CO2 emissions per capita rose 0.484% to 4,534 kg in the World in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, CO2 emissions per capita in the World reached an all time high of 4,602 kg in 2013 and an all time low of 3,060 kg in 1961. When compared to World's main peers, CO2 emissions per capita in China amounted to 6,621 kg, 9,389 kg in Germany, 9,421 kg in Japan and 15,604 kg in USA in 2017.
World has been ranked th within the group of 79 countries we follow in terms of CO2 emissions per capita.
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | kg | 7,738 | 7,414 | 7,424 | 6,938 | 7,204 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kg | 11,199 | 10,764 | 10,801 | 10,097 | 10,695 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kg | 15,445 | 14,779 | 15,100 | 15,236 | 14,895 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kg | 6,433 | 6,530 | 6,676 | 6,654 | 6,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kg | 5,288 | 5,293 | 5,273 | 4,732 | 4,795 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kg | 9,189 | 9,328 | 9,647 | 9,117 | 9,195 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kg | 1,424 | 1,501 | 1,550 | 1,657 | 1,690 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kg | 9,371 | 10,116 | 10,063 | 9,753 | 9,508 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kg | 3,904 | 3,931 | 3,894 | 3,758 | 3,689 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kg | 8,460 | 8,069 | 8,153 | 7,724 | 7,738 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kg | 10,859 | 11,003 | 10,724 | 10,840 | 10,626 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kg | 13,262 | 13,179 | 13,183 | 13,102 | 13,295 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kg | 17,084 | 16,317 | 16,656 | 16,717 | 16,170 | ||||||||||||||||
| World | kg | 4,574 | 4,577 | 4,602 | 4,572 | 4,527 |
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