Data for 1970
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1970
Figures for 1970, as Global Carbon Project published them · stored as published, never rewritten
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1970 covers 195 countries. Sint Maarten is highest, at 241.3177; Bhutan is lowest, at 0.0119. The middle country reads 1.5633. Against 1969, 193 values changed (144 up, 49 down), 2 countries joined.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita · Data for 1970
HighestSint Maarten
241.3177LowestBhutan
0.0119Shaded 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, 1970, 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 195 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SXMCaribbean | 241.3177 |
| 2 | CUWCaribbean | 92.1751 |
| 3 | QATWestern Asia | 64.9889 |
| 4 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 60.7061 |
| 5 | AREWestern Asia | 53.1693 |
| 6 | LUXWestern Europe | 40.4991 |
| 7 | KWTWestern Asia | 30.9245 |
| 8 | NCLMelanesia | 21.8825 |
| 9 | USANorthern America | 20.8844 |
| 10 | ESTNorthern Europe | 17.4756 |
| 11 | CANNorthern America | 15.9157 |
| 12 | CZEEastern Europe | 15.7598 |
| 13 | ABWCaribbean | 15.7551 |
| 14 | LBYNorthern Africa | 15.5120 |
| 15 | BHSCaribbean | 13.8866 |
| 16 | DEUWestern Europe | 13.1168 |
| 17 | BELWestern Europe | 13.0313 |
| 18 | SAUWestern Asia | 12.7022 |
| 19 | KAZCentral Asia | 12.6390 |
| 20 | DNKNorthern Europe | 12.5882 |
| 21 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 11.7357 |
| 22 | GBRNorthern Europe | 11.7237 |
| 23 | BHRWestern Asia | 11.5229 |
| 24 | SWENorthern Europe | 11.4745 |
| 25 | RUSEastern Europe | 11.0563 |
| 26 | SVKEastern Europe | 10.9082 |
| 27 | NLDWestern Europe | 10.8650 |
| 28 | NRUMicronesia | 9.8289 |
| 29 | UKREastern Europe | 9.6586 |
| 30 | POLEastern Europe | 9.3468 |
| 31 | FRAWestern Europe | 9.1305 |
| 32 | TTOCaribbean | 9.0677 |
| 33 | TKMCentral Asia | 9.0562 |
| 34 | FINNorthern Europe | 8.7608 |
| 35 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 8.5260 |
| 36 | GRLNorthern America | 8.3813 |
| 37 | LTUNorthern Europe | 7.8008 |
| 38 | BLREastern Europe | 7.3006 |
| 39 | NORNorthern Europe | 7.2197 |
| 40 | JPNEastern Asia | 7.2133 |
| 41 | BGREastern Europe | 7.2047 |
| 42 | ATGCaribbean | 7.1545 |
| 43 | ISLNorthern Europe | 6.7895 |
| 44 | AUTWestern Europe | 6.7867 |
| 45 | HUNEastern Europe | 6.7823 |
| 46 | MDAEastern Europe | 6.7412 |
| 47 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 6.7155 |
| 48 | FRONorthern Europe | 6.7020 |
| 49 | LVANorthern Europe | 6.6931 |
| 50 | IRLNorthern Europe | 6.5476 |
| 51 | VENSouth America | 6.5412 |
| 52 | CHEWestern Europe | 6.5122 |
| 53 | AZEWestern Asia | 6.0424 |
| 54 | ROUEastern Europe | 5.9956 |
| 55 | ISRWestern Asia | 5.7803 |
| 56 | ITASouthern Europe | 5.5512 |
| 57 | LIEWestern Europe | 5.2498 |
| 58 | SVNSouthern Europe | 5.1683 |
| 59 | UZBCentral Asia | 5.1543 |
| 60 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 5.0245 |
| 61 | PRKEastern Asia | 4.8426 |
| 62 | KGZCentral Asia | 4.4565 |
| 63 | BMUNorthern America | 4.3582 |
| 64 | SRBSouthern Europe | 4.3092 |
| 65 | SURSouth America | 4.2391 |
| 66 | MKDSouthern Europe | 3.6431 |
| 67 | GABMiddle Africa | 3.4928 |
| 68 | ARGSouth America | 3.4612 |
| 69 | ESPSouthern Europe | 3.4533 |
| 70 | IRNSouthern Asia | 3.1493 |
| 71 | BIHSouthern Europe | 2.8882 |
| 72 | GRCSouthern Europe | 2.7580 |
| 73 | JAMCaribbean | 2.6561 |
