Electricity — Emissions in OECD
OECD: Electricity — Emissions was 90,142 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
OECD recorded 90,142 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in OECD peaked at 92,111 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31,920 kt, in 1990.
OECD ranks 4th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,105 kt | 31,920 kt | 34,232 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,091 kt | 35,315 kt | 57,267 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,049 kt | 54,666 kt | 92,111 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,359 kt | 85,151 kt | 92,002 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 India 220,814 kt compare
- 2 China 145,694 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 143,800 kt compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 25,133 kt compare
- 6 Russian Federation 9,879 kt compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 9,359 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 electricity — emissions in OECD?
- Electricity — emissions in OECD was 90,142 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 92,111 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,920 kt in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for electricity — emissions?
- OECD ranks 4th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. 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 (CO2). 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.