Global per capita carbon dioxide emissions averaged 4.7 metric tons in 2023. This represented a slight increase in comparison to the previous year. Qatar has the largest per capita CO₂ emissions worldwide, at more than 37 metric tons per person.
Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2023
(in metric tons)
Characteristic
CO₂ emissions in metric tons per capita
2023
4.7
2022
4.68
2021
4.68
2020
4.48
2019
4.78
2018
4.78
2017
4.74
2016
4.71
2015
4.77
2014
4.83
2013
4.87
2012
4.89
2011
4.88
2010
4.77
2009
4.57
2008
4.71
2007
4.69
2006
4.61
2005
4.52
2004
4.42
2003
4.33
2002
4.16
2001
4.13
2000
4.15
1999
4.1
1998
4.06
1997
4.13
1996
4.16
1995
4.1
1994
4.06
1993
4.08
1992
4.1
1991
4.29
1990
4.28
1989
4.29
1988
4.3
1987
4.22
1986
4.16
1985
4.18
1984
4.11
1983
4.05
1982
4.1
1981
4.2
1980
4.39
1979
4.49
1978
4.45
1977
4.39
1976
4.34
1975
4.19
1974
4.26
1973
4.36
1972
4.22
1971
4.11
1970
4.03
1969
3.8
1968
3.64
1967
3.52
1966
3.48
1965
3.39
1964
3.31
1963
3.21
1962
3.12
1961
3.07
1960
3.11
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Global Carbon Project. (November 13, 2024). Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2023 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/
Global Carbon Project. "Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2023 (in metric tons)." Chart. November 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/
Global Carbon Project. (2024). Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2023 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/
Global Carbon Project. "Average per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide from 1960 to 2023 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/
Global Carbon Project, Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2023 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2023 (in metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, November 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/
