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Countries with the Lowest Carbon Emissions Per Capita
This list features the countries with the lowest carbon emissions per capita as of 2022.
RANK | COUNTRY | POPULATION | CO2 EMISSIONS | EMISSIONS PER CAPITA |
1 | DR Congo | 102,396,968 | 3,551,810 | 0.03 |
2 | Somalia | 17,801,897 | 940,570 | 0.05 |
3 | Central African Republic | 5,098,039 | 276,060 | 0.05 |
4 | Burundi | 13,321,097 | 924,150 | 0.07 |
5 | Madagascar | 30,437,261 | 3,190,000 | 0.10 |
6 | Niger | 25,311,973 | 2,633,180 | 0.10 |
7 | Chad | 18,455,316 | 2,110,370 | 0.11 |
8 | Rwanda | 13,651,030 | 1,626,440 | 0.12 |
9 | Sierra Leone | 8,276,807 | 1,099,700 | 0.13 |
10 | Afghanistan | 40,578,842 | 5,675,770 | 0.14 |
References
Worldometer, CO₂ Emissions per Capita. Available at: https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-per-capita/ (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
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