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Fossil CO2 emissions per person

Fossil CO2 emissions (fossil_co2_emissions) in tonnes of CO2 divided by the population, as published by the Global Carbon Project with the population series it ships with the dataset.

More on how it is measured
  • Fossil CO2 covers the burning of coal, oil and gas, gas flaring, cement production and other industrial carbonate use.
  • Emissions are counted in the country where they occur (territorial emissions).
  • International aviation and shipping are left out of country figures and included in the World total.
  • Land use change is not included.
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Countries that refine oil or produce energy intensive goods for export, and small states with large ports or refineries, show high values that their residents' consumption alone would not cause. Each annual Global Carbon Budget release revises past years.

Key facts

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Rankings

Countries by fossil CO2 emissions per person, 2024

Top 15. Source: Global Carbon Project.

Qatar: 41.27 tonnes of CO2 per personQatar41.27Kuwait: 26.25 tonnes of CO2 per personKuwait26.25Brunei: 26.05 tonnes of CO2 per personBrunei26.05Bahrain: 24.27 tonnes of CO2 per personBahrain24.27Trinidad and Tobago: 22.93 tonnes of CO2 per personTrinidad and Tobago22.93Saudi Arabia: 20.38 tonnes of CO2 per personSaudi Arabia20.38United Arab Emirates: 20.13 tonnes of CO2 per personUnited Arab Emirates20.13New Caledonia: 18.07 tonnes of CO2 per personNew Caledonia18.07Sint Maarten: 16.55 tonnes of CO2 per personSint Maarten16.55Oman: 15.65 tonnes of CO2 per personOman15.65Australia: 14.48 tonnes of CO2 per personAustralia14.48United States: 14.2 tonnes of CO2 per personUnited States14.2Kazakhstan: 13.94 tonnes of CO2 per personKazakhstan13.94Canada: 13.42 tonnes of CO2 per personCanada13.42Faroe Islands: 13.09 tonnes of CO2 per personFaroe Islands13.09Qatar: 41.27 tonnes of CO2 per personQatar41.27Kuwait: 26.25 tonnes of CO2 per personKuwait26.25Brunei: 26.05 tonnes of CO2 per personBrunei26.05Bahrain: 24.27 tonnes of CO2 per personBahrain24.27Trinidad and Tobago: 22.93 tonnes of CO2 per personTrinidad and Tobago22.93Saudi Arabia: 20.38 tonnes of CO2 per personSaudi Arabia20.38United Arab Emirates: 20.13 tonnes of CO2 per personUnited Arab Emirates20.13New Caledonia: 18.07 tonnes of CO2 per personNew Caledonia18.07Sint Maarten: 16.55 tonnes of CO2 per personSint Maarten16.55Oman: 15.65 tonnes of CO2 per personOman15.65Australia: 14.48 tonnes of CO2 per personAustralia14.48United States: 14.2 tonnes of CO2 per personUnited States14.2Kazakhstan: 13.94 tonnes of CO2 per personKazakhstan13.94Canada: 13.42 tonnes of CO2 per personCanada13.42Faroe Islands: 13.09 tonnes of CO2 per personFaroe Islands13.09
tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: Global Carbon Project, Global Carbon Project fossil CO2 emissions dataset: fossil CO2 emissions per person, tonnes of CO2. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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