OECD vs World: Energy — Emissions

OECD
23,587 kt
in 2023
World
118,295 kt
in 2023
OECD rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Energy — Emissions over time

  • OECD
  • World
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k196119922023

How they compare

World currently reports 118,295 kt against 23,587 kt in OECD, a difference of 94,708 kt.

That makes World's figure about 5.0 times OECD's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD World Difference Ahead
1960s 26,528 kt 61,937 kt 35,409 kt World
1970s 28,089 kt 77,353 kt 49,264 kt World
1980s 26,353 kt 79,580 kt 53,227 kt World
1990s 23,801 kt 87,463 kt 63,662 kt World
2000s 22,794 kt 95,637 kt 72,843 kt World
2010s 22,840 kt 108,062 kt 85,222 kt World
2020s 22,738 kt 112,846 kt 90,108 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, OECD or World?
World, at 118,295 kt against 23,587 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between OECD and World?
94,708 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do OECD and World rank globally for energy — emissions?
OECD ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf