CO2 Emissions per Capita by Country
The CO2 Emissions per Capita by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year changes in emissions per person, ranking higher those with the largest reductions to highlight progress in sustainability and climate action.
Ranking summary
Bulgaria tops the rankings in CO₂ Emissions per Capita, recording a drop from 6.88 to 5.31. Democratic Republic of the Congo follows with a reduction from 0.05 to 0.04, while Estonia rounds out the top three, falling from 8.71 to 7.33.- Across all 191 countries, the average year-over-year change was -1.01% with a median change of +0.00%.
- Overall, 92 countries improved in this area while 73 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
| Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria | 5.31 (2023) | 6.88 (2022) | -22.82% |
| 2 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.04 (2023) | 0.05 (2022) | -20.00% |
| 3 |  Estonia | 7.33 (2023) | 8.71 (2022) | -15.84% |
| 4 |  Finland | 5.65 (2023) | 6.53 (2022) | -13.48% |
| 5 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3.32 (2023) | 3.78 (2022) | -12.17% |
| 6 |  Pakistan | 0.81 (2023) | 0.92 (2022) | -11.96% |
| 7 |  Germany | 7.05 (2023) | 7.99 (2022) | -11.76% |
| 8 |  Czech Republic | 7.92 (2023) | 8.91 (2022) | -11.11% |
| 9 |  Slovenia | 5.35 (2023) | 6.00 (2022) | -10.83% |
| 10 |  Hungary | 4.15 (2023) | 4.63 (2022) | -10.37% |
| 11 |  Gabon | 2.18 (2023) | 2.40 (2022) | -9.17% |
| 12 |  Poland | 7.46 (2023) | 8.21 (2022) | -9.14% |
| 13 |  Niger | 0.10 (2023) | 0.11 (2022) | -9.09% |
| 14 |  Portugal | 3.57 (2023) | 3.91 (2022) | -8.70% |
| 15 |  Netherlands | 6.56 (2023) | 7.11 (2022) | -7.74% |
| 16 |  Italy | 5.27 (2023) | 5.71 (2022) | -7.71% |
| 17 |  Mozambique | 0.24 (2023) | 0.26 (2022) | -7.69% |
| 18 |  Ireland | 6.63 (2023) | 7.18 (2022) | -7.66% |
| 19 |  Congo | 1.24 (2023) | 1.34 (2022) | -7.46% |
| 20 |  France | 4.10 (2023) | 4.43 (2022) | -7.45% |
| 21 |  Yemen | 0.25 (2023) | 0.27 (2022) | -7.41% |
| 22 |  Gambia | 0.26 (2023) | 0.28 (2022) | -7.14% |
| 23 |  Belgium | 7.12 (2023) | 7.65 (2022) | -6.93% |
| 24 |  Chile | 3.93 (2023) | 4.22 (2022) | -6.87% |
| 25 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 0.42 (2023) | 0.45 (2022) | -6.67% |
| 26 |  Guinea | 0.28 (2023) | 0.30 (2022) | -6.67% |
| 27 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.14 (2023) | 0.15 (2022) | -6.67% |
| 28 |  Liberia | 0.14 (2023) | 0.15 (2022) | -6.67% |
| 29 |  Mali | 0.28 (2023) | 0.30 (2022) | -6.67% |
| 30 |  Togo | 0.28 (2023) | 0.30 (2022) | -6.67% |
| 31 |  Mauritania | 0.88 (2023) | 0.94 (2022) | -6.38% |
| 32 |  Romania | 3.57 (2023) | 3.81 (2022) | -6.30% |
| 33 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 22.83 (2023) | 24.27 (2022) | -5.93% |
| 34 |  Norway | 7.05 (2023) | 7.48 (2022) | -5.75% |
| 35 |  Senegal | 0.66 (2023) | 0.70 (2022) | -5.71% |
| 36 |  Spain | 4.63 (2023) | 4.91 (2022) | -5.70% |
| 37 |  Luxembourg | 10.51 (2023) | 11.14 (2022) | -5.66% |
| 38 |  New Zealand | 5.82 (2023) | 6.16 (2022) | -5.52% |
| 39 |  Montenegro | 3.68 (2023) | 3.89 (2022) | -5.40% |
| 40 |  Austria | 6.42 (2023) | 6.78 (2022) | -5.31% |
| 41 |  Nigeria | 0.56 (2023) | 0.59 (2022) | -5.08% |
