Huge inequality in per capita tourism emissions

There is huge inequality between countries on a per-capita basis.

  • Average per-capita tourism emissions: 0.7 t CO2-e globally
  • Top 10 highest tourism footprint per capita countries: 3.9 t CO2-e per capita
  • Top 10 lowest tourism footprint per capita countries: 0.04 t CO2-e per capita

The top 10 per capita countries create 100 times more emissions than the 10 lowest per capita emitters.

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