Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions by country
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted...
What the numbers show
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 0.448 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in Senegal; the lowest is 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2275 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, and the mean is 0.2377 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 19.8%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 63.8%).
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 0.448 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 2 | Cambodia | 0.427 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 0.426 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 4 | South Africa | 0.405 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 5 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 0.379 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 7 | Myanmar | 0.377 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 0.369 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Jordan | 0.361 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 10 | Morocco | 0.333 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 11 | New Zealand | 0.299 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 0.296 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 13 | Australia | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 0.286 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 15 | India | 0.284 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 16 | Belarus | 0.28 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Philippines | 0.277 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 0.274 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 19 | Russia | 0.268 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Tunisia | 0.264 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 21 | Canada | 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 21 | Brazil | 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 0.257 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0.257 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 0.247 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 0.245 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 0.239 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 28 | Israel | 0.238 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 29 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.236 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 30 | Indonesia | 0.235 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.23 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 32 | Japan | 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 34 | Malaysia | 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 0.216 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 36 | Peru | 0.215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 36 | Egypt | 0.215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 38 | Chile | 0.212 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 40 | Czechia | 0.2 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 0.198 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 41 | Nigeria | 0.198 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Germany | 0.197 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 44 | Chinese Taipei | 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 44 | Belgium | 0.191 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 46 | Finland | 0.19 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 47 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.187 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 48 | Angola | 0.182 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 49 | Colombia | 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 49 | Italy | 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 51 | Hungary | 0.179 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 52 | Austria | 0.173 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 0.169 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 0.167 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 55 | Switzerland | 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 55 | Spain | 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 57 | Hong Kong (China) | 0.161 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 58 | Portugal | 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 59 | France | 0.155 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 60 | Denmark | 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 61 | Singapore | 0.148 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 62 | Malta | 0.129 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 63 | Sweden | 0.127 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 64 | Norway | 0.116 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 2022 | down 43.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 0.292 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Korea 0.269 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Estonia 0.249 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Poland 0.224 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Latvia 0.223 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Lithuania 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Slovak Republic 0.207 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Türkiye 0.203 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Croatia 0.198 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Slovenia 0.185 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- United Kingdom 0.182 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
- Netherlands 0.158 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions