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Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
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."
Environment Statistics > Emissions > CO2 emissions > metric tons per capita (1998) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Qatar :
56.98
1998
Environment in Qatar
# 2
United Arab Emirates :
34.13
1998
Environment in United Arab Emirates
# 3
Kuwait :
31.26
1998
Environment in Kuwait
# 4
Bahrain :
29.59
1998
Environment in Bahrain
# 5
United States :
19.86
1998
Environment in United States
# 6
Aruba :
19.45
1998
Environment in Aruba
# 7
Brunei :
18.79
1998
Environment in Brunei
# 8
Australia :
18.69
1998
Environment in Australia
# 9
Luxembourg :
17.31
1998
Environment in Luxembourg
# 10
Canada :
15.82
1998
Environment in Canada
# 11
Singapore :
15.75
1998
Environment in Singapore
# 12
Trinidad and Tobago :
15.03
1998
Environment in Trinidad and Tobago
# 13
Faroe Islands :
14.9
1998
Environment in Faroe Islands
# 14
Estonia :
12.74
1998
Environment in Estonia
# 15
Czech Republic :
12.41
1998
Environment in Czech Republic
# 16
Belgium :
11.69
1998
Environment in Belgium
# 17
Netherlands :
11.17
1998
Environment in Netherlands
# 18
Finland :
11.05
1998
Environment in Finland
# 19
Germany :
10.89
1998
Environment in Germany
# 20
Gibraltar :
10.85
1998
Environment in Gibraltar
# 21
Saudi Arabia :
10.51
1998
Environment in Saudi Arabia
# 22
Israel :
10.51
1998
Environment in Israel
# 23
Denmark :
10.46
1998
Environment in Denmark
# 24
Ireland :
10.26
1998
Environment in Ireland
# 25
Japan :
9.71
1998
Environment in Japan
# 26
Russia :
9.67
1998
Environment in Russia
# 27
United Kingdom :
9.47
1998
Environment in United Kingdom
# 28
Greenland :
9.47
1998
Environment in Greenland
# 29
Libya :
9.37
1998
Environment in Libya
# 30
South Africa :
8.88
1998
Environment in South Africa
# 31
New Caledonia :
8.79
1998
Environment in New Caledonia
# 32
Cyprus :
8.68
1998
Environment in Cyprus
# 33
Poland :
8.45
1998
Environment in Poland
# 34
Kazakhstan :
8.29
1998
Environment in Kazakhstan
# 35
Greece :
8.1
1998
Environment in Greece
# 36
Slovakia :
8.01
1998
Environment in Slovakia
# 37
Austria :
7.88
1998
Environment in Austria
# 38
New Zealand :
7.87
1998
Environment in New Zealand
# 39
Norway :
7.8
1998
Environment in Norway
# 40
Italy :
7.75
1998
Environment in Italy
# 41
Iceland :
7.66
1998
Environment in Iceland
# 42
Slovenia :
7.65
1998
Environment in Slovenia
# 43
Cayman Islands :
7.62
1998
Environment in Cayman Islands
# 44
Bermuda :
7.45
1998
Environment in Bermuda
# 45
Oman :
7.18
1998
Environment in Oman
# 46
Venezuela :
7.14
1998
Environment in Venezuela
# 47
France :
7
1998
Environment in France
# 48
Spain :
6.91
1998
Environment in Spain
# 49
Palau :
6.34
1998
Environment in Palau
# 50
Macedonia, Republic of :
6.33
1998
Environment in Macedonia, Republic of
# 51
Ukraine :
6.27
1998
Environment in Ukraine
# 52
Sweden :
6.22
1998
Environment in Sweden
# 53
Bulgaria :
6.08
1998
Environment in Bulgaria
# 54
Bahamas, The :
6.06
1998
Environment in Bahamas, The
# 55
Hungary :
5.94
1998
Environment in Hungary
# 56
Belarus :
5.93
1998
Environment in Belarus
# 57
Turkmenistan :
5.93
1998
Environment in Turkmenistan
# 58
Switzerland :
5.9
1998
Environment in Switzerland
# 59
Portugal :
5.73
1998
Environment in Portugal
# 60
Seychelles :
5.58
1998
Environment in Seychelles
# 61
Malta :
5.57
1998
Environment in Malta
# 62
Malaysia :
5.14
1998
Environment in Malaysia
