Countries with the Highest CO2 Emissions per Person 2024
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Palau leads in CO2 Emissions (Tonnes per Person) with 82.84 in 2024.
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Average CO2 Emissions (Tonnes per Person) in 2024: 20.89 · median: 16.62.
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Gap in 2024: Palau is 7.9× larger than Greenland.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Highest CO2 Emissions per Person 2024
Countries ranked by CO2 emissions (tonnes per person) in 2024, using World Bank figures for the 203 countries that reported that year. Palau leads on 82.84, ahead of Qatar (47.33) and Bahrain (23.90). Carbon dioxide emitted per resident, counting fuel burnt inside the country. Emissions from making imported goods count against the exporting country, oil and gas producers carry the emissions of processing fuel that others burn, and a microstate where ships and aircraft refuel records that fuel against its own small population.
Analysis
Palau (82.84), Qatar (47.33) and Bahrain (23.90) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 82.84 down to 10.45, a spread of 72.39. Palau is 1.75 times Qatar, the country in second place. 2 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 41.42 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 203 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
- Measure
- CO2 Emissions (Tonnes per Person)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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