Natural gas — Emissions in World
World: Natural gas — Emissions was 0.0593 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural gas — Emissions in World, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural gas — emissions in World is 0.0593 kt, measured in 2023.
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 0.0747 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0265 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 | 0.0705 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0747 kt | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0284 kt | -62.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0337 kt | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.031 kt | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0316 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0341 kt | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0309 kt | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.029 kt | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0269 kt | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0271 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0265 kt | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0353 kt | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0375 kt | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0393 kt | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0383 kt | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0416 kt | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.045 kt | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0445 kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0391 kt | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0395 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0418 kt | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0443 kt | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.042 kt | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0437 kt | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0466 kt | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0474 kt | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0485 kt | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0525 kt | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0552 kt | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0624 kt | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0596 kt | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0593 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 | -62.0% | 0.0747 kt | 0.0284 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0391 kt | 0.0269 kt | 0.0747 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.038 kt | 0.0265 kt | 0.045 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0445 kt | 0.0391 kt | 0.0525 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0591 kt | 0.0552 kt | 0.0624 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 OECD 0.027 kt compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.018 kt compare
- 2 Russian Federation 0.0088 kt compare
- 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0066 kt compare
- 3 Türkiye 0.0006 kt compare
- 4 Canada 0.0049 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 0.0593 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 0.0747 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0265 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 (N2O). 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.