Climate performance of Asia, the Americas and Europe
2014
83 countries out of 145 in ClimatePositions are located in Asia, the Americas or Europe. The 83 countries represent 82% of the included population and they are responsible for 88% of the Climate Contribution (climate debt). The 145 countries represent 96% of the global population. The following compares the climate performance of Asia, the Americas and Europe. Also read the posts on ‘Africa‘ and ‘Australia‘.
The 23 Asian countries included have an average Climate Contribution (climate debt) of approximately $151 per capita (update February 2014). 14 countries are Contribution Free. The 9 countries with debt are listed below along with the amounts in US$ per capita. Singapore is now the world’s climate change scoundrel number one due to their extremely high CO2 Emissions per capita.
| Asia | Feb. 2014 | |
| 1 | Singapore | $14,431 |
| 2 | South Korea | $2,609 |
| 3 | Japan | $1,741 |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | $781 |
| 5 | Malaysia | $728 |
| 6 | China | $246 |
| 7 | Thailand | $213 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | $41 |
| 9 | Indonesia | $32 |
The Contribution Free countries in Asia are: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and Vietnam.
The diagram below shows the Asian shares (in ClimatePositions 2010) of the total: 1) Population: 55.5%, 2) GDP(ppp-$): 28.9%, 3) CO2 Emissions (2006-2010): 39.4% and 4) Climate Contribution (debt): 19.0% (note that China, Japan and South Korea are responsible of 16.0% out of the 19.0% debt).
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The 20 countries included in the Americas have an average Climate Contribution (climate debt) of approximately $1,531 per capita (update February 2014). 6 countries are Contribution Free. The 14 countries with debt are listed below along with the amounts in US$ per capita.
| America | Feb. 2014 | |
| 1 | United States | $5,178 |
| 2 | Canada | $4,325 |
| 3 | Chile | $437 |
| 4 | Venezuela | $428 |
| 5 | Mexico | $261 |
| 6 | Argentina | $260 |
| 7 | Panama | $255 |
| 8 | Brazil | $94 |
| 9 | Uruguay | $80 |
| 10 | Ecuador | $74 |
| 11 | Dominican Rep. | $57 |
| 12 | Honduras | $25 |
| 13 | Bolivia | $12 |
| 14 | Guatemala | $2 |
The Contribution Free countries in the Americas are: Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru.
The diagram below shows the shares (in ClimatePositions 2010) of the total: 1) Population: 13.5%, 2) GDP(ppp-$): 32.1%, 3) CO2 Emissions (2006-2010): 26.8% and 4) Climate Contribution (debt): 48.5% (note that the United States are responsible of 42.5% out of the 48.5% debt).
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The 40 European countries included have an average Climate Contribution (climate debt) of approximately $681 per capita (update February 2014). 5 countries are Contribution Free. The 35 countries with debt are listed below along with the amounts in US$ per capita. Lithuanian and Albania are new on the list (they were Contribution Free in 2010).
| Europe | Feb. 2014 | |
| 1 | Netherlands | $3,997 |
| 2 | Belgium | $3,409 |
| 3 | Norway | $2,553 |
| 4 | Ireland | $2,507 |
| 5 | Finland | $2,283 |
| 6 | Austria | $1,954 |
| 7 | Estonia | $1,475 |
| 8 | Greece | $1,473 |
| 9 | Spain | $1,387 |
| 10 | Germany | $1,373 |
| 11 | Slovenia | $1,308 |
| 12 | France | $1,119 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $1,097 |
| 14 | Russia | $992 |
| 15 | Sweden | $842 |
| 16 | Czech Republic | $841 |
| 17 | Italy | $825 |
| 18 | Switzerland | $818 |
| 19 | Denmark | $786 |
| 20 | Portugal | $737 |
| 21 | Slovakia | $532 |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | $472 |
| 23 | Serbia | $470 |
| 24 | Croatia | $466 |
| 25 | Poland | $363 |
| 26 | Bulgaria | $359 |
| 27 | Hungary | $315 |
| 28 | Bosnia and H. | $309 |
| 29 | Turkey | $232 |
| 30 | Armenia | $140 |
| 31 | Belarus | $119 |
| 32 | Ukraine | $100 |
| 33 | Latvia | $52 |
| 34 | Lithuania | $8 |
| 35 | Albania | $1 |
The Contribution Free countries in Europe are: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova and Romania.
The diagram below shows the European shares (in ClimatePositions 2010) of the total: 1) Population: 12.5%, 2) GDP(ppp-$): 29.7%, 3) CO2 Emissions (2006-2010): 22.7% and 4) Climate Contribution (debt): 20.8% (note that Russia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain and Netherlands are responsible of 13.8% out of the 20.8% debt).
A conversion from total Climate Contribution (climate debt) in 2010, to Climate Contribution per km² (calculated from the total area) gives the following result: 1) Asia: $14,600 per km², 2) America: $32.500 per km² and 3) Europe: $56.200 per km².
Information on national GDP(ppp-$) per capita: Worldbank (links in the menu “Calculations”).
Source on CO2 Emissions: EIA, U.S. Energy Information Administration (links in the menu “Calculations”).
Data on national and global Populations: EIA, U.S. Energy Information Administration (links in the menu “Calculations”).
Drawing by Claus Andersen, 2014.
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