| 42 |  Denmark | 4.58 (2023) | 4.82 (2022) | -4.98% |
| 43 |  Algeria | 3.86 (2023) | 4.06 (2022) | -4.93% |
| 44 |  Ghana | 0.58 (2023) | 0.61 (2022) | -4.92% |
| 45 |  Benin | 0.40 (2023) | 0.42 (2022) | -4.76% |
| 46 |  Cabo Verde | 1.02 (2023) | 1.07 (2022) | -4.67% |
| 47 |  Syria | 1.08 (2023) | 1.13 (2022) | -4.42% |
| 48 |  Argentina | 4.30 (2023) | 4.49 (2022) | -4.23% |
| 49 |  Belarus | 6.20 (2023) | 6.47 (2022) | -4.17% |
| 50 |  Lithuania | 4.37 (2023) | 4.56 (2022) | -4.17% |
| 51 |  South Korea | 11.16 (2023) | 11.63 (2022) | -4.04% |
| 52 |  Israel | 6.43 (2023) | 6.70 (2022) | -4.03% |
| 53 |  Oman | 15.55 (2023) | 16.19 (2022) | -3.95% |
| 54 |  United States | 14.30 (2023) | 14.87 (2022) | -3.83% |
| 55 |  Japan | 7.95 (2023) | 8.26 (2022) | -3.75% |
| 56 |  Burkina Faso | 0.27 (2023) | 0.28 (2022) | -3.57% |
| 57 |  United Kingdom | 4.44 (2023) | 4.60 (2022) | -3.48% |
| 58 |  Kuwait | 20.51 (2023) | 21.24 (2022) | -3.44% |
| 59 |  Greece | 5.39 (2023) | 5.58 (2022) | -3.41% |
| 60 |  Slovakia | 5.57 (2023) | 5.76 (2022) | -3.30% |
| 61 |  Sweden | 3.46 (2023) | 3.57 (2022) | -3.08% |
| 62 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.34 (2023) | 6.54 (2022) | -3.06% |
| 63 |  Turkmenistan | 8.60 (2023) | 8.87 (2022) | -3.04% |
| 64 |  Thailand | 3.69 (2023) | 3.80 (2022) | -2.89% |
| 65 |  Cameroon | 0.35 (2023) | 0.36 (2022) | -2.78% |
| 66 |  Guyana | 4.29 (2023) | 4.41 (2022) | -2.72% |
| 67 |  Serbia | 6.25 (2023) | 6.41 (2022) | -2.50% |
| 68 |  Egypt | 2.35 (2023) | 2.41 (2022) | -2.49% |
| 69 |  Sudan | 0.40 (2023) | 0.41 (2022) | -2.44% |
| 70 |  United Arab Emirates | 21.55 (2023) | 22.06 (2022) | -2.31% |
| 71 |  Seychelles | 4.31 (2023) | 4.41 (2022) | -2.27% |
| 72 |  Uzbekistan | 3.50 (2023) | 3.58 (2022) | -2.23% |
| 73 |  South Africa | 6.36 (2023) | 6.50 (2022) | -2.15% |
| 74 |  Morocco | 1.82 (2023) | 1.86 (2022) | -2.15% |
| 75 |  Timor-Leste | 0.46 (2023) | 0.47 (2022) | -2.13% |
| 76 |  Comoros | 0.53 (2023) | 0.54 (2022) | -1.85% |
| 77 |  Latvia | 3.46 (2023) | 3.52 (2022) | -1.70% |
| 78 |  Saudi Arabia | 22.13 (2023) | 22.48 (2022) | -1.56% |
| 79 |  Bangladesh | 0.66 (2023) | 0.67 (2022) | -1.49% |
| 80 |  Cyprus | 5.33 (2023) | 5.41 (2022) | -1.48% |
| 81 |  Canada | 13.98 (2023) | 14.18 (2022) | -1.41% |
| 82 |  Türkiye | 4.95 (2023) | 5.02 (2022) | -1.39% |
| 83 |  Australia | 14.48 (2023) | 14.67 (2022) | -1.30% |
| 84 |  Kazakhstan | 12.55 (2023) | 12.70 (2022) | -1.18% |
| 85 |  Indonesia | 2.61 (2023) | 2.64 (2022) | -1.14% |
| 86 |  Tajikistan | 0.87 (2023) | 0.88 (2022) | -1.14% |
| 87 |  Switzerland | 3.69 (2023) | 3.73 (2022) | -1.07% |
| 88 |  Paraguay | 1.19 (2023) | 1.20 (2022) | -0.83% |
| 89 |  Suriname | 4.21 (2023) | 4.24 (2022) | -0.71% |
| 90 |  Andorra | 5.24 (2023) | 5.26 (2022) | -0.38% |
| 91 |  Croatia | 4.50 (2023) | 4.51 (2022) | -0.22% |
| 92 |  Malaysia | 8.22 (2023) | 8.23 (2022) | -0.12% |
