 6.95 2010
49 VenezuelaVenezuela 6.95 2010
50 The BahamasThe Bahamas 6.84 2010
51 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 6.72 2010
52 ItalyItaly 6.72 2010
53 SlovakiaSlovakia 6.65 2010
54 UkraineUkraine 6.64 2010
55 AndorraAndorra 6.64 2010
56 BelarusBelarus 6.56 2010
57 SerbiaSerbia 6.3 2010
58 MaltaMalta 6.22 2010
59 ChinaChina 6.19 2010
60 IcelandIceland 6.17 2010
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.16 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 5.95 2010
61 BulgariaBulgaria 5.93 2010
62 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 5.89 2010
63 SpainSpain 5.85 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 5.79 2010
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 5.63 2010
64 SwedenSweden 5.6 2010
65 FranceFrance 5.56 2010
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 5.52 2010
66 BarbadosBarbados 5.36 2010
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5.28 2010
67 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 5.21 2010
68 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 5.17 2010
69 Hong KongHong Kong 5.17 2010
70 HungaryHungary 5.06 2010
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 5.06 2010
71 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 5.05 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 5 2010
72 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 4.95 2010
73 PortugalPortugal 4.92 2010
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 4.79 2010
74 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 4.76 2010
75 CroatiaCroatia 4.73 2010
76 LebanonLebanon 4.7 2010
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 4.62 2010
77 SurinameSuriname 4.54 2010
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 4.52 2010
78 ArgentinaArgentina 4.47 2010
79 ThailandThailand 4.45 2010
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 4.3 2010
80 MongoliaMongolia 4.24 2010
81 ChileChile 4.21 2010
82 MontenegroMontenegro 4.16 2010
83 TurkeyTurkey 4.13 2010
84 LithuaniaLithuania 4.13 2010
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 3.79 2010
85 MexicoMexico 3.76 2010
86 IraqIraq 3.7 2010
87 RomaniaRomania 3.67 2010
88 UzbekistanUzbekistan 3.66 2010
89 JordanJordan 3.44 2010
90 LatviaLatvia 3.4 2010
91 CubaCuba 3.4 2010
92 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.33 2010
93 MaldivesMaldives 3.3 2010
94 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 3.3 2010
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 3.28 2010
95 MauritiusMauritius 3.21 2010
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 3.21 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 3 2010
96 North KoreaNorth Korea 2.92 2010
97 SyriaSyria 2.87 2010
98 SingaporeSingapore 2.66 2010
99 BotswanaBotswana 2.66 2010
100 JamaicaJamaica 2.65 2010
101 EgyptEgypt 2.62 2010
102 PanamaPanama 2.62 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 2.52 2010
103 GrenadaGrenada 2.49 2010
104 TunisiaTunisia 2.45 2010
105 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2.27 2010
106 EcuadorEcuador 2.18 2010
107 GuyanaGuyana 2.16 2010
108 BrazilBrazil 2.15 2010
109 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.09 2010
110 UruguayUruguay 1.97 2010
111 PeruPeru 1.97 2010
112 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 1.96 2010
113 MacauMacau 1.93 2010
114 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1.91 2010
115 DominicaDominica 1.91 2010
116 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.8 2010
117 VietnamVietnam 1.73 2010
118 IndiaIndia 1.67 2010
119 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.66 2010
120 GabonGabon 1.65 2010
121 ColombiaColombia 1.63 2010
122 MoroccoMorocco 1.6 2010
123 AngolaAngola 1.56 2010
124 BoliviaBolivia 1.52 2010
125 TongaTonga 1.51 2010
126 FijiFiji 1.5 2010
127 NamibiaNamibia 1.46 2010
128 ArmeniaArmenia 1.42 2010
129 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.4 2010
130 BelizeBelize 1.37 2010
131 MoldovaMoldova 1.36 2010
132 AlbaniaAlbania 1.36 2010
133 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.17 2010
134 HondurasHonduras 1.06 2010
135 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1 2010
136 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.991 2010
137 YemenYemen 0.96 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.936 2010
138 PakistanPakistan 0.932 2010
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.906 2010
139 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.873 2010
140 SamoaSamoa 0.867 2010
141 SwazilandSwaziland 0.857 2010
142 ParaguayParaguay 0.786 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.785 2010
143 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.781 2010
144 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.775 2010
145 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.729 2010
146 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.721 2010
147 BhutanBhutan 0.665 2010
148 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.646 2010
149 KiribatiKiribati 0.638 2010
150 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.615 2010
151 MauritaniaMauritania 0.614 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.561 2010
152 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.556 2010
153 BeninBenin 0.546 2010
154 SenegalSenegal 0.545 2010
155 VanuatuVanuatu 0.497 2010
156 NigeriaNigeria 0.494 2010
157 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 0.493 2010
158 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.457 2010
159 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.383 2010
160 TajikistanTajikistan 0.375 2010
161 BangladeshBangladesh 0.372 2010
162 GhanaGhana 0.371 2010
163 CameroonCameroon 0.351 2010
164 SudanSudan 0.311 2010
165 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.306 2010
166 KenyaKenya 0.304 2010
167 LaosLaos 0.293 2010
168 CambodiaCambodia 0.291 2010
169 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.29 2010
170 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.281 2010
171 TogoTogo 0.244 2010
172 HaitiHaiti 0.214 2010
173 ComorosComoros 0.204 2010
174 LiberiaLiberia 0.202 2010
175 ZambiaZambia 0.184 2010
176 BurmaBurma 0.173 2010
177 East TimorEast Timor 0.16 2010
178 TanzaniaTanzania 0.152 2010
179 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.15 2010
180 NepalNepal 0.14 2010
181 MozambiqueMozambique 0.12 2010
182 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.12 2010
183 GuineaGuinea 0.114 2010
184 UgandaUganda 0.111 2010
185 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.108 2010
186 MadagascarMadagascar 0.0955 2010
187 EritreaEritrea 0.0894 2010
188 NigerNiger 0.0888 2010
189 MalawiMalawi 0.0826 2010
190 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0746 2010
191 SomaliaSomalia 0.0632 2010
192 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0607 2010
193 RwandaRwanda 0.0548 2010
194 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.0489 2010
195 MaliMali 0.0446 2010
196 ChadChad 0.04 2010
197 BurundiBurundi 0.0334 2010
198 LesothoLesotho 0.00913 2010

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Interesting observations about Environment > Climate change > CO2 emissions > Metric tons per capita

  • Qatar ranked first for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita amongst Hot countries in 2010.
  • United States ranked first for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2010.
  • Aruba ranked first for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita amongst Christian countries in 2010.
  • South Africa ranked first for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2010.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita amongst Europe in 2010.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ranked second for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita globally in 2010.
  • Kuwait ranked second for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2010.
  • Russia ranked first for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita amongst Eastern Europe in 2010.
  • Iraq ranked first for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita amongst Failed states in 2010.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked first for climate change > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita amongst Religious countries in 2010.
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