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 23 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.
Natural gas — Emissions in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.52 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.73 kt | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 1.42 kt | -61.9% |
| 1993 | 1.69 kt | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 1.55 kt | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.58 kt | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.7 kt | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.54 kt | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 1.45 kt | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.35 kt | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.36 kt | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.33 kt | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.76 kt | +32.8% |
| 2003 | 1.87 kt | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.97 kt | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.91 kt | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.08 kt | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 2.25 kt | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 2.25 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.22 kt | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.96 kt | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.09 kt | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.21 kt | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.1 kt | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2.19 kt | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.33 kt | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.37 kt | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.43 kt | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.63 kt | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.76 kt | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 3.12 kt | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 2.98 kt | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.96 kt | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas — Emissions in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -61.9% | 3.73 kt | 1.42 kt |
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
- 2 Russian Federation 0.4386 kt compare
- 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.3323 kt compare
- 3 Türkiye 0.0309 kt compare
- 4 Canada 0.2465 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
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 23 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.