Australia had the highest greenhouse gas emissions per inhabitant of all OECD nations in 2019, at 21.63 metric tons per capita. This was followed by the United States and Canada, who produced 19.93 and 19.52 metric tons per capita respectively.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, by select country (in metric tons per capita)*
* Excludes land-use, land-use change, and forestry.
** Figures for Columbia from 2014; Indonesia from 2016; Mexico from 2015; and South Korea from 2016
Data refer to total emissions of CO2 (emissions from energy use and industrial processes, e.g. cement production), CH4 (methane emissions from solid waste, livestock, mining of hard coal and lignite, rice paddies, agriculture and leaks from natural gas pipelines), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Data exclude indirect CO2.
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OECD. (September 1, 2021). Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, by select country (in metric tons per capita)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478783/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
OECD. "Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, by select country (in metric tons per capita)*." Chart. September 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478783/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
OECD. (2021). Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, by select country (in metric tons per capita)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478783/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
OECD. "Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2019, by Select Country (in Metric Tons per Capita)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478783/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
OECD, Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, by select country (in metric tons per capita)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478783/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ (last visited May 24, 2022)
