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

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...

Countries reporting
171
Highest
766,308 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
World outside Africa
Lowest
0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brunei Darussalam
Median
164.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
5,044

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by sector β€” GHG emissions from commercial and public services is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 766,308 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent in World outside Africa; the lowest is 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brunei Darussalam.

The median across all reporting countries is 164.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 12,120 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 5,813.4%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 99.8%).

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 World outside Africa 766,308 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 4.7% rising
2 OECD 494,490 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 9.4% falling
3 United States 212,588 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 4.5% flat
4 China (People’s Republic of) 116,762 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 2.3% rising
5 Resource-rich countries 83,514 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 0.4% rising
6 Japan 52,772 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 16.6% falling
7 Canada 35,862 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 26.5% rising
8 Germany 32,441 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 29.8% falling
9 India 31,430 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 81.6% rising
10 United Kingdom 20,811 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 11.1% rising
11 France 20,203 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 26.5% falling
12 Russia 20,016 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 13.5% rising
13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17,527 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 16.2% falling
14 Italy 17,182 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 24.0% flat
15 Oman 14,206 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 215.6% volatile
16 Turkmenistan 13,381 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 9.7% rising
17 Spain 7,631 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 12.2% rising
18 Kazakhstan, Republic of 7,596 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 10.9% volatile
19 Philippines 7,577 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 156.6% volatile
20 Belgium 6,744 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 14.1% flat
21 Uzbekistan, Republic of 6,547 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 13.5% falling
22 Africa, fragile states 5,412 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 3.6% rising
23 South Africa 5,284 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 20.0% rising
24 Australia 5,003 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 12.8% rising
25 Ukraine 4,581 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 160.1% rising
26 Mexico 4,295 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 5.6% flat
27 Switzerland 3,621 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 31.0% falling
28 Pakistan 3,323 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 11.0% rising
29 Argentina 3,278 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 26.3% rising
30 Czechia 2,819 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 17.3% falling
31 Hungary 2,647 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 35.7% falling
32 Romania 2,103 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 13.2% rising
33 Brazil 2,051 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 24.1% falling
34 Thailand 2,048 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 35.8% rising
35 Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 1,987 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 58.3% rising
36 Ireland 1,786 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 9.1% falling
37 Chile 1,775 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 5.1% rising
38 Indonesia 1,662 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 40.3% falling
39 Malaysia 1,613 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 56.1% falling
40 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1,541 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
41 Angola 1,418 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 40.6% volatile
42 Austria 1,398 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 22.3% falling
43 Myanmar 1,342 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
44 New Zealand 1,165 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 34.0% rising
45 Peru 1,133 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 91.0% volatile
46 Norway 989.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 7.1% rising
47 Nigeria 949 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 80.7% rising
48 Sudan 924.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 20.3% rising
49 Sweden 901.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 35.1% volatile
50 Serbia, Republic of 858.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 35.5% volatile
51 Colombia 847.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 28.4% rising
52 East African Community 842.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 49.7% rising
53 Finland 826.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 24.1% falling
54 Portugal 816.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 31.5% falling
55 Nepal 703.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 188.1% volatile
56 Morocco 670.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 14.9% rising
57 Algeria 662.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 5,813.4% volatile
58 Tunisia 655 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 0.9% falling
59 Venezuela, RepΓΊblica Bolivariana de 634.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 62.1% volatile
60 Denmark 619.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 22.1% falling
61 Kenya 582.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 69.9% rising
62 Greece 574.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 47.8% falling
63 Luxembourg 551.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 11.1% rising
64 Ecuador 514.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 50.8% rising
65 Nicaragua 476.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 51.6% rising
66 Azerbaijan, Republic of 430.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 92.1% volatile
67 Jordan 426.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 18.0% falling
68 Cameroon 416.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 174.1% rising
69 Bangladesh 381.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 15.4% rising
70 Belarus, Republic of 379.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 34.1% falling
71 Kyrgyz Republic 373.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
72 Georgia 359.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 307.8% volatile
73 Singapore 358.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 18.2% rising
74 Bulgaria 351.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 0.4% falling
75 Benin 327.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 286.6% volatile
76 Cambodia 275 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 125.6% volatile
