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Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) by country

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Countries reporting
222
Highest
59,263 kt
OECD
Lowest
0.0002 kt
Palau
Median
40.77 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,553

What the numbers show

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 59,263 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.0002 kt in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 40.77 kt, and the mean is 788.61 kt.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 193 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 236.7%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 94.5%).

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 59,263 kt 2023 down 20.1% falling
2 Mexico 19,759 kt 2023 up 16.5% volatile
3 Brazil 15,547 kt 2023 down 16.1% rising
4 China 10,130 kt 2023 down 38.9% rising
5 China, mainland 9,948 kt 2023 down 39.0% rising
6 Türkiye 7,799 kt 2023 up 26.4% volatile
7 Poland 6,410 kt 2023 up 23.9% volatile
8 Republic of Korea 5,086 kt 2023 down 18.2% falling
9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,745 kt 2023 up 1.6% volatile
10 Russian Federation 2,353 kt 2023 down 30.8% flat
11 Hungary 1,847 kt 2023 up 11.9% volatile
12 Greece 1,711 kt 2023 down 1.5% volatile
13 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,700 kt 1999 down 10.0% flat
14 Colombia 1,657 kt 2023 down 8.0% rising
15 Germany 1,420 kt 2023 down 53.7% volatile
16 Portugal 1,303 kt 2023 up 17.9% rising
17 India 1,247 kt 2023 down 48.4% falling
18 Italy 1,072 kt 2023 down 88.2% volatile
19 France 1,060 kt 2023 down 82.1% volatile
20 Japan 947.01 kt 2023 down 19.3% falling
21 Spain 853.76 kt 2023 down 43.7% volatile
22 Indonesia 819.08 kt 2023 down 13.7% rising
23 Austria 812.1 kt 2023 down 9.3% rising
24 Pakistan 808.97 kt 2023 down 32.9% falling
25 Australia and New Zealand 752.59 kt 2023 down 25.7% falling
26 Argentina 710.82 kt 2023 down 35.4% flat
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 642.92 kt 2023 down 35.0% volatile
28 Australia 615.7 kt 2023 down 35.6% falling
29 Ecuador 539 kt 2023 up 236.7% volatile
30 Ukraine 534.97 kt 2023 down 35.1% falling
31 Saudi Arabia 519.14 kt 2023 up 77.8% rising
32 Egypt 465.07 kt 2023 down 58.5% rising
33 Kazakhstan 459.18 kt 2023 down 35.8% rising
34 Viet Nam 456.18 kt 2023 down 27.2% rising
35 Sudan (former) 454.97 kt 2011 up 19.0% rising
36 Canada 444.45 kt 2023 down 36.0% falling
37 Syrian Arab Republic 441.73 kt 2023 down 5.9% rising
38 Republic of Moldova 416.78 kt 2023 down 2.6% volatile
39 Thailand 392.03 kt 2023 down 55.7% falling
40 Panama 385.27 kt 2023 down 2.5% rising
41 Uzbekistan 373.88 kt 2023 up 159.2% rising
42 Philippines 331.64 kt 2023 down 42.4% flat
43 Romania 317.13 kt 2023 down 28.0% rising
44 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 302.95 kt 2023 down 6.5% volatile
45 Morocco 295.34 kt 2023 down 12.1% rising
46 Caribbean 276.63 kt 2023 down 29.9% falling
47 Peru 272.51 kt 2023 down 31.3% rising
48 Iraq 265.69 kt 2023 down 48.6% volatile
49 Serbia and Montenegro 258.36 kt 2005 up 32.3% rising
50 Chile 258.14 kt 2023 down 41.8% volatile
51 Sudan 246.75 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
52 Azerbaijan 246.57 kt 2023 up 24.0% volatile
53 Malaysia 240.5 kt 2023 down 27.9% rising
54 Belgium 223.26 kt 2023 down 88.1% volatile
55 Mozambique 214.28 kt 2023 down 6.2% volatile
56 Albania 213.72 kt 2023 up 40.3% volatile
57 Belarus 189.14 kt 2023 down 14.0% falling
58 Belize 187.24 kt 2023 down 1.9% rising
59 Slovenia 179.56 kt 2023 up 3.5% falling
60 Lithuania 169.74 kt 2023 down 10.6% rising
61 Kenya 165.73 kt 2023 down 9.9% rising
62 Myanmar 156.13 kt 2023 down 32.7% volatile
63 Cuba 149.26 kt 2023 down 22.5% falling
64 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 147.63 kt 2023 down 54.1% falling
65 Sweden 146.82 kt 2023 down 12.2% volatile
66 Estonia 140.55 kt 2023 down 3.6% volatile
