5 Countries With The Highest Average Carbon Dioxide Emissions Per Person

2. Qatar

Carbon dioxide emission from fossil fuel per capita in 2019: 38.82 metric tonnes

Carbon dioxide emission from fossil fuel in 2019: 106.528 million metric tonnes

Ranking second on our list of the 15 countries with the highest average carbon dioxide emissions per person in Qatar. Qatar had one of the poorest economies in the world before World War II when its population was engaged in agriculture and fishing. In 2019, Qatar had a GDP of $175.8 billion. Qatar has massive natural gas reserves, and its offshore North Field is one of the world’s biggest gas fields. 

The “One Planet” Global Sovereign Wealth Fund was established by the Qatar Investment Authority to encourage green investments and accelerate efforts to consider environmental problems in the investment sector and management of sovereign wealth funds. Qatar confirmed the commissioning of the largest carbon storage plant in the country in October 2019 which will have the capacity to store 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually from the LNG sector.

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