Per unit GDP is a better metric. Carbon is produced from production not from people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_ratio_of_GDP_to_carbon_d

Per unit GDP is a better metric. Carbon is produced from production not from people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_ratio_of_GDP_to_carbon_dioxide_emissions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_ratio_of_... By that metric China is among the worst in the world and India isn't far behind.