2024 Statistics

CO₂ emissions per capita

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Co2 Emissions Per Capita

CO₂ emissions per capita

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Regional Comparison

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Europe
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EU-27
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🇺🇸
USA
2024
14.20
🇮🇳
India
2024
2.20
🇨🇳
China
2024
8.66

Historical Data

Year 🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇦🇹 Austria 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇬🇷 Greece 🇫🇮 Finland 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇷🇴 Romania 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 UK 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇲🇨 Monaco 🇦🇩 Andorra 🇸🇲 San Marino 🇻🇦 Vatican 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇷🇺 Russia 🇦🇱 Albania 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇽🇰 Kosovo 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇪🇺 Europe 🇪🇺 EU-27 🇪🇺 Core EU 💶 Eurozone (Agg) 🇪🇺 Non-€ EU (Agg) 🌍 Non-EU Eur (Agg) 🇺🇸 USA 🇨🇳 China 🇮🇳 India
2024 6.8 4.0 5.1 4.6 6.3 7.3 6.2 6.3 3.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.1 3.5 4.4 10.5 3.2 5.4 4.8 7.1 3.6 4.7 7.0 4.1 3.6 4.7 3.6 6.7 4.5 9.7 3.3 — 5.2 — — 3.8 6.2 1.8 12.3 1.6 6.1 6.2 3.7 3.6 4.8 3.1 2.5 3.9 5.9 — — — — — — 14.2 8.7 2.2
2023 7.0 4.1 5.2 4.5 6.5 7.2 6.2 6.5 3.6 5.1 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.4 3.5 4.4 10.3 3.3 5.3 4.7 7.3 3.5 4.8 7.7 4.2 3.5 5.1 3.6 7.0 4.5 9.1 3.3 — 5.2 — — 3.7 6.1 1.7 11.9 1.6 6.2 6.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 3.1 2.5 4.1 5.6 — — — — — — 14.3 8.6 2.1
2022 7.9 4.5 5.7 4.9 7.1 7.6 6.8 7.2 3.9 5.5 6.5 5.8 6.0 8.9 3.5 4.6 11.1 3.4 5.3 4.5 8.2 3.5 4.9 8.9 4.7 3.8 6.9 3.7 7.5 4.6 9.5 3.3 — 5.3 — — 3.5 6.2 1.7 11.5 1.6 6.5 6.5 4.1 4.0 5.0 3.2 2.7 4.0 5.1 — — — — — — 14.8 8.2 2.0
2021 8.1 4.6 5.6 4.8 7.9 8.2 7.3 7.5 3.9 5.4 6.8 6.5 6.2 7.8 3.8 4.9 13.1 3.1 5.3 4.4 8.7 3.7 5.1 9.2 5.0 4.0 6.2 4.1 7.6 5.1 9.4 3.7 — 5.3 — — 4.8 6.6 1.9 11.5 1.8 6.6 6.4 4.0 3.5 5.1 2.8 2.6 3.7 5.3 — — — — — — 14.8 7.9 1.9
2020 7.7 4.3 5.1 4.4 7.8 7.9 7.0 7.0 4.0 5.2 6.8 5.7 6.1 6.9 3.7 4.8 12.8 3.1 5.3 4.3 7.9 3.5 4.9 8.7 4.8 3.8 5.3 4.0 7.7 4.8 9.1 3.7 — 4.9 — — 4.6 6.3 1.7 11.1 1.7 6.3 6.6 4.0 3.7 4.8 2.7 2.4 3.6 4.8 — — — — — — 13.8 7.6 1.7
2019 8.5 4.8 5.6 5.3 8.7 8.7 7.7 7.5 4.6 6.1 7.7 6.2 6.7 9.3 4.0 4.9 15.7 3.3 5.7 4.5 8.3 4.0 5.3 9.6 5.0 3.9 6.0 4.3 8.0 5.4 9.8 3.9 — 6.4 — — 4.9 6.6 1.7 11.6 1.7 6.2 6.4 4.0 4.0 4.8 2.8 2.2 3.7 4.8 — — — — — — 15.5 7.5 1.9
2018 9.1 4.9 5.8 5.7 9.1 8.8 7.5 8.0 5.0 6.7 8.3 6.6 7.0 13.5 4.1 4.8 15.7 3.2 5.8 4.4 8.8 4.1 6.0 10.1 5.1 4.1 6.2 4.3 8.4 5.7 10.4 3.7 — 6.6 — — 5.1 6.6 1.7 11.7 1.8 6.5 6.3 3.9 3.5 4.6 2.6 2.0 3.4 5.0 — — — — — — 16.0 7.3 1.9
