Data for 1969
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969
Figures for 1969, as Global Carbon Project published them · stored as published, never rewritten
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969 covers 193 countries. Sint Maarten is highest, at 232.66608; Rwanda is lowest, at 0.01518. The middle country reads 1.38066. Against 1968, 192 values changed (148 up, 44 down), 1 country joined.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita · Data for 1969
HighestSint Maarten
232.66608LowestRwanda
0.01518Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969, as published. Global Carbon Project ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 193 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SXMCaribbean | 232.66608 |
| 2 | AREWestern Asia | 85.56876 |
| 3 | CUWCaribbean | 83.22519 |
| 4 | QATWestern Asia | 69.56152 |
| 5 | LUXWestern Europe | 38.99197 |
| 6 | KWTWestern Asia | 35.77212 |
| 7 | ATGCaribbean | 19.69244 |
| 8 | USANorthern America | 19.65492 |
| 9 | LBYNorthern Africa | 17.63508 |
| 10 | ESTNorthern Europe | 16.77377 |
| 11 | NCLMelanesia | 14.85184 |
| 12 | CANNorthern America | 14.59858 |
| 13 | ABWCaribbean | 14.06227 |
| 14 | CZEEastern Europe | 13.76529 |
| 15 | DEUWestern Europe | 13.49434 |
| 16 | BELWestern Europe | 12.87861 |
| 17 | KAZCentral Asia | 12.27292 |
| 18 | DNKNorthern Europe | 12.13253 |
| 19 | GBRNorthern Europe | 11.33128 |
| 20 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 11.11549 |
| 21 | SWENorthern Europe | 10.84144 |
| 22 | RUSEastern Europe | 10.56138 |
| 23 | SAUWestern Asia | 10.32185 |
| 24 | NRUMicronesia | 10.02158 |
| 25 | BHSCaribbean | 9.78063 |
| 26 | SVKEastern Europe | 9.57716 |
| 27 | UKREastern Europe | 9.23807 |
| 28 | GRLNorthern America | 9.21458 |
| 29 | POLEastern Europe | 9.07634 |
| 30 | NLDWestern Europe | 8.98371 |
| 31 | FRAWestern Europe | 8.86854 |
| 32 | TKMCentral Asia | 8.84353 |
| 33 | FINNorthern Europe | 8.19553 |
| 34 | BGREastern Europe | 7.86076 |
| 35 | LTUNorthern Europe | 7.49087 |
| 36 | BLREastern Europe | 6.98560 |
| 37 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 6.62248 |
| 38 | MDAEastern Europe | 6.48248 |
| 39 | LVANorthern Europe | 6.41623 |
| 40 | IRLNorthern Europe | 6.28900 |
| 41 | VENSouth America | 6.24379 |
| 42 | ISLNorthern Europe | 6.21355 |
| 43 | CHEWestern Europe | 6.20145 |
| 44 | JPNEastern Asia | 6.19912 |
| 45 | HUNEastern Europe | 6.06718 |
| 46 | AUTWestern Europe | 6.00449 |
| 47 | AZEWestern Asia | 5.86195 |
| 48 | NORNorthern Europe | 5.76865 |
| 49 | BHRWestern Asia | 5.71499 |
| 50 | ROUEastern Europe | 5.66059 |
| 51 | FRONorthern Europe | 5.60614 |
| 52 | ISRWestern Asia | 5.37404 |
| 53 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 5.12033 |
| 54 | ITASouthern Europe | 5.08245 |
| 55 | UZBCentral Asia | 5.06592 |
| 56 | KGZCentral Asia | 4.35031 |
| 57 | PRKEastern Asia | 4.33918 |
| 58 | LIEWestern Europe | 4.24571 |
| 59 | SURSouth America | 4.14428 |
| 60 | SVNSouthern Europe | 3.97834 |
| 61 | TTOCaribbean | 3.97793 |
| 62 | BMUNorthern America | 3.85639 |
| 63 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.70732 |
| 64 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.35662 |
| 65 | SRBSouthern Europe | 3.32290 |
| 66 | ARGSouth America | 3.28597 |
| 67 | IRNSouthern Asia | 2.93698 |
| 68 | GRCSouthern Europe | 2.90775 |
| 69 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.88770 |
| 70 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2.82048 |
| 71 | CYPWestern Asia | 2.60423 |