| 74 | HRVSouthern Europe | 2.6533 |
| 75 | CYPWestern Asia | 2.6299 |
| 76 | TJKCentral Asia | 2.6233 |
| 77 | CHLSouth America | 2.5023 |
| 78 | IRQWestern Asia | 2.4532 |
| 79 | MNESouthern Europe | 2.2875 |
| 80 | GUYSouth America | 2.2473 |
| 81 | HKGEastern Asia | 2.2440 |
| 82 | MEXCentral America | 2.2425 |
| 83 | MNGEastern Asia | 2.1976 |
| 84 | CUBCaribbean | 2.1139 |
| 85 | ARMWestern Asia | 2.0968 |
| 86 | URYSouth America | 2.0552 |
| 87 | MLTSouthern Europe | 2.0342 |
| 88 | TWNEastern Asia | 1.9394 |
| 89 | VGBCaribbean | 1.8444 |
| 90 | GEOWestern Asia | 1.8015 |
| 91 | PANCentral America | 1.7695 |
| 92 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.7575 |
| 93 | BRBCaribbean | 1.7190 |
| 94 | ALBSouthern Europe | 1.7144 |
| 95 | PYFPolynesia | 1.7033 |
| 96 | LBNWestern Asia | 1.6515 |
| 97 | KOREastern Asia | 1.6507 |
| 98 | ZWEEastern Africa | 1.5633 |
| 99 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1.4330 |
| 100 | COLSouth America | 1.3632 |
| 101 | PERSouth America | 1.3159 |
| 102 | MSRCaribbean | 1.2933 |
| 103 | TURWestern Asia | 1.1621 |
| 104 | DZANorthern Africa | 1.0925 |
| 105 | SYRWestern Asia | 1.0422 |
| 106 | BLZCentral America | 1.0015 |
| 107 | JORWestern Asia | 0.9939 |
| 108 | LBRWestern Africa | 0.9890 |
| 109 | CHNEastern Asia | 0.9814 |
| 110 | BRASouth America | 0.9800 |
| 111 | FJIMelanesia | 0.9790 |
| 112 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.9591 |
| 113 | ZMBEastern Africa | 0.8714 |
| 114 | SWZSouthern Africa | 0.8304 |
| 115 | MACEastern Asia | 0.7972 |
| 116 | TUNNorthern Africa | 0.7286 |
| 117 | NIUPolynesia | 0.7172 |
| 118 | DOMCaribbean | 0.7058 |
| 119 | ECUSouth America | 0.6950 |
| 120 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6793 |
| 121 | CRICentral America | 0.6790 |
| 122 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6579 |
| 123 | LCACaribbean | 0.6393 |
| 124 | EGYNorthern Africa | 0.6254 |
| 125 | AGOMiddle Africa | 0.6113 |
| 126 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.6020 |
| 127 | NICCentral America | 0.5789 |
| 128 | KNACaribbean | 0.5750 |
| 129 | BOLSouth America | 0.5411 |
| 130 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.5403 |
| 131 | COKPolynesia | 0.5365 |
| 132 | HNDCentral America | 0.5046 |
| 133 | MARNorthern Africa | 0.4813 |
| 134 | VUTMelanesia | 0.4672 |
| 135 | GRDCaribbean | 0.4468 |
| 136 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.4273 |
| 137 | GTMCentral America | 0.4255 |
| 138 | CIVWestern Africa | 0.4144 |
| 139 | COGMiddle Africa | 0.4090 |
| 140 | MRTWestern Africa | 0.3898 |
| 141 | SLVCentral America | 0.3893 |
| 142 | NGAWestern Africa | 0.3850 |
| 143 | KIRMicronesia | 0.3823 |
| 144 | SDNNorthern Africa | 0.3813 |
| 145 | DMACaribbean | 0.3722 |
| 146 | MOZEastern Africa | 0.3613 |
| 147 | YEMWestern Asia | 0.3552 |
| 148 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.3539 |
| 149 | PAKSouthern Asia | 0.3408 |
| 150 | INDSouthern Asia | 0.3329 |
| 151 | SLEWestern Africa | 0.3161 |
| 152 | PRYSouth America | 0.3113 |
| 153 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3095 |
| 154 | VCTCaribbean | 0.3054 |
| 155 | TONPolynesia | 0.3039 |
| 156 | SENWestern Africa | 0.2926 |
| 157 | LKASouthern Asia | 0.2924 |
| 158 | PNGMelanesia | 0.2764 |
| 159 | KENEastern Africa | 0.2708 |
| 160 | GHAWestern Africa | 0.2693 |
| 161 | SLBMelanesia | 0.2282 |
| 162 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2141 |
