Energy and environment · World Development Indicators

CO₂ emissions per capita — Countries

CO₂ emissions per capita · t CO₂e per person. WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

What it measures

CO₂ emissions per capita · t CO₂e per person. WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

How to interpret it

WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

Key figures

Spain4.51 t CO₂e per person144th in 2024
Highest value82.84 t CO₂e per personPalau
Lowest value0 t CO₂e per personNauru
Median2.55 t CO₂e per person203 countries and territories with data
Change in Spain−18.0%2014–2024

Source

World Bank — World Development Indicators

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024; International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024

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CO₂ emissions per capita — Countries

CO₂ emissions per capita · t CO₂e per person. WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

International ranking

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CO₂ emissions per capita over time

WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

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