CO2 emissions per person, 1993 to 2024
Qatar recorded 41.27 tonnes of fossil and industrial CO2 per person in 2024; Kuwait followed at 26.25.
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What the data shows
- In 2024, Qatar ranks #1 with 41.27 t, ahead of Kuwait (26.25 t) and Brunei (26.05 t).
- The top spot changed hands twice: Curacao in 2015 and Qatar in 2017.
- Biggest climber: Trinidad and Tobago, from #14 in 1993 to #5 in 2024.
About this chart
Qatar recorded 41.27 tonnes of fossil and industrial carbon dioxide per person in 2024, followed by Kuwait at 26.25 and Brunei at 26.05. Qatar also led the displayed comparison in 1993, at 63.40 tonnes per person. These are population-adjusted figures, so the order differs from a ranking based on total national emissions.
The Global Carbon Budget series assigns territorial fossil and industrial emissions to the place where they occur. It excludes land-use change and does not include every greenhouse gas. It also differs from consumption-based accounting, which reallocates emissions embedded in goods and services traded between countries.
The data
Source: Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data, CO2 dataset. Retrieved November 5, 2026. Territorial fossil-fuel and industrial CO2 emissions per person, excluding land-use change. This is not consumption-based emissions or all greenhouse gases.
| Date | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 🇴🇲 Oman | 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇨🇼 Curacao | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 🇦🇼 Aruba |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 63.40 t | 29.40 t | 21.13 t | 29.76 t | 13.59 t | 24.37 t | 29.63 t | 9.60 t | 16.91 t | 6.57 t | 16.29 t | 20.10 t | 12.02 t | 16.10 t | 31.52 t | 31.06 t | 14.97 t | 9.12 t |
| 1994 | 64.82 t | 34.41 t | 18.63 t | 24.83 t | 11.91 t | 22.84 t | 32.36 t | 10.10 t | 16.27 t | 8.39 t | 16.41 t | 20.20 t | 10.25 t | 16.41 t | 30.38 t | 28.62 t | 17.58 t | 8.98 t |
| 1995 | 64.49 t | 33.46 t | 20.21 t | 24.85 t | 11.37 t | 20.66 t | 29.93 t | 10.31 t | 16.18 t | 8.87 t | 16.85 t | 20.23 t | 10.07 t | 16.68 t | 30.26 t | 22.38 t | 11.47 t | 9.36 t |
| 1996 | 65.16 t | 29.92 t | 19.99 t | 26.20 t | 14.18 t | 19.48 t | 29.20 t | 10.65 t | 15.21 t | 8.44 t | 17.04 t | 20.68 t | 9.43 t | 17.06 t | 28.52 t | 22.20 t | 13.10 t | 9.20 t |
| 1997 | 76.72 t | 31.75 t | 20.23 t | 27.60 t | 14.47 t | 15.80 t | 26.02 t | 8.67 t | 16.02 t | 8.28 t | 17.31 t | 20.75 t | 9.18 t | 17.37 t | 30.09 t | 20.40 t | 14.94 t | 9.35 t |
| 1998 | 63.66 t | 28.69 t | 17.91 t | 28.58 t | 15.18 t | 14.67 t | 26.52 t | 8.46 t | 0.89 t | 8.34 t | 17.86 t | 20.77 t | 9.31 t | 17.46 t | 1.68 t | 18.05 t | 12.15 t | 9.62 t |