| 163 | WSMPolynesia | 0.2088 |
| 164 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.1888 |
| 165 | GINWestern Africa | 0.1850 |
| 166 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1738 |
| 167 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1696 |
| 168 | AFGSouthern Asia | 0.1480 |
| 169 | MDGEastern Africa | 0.1455 |
| 170 | UGAEastern Africa | 0.1398 |
| 171 | CODMiddle Africa | 0.1346 |
| 172 | TZAEastern Africa | 0.1308 |
| 173 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.1271 |
| 174 | TGOWestern Africa | 0.1224 |
| 175 | COMEastern Africa | 0.1200 |
| 176 | GNBWestern Africa | 0.1191 |
| 177 | SSDEastern Africa | 0.1145 |
| 178 | GNQMiddle Africa | 0.1142 |
| 179 | CAFMiddle Africa | 0.0996 |
| 180 | CMRMiddle Africa | 0.0988 |
| 181 | MWIEastern Africa | 0.0980 |
| 182 | BENWestern Africa | 0.0920 |
| 183 | GMBWestern Africa | 0.0909 |
| 184 | HTICaribbean | 0.0830 |
| 185 | ETHEastern Africa | 0.0594 |
| 186 | SOMEastern Africa | 0.0578 |
| 187 | BGDSouthern Asia | 0.0551 |
| 188 | NERWestern Africa | 0.0465 |
| 189 | TCDMiddle Africa | 0.0334 |
| 190 | MLIWestern Africa | 0.0321 |
| 191 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.0255 |
| 192 | NPLSouthern Asia | 0.0183 |
| 193 | BDIEastern Africa | 0.0176 |
| 194 | RWAEastern Africa | 0.0147 |
| 195 | BTNSouthern Asia | 0.0119 |
02In 1970
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Sint Maarten241.3177
- 2
Curaçao92.1751
- 3
Qatar64.9889
- 4
Brunei60.7061
- 5
United Arab Emirates53.1693
Lowest
- 195
Bhutan0.0119
- 194
Rwanda0.0147
- 193
Burundi0.0176
- 192
Nepal0.0183
- 191
Burkina Faso0.0255
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 1.5633. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031969 → 1970
Since 1969
What changed between 1969 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −0countries joined / left
- 193values changed, of 193 in both
- 144 · 49rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Brunei3.7073 → 60.7061+56.9987
Curaçao83.2252 → 92.1751+8.9499
Sint Maarten232.6661 → 241.3177+8.6516
New Caledonia14.8518 → 21.8825+7.0307
Bahrain5.7150 → 11.5229+5.8079
Fell most
United Arab Emirates85.5688 → 53.1693−32.3995
Antigua and Barbuda19.6924 → 7.1545−12.5380
Kuwait35.7721 → 30.9245−4.8476
Qatar69.5615 → 64.9889−4.5726
Libya17.6351 → 15.5120−2.1231
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 195 countries has every column.
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Global Carbon Project (1970). CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1970 [data set], describing 1970. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/co2-per-capita/1970
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07Questions
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1970: questions and answers
Which country has the highest CO₂ emissions per person in CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1970?
Sint Maarten, at 241.3177, of the 195 countries in the file.
What year does CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1970 describe?
1970.
How many countries does CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1970 cover?
195.
Where can I download CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1970?
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Is CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 1970 the newest?
No. The newest held here is CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 2024.