This statistic represents the world's largest per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting cities as of 2015. The figure is ranked according to tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emitted per capita. As of 2015, Shanghai was ranked as the fifth largest emitter of GHGs with 12.9 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted per capita.
Leading cities based on per capita greenhouse gas emissions globally as of 2015
(in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
City (country)
Emissions in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita
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Bank of America, & Merrill Lynch. (March 2, 2017). Leading cities based on per capita greenhouse gas emissions globally as of 2015 (in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/723765/top-ghg-emitting-cities-worldwide/
Bank of America, und Merrill Lynch. "Leading cities based on per capita greenhouse gas emissions globally as of 2015 (in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/723765/top-ghg-emitting-cities-worldwide/
Bank of America, Merrill Lynch. (2017). Leading cities based on per capita greenhouse gas emissions globally as of 2015 (in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/723765/top-ghg-emitting-cities-worldwide/
Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. "Leading Cities Based on per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions Globally as of 2015 (in Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/723765/top-ghg-emitting-cities-worldwide/
Bank of America & Merrill Lynch, Leading cities based on per capita greenhouse gas emissions globally as of 2015 (in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/723765/top-ghg-emitting-cities-worldwide/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Leading cities based on per capita greenhouse gas emissions globally as of 2015 (in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Bank of America, & Merrill Lynch, March 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/723765/top-ghg-emitting-cities-worldwide/