| 93 |  Angola | 0.57 (2023) | 0.57 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 94 |  Albania | 1.83 (2023) | 1.83 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 95 |  Burundi | 0.05 (2023) | 0.05 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 96 |  Brazil | 2.30 (2023) | 2.30 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 97 |  Central African Republic | 0.05 (2023) | 0.05 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 98 |  Djibouti | 0.43 (2023) | 0.43 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 99 |  Eritrea | 0.18 (2023) | 0.18 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 100 |  Ethiopia | 0.12 (2023) | 0.12 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 101 |  Kenya | 0.39 (2023) | 0.39 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 102 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1.44 (2023) | 1.44 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 103 |  Kiribati | 0.52 (2023) | 0.52 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 104 |  Lesotho | 1.68 (2023) | 1.68 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 105 |  Madagascar | 0.14 (2023) | 0.14 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 106 |  Malawi | 0.08 (2023) | 0.08 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 107 |  Namibia | 1.41 (2023) | 1.41 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 108 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.80 (2023) | 0.80 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 109 |  Rwanda | 0.11 (2023) | 0.11 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 110 |  Solomon Islands | 0.38 (2023) | 0.38 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 111 |  Sierra Leone | 0.15 (2023) | 0.15 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 112 |  Somalia | 0.03 (2023) | 0.03 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 113 |  South Sudan | 0.14 (2023) | 0.14 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 114 |  Chad | 0.16 (2023) | 0.16 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 115 |  Tanzania | 0.27 (2023) | 0.27 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 116 |  Uganda | 0.12 (2023) | 0.12 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 117 |  Vanuatu | 0.71 (2023) | 0.71 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 118 |  Zambia | 0.37 (2023) | 0.37 (2022) | +0.00% |
| 119 |  Bahrain | 23.27 (2023) | 23.25 (2022) | +0.09% |
| 120 |  Botswana | 2.71 (2023) | 2.70 (2022) | +0.37% |
| 121 |  Uruguay | 2.32 (2023) | 2.31 (2022) | +0.43% |
| 122 |  Singapore | 8.51 (2023) | 8.47 (2022) | +0.47% |
| 123 |  Iraq | 3.91 (2023) | 3.89 (2022) | +0.51% |
| 124 |  Peru | 1.65 (2023) | 1.64 (2022) | +0.61% |
| 125 |  Russia | 12.49 (2023) | 12.38 (2022) | +0.89% |
| 126 |  Iran | 9.03 (2023) | 8.94 (2022) | +1.01% |
| 127 |  Eswatini | 0.90 (2023) | 0.89 (2022) | +1.12% |
| 128 |  Sri Lanka | 0.88 (2023) | 0.87 (2022) | +1.15% |
| 129 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.72 (2023) | 0.71 (2022) | +1.41% |
| 130 |  Nauru | 4.83 (2023) | 4.76 (2022) | +1.47% |
| 131 |  Fiji | 1.24 (2023) | 1.22 (2022) | +1.64% |
| 132 |  Georgia | 3.09 (2023) | 3.04 (2022) | +1.64% |
| 133 |  Samoa | 1.19 (2023) | 1.17 (2022) | +1.71% |
| 134 |  Cambodia | 1.16 (2023) | 1.14 (2022) | +1.75% |
| 135 |  Malta | 3.42 (2023) | 3.36 (2022) | +1.79% |
| 136 |  Liechtenstein | 3.97 (2023) | 3.90 (2022) | +1.79% |
| 137 |  Maldives | 3.92 (2023) | 3.85 (2022) | +1.82% |
| 138 |  Myanmar | 0.56 (2023) | 0.55 (2022) | +1.82% |
