Australia had the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions of all OECD member countries in 2023, at 22 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e). Canadians were the second-worst carbon polluters that year, with average emissions of just over 20 tCO₂e/cap. 13 of the 38 OECD member countries had per capita emissions below the global average in 2023, with Costa Rica, the most recent OECD member, averaging just below four tCO₂e/cap.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in OECD countries in 2023
(in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Greenhouse gas emissions include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide from all sources, including agriculture and land-use change. They are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.
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OWID. (November 21, 2024). Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in OECD countries in 2023 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478783/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
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OWID. (2024). Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in OECD countries in 2023 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478783/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in OECD countries in 2023 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], OWID, November 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478783/leading-countries-based-on-per-capita-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
