Data for 2020

CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 2020

Figures for 2020, as Global Carbon Project published them · stored as published, never rewritten

CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 2020 covers 210 countries. Qatar is highest, at 36.14544; DR Congo is lowest, at 0.04485. The middle country reads 2.90259. Against 2019, 210 values changed (51 up, 159 down), the same countries are covered.

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CO₂ Emissions per Capita · Data for 2020

HighestQatar

36.14544

LowestDR Congo

0.04485

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

210countries
1measure
2020the year it describes
210distinct values6 decimals, as published
Sep 25, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 2020, as published. Global Carbon Project ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 2020: every country, as published by Global Carbon Project.
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1	QatarQATWestern Asia	36.14544
2	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	25.23758
3	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	24.93740
4	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	23.66138
5	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	22.78305
6	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	21.08871
7	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	20.47720
8	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	17.97891
9	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	15.90402
10	OmanOMNWestern Asia	15.88617
11	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	15.48128
12	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	14.46399
13	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	14.42273
14	United StatesUSANorthern America	13.81689
15	CanadaCANNorthern America	13.73282
16	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	12.90802
17	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	12.79594
18	PalauPLWMicronesia	11.73831
19	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	11.52433
20	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	11.51413
21	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	11.14906
22	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	10.85231
23	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	9.79867
24	AnguillaAIACaribbean	9.13346
25	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	9.10741
26	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	9.05119
27	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	8.68818
28	IranIRNSouthern Asia	8.49939
29	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	8.30939
30	JapanJPNEastern Asia	8.21257
31	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	8.08976
32	PolandPOLEastern Europe	7.91445
33	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	7.90760
34	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	7.76641
35	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	7.73869
36	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	7.73568
37	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	7.67297
38	ArubaABWCaribbean	7.64186
39	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	7.64075
40	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	7.18759
41	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	7.03499
42	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	6.96974
43	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	6.91770
44	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	6.82146
45	BermudaBMUNorthern America	6.77233
46	IsraelISRWestern Asia	6.73669
47	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	6.72775
48	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	6.70200
49	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	6.56592
50	BelarusBLREastern Europe	6.32267
51	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	6.31392
52	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	6.12294
53	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	5.71513
54	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	5.30097
55	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	5.27443
56	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	5.19441
57	BahamasBHSCaribbean	5.18321
58	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	5.15946
59	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	5.12542
60	ItalyITASouthern Europe	5.05068
61	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	4.96489
62	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	4.87713
63	MontserratMSRCaribbean	4.87666
64	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4.85287
65	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	4.84416
66	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	4.83587
67	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	4.83468
68	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4.83158
69	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	4.82859
70	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	4.82554
71	SurinameSURSouth America	4.77175
72	NauruNRUMicronesia	4.72043
73	UkraineUKREastern Europe	4.63520
74	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	4.47423
75	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	4.45702
76	SpainESPSouthern Europe	4.44142
77	FranceFRAWestern Europe	4.27152
78	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	4.26664
79	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	4.21607
80	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.15509
81	ChileCHLSouth America	4.13917
82	IraqIRQWestern Asia	4.08623
83	NiueNIUPolynesia	4.07337
84	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	4.02469
85	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	3.97465
86	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3.95369
87	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	3.88580
88	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.83943
89	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3.81315
90	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	3.79561
91	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	3.72856
92	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.72247
93	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3.69700
94	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3.68165
95	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	3.65271
96	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3.64252
97	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.55904
98	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3.53712
99	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	3.43184
100	MexicoMEXCentral America	3.38281
101	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	3.34207
102	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	3.21972
103	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3.08929
104	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	2.97887
105	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2.96096
106	VenezuelaVENSouth America	2.84422
107	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2.73416
108	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	2.73387
109	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	2.61726
110	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	2.50903
111	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2.49009
112	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	2.48800
113	GabonGABMiddle Africa	2.42670
114	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	2.42546
115	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	2.40894
116	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	2.38253
117	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.35055
118	DominicaDMACaribbean	2.33158
119	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	2.30049
120	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2.26809
121	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.25333
122	BrazilBRASouth America	2.14702
123	UruguayURYSouth America	1.90553
124	CubaCUBCaribbean	1.90410
125	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.89794
126	EcuadorECUSouth America	1.85074
127	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1.82313
128	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.76420
129	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.72729
130	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	1.69398
131	BelizeBLZCentral America	1.67251
132	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	1.66599
133	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1.57617
134	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1.55042
135	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.53659
136	PanamaPANCentral America	1.52736
137	MacauMACEastern Asia	1.51266
138	FijiFJIMelanesia	1.49759
139	PeruPERSouth America	1.43845
140	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1.34161
141	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	1.33453
142	TongaTONPolynesia	1.31719
143	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	1.28833
144	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	1.26080
145	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1.25502
146	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	1.25275
147	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1.17288
148	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1.12720
149	SamoaWSMPolynesia	1.10641
150	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	1.05703
151	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1.03943
152	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	1.01090
153	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.98845
154	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.98588
155	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.98399
156	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.96656
157	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.91706
158	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.90473
159	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.88825
160	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.82943
161	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.80593
162	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.70691
163	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.68656
164	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.65719
165	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.65624
166	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.65240
167	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.64446
168	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.60098
169	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.58365
170	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.57565
171	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.55207
172	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.54685
173	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.53962
174	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.52418
175	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.49473
176	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.48724
177	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.46133
178	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.42394
179	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.42317
180	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.41899
181	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.39372
182	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.38282
183	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.38106
184	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.37070
185	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.33133
186	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.31734
187	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.29769
188	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.29152
189	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.29042
190	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.28459
191	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.27818
192	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.26163
193	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.26157
194	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.20597
195	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.19473
196	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.15960
197	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.15470
198	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.15084
199	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.15003
200	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.14073
201	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.13681
202	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.13083
203	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.12818
204	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.12532
205	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.10671
206	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.09563
207	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.06843
208	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.06633
209	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.05861
210	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.04485

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar36.14544
2Bahrain25.23758
3Brunei24.93740
4Trinidad and Tobago23.66138
5United Arab Emirates22.78305

Lowest

210DR Congo0.04485
209Burundi0.05861
208Central African Republic0.06633
207Somalia0.06843
206Malawi0.09563

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 2.90259. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
210values changed, of 210 in both
51 · 159rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Brunei21.60520 → 24.93740+3.33220
United Arab Emirates21.75959 → 22.78305+1.02346
Guyana3.27513 → 3.83943+0.56431
Suriname4.34541 → 4.77175+0.42633
Equatorial Guinea3.30125 → 3.72247+0.42122

Fell most

Libya10.61401 → 5.12542−5.48859
Trinidad and Tobago27.44609 → 23.66138−3.78471
Kuwait23.55913 → 20.47720−3.08193
Luxembourg15.72162 → 12.79594−2.92568
Bermuda9.25902 → 6.77233−2.48669

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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