The United States had the highest per capita emissions among the world's largest GHG emitters in 2022, at 17.7 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e). This was almost twice the per capita GHG emissions produced in China that year. Meanwhile, per capita emissions in India - the world's third-largest GHG emitter - were well below the global average, at 2.9 tCO₂e.
Per capita emissions of the largest greenhouse gas emitters worldwide in 2022, by country
(in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent per capita
Greenhouse gas emissions include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide from all sources, including agriculture and land-use change.
The European Union (EU-27) has been included in this statistic, as the 27 countries that make up the bloc typically negotiate and set emissions targets on a collaborative basis.
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