67 Guatemala 140.09 kt 2023 down 39.0% rising
68 New Zealand 136.9 kt 2023 up 141.8% volatile
69 Algeria 132.2 kt 2023 down 3.7% volatile
70 Ireland 128.67 kt 2023 down 21.9% falling
71 Niger 128.12 kt 2023 down 0.4% volatile
72 Armenia 123.3 kt 2023 down 28.6% volatile
73 Latvia 116 kt 2023 down 21.2% volatile
74 Nigeria 111.96 kt 2023 down 35.3% falling
75 China, Hong Kong SAR 104.2 kt 2023 down 2.7% rising
76 Czechia 100.1 kt 2023 down 48.9% falling
77 Bulgaria 90.4 kt 2023 down 12.7% volatile
78 Tunisia 89.56 kt 2023 down 15.6% falling
79 Serbia 88.55 kt 2023 down 18.1% falling
80 Israel 88.37 kt 2023 down 27.3% rising
81 Denmark 85.22 kt 2023 down 25.9% volatile
82 Uganda 83.92 kt 2023 down 26.9% rising
83 United Republic of Tanzania 83.39 kt 2023 down 29.8% rising
84 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 80.59 kt 2023 down 30.5% falling
85 Croatia 78.59 kt 2023 down 25.1% volatile
86 Kyrgyzstan 76.99 kt 2023 down 49.6% rising
87 Iceland 69.71 kt 2023 down 4.3% falling
88 Kuwait 69.36 kt 2023 up 9.2% rising
89 Oman 67.88 kt 2023 up 4.3% rising
90 Switzerland 67.42 kt 2023 down 34.0% falling
91 Georgia 67.24 kt 2023 down 9.5% rising
92 Sri Lanka 63.42 kt 2023 down 9.5% falling
93 Finland 62.24 kt 2023 down 20.3% volatile
94 Turkmenistan 60.39 kt 2023 down 19.9% rising
95 China, Taiwan Province of 60.13 kt 2023 down 60.8% falling
96 Dominican Republic 60.04 kt 2023 down 43.4% falling
97 Honduras 58.04 kt 2023 down 28.2% rising
98 Yemen 56.45 kt 2023 down 26.2% rising
99 Bangladesh 55.96 kt 2023 down 37.0% rising
100 Tajikistan 55.74 kt 2023 down 47.3% rising
101 Norway 55.69 kt 2023 down 94.5% volatile
102 Nicaragua 55.49 kt 2023 down 38.7% flat
103 Slovakia 54.51 kt 2023 down 37.6% volatile
104 Ethiopia 53.58 kt 2023 down 74.1% volatile
105 Melanesia 52.4 kt 2023 down 22.3% flat
106 Uruguay 51.67 kt 2023 down 44.0% falling
107 Nepal 51.3 kt 2023 down 31.9% falling
108 United Arab Emirates 48.19 kt 2023 up 74.3% rising
109 Chad 42.56 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
110 El Salvador 42.52 kt 2023 down 40.3% flat
111 Madagascar 41.19 kt 2023 down 32.9% volatile
112 Paraguay 40.36 kt 2023 down 47.6% falling
113 Lebanon 39.5 kt 2023 down 10.5% falling
114 Côte d'Ivoire 39.01 kt 2023 down 22.9% rising
115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.6 kt 2023 up 187.0% volatile
116 Angola 38.37 kt 2023 down 44.9% falling
117 Senegal 36.76 kt 2023 down 31.9% rising
118 Libya 36.1 kt 2023 down 23.1% falling
119 Malawi 35.99 kt 2023 down 4.4% rising
120 Costa Rica 35.93 kt 2023 down 46.2% flat
121 Cameroon 35.26 kt 2023 down 6.8% rising
122 Ghana 34.29 kt 2023 down 13.4% rising
123 Papua New Guinea 34.04 kt 2023 down 13.7% rising
124 Jordan 33.19 kt 2023 down 28.3% falling
125 Democratic Republic of the Congo 28.81 kt 2023 down 18.2% flat
126 Trinidad and Tobago 26.09 kt 2023 down 15.2% rising
127 Mali 25.64 kt 2023 down 41.1% rising
128 Zambia 24.29 kt 2023 down 58.3% rising
129 Mongolia 24.15 kt 2023 down 16.7% volatile
130 Zimbabwe 23.87 kt 2023 down 56.0% falling
131 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23.53 kt 2023 down 46.3% falling
132 Jamaica 22.62 kt 2023 down 29.6% falling
133 Mauritius 21.48 kt 2023 down 42.4% falling
134 Seychelles 20.28 kt 2023 down 0.4% flat
135 Singapore 18.9 kt 2023 up 3.9% falling
136 Cambodia 17.79 kt 2023 down 35.3% rising
137 China, Macao SAR 17.57 kt 2023 down 1.3% rising
138 Burkina Faso 16.36 kt 2023 down 7.9% flat
139 Cyprus 16.13 kt 2023 up 6.7% rising
140 Fiji 15.43 kt 2023 down 35.6% falling
141 Eswatini 14.44 kt 2023 down 63.1% falling
142 Botswana 14.35 kt 2023 down 20.2% rising
143 Afghanistan 13.64 kt 2023 down 57.8% volatile
144 Eritrea 13.34 kt 2023 down 15.5% falling
145 Congo 12.71 kt 2023 down 11.7% flat
146 South Sudan 10.35 kt 2023 up 7.5% rising
147 Mauritania 10.05 kt 2023 down 38.6% flat
148 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.92 kt 2023 down 40.3% rising
149 Guyana 9.51 kt 2023 down 52.5% volatile
