Coal — Emissions in OECD
OECD: Coal — Emissions was 0.0632 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Coal — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, coal — emissions in OECD stood at 0.0632 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal — emissions in OECD peaked at 0.2356 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0632 kt, in 2022.
That places OECD 3rd out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2031 kt | 0.1411 kt | 0.2356 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1385 kt | 0.1214 kt | 0.1649 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1178 kt | 0.0939 kt | 0.1376 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0748 kt | 0.0632 kt | 0.0957 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 China 0.5147 kt compare
- 1 China, mainland 0.5147 kt compare
- 4 Poland 0.0594 kt compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 0.0198 kt compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.014 kt compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 72,286 million t (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 147,607 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -373,047 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 757.39 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -520,654 kt (2025)
- Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 17.56 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.77 million ha (2024)
- Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.59 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal — emissions in OECD?
- Coal — emissions in OECD was 0.0632 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coal — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2356 kt in 1993.
- What is the lowest coal — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0632 kt in 2022.
- How does OECD rank for coal — emissions?
- OECD ranks 3rd out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coal — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coal — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.