How have things changed?, per capita by country
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
212
Highest
14.41 metric tons per person
Faroe Islands
Lowest
0 metric tons per person
Mongolia
Median
0.0098 metric tons per person
Years covered
60
1965–2024
Data points
11,930
What the numbers show
How have things changed?, per capita is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 14.41 metric tons per person in Faroe Islands; the lowest is 0 metric tons per person in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0098 metric tons per person, and the mean is 0.2269 metric tons per person.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 122 fell. The largest increase was in Nauru (up 28,956.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Kitts and Nevis (down 99.0%).
How have things changed?, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 14.41 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 2 | Nauru | 7.31 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 28,956.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Greenland | 5.83 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 4.71 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 601.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Iceland | 2.75 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 6 | Marshall Islands | 2.58 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Kiribati | 2.07 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Micronesia (country) | 1.84 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 280.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Seychelles | 1.12 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 0.7172 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 11 | Belize | 0.5016 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Maldives | 0.2035 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 0.1998 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 0.1719 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Oman | 0.1387 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 0.1355 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 0.1259 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritania | 0.1239 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 0.122 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 0.1114 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Vietnam | 0.0899 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Indonesia | 0.0831 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Denmark | 0.083 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 24 | New Zealand | 0.08 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 25 | South Korea | 0.0687 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 26 | China | 0.0676 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Panama | 0.0653 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 28 | Myanmar | 0.0541 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 0.0539 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 30 | Georgia | 0.0533 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 865.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Cambodia | 0.0526 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Ireland | 0.0525 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 33 | French Polynesia | 0.0522 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Suriname | 0.0507 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0496 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 0.0483 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 37 | Guyana | 0.0466 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Palau | 0.046 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Isle of Man | 0.0418 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Fiji | 0.0383 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 41 | Brunei | 0.0382 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 309.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 0.0376 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 43 | Russia | 0.0373 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 44 | Samoa | 0.0372 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Thailand | 0.037 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 46 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0352 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 0.0347 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 48 | North Korea | 0.0337 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 49 | Philippines | 0.0332 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 50 | American Samoa | 0.0327 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0327 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 52 | Mauritius | 0.032 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Latvia | 0.0306 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 54 | Laos | 0.0299 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 0.0294 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 0.0289 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 57 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0286 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0.0283 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 59 | Senegal | 0.0271 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 60 | Guinea | 0.0266 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0246 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Portugal | 0.0244 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0243 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 0.0242 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 65 | Finland | 0.0228 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 66 | Bahamas | 0.0221 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 67 | Spain | 0.0207 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 68 | Comoros | 0.0205 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Canada | 0.0204 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 70 | Argentina | 0.0201 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 71 | Gambia | 0.02 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0.0188 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 73 | Croatia | 0.0187 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Grenada | 0.0186 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 75 | Netherlands | 0.0184 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 76 | New Caledonia | 0.0182 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 77 | Ghana | 0.0179 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 39.0% | falling |
| 78 | Greece | 0.0177 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 79 | Egypt | 0.0174 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | 0.0168 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 81 | Angola | 0.0167 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Iran | 0.0164 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Curacao | 0.0157 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 91.4% | falling |
| 84 | Dominica | 0.0149 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0.0145 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0145 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Uruguay | 0.0143 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 0.0142 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 89 | Sweden | 0.0142 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 90 | United States | 0.0138 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 91 | Colombia | 0.0133 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Uganda | 0.0128 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 93 | India | 0.0127 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 94 | Australia | 0.0127 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 95 | Hong Kong | 0.0126 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 96 | Gabon | 0.0119 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 97 | Tonga | 0.0118 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Saint Lucia | 0.0111 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 0.011 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Turkey | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 101 | El Salvador | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 0.0106 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Venezuela | 0.01 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 104 | Zambia | 0.0099 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 105 | France | 0.0098 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 106 | Tanzania | 0.0098 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 39.2% | falling |
| 107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0097 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Bahrain | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 0.0091 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Malawi | 0.009 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 112 | Armenia | 0.0089 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Congo | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 41.2% | flat |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 0.0086 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 115 | Cameroon | 0.0086 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 116 | Tunisia | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 117 | South Africa | 0.0083 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Brazil | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 119 | Cyprus | 0.0075 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Qatar | 0.0074 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 0.007 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 114.2% | falling |
| 122 | Albania | 0.0069 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0.0069 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 0.0066 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 1,611.5% | volatile |
| 126 | East Timor | 0.0065 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 128 | Paraguay | 0.0057 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Madagascar | 0.0056 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0055 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 0.0055 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 0.0055 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Chad | 0.0054 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 134 | Moldova | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Bermuda | 0.0052 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Somalia | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 137 | Poland | 0.005 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 138 | Liberia | 0.005 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 56.6% | falling |
| 139 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 140 | Nigeria | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 141 | Jamaica | 0.0047 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 142 | Mali | 0.0046 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 143 | South Sudan | 0.0046 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 144 | Libya | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 145 | Benin | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 146 | Nepal | 0.0042 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Italy | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 148 | Montenegro | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 150 | Yemen | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 49.8% | flat |
| 152 | Kenya | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 153 | Rwanda | 0.003 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.003 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Djibouti | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Bulgaria | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Pakistan | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 159 | Togo | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 1,873.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Germany | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Barbados | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 163 | Hungary | 0.0025 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 164 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0025 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 165 | Bolivia | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Macao | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Guatemala | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 169 | Dominican Republic | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 170 | Algeria | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 171 | Cuba | 0.002 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Czechia | 0.002 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 173 | Ethiopia | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 289.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Niger | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Israel | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Aruba | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Belgium | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 180 | Haiti | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 181 | Serbia | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 182 | Ukraine | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Burkina Faso | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 184 | Burundi | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 185 | North Macedonia | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 186 | Iraq | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 187 | Belarus | 0.001 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 188 | Lesotho | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Sudan | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 190 | Romania | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Slovakia | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 192 | Eritrea | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Singapore | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Puerto Rico | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 195 | Guam | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Gibraltar | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 2,029.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Lebanon | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 198 | Slovenia | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 199 | Kuwait | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Austria | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 201 | Tajikistan | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Switzerland | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 203 | Afghanistan | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Jordan | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Syria | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 206 | Bhutan | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Botswana | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Eswatini | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 209 | Palestine | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Monaco | 0 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Luxembourg | 0 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Mongolia | 0 metric tons per person | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.