Carbon footprint
Latin America dominates the cleanest carbon rankings while wealthy nations pollute most.
Summary
Cleanest 5 Carbon Emitters
Dirtiest 5 Carbon Emitters
Leader
6 of 8
Latin America leads clean energy globally
Comparison
6.4x
Australia pollutes 6.4x more per person than Peru
Outlier
3.531
Indonesia ranks 3rd cleanest globally
Data
47 results
| 1 | Peru | 3.2 tCO₂/cap |
| 2 | Colombia | 3.3 tCO₂/cap |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3.5 tCO₂/cap |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3.9 tCO₂/cap |
| 5 | Brazil | 4.4 tCO₂/cap |
| 6 | Thailand | 4.5 tCO₂/cap |
| 7 | Mexico | 4.8 tCO₂/cap |
| 8 | Argentina | 5.9 tCO₂/cap |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 6.2 tCO₂/cap |
| 10 | Turkey | 6.4 tCO₂/cap |
Map
Carbon footprint
Insights
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6 of 8
Latin America dominates global clean energy rankings with 6 of top 8 spots
Comparison
6.4x
Australia produces 6.4x more pollution per person than Peru
Outlier
3.531
Indonesia ranks 3rd cleanest globally despite major industrial growth
Gap
20.6
Australia has the highest carbon emissions per capita globally at 20.6 tons per person
Trend
12.5+
Nordic countries all exceed 12.5 tons per capita, above wealthy benchmarks
Methodology
This dataset is sourced from the OECD through its official SDMX data service.
Rankdat does not alter or model the underlying values — we only clean formats, standardize country names, and reshape the data for visualization.
OECD compiles these indicators from a mix of sources including national statistical offices, international household surveys (such as Gallup World Poll, EU-SILC, ISSP), and harmonised administrative datasets.
Each indicator follows the definitions and structure specified in the OECD’s Data Structure Definition (DSD) for this dataflow.
Because indicators originate from different countries and surveys, collection years, sampling methods, and questionnaire wording may vary. OECD applies harmonisation rules to improve comparability, but differences in national methodology may still affect cross-country comparisons.
Full definitions, data collection notes, and quality documentation are available through the OECD metadata portal linked in the Sources section.