2017 9.4 5.2 5.8 5.8 9.4 8.7 7.9 8.1 5.3 7.0 8.1 6.7 7.1 14.1 3.7 4.7 15.5 3.3 6.0 4.6 8.8 4.2 6.0 10.2 5.1 4.0 6.7 4.5 8.4 5.8 10.5 4.1 — 6.4 — — 4.9 6.3 1.6 11.4 1.8 6.5 6.5 3.4 3.7 4.5 2.7 1.9 3.5 5.2 — — — — — — 15.6 7.1 1.8
2016 9.6 5.2 5.9 5.6 9.6 8.8 7.7 8.5 4.9 6.6 8.6 6.4 7.0 13.2 3.7 4.6 15.6 3.0 5.9 4.4 8.4 4.4 6.4 10.1 4.8 3.9 6.4 4.7 8.5 6.1 10.4 4.0 — 6.5 — — 5.1 6.1 1.5 11.2 1.6 6.3 6.3 3.2 3.4 5.0 2.6 1.8 3.5 5.0 — — — — — — 15.9 6.9 1.8
2015 9.8 5.1 6.0 5.8 9.6 9.0 7.7 8.2 5.0 6.9 8.1 6.4 6.6 12.0 3.7 4.5 16.4 3.8 5.7 4.3 8.2 4.4 6.2 10.0 4.7 3.9 6.7 4.7 8.8 6.5 10.7 4.3 — 6.4 — — 4.9 6.2 1.5 11.3 1.6 5.2 6.1 3.6 3.4 4.7 2.6 1.9 3.6 4.8 — — — — — — 16.5 7.1 1.7
2014 9.7 5.1 5.8 5.4 9.2 8.7 7.5 7.9 4.6 7.2 8.7 6.2 6.6 14.3 3.6 4.4 17.6 5.6 5.8 4.2 8.1 4.5 6.7 9.9 4.4 4.0 6.3 4.8 8.8 6.8 10.5 4.3 — 6.3 — — 5.6 6.7 1.4 11.3 2.1 5.4 5.2 3.3 3.6 3.9 2.4 1.9 3.6 4.7 — — — — — — 17.1 7.2 1.6
2013 10.3 5.6 6.1 5.4 9.7 9.2 8.0 8.1 4.6 7.5 9.5 6.6 7.4 14.9 3.7 4.4 19.0 5.7 5.6 4.3 8.4 4.7 7.4 10.2 4.4 3.9 5.9 5.3 8.8 7.4 10.8 5.2 — 6.3 — — 6.5 6.8 1.4 11.3 1.8 6.0 6.1 3.4 3.7 4.4 2.1 1.9 3.5 4.6 — — — — — — 17.1 7.2 1.5
2012 10.1 5.6 6.7 5.9 9.8 9.2 8.0 8.3 4.7 8.3 9.4 6.7 7.7 13.4 3.7 4.7 20.5 6.4 6.2 4.5 8.5 4.9 7.1 10.6 4.7 4.5 6.6 5.3 8.8 7.6 10.9 5.1 — 6.3 — — 6.6 6.6 1.4 11.8 1.7 6.0 6.0 3.5 4.2 4.3 2.2 2.0 3.5 4.8 — — — — — — 16.8 7.1 1.5
2011 10.0 5.6 7.0 6.0 10.0 9.5 8.3 8.3 4.9 8.5 10.5 7.0 8.0 14.3 3.8 4.6 21.4 6.1 6.8 4.8 8.7 5.2 7.9 11.0 5.0 4.6 7.2 5.2 9.0 7.4 11.0 4.9 — 6.3 — — 6.7 6.5 1.4 11.7 1.8 6.4 6.6 3.8 4.3 4.6 2.0 1.7 3.3 4.6 — — — — — — 17.6 7.0 1.4
2010 10.2 5.9 7.2 6.0 10.9 10.5 8.6 9.2 5.0 8.8 12.0 7.1 8.1 14.2 4.1 4.5 22.1 6.2 7.2 4.9 8.8 5.7 8.9 11.2 5.2 4.1 6.4 5.8 9.3 8.1 11.4 5.3 — 6.4 — — 6.3 6.6 1.3 11.3 1.6 5.5 6.2 3.8 4.0 4.7 1.6 1.5 3.0 4.3 — — — — — — 18.2 6.4 1.3
* = Incomplete data (<70% population coverage) - some countries using forward-filled values from previous years
Showing latest 15 years. Total data spans 25 years (2000 – 2024)

Visual Comparison

🇺🇸 USA 14.20
100.0%
🇮🇳 India 2.20
15.5%
🇨🇳 China 8.66
61.0%

Key Insights

Best Performer
USA

HOW EUROPE
IS DEFINED

Transparent, population-weighted calculations for fair comparisons

01

Europe

Includes all 50 European countries:

  • — 27 EU member states: Germany, France, Italy, etc.
  • — Other European: UK, Switzerland, Norway, etc.
02

Simple Sum

Used for absolute totals across all countries:

  • — Step 1: Collect metric for each country
  • — Step 2: Add all values together
  • — Examples: Total population, total GDP
03

Population-Weighted

Used for per-capita metrics to reflect population size:

  • — Step 1: Metric × population per country
  • — Step 2: Sum all weighted values
  • — Step 3: Divide by total population
Example: GDP/Capita PPP
$48,942
2024
Source
Our World in Data