Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power in Chicago
Chicago: Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power was 21.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power in Chicago, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions - cities and fuas — ghg emissions from power in Chicago is 21.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions - cities and fuas — ghg emissions from power in Chicago peaked at 35.06 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, in 2021.
That places Chicago 5th out of 1316 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power in Chicago, year by year
| Year | Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | — |
| 1991 | 27.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 28.44 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 29.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 29.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 30.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 29.86 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 32.28 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 34.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 31.25 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 32.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 35.06 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 32.97 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 29.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 24.59 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 25.6 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 24.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 25.17 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 24.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 20.37 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 21.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 20.22 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 20.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 20.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.57 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 22.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 22.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 23.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 23.44 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 22.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 19.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 20.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 20.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 21.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 27.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 34.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 20.37 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 35.06 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.91 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 20.22 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 23.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.79 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 19.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 22.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chicago
- 2 Armenia 0 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
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Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions - cities and fuas — ghg emissions from power in Chicago?
- Greenhouse gas emissions - cities and fuas — ghg emissions from power in Chicago was 21.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions - cities and fuas — ghg emissions from power recorded in Chicago?
- The highest recorded value was 35.06 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2001.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions - cities and fuas — ghg emissions from power recorded in Chicago?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2021.
- How does Chicago rank for greenhouse gas emissions - cities and fuas — ghg emissions from power?
- Chicago ranks 5th out of 1316 regions with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions - cities and fuas — ghg emissions from power rising or falling in Chicago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chicago data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides statistics on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and Cities. Data sources and methodology GHG emissions at the subnational level are estimated using the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) version 8.0 developed by the European Commission Joint Research Centre and the Internation Energy Agency (EC JRC/IEA, 2023). EDGAR provides annual sector-specific grid maps for four GHGs (carbon dioxide or CO2, methane or CH4, nitrous oxide or N2O and fluorinated gases or F-gases) at a 0.1° spatial resolution (approximately 11 km). The different sectors covered are: Energy, Industry, Transport, Building, Agriculture, Waste. Emissions from land use and land cover change are not included. In EDGAR, national GHG emissions are disaggregated at subnational level by using subsector-specific geospatial proxies. GHG emissions are expressed in CO2 equivalents using 100-year global warming potential from the IPCC 5th Assessment Report (AR5), i.e. 28 for CH4 and 265 for N2O. EDGAR is used to ensure global comparability, harmonised methods across countries, and complete subnational coverage, which is not always provided in national reporting. These subnational estimates may differ from official subnational statistics. Differences may arise from variations in methodologies, particularly the use of top down spatial downscaling in EDGAR versus bottom up activity based approaches in official inventories, as well as the choice and availability of spatial proxies used to allocate emissions geographically. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org