largest per capita CO₂ emissions worldwide, at more than 37 metric tons per person.
Global per capita carbon dioxide emissions averaged 4.66 metric tons in 2022. This represented a slight increase in comparison to the previous year. Qatar has the Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2022 (in metric tons)
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Global Carbon Project. (December 5, 2023). Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/
Global Carbon Project. "Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2022 (in metric tons)." Chart. December 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/
Global Carbon Project. (2023). Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2022 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/
Global Carbon Project. "Average per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide from 1960 to 2022 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/
Global Carbon Project, Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2022 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1960 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268753/co2-emissions-per-capita-worldwide-since-1990/