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Every year more than 36,000 million tons of CO2 are emitted into the Earth's atmosphere, the main greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Most of these gases are born from the use of fossil fuels, the generation of energy by non-renewable means and polluting human activities.
CO2 per Capita - Top 15 Countries
- Qatar - 38.74 tons per person
- Trinidad and Tobago - 28.88 tons per person
- Kuwait - 25.83 tons per person
- Brunei - 22.53 tons per person
- Bahrain - 21.94 tons per person
- United Arab Emirates - 19.67 tons per person
- New Caledonia - 19.30 tons per person
- Sint Maarten - 18.32 tons per person
- Saudi Arabia - 17.50 tons per person
- Kazakhstan - 17.03 tons per person
Country-wise major contributor to CO2.
China
10.17 Billion Tons
Per Capita: 6.86 tons per person
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United States
5.28 Billion Tons
Per Capita: 16.16 tons per person
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India
2.62 Billion Tons
Per Capita: 1.84 tons per person
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Russia
1.68 Billion Tons
Per Capita: 11.31 tons per person
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Japan
1.11 Billion Tons
Per Capita: 9.31 tons per person
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Iran
780 Million Tons
Per Capita: 8.98 tons per person
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Germany
702 Million Tons
Per Capita: 9.52 tons per person
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Indonesia
618 Million Tons
Per Capita: 2.01 tons per person
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South Korea
611 Million Tons
Per Capita: 12.15 tons per person
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Saudi Arabia
582 Million Tons
Per Capita: 17.5 tons per person
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Canada
577 Million Tons
Per Capita: 15.59 tons per person
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South Africa
479 Million Tons
Per Capita: 8.18 tons per person
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Brazil
466 Million Tons
Per Capita: 2.33 tons per person
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Mexico
439 Million Tons
Per Capita: 3.7 tons per person
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Australia
411 Million Tons
Per Capita: 16.88 Tons per person
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