Natural gas — Emissions in World
World: Natural gas — Emissions was 2.96 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural gas — Emissions in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, natural gas — emissions in World stood at 2.96 kt.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas — emissions in World peaked at 3.73 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.33 kt, in 2001.
That places World 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.95 kt | 1.35 kt | 3.73 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 kt | 1.33 kt | 2.25 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 kt | 1.96 kt | 2.63 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.96 kt | 2.76 kt | 3.12 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 OECD 1.35 kt compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.9016 kt compare
- 3 Russian Federation 0.4386 kt compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.3323 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 8.22 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 4.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population 57.8% (2025)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 313,534 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 4.14 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -3.60 million kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 9,647 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 2.81 million kt (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas — emissions in World?
- Natural gas — emissions in World was 2.96 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural gas — emissions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 kt in 2001.
- How does World rank for natural gas — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is natural gas — emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural gas — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.