Trinidad and Tobago, an island nation in the Caribbean sea, was the territory with the highest fossil CO₂ emissions per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022. The country registered emissions of 21.17 metric tons per capita that year. Curaçao, also located in the Caribbean sea, had the second highest CO₂ emission rate in the region, amounting to 12.41 tons per capita. Meanwhile, Haiti had the lowest figure, with 0.3 tons per person.
Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by country
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Emissions in metric tons per capita
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by country (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by country (in metric tons)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by country (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Per Capita Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions from Fossil Fuels in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2022, by Country (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by country (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by country (in metric tons) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066416/carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-capita-latin-america-country/