Countries by CO2 Emissions Per Capita 2023
About This Dataset
Countries by CO2 Emissions Per Capita 2023
Countries ranked by carbon dioxide emissions per person in 2023, measured in tonnes of CO2 per capita according to Our World in Data and Global Carbon Project data. Small oil-producing Gulf states record the world's highest per-capita emissions, with Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE each producing over 20 tonnes per person annually.
Analysis
Qatar heads the table on 30.8, ahead of Kuwait (23.4) and UAE (20.6) in CO2 Per Capita (Tonnes) in 2023. 17.8 separates the highest figure (30.8) from the lowest (13) in CO2 Per Capita (Tonnes). First and second are separated by 7.40, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 20.6 to 13 CO2 Per Capita (Tonnes).
Source:
Our World in Data
Key Findings
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Qatar leads in CO2 Per Capita (Tonnes) with 30.80 in 2023.
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Average CO2 Per Capita (Tonnes) in 2023: 19 · median: 17.
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Gap in 2023: Qatar is 2.4× larger than Saudi Arabia.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Our World in Data
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2023 · 8 observations
- Measure
- CO2 Per Capita (Tonnes)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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