| 139 |  Tunisia | 2.69 (2023) | 2.64 (2022) | +1.89% |
| 140 |  Moldova | 1.94 (2023) | 1.90 (2022) | +2.11% |
| 141 |  Iceland | 9.71 (2023) | 9.50 (2022) | +2.21% |
| 142 |  Micronesia | 1.33 (2023) | 1.30 (2022) | +2.31% |
| 143 |  Palau | 12.53 (2023) | 12.24 (2022) | +2.37% |
| 144 |  Lebanon | 3.37 (2023) | 3.29 (2022) | +2.43% |
| 145 |  Tonga | 1.91 (2023) | 1.86 (2022) | +2.69% |
| 146 |  Mexico | 3.72 (2023) | 3.62 (2022) | +2.76% |
| 147 |  Jordan | 1.85 (2023) | 1.80 (2022) | +2.78% |
| 148 |  Brunei | 25.64 (2023) | 24.93 (2022) | +2.85% |
| 149 |  Belize | 1.62 (2023) | 1.57 (2022) | +3.18% |
| 150 |  Bolivia | 1.91 (2023) | 1.85 (2022) | +3.24% |
| 151 |  Haiti | 0.30 (2023) | 0.29 (2022) | +3.45% |
| 152 |  Armenia | 2.58 (2023) | 2.49 (2022) | +3.61% |
| 153 |  Nepal | 0.56 (2023) | 0.54 (2022) | +3.70% |
| 154 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 6.91 (2023) | 6.66 (2022) | +3.75% |
| 155 |  Nicaragua | 0.82 (2023) | 0.79 (2022) | +3.80% |
| 156 |  Bahamas | 6.27 (2023) | 6.04 (2022) | +3.81% |
| 157 |  Afghanistan | 0.27 (2023) | 0.26 (2022) | +3.85% |
| 158 |  Honduras | 1.04 (2023) | 1.00 (2022) | +4.00% |
| 159 |  Saint Lucia | 2.85 (2023) | 2.74 (2022) | +4.01% |
| 160 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.99 (2023) | 4.79 (2022) | +4.18% |
| 161 |  Barbados | 4.22 (2023) | 4.05 (2022) | +4.20% |
| 162 |  Bhutan | 2.18 (2023) | 2.09 (2022) | +4.31% |
| 163 |  Dominican Republic | 2.83 (2023) | 2.71 (2022) | +4.43% |
| 164 |  Tuvalu | 1.17 (2023) | 1.12 (2022) | +4.46% |
| 165 |  Laos | 3.24 (2023) | 3.10 (2022) | +4.52% |
| 166 |  Zimbabwe | 0.68 (2023) | 0.65 (2022) | +4.62% |
| 167 |  Guatemala | 1.12 (2023) | 1.07 (2022) | +4.67% |
| 168 |  Dominica | 2.45 (2023) | 2.34 (2022) | +4.70% |
| 169 |  Libya | 8.35 (2023) | 7.97 (2022) | +4.77% |
| 170 |  El Salvador | 1.30 (2023) | 1.24 (2022) | +4.84% |
| 171 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.34 (2023) | 2.23 (2022) | +4.93% |
| 172 |  China | 8.37 (2023) | 7.96 (2022) | +5.15% |
| 173 |  North Macedonia | 4.07 (2023) | 3.87 (2022) | +5.17% |
| 174 |  Costa Rica | 1.62 (2023) | 1.54 (2022) | +5.19% |
| 175 |  Ukraine | 3.62 (2023) | 3.44 (2022) | +5.23% |
| 176 |  Mauritius | 3.25 (2023) | 3.08 (2022) | +5.52% |
| 177 |  Marshall Islands | 3.95 (2023) | 3.74 (2022) | +5.61% |
| 178 | Ecuador | 2.40 (2023) | 2.27 (2022) | +5.73% |
| 179 |  Colombia | 2.01 (2023) | 1.90 (2022) | +5.79% |
| 180 |  Qatar | 38.84 (2023) | 36.70 (2022) | +5.83% |
| 181 |  Grenada | 2.90 (2023) | 2.74 (2022) | +5.84% |
| 182 |  Cuba | 2.10 (2023) | 1.98 (2022) | +6.06% |
| 183 |  Philippines | 1.35 (2023) | 1.27 (2022) | +6.30% |
| 184 |  Mongolia | 13.66 (2023) | 12.82 (2022) | +6.55% |
| 185 |  India | 2.13 (2023) | 1.99 (2022) | +7.04% |
| 186 |  Jamaica | 2.69 (2023) | 2.51 (2022) | +7.17% |
| 187 |  North Korea | 2.30 (2023) | 2.13 (2022) | +7.98% |
| 188 |  Azerbaijan | 4.26 (2023) | 3.92 (2022) | +8.67% |
| 189 |  Vietnam | 3.34 (2023) | 2.99 (2022) | +11.71% |
| 190 |  Venezuela | 3.52 (2023) | 3.10 (2022) | +13.55% |
| 191 |  Panama | 3.14 (2023) | 2.58 (2022) | +21.71% |
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2024); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.