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In 2024, Qatar emitted the most CO2 from fossil fuels and cement per person: 41.3 t.

Definition. CO2 from fossil fuels and cement divided by population, in tonnes per person. How we measure

Source: Global Carbon Budget2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

Countries and territories with data, ranked

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Every row is 2024, so countries are compared on the same year.
1Qatar41.3 t2024
2Kuwait26.2 t2024
3Brunei26.0 t2024
4Bahrain24.3 t2024
5Trinidad and Tobago22.9 t2024
6Saudi Arabia20.4 t2024
7United Arab Emirates20.1 t2024
8New Caledonia18.1 t2024
9Sint Maarten16.5 t2024
10Oman15.7 t2024
11Australia14.5 t2024
12United States14.2 t2024
13Kazakhstan13.9 t2024
14Canada13.4 t2024
15Faroe Islands13.1 t2024
16Mongolia12.9 t2024
17Palau12.8 t2024
18Curaçao12.3 t2024
19Russia12.3 t2024
20Taiwan11.3 t2024
21South Korea11.3 t2024
22Greenland11.1 t2024
23Turkmenistan10.8 t2024
24Luxembourg10.5 t2024
25Anguilla10.1 t2024
26Saint Pierre and Miquelon9.8 t2024
27Iceland9.7 t2024
28Singapore9.2 t2024
29Libya8.8 t2024
30China8.7 t2024
31Iran8.7 t2024
32Aruba8.5 t2024
33Bermuda8.5 t2024
34Malaysia8.2 t2024
35Turks and Caicos Islands8.1 t2024
36Japan7.8 t2024
37Bahamas7.7 t2024
38Belgium7.3 t2024
39Antigua and Barbuda7.1 t2024
40Poland7.1 t2024
41Czechia7.0 t2024
42South Africa6.9 t2024
43Germany6.8 t2024
44Norway6.7 t2024
45Ireland6.3 t2024
46Netherlands6.3 t2024
47Serbia6.2 t2024
48New Zealand6.2 t2024
49Austria6.2 t2024
50Belarus6.2 t2024
51Bosnia and Herzegovina6.1 t2024
52Estonia6.1 t2024
53Montserrat6.0 t2024
54Slovenia6.0 t2024
55Türkiye5.9 t2024
56Cook Islands5.8 t2024
57Israel5.6 t2024
58Saint Kitts and Nevis5.5 t2024
59Guyana5.4 t2024
60Cyprus5.4 t2024
61Greece5.3 t2024
62Finland5.3 t2024
63Slovakia5.3 t2024
64Andorra5.2 t2024
65Nauru5.1 t2024
66Italy5.1 t2024
67Iraq5.1 t2024
68Seychelles5.0 t2024
69Caribbean Netherlands4.9 t2024
70British Virgin Islands4.9 t2024
71Barbados4.8 t2024
72Croatia4.8 t2024
73Denmark4.7 t2024
74Suriname4.7 t2024
75Bulgaria4.7 t2024
76Spain4.6 t2024
77United Kingdom4.5 t2024
78Hong Kong4.5 t2024
79Lithuania4.4 t2024
80Maldives4.4 t2024
81Algeria4.2 t2024
82Niue4.1 t2024
83Hungary4.1 t2024
84Marshall Islands4.1 t2024
85Venezuela4.1 t2024
86Chile4.0 t2024
87France4.0 t2024
88Azerbaijan3.9 t2024
89Uzbekistan3.8 t2024
90Ukraine3.8 t2024
91Argentina3.7 t2024
92Thailand3.7 t2024
93Montenegro3.7 t2024
94Equatorial Guinea3.7 t2024
95Mauritius3.7 t2024
96Vietnam3.7 t2024
97North Macedonia3.6 t2024
98Romania3.6 t2024
99Switzerland3.6 t2024
100Sweden3.6 t2024
101Mexico3.5 t2024
102Latvia3.5 t2024
103Portugal3.4 t2024
104Liechtenstein3.3 t2024
105French Polynesia3.3 t2024
106Grenada3.2 t2024
107Malta3.2 t2024
108Laos3.1 t2024
109Georgia3.1 t2024
110Saint Lucia3.0 t2024
111Botswana3.0 t2024
112Jamaica3.0 t2024
113Dominican Republic2.9 t2024
