- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita
This is a list of countries by
carbon dioxide emissionsper capita from 1990 through 2004. All data were calculated by the US Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), mostly based on data collected from country agencies by the [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm United Nations Statistics Division] .For some countries, figures are unavailable; their levels of
carbon dioxide emissions have been estimated where noted. Some dependencies and territories whose independence has not been generally recognized are also included, as they are in source data.Countries are ranked by their metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per capita in 2004.
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita
Notes
Source: [http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Data.aspx United Nations Millennium Development Goals Indicators] (accessed
12 September 2007 ). The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of onegreenhouse gas . For a more complete idea of how a country influencesclimate change gases such asmethane andnitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly so inagricultural economies.See also
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List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions per capita
*List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
*List of countries by ratio of GDP to carbon dioxide emissions
*Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change
*Carbon cycle
*Kyoto Protocol External links
* [http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/international/iealf/tableh1c.xls World Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions] - exhaustive and up to date list of statistic by country from
Energy Information Administration (spreadsheet format)
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