md`## Top 10 Countries by Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2021
I wanted to explore which countries produced the most greenhouse gas emissions per person in 2021. This chart helps answer that by showing the top 10 countries with the highest per capita emissions, using data from the OECD. It gives a sense of how much greenhouse gas each person contributes on average in these countries.
To prepare the chart, I used the pollutant category “GHG” (greenhouse gases) and filtered for the year 2021. I only kept the values measured in kilograms of CO2-equivalent per person. Then I sorted the results by value and took the top 10 countries with the highest numbers.
I chose a horizontal bar chart to make it easier to read the country names, and I sorted the bars from highest to lowest emissions. The red color scale shows the intensity of emissions, so it's clear which countries are contributing the most per person. It’s a simple but effective way to highlight the data.
One thing this chart doesn’t show is the total emissions or the size of each country’s population. Some countries might have high per person emissions because they have smaller populations and more industrial output. So while this chart is useful for spotting individual responsibility, it doesn’t tell the whole story about national impact.`