77 Bahamas, The 274.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 137.9% volatile
78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 273.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
79 Honduras 267.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 218.7% volatile
80 Panama 261 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 41.5% rising
81 Sri Lanka 258.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 84.5% rising
82 Dominican Republic 256.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 17.7% rising
83 CΓ΄te d’Ivoire 255.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 23.9% rising
84 Yemen, Republic of 241.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 47.7% volatile
85 Israel 188.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
86 Albania 164.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 52.3% flat
87 Uganda 158.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 6.2% rising
88 North Macedonia, Republic of 149.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 43.4% falling
89 Ghana 145.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 80.7% rising
90 Bolivia 129 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 30.7% rising
91 Armenia, Republic of 124.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 67.5% volatile
92 Costa Rica 108.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 17.8% rising
93 Lao People's Democratic Republic 99.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 9.8% rising
94 Jamaica 96.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 33.6% rising
95 Malta 95.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 35.0% volatile
96 Guatemala 94.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 35.0% volatile
97 Congo, Republic of 91.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
98 Rwanda 88.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 73.8% rising
99 Cyprus 87.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 27.0% volatile
100 Uruguay 83.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 26.8% falling
101 Togo 79.5 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 42.2% rising
102 Niger 73.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
103 Zambia 71.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 9.7% flat
104 Barbados 63.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 5.1% rising
105 Mozambique, Republic of 61.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 0.3% falling
106 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 53.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 352.5% volatile
106 Papua New Guinea 53.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
108 Botswana 49.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 10.4% volatile
109 Mauritius 47 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 42.9% rising
110 Gabon 39.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 59.4% rising
111 Montenegro 33.6 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 156.5% volatile
112 Bahrain, Kingdom of 33.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
113 Suriname 28.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 28.9% rising
114 Djibouti 27.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 19.7% falling
115 Cuba 27.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 132.2% rising
116 El Salvador 26.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 70.4% volatile
117 Senegal 24 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 100.0% volatile
118 Guyana 21.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 80.3% rising
119 Eritrea, The State of 19.2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 57.4% falling
120 Trinidad and Tobago 16.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 34.9% volatile
121 Liberia 15.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
122 Haiti 13.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 47.8% rising
123 South Sudan, Republic of 12.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 337.9% volatile
124 Samoa 9.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 232.1% volatile
125 Grenada 8.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 74.5% volatile
125 Tajikistan, Republic of 8.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” volatile
127 Belize 8.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 33.3% volatile
128 Namibia 5.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 12.3% falling
129 St. Lucia 4.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 11.1% falling
130 Seychelles 3.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 18.8% volatile
131 St. Kitts and Nevis 3.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 22.9% falling
132 Dominica 3.3 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 230.0% volatile
133 Iceland 2.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 unchanged volatile
134 Paraguay 2 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 53.8% rising
135 Kiribati 1.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 unchanged volatile
135 Mongolia 1.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 41.4% volatile
137 Mali 1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 233.3% volatile
138 Zimbabwe 0.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 99.8% volatile
139 United Arab Emirates 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Antigua and Barbuda 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Burundi 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Burkina Faso 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Bhutan 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Central African Republic 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Comoros, Union of the 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Guinea 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Gambia, The 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Guinea-Bissau 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Iraq 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Kuwait 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Lebanon 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Libya 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Maldives 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Malawi 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Naoero, Republic of 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Palau, Republic of 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Qatar 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Saudi Arabia 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Solomon Islands 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Sierra Leone 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Somalia 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓ­ncipe, Democratic Republic of 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Chad 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Tonga 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Tuvalu 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Vanuatu 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat
139 Brunei Darussalam 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 β€” flat

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

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by sector β€” GHG emissions from commercial and public services
Unit
Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
241 places, 5,044 data points, 2000–2020
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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.