114Indonesia2.9 t2024
115Panama2.8 t2024
116Wallis and Futuna2.7 t2024
117Lebanon2.7 t2024
118Tunisia2.7 t2024
119Dominica2.6 t2024
120Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.5 t2024
121Ecuador2.5 t2024
122Armenia2.5 t2024
123North Korea2.4 t2024
124Uruguay2.4 t2024
125Bolivia2.3 t2024
126Brazil2.3 t2024
127Cuba2.2 t2024
128Egypt2.2 t2024
129India2.2 t2024
130Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha2.2 t2024
131Gabon2.1 t2024
132Bhutan2.1 t2024
133Peru2.1 t2024
134Jordan2.0 t2024
135Belize1.9 t2024
136Morocco1.8 t2024
137Moldova1.8 t2024
138Colombia1.8 t2024
139Costa Rica1.7 t2024
140Kyrgyzstan1.6 t2024
141Albania1.6 t2024
142Fiji1.6 t2024
143Philippines1.5 t2024
144Macao1.5 t2024
145Tonga1.5 t2024
146El Salvador1.4 t2024
147Republic of the Congo1.4 t2024
148Micronesia1.3 t2024
149Syria1.3 t2024
150Cambodia1.2 t2024
151Honduras1.2 t2024
152Tuvalu1.2 t2024
153Namibia1.1 t2024
153Paraguay1.1 t2024
155Cabo Verde1.1 t2024
156Samoa1.1 t2024
157Lesotho1.1 t2024
158Guatemala1.1 t2024
159Tajikistan1.0 t2024
160Mauritania1.0 t2024
161Sri Lanka0.9 t2024
162Palestine0.9 t2024
163Eswatini0.8 t2024
164Zimbabwe0.8 t2024
165Nicaragua0.8 t2024
166Papua New Guinea0.8 t2024
167Senegal0.8 t2024
168Pakistan0.7 t2024
169Comoros0.6 t2024
170Nepal0.6 t2024
171Bangladesh0.6 t2024
172Ghana0.6 t2024
173São Tomé and Príncipe0.6 t2024
174Vanuatu0.6 t2024
175Angola0.6 t2024
176Nigeria0.6 t2024
177Myanmar0.6 t2024
178Zambia0.6 t2024
179Kiribati0.5 t2024
180Djibouti0.5 t2024
181Timor-Leste0.5 t2024
182Côte d'Ivoire0.5 t2024
183Benin0.4 t2024
184Kenya0.4 t2024
185Solomon Islands0.4 t2024
186Sudan0.4 t2024
187Cameroon0.3 t2024
188Togo0.3 t2024
189Tanzania0.3 t2024
190Gambia0.3 t2024
191Mali0.3 t2024
192Burkina Faso0.3 t2024
193Guinea0.3 t2024
194Afghanistan0.3 t2024
195Haiti0.3 t2024
196Mozambique0.2 t2024
196Yemen0.2 t2024
198Eritrea0.2 t2024
199Sierra Leone0.2 t2024
200Guinea-Bissau0.2 t2024
201Liberia0.2 t2024
202Rwanda0.1 t2024
203Madagascar0.1 t2024
203South Sudan0.1 t2024
205Chad0.1 t2024
206Ethiopia0.1 t2024
207Uganda0.1 t2024
208Niger0.1 t2024
209Malawi0.1 t2024
210Central African Republic0.1 t2024
211Somalia0.1 t2024
212Burundi0.1 t2024
213Democratic Republic of the Congo0.1 t2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

CO2 per person, 2024
under 0.62 t0.62 t–2.2 t2.2 t–4.0 t4.0 t–6.8 t6.8 t+
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213 of 213 countries and territories reported for 2024.

Over time

The median country’s value ranged from 2.7 t to 3.3 t between 2010 and 2024.

0.0 t10.0 t20.0 t30.0 t40.0 t50.0 t2010201520202024QatarKuwaitBruneiBahrainTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad an…Median

The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2024. Dashed: median.

Source: Global Carbon Budget2010–2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

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