World's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) was 4.69 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.75% from 4.78 in 2014 (0.18% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.69 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 4.7 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 4.78 | 2014 |
| Highest | 4.81 | 2013 |
| Lowest | 3.94 | 1994 |
| Average since 2015 | 4.67 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 4.14 | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, World's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) rose 0.02 on 2023 (from 4.68 to 4.69).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.09 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.22 in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.23 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
What this measures
Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.
Limitations: Global GHG emissions are currently not directly measurable, but approaches for their estimation exist, and numerous sources exist to supply data for this indicator. Reputable scientific organizations produce these data for use for research, policy analysis, climate negotiations, and broader public communications. The estimated accuracy from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes are quite high, as quantities of fossil fuels and other emissive materials (such as cement and steel) produced are well known. For these sectors, emissions estimates are roughly accurate to within 10% when aggregated to the global level and between 4% and 35% at the country level (Crippa et al., 2023).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average using population as weights.
All 55 values
| Year | Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.68 |
| 2020 | 4.47 |
| 2019 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.73 |
| 2017 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.7 |
| 2014 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 0.28 (2024)
- Algeria — 3.98 (2024)
- Bahrain — 23.9 (2024)
- Djibouti — 0.77 (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.5 (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 9.05 (2024)
- Iraq — 5.18 (2024)
- Israel — 5.77 (2024)
- Jordan
More environment data for World
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 16.16% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 25.29% (2025)
- Rural population — 3.46 billion (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 42.17% (2025)
- Urban population — 4.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 57.83% (2025)
- Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) — 80.06% (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 141.41 million (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 94.4 million (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons)
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Questions people ask
- What is World's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)?
- 4.69 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 13.24% from 4.14 in 1970 (0.23% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.81 in 2013 and the lowest 3.94 in 1994.
- Is the latest change in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) unusual for World?
- In 2024, World's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) rose 0.02 on 2023 (from 4.68 to 4.69). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.02 and a typical year strayed about 0.09 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024; International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://edgar.j… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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