Countries with the Highest CO2 Emissions per Person 2023
Key Findings
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Countries with the Highest CO2 Emissions per Person 2023Palau (78.86), Qatar (48.64) and Bahrain (24.53) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 78.86 down to 10.29, a spread of 68.57. Palau is 1.62 times Qatar, the country in second place. 2 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 39.43 or more. Palau stood at 78.73 in 2022, so its figure rose by 0.13 over the year. Palau also came first in 2022. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2022, 7 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 13 a lower one. The largest single move was Qatar, from 45.20 to 48.64. The chart shows the twenty highest of 203 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- CO2 Emissions (Tonnes per Person)
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
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- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
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