Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by sector — GHG emissions from commercial and public services by country

Name: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by sector — GHG emissions from commercial and public services
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Countries reporting

151

Highest

494,490 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent

OECD

Lowest

0.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent

Zimbabwe

Median

358.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent

Years covered

2000–2020

Data points

5,044

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by sector — GHG emissions from commercial and public services is currently reported for 151 countries. The highest value is 494,490 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent in OECD; the lowest is 0.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 358.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 8,328 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent.

Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 5,813.4%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 99.8%).

Africa's Development: GHG Emissions by sector GHG … commercial: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	OECD	494,490 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 9.4%	falling
2	United States	212,588 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 4.5%	flat
3	China	116,762 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 2.3%	rising
4	Japan	52,772 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 16.6%	falling
5	Canada	35,862 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 26.5%	rising
6	Germany	32,441 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 29.8%	falling
7	India	31,430 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 81.6%	rising
8	United Kingdom	20,811 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 11.1%	rising
9	France	20,203 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 26.5%	falling
10	Russia	20,016 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 13.5%	rising
11	Iran	17,527 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 16.2%	falling
12	Italy	17,182 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 24.0%	flat
13	Oman	14,206 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 215.6%	volatile
14	Turkmenistan	13,381 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 9.7%	rising
15	Spain	7,631 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 12.2%	rising
16	Türkiye	25,682 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 28.5%	volatile
16	Kazakhstan	7,596 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 10.9%	volatile
17	Philippines	7,577 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 156.6%	volatile
18	Belgium	6,744 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 14.1%	flat
19	Netherlands	6,861 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 32.4%	falling
19	Uzbekistan	6,547 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 13.5%	falling
19	Croatia	577.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 14.6%	falling
20	South Africa	5,284 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 20.0%	rising
20	Madagascar	547 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 52.6%	rising
21	Poland	6,137 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 42.5%	flat
21	Australia	5,003 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 12.8%	rising
21	Ethiopia	356.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 100.6%	rising
22	Ukraine	4,581 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 160.1%	rising
22	Moldova	247.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 31.9%	falling
23	Mexico	4,295 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 5.6%	flat
23	Eswatini	47.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 118.1%	volatile
24	Switzerland	3,621 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 31.0%	falling
24	Equatorial Guinea	42.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 37.9%	rising
25	Pakistan	3,323 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 11.0%	rising
25	Lesotho	24.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 29.5%	falling
26	Argentina	3,278 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 26.3%	rising
26	Cabo Verde	19.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 13.4%	volatile
27	Czechia	2,819 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 17.3%	falling
27	Fiji	4.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
28	Hungary	2,647 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 35.7%	falling
29	Romania	2,103 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 13.2%	rising
30	Brazil	2,051 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 24.1%	falling
31	Thailand	2,048 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 35.8%	rising
32	Ireland	1,786 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 9.1%	falling
33	Chile	1,775 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 5.1%	rising
34	Indonesia	1,662 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 40.3%	falling
35	Malaysia	1,613 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 56.1%	falling
36	North Korea	1,541 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
36	Viet Nam	970.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 72.4%	falling
37	Angola	1,418 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 40.6%	volatile
38	Austria	1,398 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 22.3%	falling
39	Myanmar	1,342 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
39	Syrian Arab Republic	397.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 62.8%	falling
40	New Zealand	1,165 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 34.0%	rising
40	Latvia	394.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 20.5%	falling
41	Peru	1,133 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 91.0%	volatile
41	Lithuania	276.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 27.4%	flat
42	Norway	989.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 7.1%	rising
42	Slovenia	268.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 58.9%	falling
43	Nigeria	949 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 80.7%	rising
43	Estonia	264.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 49.1%	flat
44	Sudan	924.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 20.3%	rising
45	Sweden	901.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 35.1%	volatile
46	Serbia	858.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 35.5%	volatile
47	Colombia	847.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 28.4%	rising
48	Finland	826.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 24.1%	falling
49	Portugal	816.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 31.5%	falling
50	Nepal	703.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 188.1%	volatile
51	Morocco	670.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 14.9%	rising
52	Algeria	662.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 5,813.4%	volatile
53	Tunisia	655 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 0.9%	falling
54	Venezuela	634.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 62.1%	volatile
55	Denmark	619.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 22.1%	falling
56	Kenya	582.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 69.9%	rising
57	Greece	574.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 47.8%	falling
58	Luxembourg	551.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 11.1%	rising
59	Ecuador	514.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 50.8%	rising
60	Nicaragua	476.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 51.6%	rising
61	Azerbaijan	430.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 92.1%	volatile
62	Jordan	426.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 18.0%	falling
63	Cameroon	416.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 174.1%	rising
64	Bangladesh	381.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 15.4%	rising
65	Belarus	379.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 34.1%	falling
66	Kyrgyzstan	373.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
67	Georgia	359.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 307.8%	volatile
68	Singapore	358.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 18.2%	rising
69	Bulgaria	351.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 0.4%	falling
70	Benin	327.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 286.6%	volatile
71	Cambodia	275 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 125.6%	volatile
72	Bahamas	274.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 137.9%	volatile
73	Bosnia and Herzegovina	273.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
74	Honduras	267.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 218.7%	volatile
75	Panama	261 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 41.5%	rising
76	Sri Lanka	258.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 84.5%	rising
77	Dominican Republic	256.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 17.7%	rising
78	Côte d’Ivoire	255.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 23.9%	rising
79	Yemen	241.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 47.7%	volatile
80	Israel	188.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
81	Albania	164.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 52.3%	flat
82	Uganda	158.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 6.2%	rising
83	North Macedonia	149.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 43.4%	falling
84	Ghana	145.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 80.7%	rising
85	Bolivia	129 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 30.7%	rising
86	Armenia	124.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 67.5%	volatile
87	Costa Rica	108.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 17.8%	rising
88	Laos	99.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 9.8%	rising
89	Jamaica	96.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 33.6%	rising
90	Malta	95.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 35.0%	volatile
91	Guatemala	94.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 35.0%	volatile
92	Congo	91.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
93	Rwanda	88.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 73.8%	rising
94	Cyprus	87.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 27.0%	volatile
95	Uruguay	83.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 26.8%	falling
96	Togo	79.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 42.2%	rising
97	Niger	73.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
98	Zambia	71.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 9.7%	flat
99	Barbados	63.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 5.1%	rising
100	Mozambique	61.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 0.3%	falling
101	Afghanistan	53.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 352.5%	volatile
101	Papua New Guinea	53.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
103	Botswana	49.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 10.4%	volatile
104	Mauritius	47 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 42.9%	rising
105	Gabon	39.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 59.4%	rising
106	Montenegro	33.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 156.5%	volatile
107	Bahrain	33.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
108	Suriname	28.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 28.9%	rising
109	Djibouti	27.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 19.7%	falling
110	Cuba	27.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 132.2%	rising
111	El Salvador	26.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 70.4%	volatile
112	Senegal	24 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 100.0%	volatile
113	Guyana	21.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 80.3%	rising
114	Eritrea	19.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 57.4%	falling
115	Trinidad and Tobago	16.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 34.9%	volatile
116	Liberia	15.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
117	Haiti	13.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 47.8%	rising
118	South Sudan	12.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 337.9%	volatile
119	Samoa	9.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 232.1%	volatile
120	Grenada	8.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 74.5%	volatile
120	Tajikistan	8.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	—	volatile
122	Belize	8.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 33.3%	volatile
123	Namibia	5.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 12.3%	falling
124	Saint Lucia	4.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 11.1%	falling
125	Seychelles	3.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 18.8%	volatile
126	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 22.9%	falling
127	Dominica	3.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 230.0%	volatile
128	Iceland	2.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	unchanged	volatile
129	Paraguay	2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 53.8%	rising
130	Kiribati	1.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	unchanged	volatile
130	Mongolia	1.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 41.4%	volatile
132	Mali	1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	up 233.3%	volatile
133	Zimbabwe	0.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent	2020	down 99.8%	volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

