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High income OECD countries Compared by Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000

DEFINITION: 1999 total CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring. Emissions are expressed in thousand metric tons of carbon (not CO2). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 United States 5.38 1999
2 Luxembourg 5.09 1999
3 Australia 4.97 1999
4 Canada 3.93 1999
5 Estonia 3.21 1999
6 Finland 3.08 1999
7 Ireland 2.94 1999
8 Czech Republic 2.89 1999
9 Belgium 2.79 1999
10 Israel 2.72 1999
11 Germany 2.63 1999
12 Denmark 2.55 1999
13 United Kingdom 2.51 1999
14 Japan 2.49 1999
15 Norway 2.37 1999
16 Netherlands 2.32 1999
17 South Korea 2.3 1999
18 Poland 2.22 1999
19 New Zealand 2.19 1999
20 Greece 2.16 1999
21 Austria 2.1 1999
22 Iceland 2.03 1999
23 Italy 2.03 1999
24 Slovenia 1.99 1999
25 Slovakia 1.95 1999
26 Spain 1.87 1999
27 France 1.62 1999
28 Portugal 1.61 1999
29 Switzerland 1.55 1999
30 Sweden 1.44 1999
31 Chile 1.12 1999

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High income OECD countries Compared by Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000

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Interesting observations about Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000

  • United States ranked first for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 1999.
  • Qatar ranked first for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 1999.
  • Aruba ranked first for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 1999.
  • South Africa ranked first for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 1999.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst Europe in 1999.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked second for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 1999.
  • Australia ranked first for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst East Asia and Pacific in 1999.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked first for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst Religious countries in 1999.
  • Russia ranked second for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 1999.
  • Canada ranked second for pollution > carbon dioxide 1999 per 1000 amongst NATO countries in 1999.
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