Palau and Qatar are the nations with the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions. Identify the list of the following nations arranged in increasing order of per capita emissions.
AUSA, Russia, Japan, China and India
BIndia, China, Japan, Russia and USA ✓ Correct
CChina, USA, Japan, Russia and India
DIndia, China, USA, Japan and Russia
Correct answer: (B) India, China, Japan, Russia and USA
Explanation
By per capita emissions from least to greatest the order runs India, China, Japan, Russia and the United States.
The United States has the highest per person emissions of these five owing to high energy use.
Russia follows with heavy per capita emissions from its energy sector.
China's per capita figure, though its total is huge, stays below Japan and Russia here.
India records the lowest per person emissions among these nations despite its large population.
Small oil and gas states such as Qatar top the world in per capita emissions.
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