| 72 | TJKCentral Asia | 2.57371 |
| 73 | GABMiddle Africa | 2.45617 |
| 74 | IRQWestern Asia | 2.40354 |
| 75 | CHLSouth America | 2.32756 |
| 76 | JAMCaribbean | 2.30006 |
| 77 | HKGEastern Asia | 2.28286 |
| 78 | BIHSouthern Europe | 2.23138 |
| 79 | MNGEastern Asia | 2.12452 |
| 80 | MEXCentral America | 2.07535 |
| 81 | HRVSouthern Europe | 2.03709 |
| 82 | ARMWestern Asia | 2.03647 |
| 83 | URYSouth America | 2.01494 |
| 84 | MLTSouthern Europe | 2.00827 |
| 85 | CUBCaribbean | 1.98962 |
| 86 | GUYSouth America | 1.98004 |
| 87 | BRBCaribbean | 1.92422 |
| 88 | VGBCaribbean | 1.92175 |
| 89 | LBNWestern Asia | 1.86590 |
| 90 | TWNEastern Asia | 1.81023 |
| 91 | MNESouthern Europe | 1.76804 |
| 92 | GEOWestern Asia | 1.73626 |
| 93 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.66694 |
| 94 | PANCentral America | 1.62107 |
| 95 | ALBSouthern Europe | 1.52397 |
| 96 | PYFPolynesia | 1.46412 |
| 97 | COLSouth America | 1.38066 |
| 98 | KOREastern Asia | 1.33327 |
| 99 | ZWEEastern Africa | 1.33326 |
| 100 | JORWestern Asia | 1.19258 |
| 101 | SYRWestern Asia | 1.17124 |
| 102 | PERSouth America | 1.16090 |
| 103 | BLZCentral America | 1.14849 |
| 104 | TURWestern Asia | 1.08285 |
| 105 | ZMBEastern Africa | 1.01758 |
| 106 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.91859 |
| 107 | BRASouth America | 0.90355 |
| 108 | LBRWestern Africa | 0.88913 |
| 109 | DZANorthern Africa | 0.83578 |
| 110 | FJIMelanesia | 0.82978 |
| 111 | TUNNorthern Africa | 0.76970 |
| 112 | CHNEastern Asia | 0.75759 |
| 113 | SWZSouthern Africa | 0.70744 |
| 114 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.70242 |
| 115 | YEMWestern Asia | 0.67995 |
| 116 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.66669 |
| 117 | MACEastern Asia | 0.66017 |
| 118 | MSRCaribbean | 0.64439 |
| 119 | CRICentral America | 0.64058 |
| 120 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.62272 |
| 121 | DOMCaribbean | 0.61986 |
| 122 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.61929 |
| 123 | LCACaribbean | 0.61139 |
| 124 | ECUSouth America | 0.60063 |
| 125 | EGYNorthern Africa | 0.58160 |
| 126 | BOLSouth America | 0.56730 |
| 127 | KNACaribbean | 0.56085 |
| 128 | NICCentral America | 0.54745 |
| 129 | COKPolynesia | 0.54738 |
| 130 | VUTMelanesia | 0.52496 |
| 131 | GRDCaribbean | 0.48503 |
| 132 | AGOMiddle Africa | 0.48287 |
| 133 | HNDCentral America | 0.44026 |
| 134 | GTMCentral America | 0.43334 |
| 135 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.41599 |
| 136 | SLEWestern Africa | 0.40751 |
| 137 | MOZEastern Africa | 0.40136 |
| 138 | MARNorthern Africa | 0.39482 |
| 139 | COGMiddle Africa | 0.37013 |
| 140 | CIVWestern Africa | 0.36413 |
| 141 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.36342 |
| 142 | LKASouthern Asia | 0.35917 |
| 143 | PAKSouthern Asia | 0.34576 |
| 144 | SDNNorthern Africa | 0.34017 |
| 145 | SLVCentral America | 0.33280 |
| 146 | INDSouthern Asia | 0.33231 |
| 147 | VCTCaribbean | 0.30836 |
| 148 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.29651 |
| 149 | KENEastern Africa | 0.28579 |
| 150 | DMACaribbean | 0.26967 |
| 151 | MRTWestern Africa | 0.25760 |
| 152 | PNGMelanesia | 0.22760 |
| 153 | PRYSouth America | 0.22276 |
| 154 | NGAWestern Africa | 0.22148 |
| 155 | SLBMelanesia | 0.21244 |
| 156 | WSMPolynesia | 0.21205 |
| 157 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.19915 |
| 158 | KIRMicronesia | 0.19503 |
| 159 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.19263 |
| 160 | CODMiddle Africa | 0.18641 |