# 63
Uzbekistan :
4.9
1998
Environment in Uzbekistan
# 64
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
4.79
1998
Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 65
Suriname :
4.76
1998
Environment in Suriname
# 66
Croatia :
4.69
1998
Environment in Croatia
# 67
Romania :
4.6
1998
Environment in Romania
# 68
Lithuania :
4.55
1998
Environment in Lithuania
# 69
Antigua and Barbuda :
4.53
1998
Environment in Antigua and Barbuda
# 70
Barbados :
4.49
1998
Environment in Barbados
# 71
Lebanon :
4.35
1998
Environment in Lebanon
# 72
Mexico :
4.07
1998
Environment in Mexico
# 73
Azerbaijan :
3.99
1998
Environment in Azerbaijan
# 74
Syria :
3.99
1998
Environment in Syria
# 75
Chile :
3.92
1998
Environment in Chile
# 76
Argentina :
3.81
1998
Environment in Argentina
# 77
Jamaica :
3.8
1998
Environment in Jamaica
# 78
Algeria :
3.61
1998
Environment in Algeria
# 79
Mongolia :
3.3
1998
Environment in Mongolia
# 80
Latvia :
3.27
1998
Environment in Latvia
# 81
Turkey :
3.19
1998
Environment in Turkey
# 82
Jordan :
3.16
1998
Environment in Jordan
# 83
Iraq :
3.06
1998
Environment in Iraq
# 84
Thailand :
3.04
1998
Environment in Thailand
# 85
China :
2.67
1998
Environment in China
# 86
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
2.56
1998
Environment in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 87
French Polynesia :
2.51
1998
Environment in French Polynesia
# 88
Botswana :
2.3
1998
Environment in Botswana
# 89
Cuba :
2.21
1998
Environment in Cuba
# 90
Guyana :
2.18
1998
Environment in Guyana
# 91
Dominican Republic :
2.18
1998
Environment in Dominican Republic
# 92
Panama :
2.09
1998
Environment in Panama
# 93
Saint Lucia :
2.03
1998
Environment in Saint Lucia
# 94
Tunisia :
1.93
1998
Environment in Tunisia
# 95
Grenada :
1.89
1998
Environment in Grenada
# 96
Mauritius :
1.89
1998
Environment in Mauritius
# 97
Brazil :
1.85
1998
Environment in Brazil
# 98
Ecuador :
1.85
1998
Environment in Ecuador
# 99
Uruguay :
1.74
1998
Environment in Uruguay
# 100
Colombia :
1.71
1998
Environment in Colombia
# 101
Belize :
1.55
1998
Environment in Belize
# 102
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
1.53
1998
Environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 103
Netherlands Antilles :
1.53
1998
Environment in Netherlands Antilles
# 104
Moldova :
1.49
1998
Environment in Moldova
# 105
Gabon :
1.49
1998
Environment in Gabon
# 106
Costa Rica :
1.42
1998
Environment in Costa Rica
# 107
Marshall Islands :
1.37
1998
Environment in Marshall Islands
# 108
Bolivia :
1.29
1998
Environment in Bolivia
# 109
Maldives :
1.27
1998
Environment in Maldives
# 110
Kyrgyzstan :
1.25
1998
Environment in Kyrgyzstan
# 111
Swaziland :
1.17
1998
Environment in Swaziland
# 112
Zimbabwe :
1.16
1998
Environment in Zimbabwe
# 113
Namibia :
1.14
1998
Environment in Namibia
# 114
Morocco :
1.14
1998
Environment in Morocco
# 115
Tonga :
1.12
1998
Environment in Tonga
# 116
Peru :
1.1
1998
Environment in Peru
# 117
India :
1.09
1998
Environment in India
# 118
Armenia :
1.09
1998
Environment in Armenia
# 119
Dominica :
1.07
1998
Environment in Dominica
# 120
Indonesia :
1.05
1998
Environment in Indonesia
# 121
Georgia :
1.02
1998
Environment in Georgia
# 122
Philippines :
1.01
1998
Environment in Philippines
# 123
El Salvador :
0.99
1998
Environment in El Salvador
# 124
Fiji :
0.92
1998
Environment in Fiji
# 125
Tajikistan :
0.9
1998
Environment in Tajikistan
# 126
Turks and Caicos Islands :
0.88
1998
