Carbon Dioxide Emissions

North America Ranking

per capitaSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Canada	15.5	2018	1	15.39
2	United States	15.24	2018	2	14.81
3	Mexico	3.74	2018	3	3.78
4	Panama	2.43	2018	4	2.5
5	Ecuador	2.31	2018	5	2.25
6	Costa Rica	1.65	2018	6	1.65
7	Guatemala	1.11	2018	7	1.03
8	El Salvador	1.06	2018	8	1
9	Honduras	1.02	2018	9	0.95
10	Nicaragua	0.81	2018	10	0.85

Definition of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

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.