Electricity — Emissions (CH4) in OECD
OECD: Electricity — Emissions (CH4) was 236.28 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — emissions in OECD is 236.28 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in OECD peaked at 240.39 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72.59 kt, in 1990.
OECD ranks 2nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions (CH4) in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.59 kt | — |
| 1991 | 74.3 kt | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 76.59 kt | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 80.29 kt | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 81.74 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 81.98 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 85.51 kt | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 86.19 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 87.98 kt | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 89.42 kt | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 92.75 kt | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 94.12 kt | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 139.39 kt | +48.1% |
| 2003 | 140.87 kt | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 146.17 kt | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 151.12 kt | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 153.57 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 153.49 kt | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 155.01 kt | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 157.51 kt | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 162.3 kt | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 160.09 kt | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 159.72 kt | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 158.38 kt | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 157.86 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 175.49 kt | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 184.15 kt | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 196 kt | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 199.56 kt | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 240.36 kt | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 240.39 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 225.52 kt | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 236.27 kt | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 236.28 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Emissions (CH4) in OECD changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +48.1% | 94.12 kt | 139.39 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.66 kt | 72.59 kt | 89.42 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.4 kt | 92.75 kt | 157.51 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.39 kt | 157.86 kt | 240.36 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 234.61 kt | 225.52 kt | 240.39 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 India 288.95 kt compare
- 3 China 214.71 kt compare
- 4 China, mainland 210.8 kt compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.07 kt compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.61 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 139.28 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 51.58 million t (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.64 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 65.07 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 79.71 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.14 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 462.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in OECD?
- Electricity — emissions in OECD was 236.28 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 240.39 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.59 kt in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for electricity — emissions?
- OECD ranks 2nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CH4). 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.