Environment in Turks and Caicos Islands
# 127
Paraguay :
0.88
1998
Environment in Paraguay
# 128
Guatemala :
0.82
1998
Environment in Guatemala
# 129
Honduras :
0.78
1998
Environment in Honduras
# 130
Samoa :
0.76
1998
Environment in Samoa
# 131
Pakistan :
0.74
1998
Environment in Pakistan
# 132
Bhutan :
0.73
1998
Environment in Bhutan
# 133
Nicaragua :
0.69
1998
Environment in Nicaragua
# 134
Vietnam :
0.62
1998
Environment in Vietnam
# 135
Djibouti :
0.6
1998
Environment in Djibouti
# 136
São Tomé and Príncipe :
0.6
1998
Environment in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 137
Albania :
0.57
1998
Environment in Albania
# 138
Papua New Guinea :
0.56
1998
Environment in Papua New Guinea
# 139
Angola :
0.54
1998
Environment in Angola
# 140
Vanuatu :
0.46
1998
Environment in Vanuatu
# 141
Mauritania :
0.45
1998
Environment in Mauritania
# 142
Sri Lanka :
0.42
1998
Environment in Sri Lanka
# 143
Côte d'Ivoire :
0.42
1998
Environment in Côte d'Ivoire
# 144
Kiribati :
0.41
1998
Environment in Kiribati
# 145
Solomon Islands :
0.41
1998
Environment in Solomon Islands
# 146
Senegal :
0.36
1998
Environment in Senegal
# 147
Cape Verde :
0.36
1998
Environment in Cape Verde
# 148
Kenya :
0.34
1998
Environment in Kenya
# 149
Nigeria :
0.34
1998
Environment in Nigeria
# 150
Equatorial Guinea :
0.34
1998
Environment in Equatorial Guinea
# 151
Ghana :
0.34
1998
Environment in Ghana
# 152
Congo, Republic of the :
0.27
1998
Environment in Congo, Republic of the
# 153
Togo :
0.24
1998
Environment in Togo
# 154
Zambia :
0.23
1998
Environment in Zambia
# 155
Cameroon :
0.21
1998
Environment in Cameroon
# 156
Benin :
0.19
1998
Environment in Benin
# 157
Gambia, The :
0.19
1998
Environment in Gambia, The
# 158
Bangladesh :
0.18
1998
Environment in Bangladesh
# 159
Cambodia :
0.18
1998
Environment in Cambodia
# 160
Burma :
0.18
1998
Environment in Burma
# 161
Guinea-Bissau :
0.17
1998
Environment in Guinea-Bissau
# 162
Eritrea :
0.17
1998
Environment in Eritrea
# 163
Laos :
0.17
1998
Environment in Laos
# 164
Liberia :
0.16
1998
Environment in Liberia
# 165
Haiti :
0.15
1998
Environment in Haiti
# 166
Guinea :
0.15
1998
Environment in Guinea
# 167
Sierra Leone :
0.15
1998
Environment in Sierra Leone
# 168
Sudan :
0.14
1998
Environment in Sudan
# 169
Comoros :
0.14
1998
Environment in Comoros
# 170
Madagascar :
0.12
1998
Environment in Madagascar
# 171
Niger :
0.1
1998
Environment in Niger
# 172
Nepal :
0.1
1998
Environment in Nepal
# 173
Rwanda :
0.09
1998
Environment in Rwanda
# 174
Burkina Faso :
0.08
1998
Environment in Burkina Faso
# 175
Tanzania :
0.08
1998
Environment in Tanzania
# 176
Ethiopia :
0.08
1998
Environment in Ethiopia
# 177
Central African Republic :
0.07
1998
Environment in Central African Republic
# 178
Mozambique :
0.07
1998
Environment in Mozambique
# 179
Malawi :
0.07
1998
Environment in Malawi
# 180
Uganda :
0.06
1998
Environment in Uganda
# 181
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.05
1998
Environment in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 182
Burundi :
0.05
1998
Environment in Burundi
# 183
Afghanistan :
0.05
1998
Environment in Afghanistan
# 184
Mali :
0.05
1998
Environment in Mali
# 185
Chad :
0.01
1998
Environment in Chad
Weighted average:
4.7
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
8.48
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."
SOURCE: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
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