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Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Environment > CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita

DEFINITION: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Trinidad and Tobago 22.08 kt per 1,000 people 2003
2 Aruba 21.76 kt per 1,000 people 2003
3 Bermuda 7.9 kt per 1,000 people 2003
4 Cayman Islands 7.07 kt per 1,000 people 2003
5 The Bahamas 5.94 kt per 1,000 people 2003
6 Venezuela 5.61 kt per 1,000 people 2003
7 Suriname 5.04 kt per 1,000 people 2003
8 Antigua and Barbuda 4.99 kt per 1,000 people 2003
9 Barbados 4.44 kt per 1,000 people 2003
10 Mexico 4.12 kt per 1,000 people 2003
11 Jamaica 4.08 kt per 1,000 people 2003
12 Chile 3.67 kt per 1,000 people 2003
13 Argentina 3.35 kt per 1,000 people 2003
14 Belize 2.85 kt per 1,000 people 2003
15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.67 kt per 1,000 people 2003
16 Dominican Republic 2.32 kt per 1,000 people 2003
17 Cuba 2.25 kt per 1,000 people 2003
18 Guyana 2.18 kt per 1,000 people 2003
19 Grenada 2.1 kt per 1,000 people 2003
20 Saint Lucia 2.03 kt per 1,000 people 2003
21 Dominica 1.96 kt per 1,000 people 2003
22 Panama 1.93 kt per 1,000 people 2003
23 Ecuador 1.8 kt per 1,000 people 2003
24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.65 kt per 1,000 people 2003
25 Brazil 1.65 kt per 1,000 people 2003
26 Costa Rica 1.52 kt per 1,000 people 2003
27 Uruguay 1.32 kt per 1,000 people 2003
28 Colombia 1.27 kt per 1,000 people 2003
29 El Salvador 0.984 kt per 1,000 people 2003
30 Peru 0.963 kt per 1,000 people 2003
31 Honduras 0.942 kt per 1,000 people 2003
32 Bolivia 0.893 kt per 1,000 people 2003
33 Guatemala 0.891 kt per 1,000 people 2003
34 Nicaragua 0.767 kt per 1,000 people 2003
35 Paraguay 0.728 kt per 1,000 people 2003
36 Haiti 0.21 kt per 1,000 people 2003

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Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Environment > CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita

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Interesting observations about Environment > CO2 emissions > Kt > Per capita

  • Virgin Islands has had the highest CO2 emissions > kt > per capita since 1969.
  • United States ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2003.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2003.
  • Qatar ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
  • South Africa ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
  • Australia ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2003.
  • 76 of the bottom 99 countries by CO2 emissions > kt > per capita are Hot countries.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.
  • Canada ranked first for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2003.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked second for CO2 emissions > kt > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
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