Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Production-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...

Countries reporting
66
Highest
0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lowest
0.069 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
Sweden
Median
0.2215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
Years covered
28
1995–2022
Data points
2,234

What the numbers show

Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Production-based emissions is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in Lao People's Democratic Republic; the lowest is 0.069 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in Sweden.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2215 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, and the mean is 0.2368 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei Darussalam (up 14.2%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 66.5%).

Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 8.4% falling
2 South Africa 0.527 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 31.9% falling
3 Cambodia 0.483 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 36.3% falling
4 Kazakhstan 0.475 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 35.5% falling
5 China 0.438 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 40.8% falling
6 Myanmar 0.429 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 17.3% volatile
7 Senegal 0.421 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 26.0% falling
8 Pakistan 0.413 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 10.8% falling
9 Ukraine 0.4 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 61.4% volatile
10 Russian Federation 0.358 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 40.7% volatile
11 United Arab Emirates 0.34 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 1.4% falling
12 Belarus 0.339 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 40.7% volatile
13 Saudi Arabia 0.329 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 7.1% rising
14 Morocco 0.306 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 17.1% falling
15 Brazil 0.302 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 22.6% falling
16 India 0.297 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 41.5% falling
17 Australia 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 47.4% falling
18 New Zealand 0.292 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 50.2% falling
19 Malaysia 0.28 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 36.5% falling
20 Jordan 0.271 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 36.2% falling
21 Angola 0.27 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 40.9% falling
22 Cameroon 0.266 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 47.6% falling
23 Thailand 0.264 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 25.4% falling
24 Bulgaria 0.261 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 49.0% falling
25 Indonesia 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 25.4% falling
25 Canada 0.259 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 45.6% falling
27 Argentina 0.256 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 37.9% falling
28 Taiwan, China 0.253 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 37.4% falling
28 Tunisia 0.253 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 25.6% falling
30 Brunei Darussalam 0.25 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 up 14.2% rising
31 Iceland 0.238 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 40.4% falling
32 Mexico 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 33.4% falling
32 Philippines 0.227 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 23.3% falling
34 Greece 0.216 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 51.5% falling
35 Peru 0.21 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 34.0% falling
36 Czechia 0.199 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 51.2% falling
37 Egypt 0.197 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 31.4% falling
38 Nigeria 0.188 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 17.9% volatile
39 Japan 0.185 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 32.2% falling
39 Cyprus 0.185 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 42.7% falling
41 Denmark 0.18 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 52.5% falling
42 Colombia 0.175 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 41.7% falling
43 Chile 0.173 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 33.2% falling
44 Côte d’Ivoire 0.162 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 52.4% falling
45 Singapore 0.161 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 35.9% falling
46 Israel 0.158 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 55.4% falling
47 Hungary 0.155 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 45.0% volatile
48 Sao Tome and Principe 0.151 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 48.6% falling
49 Bangladesh 0.147 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 44.9% falling
50 Germany 0.143 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 49.3% falling
51 Finland 0.139 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 53.2% falling
52 Romania 0.137 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 58.2% volatile
53 Belgium 0.133 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 49.2% falling
54 Spain 0.131 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 45.2% falling
55 Portugal 0.13 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 47.4% falling
56 Italy 0.129 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 44.4% falling
57 Costa Rica 0.128 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 42.9% falling
58 Malta 0.119 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 54.8% falling
59 Hong Kong, China 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 51.7% falling
60 Austria 0.113 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 41.8% falling
61 France 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 48.1% falling
62 Ireland 0.108 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 66.5% volatile
63 Norway 0.103 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 54.0% falling
64 Luxembourg 0.096 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 46.7% falling
65 Switzerland 0.069 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 49.3% falling
65 Sweden 0.069 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 50.0% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Production-based emissions
Unit
Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
80 places, 2,234 data points, 1995–2022
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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