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Highest CO2 Emissions Per Capita 2026

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Palau produces the most CO₂ per person at 82.8 tonnes per capita per year. Per-capita emissions normalise for population size, revealing which countries' lifestyles and industries are most carbon-intensive. Gulf states with energy-heavy industries and small populations frequently top this ranking.

RankCountrytonnes
1🇵🇼Palau82.8
2🇶🇦Qatar47.3
3🇧🇭Bahrain23.9
4🇰🇼Kuwait23.7
5🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam20.2
6🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago19.6
7🇴🇲Oman18.7
8🇸🇦Saudi Arabia18.5
9🇦🇪United Arab Emirates18.3
10🌐New Caledonia17.1
11🌐Gibraltar16.1
12🇦🇺Australia14.1
13🇨🇦Canada14.0
14🇷🇺Russian Federation14.0
15🇺🇸United States13.6
16🇰🇿Kazakhstan12.6
17🇰🇷Korea, Rep.11.4
18🇹🇲Turkmenistan10.9
19🇱🇺Luxembourg10.6
20🌐Greenland10.5
21🇸🇬Singapore9.8
22🇨🇳China9.3
23🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.9.1
24🇱🇾Libya8.7
25🇮🇸Iceland8.5
26🇲🇾Malaysia8.3
27🇲🇳Mongolia7.8
28🇯🇵Japan7.8
29🇪🇪Estonia7.8
30🇵🇱Poland7.6
31🌐Belgium7.3
32🇸🇨Seychelles7.2
33🇳🇴Norway7.2
34🇨🇿Czechia7.1
35🇩🇪Germany6.9
36🇿🇦South Africa6.9
37🇳🇱Netherlands6.6
38🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina6.4
39🇦🇹Austria6.3
40🇸🇮Slovenia6.3
41🇮🇪Ireland6.0
42🇳🇿New Zealand6.0
43🇧🇾Belarus5.9
44🇮🇱Israel5.8
45🇫🇮Finland5.5
46🇸🇰Slovak Republic5.5
47🇨🇾Cyprus5.4
48🇹🇷Turkiye5.4
49🇧🇬Bulgaria5.3
50🇮🇶Iraq5.2
51🌐Aruba5.1
52🇮🇹Italy5.1
53🇬🇷Greece5.0
54🌐Cayman Islands5.0
55🌐Turks and Caicos Islands4.9
56🇭🇷Croatia4.8
57🌐Puerto Rico (US)4.8
58🌐Hong Kong SAR, China4.6
59🇬🇾Guyana4.6
60🇪🇸Spain4.5
61🇱🇹Lithuania4.5
62🇭🇺Hungary4.5
63🇩🇰Denmark4.3
64🇻🇳Viet Nam4.3
65🇬🇧United Kingdom4.2
66🌐Bermuda4.1
67🇺🇿Uzbekistan4.1
68🇸🇷Suriname4.1
69🇦🇷Argentina4.0
70🇫🇷France4.0
71🇲🇰North Macedonia4.0
72🇩🇿Algeria4.0
73🇹🇭Thailand4.0
74🇨🇱Chile3.9
75🇦🇿Azerbaijan3.8
76🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda3.8
77🇨🇭Switzerland3.7
78🇷🇴Romania3.7
79🇱🇻Latvia3.6
80🇬🇪Georgia3.6
81🇲🇽Mexico3.6
82🇧🇸Bahamas, The3.6
83🇸🇪Sweden3.6
84🇲🇻Maldives3.6
85🇲🇺Mauritius3.5
86🌐French Polynesia3.5
87🇲🇩Moldova3.4
88🇻🇪Venezuela, RB3.4
89🇱🇦Lao PDR3.4
90🇵🇹Portugal3.3
91🇲🇹Malta3.2
92🇺🇦Ukraine3.1
93🇩🇴Dominican Republic3.0
94🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis2.9
95🇮🇩Indonesia2.9
96🇯🇲Jamaica2.8
97🇵🇦Panama2.7
98🇧🇼Botswana2.7
99🇪🇨Ecuador2.6
100🇹🇳Tunisia2.6
101🇺🇾Uruguay2.6
102🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea2.6
103🌐Macao SAR, China2.5
104🇧🇧Barbados2.5
105🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.2.5
106🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.5
107🇦🇲Armenia2.5
108🌐British Virgin Islands2.3
109🇧🇷Brazil2.3
110🇧🇴Bolivia2.3
111🇮🇳India2.2
112🇯🇴Jordan2.1
113🇬🇦Gabon2.0
114🇵🇪Peru2.0
115🇧🇹Bhutan2.0
116🇨🇺Cuba1.9
