OECD vs United States: Other — Emissions (CO2eq)

OECD
37,679 kt
in 2023
United States
17,632 kt
in 2023
OECD rank
3rd
United States rank
5th

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • OECD
  • United States
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 37,679 kt against 17,632 kt in United States, a difference of 20,047 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.1 times United States's.

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

OECD ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 228 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United States Difference Ahead
1960s 52,094 kt 26,397 kt 25,697 kt OECD
1970s 62,411 kt 33,706 kt 28,705 kt OECD
1980s 67,696 kt 35,228 kt 32,468 kt OECD
1990s 70,598 kt 36,261 kt 34,337 kt OECD
2000s 57,424 kt 28,295 kt 29,129 kt OECD
2010s 42,097 kt 19,153 kt 22,945 kt OECD
2020s 36,687 kt 17,539 kt 19,148 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq), OECD or United States?
OECD, at 37,679 kt against 17,632 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) between OECD and United States?
20,047 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do OECD and United States rank globally for other — emissions (co2eq)?
OECD ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 228 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 15,016 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