| 1999 | 59.30 t | 28.99 t | 18.72 t | 27.89 t | 17.18 t | 15.36 t | 23.84 t | 9.41 t | 6.72 t | 9.80 t | 18.18 t | 20.81 t | 7.68 t | 17.77 t | 12.70 t | 18.89 t | 12.40 t | 9.36 t |
| 2000 | 62.65 t | 28.13 t | 18.03 t | 28.67 t | 18.45 t | 19.14 t | 32.14 t | 9.97 t | 17.94 t | 10.51 t | 18.29 t | 21.40 t | 9.17 t | 18.34 t | 34.11 t | 19.95 t | 9.26 t | 26.79 t |
| 2001 | 67.73 t | 29.44 t | 17.27 t | 28.11 t | 20.17 t | 19.03 t | 27.36 t | 8.24 t | 18.30 t | 9.74 t | 18.47 t | 20.77 t | 8.86 t | 17.91 t | 34.92 t | 20.84 t | 9.36 t | 26.65 t |
| 2002 | 63.52 t | 29.18 t | 15.54 t | 26.74 t | 21.53 t | 19.37 t | 21.54 t | 10.30 t | 17.51 t | 11.54 t | 18.50 t | 20.72 t | 10.01 t | 17.89 t | 33.40 t | 22.35 t | 9.70 t | 26.66 t |
| 2003 | 62.62 t | 29.62 t | 17.71 t | 25.86 t | 24.18 t | 18.70 t | 25.55 t | 11.52 t | 17.32 t | 14.62 t | 18.71 t | 20.72 t | 11.11 t | 18.25 t | 32.97 t | 23.13 t | 9.55 t | 27.74 t |
| 2004 | 61.34 t | 30.53 t | 16.91 t | 24.33 t | 24.30 t | 20.73 t | 25.39 t | 10.44 t | 17.96 t | 12.16 t | 19.06 t | 20.87 t | 11.70 t | 17.93 t | 34.16 t | 25.78 t | 9.83 t | 28.06 t |
| 2005 | 57.77 t | 33.36 t | 15.12 t | 26.26 t | 28.26 t | 20.05 t | 24.71 t | 11.48 t | 17.59 t | 12.94 t | 18.98 t | 20.72 t | 12.43 t | 17.58 t | 33.51 t | 25.95 t | 9.28 t | 28.81 t |
| 2006 | 61.42 t | 32.23 t | 19.59 t | 24.17 t | 31.43 t | 20.74 t | 24.50 t | 10.95 t | 18.13 t | 16.09 t | 19.01 t | 20.24 t | 13.64 t | 17.29 t | 34.66 t | 25.18 t | 9.21 t | 28.42 t |
| 2007 | 49.26 t | 30.82 t | 21.78 t | 25.18 t | 33.37 t | 18.93 t | 23.84 t | 11.67 t | 20.18 t | 17.63 t | 19.04 t | 20.28 t | 13.88 t | 17.83 t | 38.72 t | 23.53 t | 8.94 t | 29.20 t |
| 2008 | 43.36 t | 31.85 t | 24.26 t | 26.34 t | 32.39 t | 20.16 t | 24.60 t | 11.22 t | 19.21 t | 18.06 t | 18.92 t | 19.41 t | 13.76 t | 17.17 t | 36.98 t | 22.84 t | 8.36 t | 27.16 t |
| 2009 | 41.17 t | 31.78 t | 20.12 t | 23.77 t | 32.21 t | 20.81 t | 25.21 t | 11.80 t | 19.45 t | 16.58 t | 18.68 t | 17.81 t | 13.43 t | 16.00 t | 37.58 t | 21.32 t | 8.21 t | 26.53 t |
| 2010 | 43.09 t | 30.48 t | 20.43 t | 24.02 t | 33.96 t | 22.09 t | 26.79 t | 13.98 t | 13.28 t | 18.65 t | 18.29 t | 18.23 t | 14.73 t | 16.21 t | 25.71 t | 22.05 t | 8.74 t | 25.03 t |
| 2011 | 45.17 t | 27.82 t | 23.93 t | 23.65 t | 33.72 t | 20.69 t | 27.57 t | 13.86 t | 16.70 t | 18.62 t | 17.97 t | 17.63 t | 13.96 t | 16.29 t | 32.45 t | 21.38 t | 9.07 t | 24.71 t |
| 2012 | 49.15 t | 30.33 t | 23.42 t | 22.36 t | 32.88 t | 22.38 t | 27.79 t | 13.64 t | 19.97 t | 17.79 t | 17.72 t | 16.81 t | 14.17 t | 16.09 t | 39.08 t | 20.45 t | 8.71 t | 13.21 t |
| 2013 | 44.98 t | 23.68 t | 18.55 t | 24.84 t | 32.42 t | 20.81 t | 27.35 t | 14.34 t | 19.92 t | 17.11 t | 17.12 t | 17.10 t | 14.44 t | 16.11 t | 36.37 t | 19.00 t | 8.73 t | 8.39 t |
