GHG Emissions per Capita in the Americas
Why does per capita matter?
Per capita emissions normalize a country's total emissions by its population, providing a fairer comparison of individual impact across nations of vastly different sizes. A small country with high per capita emissions has a greater average individual carbon footprint than a large country with lower per capita values.
GHG Emissions per Capita by Country
| # | Country | GHG Per Capita (tons) | GHG Total (tons) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57.63 | 172,895 | |
| 2 | 24.32 | 33,586,578 | |
| 3 | 19.76 | 768,058,921 | |
| 4 | 17.34 | 5,912,617,724 | |
| 5 | 14.93 | 2,492,665 | |
| 6 | 12.61 | 44,627,146 | |
| 7 | 11.57 | 659,255 | |
| 8 | 10.83 | 8,730,862 | |
| 9 | 7.95 | 374,344,607 | |
| 10 | 6.22 | 118,120,879 | |
| 11 | 6.16 | 3,666,575 | |
| 12 | 6.1 | 237,848 | |
| 13 | 6.06 | 405,937 | |
| 14 | 5.93 | 1,299,180,208 | |
| 15 | 5.6 | 41,442,035 | |
| 16 | 5.45 | 588,716 | |
| 17 | 5.23 | 63,757,198 | |
| 18 | 5.09 | 305,677 | |
| 19 | 5 | 35,008 | |
| 20 | 4.91 | 686,779,369 | |
| 21 | 4.85 | 17,616,494 | |
| 22 | 4.82 | 167,318,430 | |
| 23 | 4.47 | 51,580,798 | |
| 24 | 4.38 | 1,843,873 | |
| 25 | 4.24 | 19,217,955 | |
| 26 | 4.22 | 217,585,730 | |
| 27 | 4.08 | 74,408,551 | |
| 28 | 3.88 | 426,851 | |
| 29 | 3.28 | 17,076,872 | |
| 30 | 3.24 | 1,448,910 | |
| 31 | 3.22 | 9,424,700 | |
| 32 | 3.2 | 185,492 | |
| 33 | 3.19 | 108,295 | |
| 34 | 3.16 | 912,054 | |
| 35 | 3.13 | 35,985,717 | |
| 36 | 3.12 | 1,201,808 | |
| 37 | 2.99 | 103,813,025 | |
| 38 | 2.87 | 19,158,621 | |
| 39 | 2.56 | 468,521 | |
| 40 | 2.41 | 1,034,684 | |
| 41 | 2.37 | 24,387,071 | |
| 42 | 2.26 | 43,472,168 | |
| 43 | 2.23 | 14,751,635 | |
| 44 | 2.17 | 240,991 | |
| 45 | 2 | 152,357 | |
| 46 | 1.76 | 586,260 | |
| 47 | 1.67 | 185,236 | |
| 48 | 1.63 | 26,035 | |
| 49 | 1.16 | 13,782,309 |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).