Countries in South America by co₂ per person
Carbon dioxide emitted in a year, divided by the population: fossil fuels and industry, without land use change and forestry. 12 countries in South America, highest first. World Bank, 2024
Median country
2.60
half above, half below| # | Country | t per person | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guyana | 4.56 | South America |
| 2 |  Suriname | 4.06 | South America |
| 3 |  Argentina | 4.01 | South America |
| 4 |  Chile | 3.94 | South America |
| 5 |  Venezuela | 3.39 | South America |
| 6 |  Ecuador | 2.64 | South America |
| 7 |  Uruguay | 2.57 | South America |
| 8 |  Brazil | 2.32 | South America |
| 9 |  Bolivia | 2.29 | South America |
| 10 |  Peru | 2.02 | South America |
| 11 |  Colombia | 1.80 | South America |
| 12 |  Paraguay | 1.16 | South America |
Questions
- Which country in South America has the highest CO₂ emissions per person?
- Guyana has the highest CO₂ emissions per person in South America: 4.56 tonnes a person (2024). Next come Suriname (4.06 tonnes a person) and Argentina (4.01 tonnes a person).
- Which country in South America has the lowest CO₂ emissions per person?
- Paraguay, with 1.16 tonnes a person (2024).
- What is the typical co₂ per person of a country in South America?
- The median of the 12 countries in South America is 2.60 tonnes a person: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Carbon dioxide emitted in a year, divided by the population: fossil fuels and industry, without land use change and forestry. Source: World Bank, 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.