Ranking of the Most CO2 Emitting Countries (2008)

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This ranking lists the world's most contaminating countries by tons of CO2 emissions per capita, according to data obtained from the World Bank. The World Bank Group is a specialized United Nations organism whose declared mission is to reduce poverty by granting low interest loans, loans without interest to other banks, and economic aid to developing countries. It was created in 1944 and its headquarters are in Washington D.C. (USA). It is currently comprised of 185 member countries.

Author: ivy (Updated Apr 12, 2016)
Sources: Official source World Bank Group

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	Country	Emissions (Tons of C02 emissions per inhabitant) (tonnes)
1	Qatar	49.10
2	Trinidad and Tobago	37.40
3	Kuwait	30.10
4	Brunei	27.50
5	United Arab Emirates	25.00
6	Aruba	21.70
7	Luxembourg	21.50
8	Bahrain	21.40
9	Australia	18.60
10	United States	17.90
11	Oman	17.30
12	Saudi Arabia	16.60
13	Canada	16.30
14	Kazakhstan	15.10
15	Estonia	13.60
16	New Caledonia	12.80
17	Russia	12.00
18	Czech Republic	11.20
19	Netherlands	10.60
20	Finland	10.60
21	South Korea	10.50
22	Norway	10.50
23	Palau	10.50
24	Greenland	10.20
25	Cayman Islands	10.10
26	Ireland	9.90
27	Belgium	9.80
28	Turkmenistan	9.70
29	Germany	9.60
30	Japan	9.50
31	Libya	9.50
32	South Africa	8.90
33	Greece	8.70
34	Slovenia	8.50
35	United Kingdom	8.50
36	Denmark	8.40
37	Poland	8.30
38	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8.30
39	Austria	8.10
40	Cyprus	7.90
41	New Zealand	7.80
42	Seychelles	7.80
43	Malaysia	7.60
44	Iran	7.40
45	Italy	7.40
46	Equatorial Guinea	7.30
47	Spain	7.20
48	Iceland	7.00
49	Ukraine	7.00
50	Slovakia	6.90