World 780,506 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Non-resource-rich countries 696,992 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
World outside Africa 766,308 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
World outside Africa, non-resource-rich countries 685,080 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
High income countries 481,746 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Resource-rich countries 83,514 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) 479,243 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Latin America and the Caribbean 16,805 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 210,391 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Korea 16,320 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Asia (excluding high income countries) 208,944 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
ASEAN 15,945 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
World outside Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 204,922 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Africa 14,198 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
European Union (27 countries) 115,674 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Southern African Development Community (SADC) 7,561 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 83,163 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Least developed countries 7,342 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
World outside Africa, resource-rich countries 81,228 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Southern Africa (African Union) 6,963 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
World outside Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 76,776 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 3,530 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Fragile states 44,818 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 2,096 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
World outside Africa, fragile states 39,406 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 2,063 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Land Locked Developing Countries 30,732 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 1,987 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
World outside Africa, landlocked developing countries 29,848 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 1,890 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Small Island Developing States 1,325 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Africa, non-resource-rich countries 11,912 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Slovak Republic 1,118 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
MERCOSUR 10,497 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Central Africa (African Union) 589.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 6,387 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 5,469 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Africa, fragile states 5,412 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Low income countries (World Bank) 4,571 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Africa, least developed countries 4,231 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent

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Indicator: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by sector — GHG emissions from commercial and public services
Unit: Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 241 places, 5,044 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 25 shows statistics on GHG emissions from different sources.