Americas vs OECD: Energy — Emissions

Americas
6.87 million kt
in 2023
OECD
10.75 million kt
in 2023
Americas rank
5th
OECD rank
3rd

Energy — Emissions over time

  • Americas
  • OECD
4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M196119922023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 10.75 million kt against 6.87 million kt in Americas, a difference of 3.87 million kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.6 times Americas's.

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

Americas ranks 5th and OECD ranks 3rd of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 4.01 million kt 7.30 million kt 3.29 million kt OECD
1970s 5.65 million kt 10.22 million kt 4.58 million kt OECD
1980s 5.90 million kt 10.59 million kt 4.69 million kt OECD
1990s 6.68 million kt 11.67 million kt 4.99 million kt OECD
2000s 7.58 million kt 12.78 million kt 5.20 million kt OECD
2010s 7.36 million kt 12.01 million kt 4.65 million kt OECD
2020s 6.82 million kt 10.91 million kt 4.09 million kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions, Americas or OECD?
OECD, at 10.75 million kt against 6.87 million kt in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions between Americas and OECD?
3.87 million kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and OECD rank globally for energy — emissions?
Americas ranks 5th and OECD ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 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