1. Congo
Emissions – 0.06
Finally, at the top of our list we have Congo, a nation whose CO2 emissions for 2015 hit 0.06 metric tons per capita, the smallest in the world. The country’s emission levels have gone up slightly since 2010 when the values reported were of 0.05 metric tons of CO2 per capita, but lower than back in 1995 when the value was of 0.07 metric tons per capita.
To help you see the bigger picture, Qatar’s emissions for 2015 stood at 39.74 metric tons of CO2 per capita, followed at a distance by Trinidad and Tobago with 25.94 metric tons per capita, and Kuwait with 24.41 metric tons per capita. The United States’ CO2 levels were measured at 16.07 metric tons per capita and China’s of 11.94 metric tons.
When taking into consideration the quantity of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere, the chart would look different. The fact that we’re taking into account the number of citizens too changes the chart quite bit.
That being said, these have been the 10 countries with the smallest carbon footprint per capita in the world.
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