Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from buildings by country
This dataset provides indicators on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source GHG are estimated by sector of origin at the subnational level using the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) (Joint Research Centre). See the methodology....
What the numbers show
Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from buildings is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 608.38 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in United States; the lowest is 155,238 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.05 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 45.27 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,919.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 91.5%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 36.6%).
Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from buildings: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 608.38 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 2 | India | 269.15 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 266.52 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 91.5% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 128.10 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 5 | Japan | 111.04 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 92.49 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 75.44 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 8 | France | 63.25 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 55.41 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 47.92 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 47.90 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 41.27 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 34.58 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 31.06 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 30.13 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 26.19 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 24.01 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 18 | Australia | 21.77 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 20.14 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 12.87 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 11.88 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 10.84 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 10.37 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 10.05 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 8.78 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 8.21 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 7.72 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 6.69 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 6.14 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 29.9% | flat |
| 30 | Tunisia | 4.81 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 4.07 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Finland | 3.85 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 3.84 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 34 | New Zealand | 3.71 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 3.28 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 2.65 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 37 | Sweden | 2.45 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 1.85 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Israel | 1.65 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 1.42 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 1.38 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 42 | Lithuania | 1.30 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovenia | 1.19 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 729,380 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 650,994 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Iceland | 521,838 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 47 | Malta | 155,238 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- China (People's Republic of) 702.66 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 70.41 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 51.91 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 4.65 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
About this data
This dataset provides indicators on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source GHG are estimated by sector of origin at the subnational level using the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) (Joint Research Centre). See the methodology. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.