117🇱🇧Lebanon1.9
118🇲🇦Morocco1.8
119🇨🇴Colombia1.8
120🇦🇱Albania1.8
121🇱🇨St. Lucia1.7
122🇨🇷Costa Rica1.6
123🇹🇴Tonga1.6
124🇫🇯Fiji1.6
125🇼🇸Samoa1.6
126🇸🇻El Salvador1.5
127🇵🇭Philippines1.5
128🇬🇩Grenada1.5
129🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic1.5
130🇨🇬Congo, Rep.1.3
131🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.3
132🇨🇻Cabo Verde1.3
133🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic1.3
134🇩🇲Dominica1.3
135🇳🇦Namibia1.2
136🇵🇾Paraguay1.2
137🇭🇳Honduras1.1
138🇬🇹Guatemala1.1
139🇰🇭Cambodia1.1
140🇱🇰Sri Lanka1.1
141🇲🇷Mauritania1.0
142🇧🇿Belize0.9
143🇹🇯Tajikistan0.9
144🇸🇿Eswatini0.9
145🇻🇺Vanuatu0.9
146🇳🇮Nicaragua0.8
147🇵🇰Pakistan0.8
148🇿🇼Zimbabwe0.8
149🇸🇳Senegal0.8
150🇩🇯Djibouti0.8
151🇦🇴Angola0.7
152🇧🇩Bangladesh0.7
153🇬🇭Ghana0.7
154🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe0.6
155🇰🇮Kiribati0.6
156🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire0.6
157🇲🇲Myanmar0.6
158🇳🇬Nigeria0.6
159🇿🇲Zambia0.5
160🇳🇵Nepal0.5
161🇵🇬Papua New Guinea0.5
162🇰🇲Comoros0.5
163🇹🇱Timor-Leste0.5
164🇧🇯Benin0.5
165🇸🇩Sudan0.4
166🇱🇸Lesotho0.4
167🇸🇧Solomon Islands0.4
168🇰🇪Kenya0.4
169🇨🇲Cameroon0.4
170🇬🇳Guinea0.4
171🇹🇿Tanzania0.3
172🇲🇱Mali0.3
173🇭🇹Haiti0.3
174🇲🇿Mozambique0.3
175🇦🇫Afghanistan0.3
176🇹🇬Togo0.3
177🇧🇫Burkina Faso0.3
178🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.0.3
179🇲🇼Malawi0.2
180🇪🇷Eritrea0.2
181🇬🇲Gambia, The0.2
182🇸🇱Sierra Leone0.2
183🇺🇬Uganda0.2
184🇷🇼Rwanda0.2
185🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau0.2
186🇱🇷Liberia0.2
187🇪🇹Ethiopia0.1
188🇲🇬Madagascar0.1
189🇹🇩Chad0.1
190🇳🇪Niger0.1
191🇧🇮Burundi0.1
192🇨🇫Central African Republic0.1
193🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.0.1
194🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.0
195🌐Faroe Islands0.0
196🇲🇭Marshall Islands0.0
197🌐Northern Mariana Islands0.0
198🌐American Samoa0.0
199🌐Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.0
200🌐Guam0.0
201🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.0
202🇳🇷Nauru0.0
203🇹🇻Tuvalu0.0
—🌐AbkhaziaNo data
—🇦🇩AndorraNo data
—🌐Channel IslandsNo data
—🌐CuracaoNo data
—🌐Isle of ManNo data
—🌐KosovoNo data
—🇱🇮LiechtensteinNo data
—🇲🇨MonacoNo data
—🇲🇪MontenegroNo data
—🌐Northern CyprusNo data
—🇸🇲San MarinoNo data
—🇷🇸SerbiaNo data
—🌐Sint Maarten (Dutch part)No data
—🌐SomalilandNo data
—🌐South OssetiaNo data
—🇸🇸South SudanNo data
—🌐St. Martin (French part)No data
—🌐TaiwanNo data
—🇵🇸West Bank and GazaNo data
—🌐Western SaharaNo data

Key Insights

The top three countries in highest co2 emissions per capita 2026 are: Palau (82.8), Qatar (47.3), Bahrain (23.9). At the other end of the scale, Tuvalu (0.0), Nauru (0.0), Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (0.0) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 203 countries with data is 2.6.

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