Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in OECD
OECD: Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total was 85.51 Index in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2023, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in OECD stood at 85.51 Index. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in OECD peaked at 105.24 Index in 1990 and was at its lowest, 85.51 Index, in 2023.
OECD ranks 46th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total in OECD, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 105.24 Index | — |
| 1991 | 105.16 Index | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 104.69 Index | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 104.12 Index | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 104.03 Index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 103.83 Index | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 103.77 Index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 103.19 Index | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 102.01 Index | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 100.06 Index | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.19 Index | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 98.14 Index | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 97.53 Index | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 96.59 Index | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.33 Index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.77 Index | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.86 Index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.52 Index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 95.6 Index | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 94.84 Index | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 92.93 Index | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 92.05 Index | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.59 Index | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.47 Index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.97 Index | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.66 Index | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 90.5 Index | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 91.26 Index | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 89.81 Index | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 89.04 Index | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.35 Index | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 86.23 Index | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 85.51 Index | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.61 Index | 100.06 Index | 105.24 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.45 Index | 95.6 Index | 100 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.51 Index | 89.66 Index | 94.84 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.28 Index | 85.51 Index | 89.04 Index | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in OECD?
- Air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total in OECD was 85.51 Index in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 105.24 Index in 1990.
- What is the lowest air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.51 Index in 2023.
- How does OECD rank for air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total?
- OECD ranks 46th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air emissions - greenhouse gas emissions inventories — total rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total emissions excluding LULUCF. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in man-made emissions of major greenhouse gases and emissions by gas. Data refer to total emissions of CO2 (emissions from energy use and industrial processes, e.g. cement production), CH4(methane emissions from solid waste, livestock, mining of hard coal and lignite, rice paddies, agriculture and leaks from natural gas pipelines), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). Data exclude indirect CO2. For UNCCCC Annex I countries, data follow the IPCC 2006 guidelines. Territories' coverage are as those defined in the Kyoto Protocol. Data source(s): National Inventory Submissions 2026 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables), available here. Data for Indonesia, Israel and Korea were derived from Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaires submitted to the OECD. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: July 2026 Database documentation