| 2014 | 41.31 t | 20.46 t | 21.19 t | 23.59 t | 32.98 t | 20.18 t | 26.05 t | 17.81 t | 19.77 t | 16.54 t | 16.64 t | 17.12 t | 16.79 t | 15.85 t | 41.18 t | 17.63 t | 8.72 t | 8.44 t |
| 2015 | 38.44 t | 24.34 t | 16.42 t | 23.74 t | 31.86 t | 20.84 t | 25.94 t | 17.22 t | 19.84 t | 16.22 t | 16.73 t | 16.46 t | 16.76 t | 15.65 t | 44.00 t | 16.39 t | 8.94 t | 8.62 t |
| 2016 | 35.15 t | 25.98 t | 17.85 t | 22.13 t | 27.74 t | 20.87 t | 25.23 t | 19.34 t | 19.53 t | 15.09 t | 16.84 t | 15.94 t | 16.43 t | 15.23 t | 36.97 t | 15.56 t | 8.80 t | 8.41 t |
| 2017 | 39.03 t | 24.07 t | 21.51 t | 22.21 t | 27.88 t | 20.94 t | 21.28 t | 19.69 t | 18.03 t | 14.62 t | 16.72 t | 15.64 t | 17.03 t | 15.39 t | 29.48 t | 15.51 t | 8.94 t | 8.42 t |
| 2018 | 37.17 t | 23.70 t | 21.34 t | 21.83 t | 27.41 t | 21.48 t | 21.84 t | 20.85 t | 17.24 t | 15.37 t | 16.51 t | 16.00 t | 17.41 t | 15.42 t | 23.81 t | 15.71 t | 8.93 t | 8.16 t |
| 2019 | 36.25 t | 23.56 t | 21.61 t | 25.32 t | 27.45 t | 23.25 t | 21.76 t | 20.00 t | 17.05 t | 15.69 t | 16.28 t | 15.50 t | 15.41 t | 15.32 t | 12.64 t | 15.72 t | 8.64 t | 7.77 t |
| 2020 | 36.15 t | 20.48 t | 24.94 t | 25.24 t | 23.66 t | 21.09 t | 22.78 t | 17.98 t | 15.90 t | 15.89 t | 15.48 t | 13.82 t | 14.46 t | 13.73 t | 10.85 t | 12.80 t | 8.31 t | 7.64 t |
| 2021 | 37.08 t | 20.15 t | 25.92 t | 24.15 t | 24.46 t | 22.20 t | 21.68 t | 15.91 t | 16.39 t | 16.67 t | 14.97 t | 14.76 t | 12.40 t | 13.98 t | 11.55 t | 13.13 t | 9.03 t | 8.01 t |
| 2022 | 37.89 t | 25.24 t | 26.87 t | 24.67 t | 25.06 t | 20.73 t | 20.22 t | 17.82 t | 16.42 t | 16.49 t | 14.66 t | 14.80 t | 13.69 t | 14.11 t | 11.92 t | 11.13 t | 8.66 t | 8.24 t |
| 2023 | 40.13 t | 25.45 t | 27.24 t | 24.71 t | 23.64 t | 20.36 t | 19.77 t | 17.48 t | 16.16 t | 15.81 t | 14.53 t | 14.32 t | 14.08 t | 13.88 t | 11.89 t | 10.29 t | 8.82 t | 8.21 t |
| 2024 | 41.27 t | 26.25 t | 26.05 t | 24.27 t | 22.93 t | 20.38 t | 20.13 t | 18.06 t | 16.55 t | 15.65 t | 14.48 t | 14.20 t | 13.94 t | 13.42 t | 12.34 t | 10.46 t | 9.24 t | 8.52 t |
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Which country has the highest CO2 emissions per person?
Qatar recorded 41.27 tonnes of fossil and industrial CO2 per person in 2024, leading the reporting countries in this dataset.
Does this include all greenhouse gases?
No. It covers territorial fossil and industrial CO2, excluding land-use change. Methane and other greenhouse gases are not included.
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Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data, CO2 dataset. Retrieved November 5, 2026. Territorial fossil-fuel and industrial CO2 emissions per person, excluding land-use change. This is not consumption-based emissions or all greenhouse gases. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.
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