| 161 | GINWestern Africa | 0.17804 |
| 162 | GHAWestern Africa | 0.17123 |
| 163 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.13805 |
| 164 | TZAEastern Africa | 0.13766 |
| 165 | GNQMiddle Africa | 0.13633 |
| 166 | TONPolynesia | 0.13262 |
| 167 | MDGEastern Africa | 0.13104 |
| 168 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.13100 |
| 169 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.12228 |
| 170 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.12084 |
| 171 | UGAEastern Africa | 0.11737 |
| 172 | SENWestern Africa | 0.11307 |
| 173 | TGOWestern Africa | 0.11171 |
| 174 | GNBWestern Africa | 0.10080 |
| 175 | SSDEastern Africa | 0.10000 |
| 176 | GMBWestern Africa | 0.09350 |
| 177 | CAFMiddle Africa | 0.09109 |
| 178 | CMRMiddle Africa | 0.09097 |
| 179 | AFGSouthern Asia | 0.08543 |
| 180 | MWIEastern Africa | 0.08422 |
| 181 | COMEastern Africa | 0.07730 |
| 182 | HTICaribbean | 0.06922 |
| 183 | BENWestern Africa | 0.06721 |
| 184 | ETHEastern Africa | 0.06155 |
| 185 | BGDSouthern Asia | 0.05572 |
| 186 | SOMEastern Africa | 0.04428 |
| 187 | TCDMiddle Africa | 0.04416 |
| 188 | NERWestern Africa | 0.04208 |
| 189 | NPLSouthern Asia | 0.03282 |
| 190 | MLIWestern Africa | 0.02610 |
| 191 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.02193 |
| 192 | BDIEastern Africa | 0.02121 |
| 193 | RWAEastern Africa | 0.01518 |
02In 1969
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Sint Maarten232.66608
- 2
United Arab Emirates85.56876
- 3
Curaçao83.22519
- 4
Qatar69.56152
- 5
Luxembourg38.99197
Lowest
- 193
Rwanda0.01518
- 192
Burundi0.02121
- 191
Burkina Faso0.02193
- 190
Mali0.02610
- 189
Nepal0.03282
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 1.38066. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031968 → 1969
Since 1968
What changed between 1968 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 192values changed, of 192 in both
- 148 · 44rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
United Arab Emirates6.22867 → 85.56876+79.34009
Sint Maarten192.26053 → 232.66608+40.40555
Curaçao64.27973 → 83.22519+18.94546
Antigua and Barbuda15.75061 → 19.69244+3.94183
Aruba10.74185 → 14.06227+3.32042
Fell most
Qatar77.11456 → 69.56152−7.55304
Greenland12.67553 → 9.21458−3.46095
New Caledonia18.13200 → 14.85184−3.28016
Iceland7.90766 → 6.21355−1.69411
Yemen1.73931 → 0.67995−1.05935
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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Every one of the 193 countries has every column.
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Global Carbon Project (1969). CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969 [data set], describing 1969. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/co2-per-capita/1969
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07Questions
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969: questions and answers
Which country has the highest CO₂ emissions per person in CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969?
Sint Maarten, at 232.66608, of the 193 countries in the file.
What year does CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969 describe?
1969.
How many countries does CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969 cover?
193.
Where can I download CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969?
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Is CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1969 the newest?
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