150 Gabon 8.77 kt 2023 down 9.1% rising
151 Rwanda 8.49 kt 2023 down 33.2% rising
152 Burundi 8.47 kt 2023 down 5.2% rising
153 Somalia 8.01 kt 2023 down 69.7% falling
154 Togo 7.9 kt 2023 down 38.1% rising
155 Bahrain 7.31 kt 2023 down 5.8% rising
156 Lesotho 7.13 kt 2023 down 16.5% rising
157 Guinea 6.91 kt 2023 down 41.5% rising
158 Liberia 6.37 kt 2023 down 17.2% rising
159 North Macedonia 6.14 kt 2023 down 18.1% falling
160 Namibia 6.12 kt 2023 down 61.1% falling
161 Benin 5.81 kt 2023 down 38.7% rising
162 Qatar 5.57 kt 2023 down 57.4% rising
163 Sierra Leone 5.46 kt 2023 down 29.6% rising
164 Luxembourg 5.22 kt 2023 down 12.1% falling
165 Guadeloupe 5.02 kt 2023 down 7.3% falling
166 Haiti 5.01 kt 2023 down 54.3% falling
167 Malta 4.65 kt 2023 down 13.9% flat
168 Montenegro 4.6 kt 2023 down 12.0% falling
169 Palestine 3.3 kt 2023 down 58.0% falling
170 Suriname 2.68 kt 2023 down 20.9% rising
171 Puerto Rico 2.3 kt 2023 down 67.8% falling
172 Barbados 2.16 kt 2023 down 46.4% falling
173 New Caledonia 1.69 kt 2023 down 20.3% falling
174 Cabo Verde 1.68 kt 2023 down 16.1% falling
175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.63 kt 2023 up 0.0% falling
176 Bhutan 1.63 kt 2023 down 25.4% falling
177 Timor-Leste 1.53 kt 2023 down 27.9% falling
178 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1.28 kt 2010 up 0.6% rising
179 Guinea-Bissau 1.14 kt 2023 down 58.1% flat
180 Faroe Islands 0.9747 kt 2023 down 3.7% rising
181 Solomon Islands 0.9251 kt 2023 down 18.3% falling
182 Brunei Darussalam 0.8794 kt 2023 down 64.2% rising
183 Polynesia 0.8658 kt 2023 down 46.1% falling
184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.6117 kt 2023 down 2.7% volatile
185 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.5653 kt 2023 down 9.2% rising
186 Maldives 0.516 kt 2023 down 14.0% volatile
187 Gambia 0.4606 kt 2023 down 45.1% falling
188 Saint Lucia 0.4467 kt 2023 down 30.9% rising
189 Grenada 0.4463 kt 2023 down 12.8% falling
190 Martinique 0.4375 kt 2023 down 49.9% falling
191 Djibouti 0.3941 kt 2023 down 77.0% falling
192 Greenland 0.3643 kt 2023 down 5.4% rising
193 French Polynesia 0.3228 kt 2023 down 38.0% falling
194 Vanuatu 0.3155 kt 2023 down 58.7% falling
195 Samoa 0.3124 kt 2023 down 51.4% falling
196 Micronesia 0.2919 kt 2023 down 28.3% flat
197 Bahamas 0.2759 kt 2023 down 58.8% falling
198 Dominica 0.1642 kt 2023 down 31.3% falling
199 Tonga 0.153 kt 2023 down 47.4% falling
200 Kiribati 0.144 kt 2023 down 39.1% rising
201 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.1305 kt 2023 down 0.2% flat
202 Comoros 0.1012 kt 2023 down 55.9% falling
203 Western Sahara 0.096 kt 2023 down 60.7% falling
204 French Guiana 0.0749 kt 2023 down 43.4% falling
205 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0621 kt 2023 down 48.8% rising
206 Equatorial Guinea 0.06 kt 2023 down 37.4% flat
207 Montserrat 0.0356 kt 2023 down 60.9% falling
208 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0312 kt 2023 down 27.9% falling
209 United States Virgin Islands 0.0265 kt 2023 down 63.7% falling
210 Cook Islands 0.0204 kt 2023 down 63.4% falling
211 Guam 0.0143 kt 2023 down 56.0% falling
212 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0137 kt 2023 down 62.6% falling
213 Bermuda 0.0119 kt 2023 down 53.3% falling
214 British Virgin Islands 0.0105 kt 2023 down 59.5% falling
215 Tuvalu 0.0073 kt 2023 down 56.2% falling
216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0072 kt 2023 down 2.6% volatile
217 Liechtenstein 0.0043 kt 2023 up 25.4% rising
218 Niue 0.0031 kt 2023 down 60.4% falling
219 Nauru 0.0029 kt 2023 down 60.4% falling
220 Tokelau 0.0008 kt 2023 down 67.2% falling
221 Cayman Islands 0.0007 kt 2023 unchanged flat
222 Palau 0.0002 kt 2023 unchanged flat

Regions and income groups

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

About this data

Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,553 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.