Energy — Emissions per capita in OECD
OECD: Energy — Emissions per capita was 8.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
OECD recorded 8.61 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in OECD peaked at 11.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.51 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
That places OECD 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.25 t CO2eq/cap | 11.07 t CO2eq/cap | 11.45 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.36 t CO2eq/cap | 10.43 t CO2eq/cap | 11.61 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 t CO2eq/cap | 9.4 t CO2eq/cap | 10.67 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 t CO2eq/cap | 8.51 t CO2eq/cap | 8.97 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 906.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in OECD?
- Energy — emissions per capita in OECD was 8.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 11.61 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.51 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does OECD rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- OECD ranks 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.