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| 34103 | CO2 Country Profile | co2-country-profile | page | publish | <!-- wp:html --> <!-- formatting-options subnavId:co2 subnavCurrentId:co2-country-profile --> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <div data-entity-select="" data-default-country="{DEFAULT_COUNTRY_ENTITY_SELECT}"></div> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You can <strong><a href="https://github.com/owid/co2-data">download</a></strong> our complete <em>Our World in Data</em> CO<sub>2</sub> and Greenhouse Gas Emissions database.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Many of us want an overview of how our country is doing in reducing CO<sub>2</sub> and other greenhouse gas emissions. This page provides the data for your chosen country across all of the key metrics on this topic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the selection box above you can also add or remove additional countries and they will appear on all of the charts on this page. This allows you to compare specific countries you might be interested in, and measure progress against others.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The data will continue to update – often on an annual basis – with the latest global and country emissions estimates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>CO<sub>2</sub></strong> emissions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Per capita:</strong> how much CO<sub>2</sub> does the average person emit?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?tab=chart" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5>Related chart:</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:owid/prominent-link {"title":"Consumption-based CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e emissions per capita","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita","mediaId":34648,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/consumption-co2-per-capita.svg","mediaAlt":"","className":"is-style-thin"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How do per capita CO<sub>2</sub> emissions compare when we adjust for trade?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/prominent-link --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Annual emissions figures are often used to compare countries' contribution to climate change. But this metric often reflects differences in population size across the world. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To understand the 'footprint' of the average person in a given country, this chart shows per capita emissions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These figures reflect 'production-based' emissions, so do not correct for traded goods.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:owid/help --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>Two tips on how you can interact with this chart</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><strong>Add any other country to this chart:</strong> click on the Add country button to compare with any other country.</li><li><strong>View this data on a world map: </strong>switch to a global map of confirmed deaths using the 'MAP' tab at the bottom of the chart.</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Enter help content..."} --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/help --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>What are the country's <strong>annual</strong> CO<sub>2</sub> emissions?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co2-emissions-per-country?tab=chart" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This interactive chart shows how much carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) is produced in a given year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5>A few points to keep in mind when considering this data:</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li>These figures are based on 'production' or 'territorial' emissions (i.e. emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, or cement production within a country's borders). It does not consider the emissions of traded goods (consumption-based emissions). You find consumption-based emissions later in this country profile.</li><li>These figures look specifically at <strong>CO<sub>2</sub></strong> emissions – not total greenhouse gas emissions. You find total, and other greenhouse gas emissions, later in this country profile.</li><li>Annual emissions can be largely influenced by population size – we present the per capita figures above.</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Year-on-year change:</strong> what is the percentage change in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/absolute-change-co2?tab=chart" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:owid/prominent-link {"title":"Absolute annual change in CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e emissions","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/absolute-change-co2","mediaId":34702,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/absolute-change-co2.svg","mediaAlt":"","className":"is-style-thin"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What is the absolute change in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions each year?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/prominent-link --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This interactive chart shows the year-on-year growth in annual CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li>A positive figure indicates that the emissions in a given year were <em>higher</em> than the previous year.</li><li>A negative figure indicates that emissions were <em>lower</em> than the previous year.</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Year-to-year changes in emissions can vary a lot – this can create a particularly 'noisy' time series.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Cumulative:</strong> how much CO<sub>2</sub> has it <strong>produced to date</strong>?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-co-emissions?tab=chart" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When we only look at emissions produced today, we fail to recognise historical responsibility for emissions in recent decades or centuries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This interactive chart shows <em>cumulative</em> CO<sub>2</sub> emissions – the sum of emissions produced since 1751 to the given year. This allows us to understand how much of the total CO<sub>2</sub> emissions to date has been emitted by a given country.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Consumption-based accounting</strong>: how do emissions compare when we adjust for trade?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/production-vs-consumption-co2-emissions" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5>Related charts:</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:owid/prominent-link {"title":"CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e emissions embedded in trade","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-in-imported-goods-as-a-share-of-domestic-emissions","mediaId":34649,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/co-emissions-in-imported-goods-as-a-share-of-domestic-emissions.svg","mediaAlt":"","className":"is-style-thin"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What share of domestic emissions are embedded in traded goods?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/prominent-link --> <!-- wp:owid/prominent-link {"title":"Production-based vs. consumption-based CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e emissions","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/production-vs-consumption-co2-emissions","mediaId":34650,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/production-vs-consumption-co2-emissions.svg","mediaAlt":"","className":"is-style-thin"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How do production- and trade-adjusted emissions compare?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/prominent-link --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When countries set targets, measure or compare CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, they tend to focus on production-based emissions – CO<sub>2</sub> emitted within a country's own borders. However, this fails to capture emissions from traded goods – the CO<sub>2</sub> emitted in the production of goods elsewhere, which are later imported (or the opposite: emissions from goods that are exported).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We can estimate consumption-based CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by correcting for trade. These emissions are shown in the interactive chart. Note that the resolution of data needed to calculate this is not available for all countries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>→ We provide more detail on consumption-based emissions in our article '<a href="https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2">How do CO2 emissions compare when we adjust for trade?</a>'</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>What share of global CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are emitted by the country?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-share-of-co2-emissions?tab=chart" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Looking at a country's annual emissions is useful, but it can be hard to put these numbers in context of the global total. Is 10 million tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> large or small; what about 100 million; or 1 billion tonnes?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This interactive chart shows annual emissions as a percentage of the global total in a given year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>What <strong>share</strong> of global <strong>cumulative CO<sub>2</sub></strong> has the country emitted?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-cumulative-co2?tab=chart&time=latest" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Just as with annual emissions, simply presenting cumulative CO<sub>2</sub> figures can be hard to contextualize. Has a given country's contribution to the global total been large or small?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This chart shows the country's cumulative emissions as a share of global cumulative emissions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Coal, oil, gas, cement: how much does each contribute to CO<sub>2</sub> emissions?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>What share of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are produced from different fuels?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-by-source?=relative" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are dominated by the burning of fossil fuels for energy production, and industrial production of materials such as cement.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What is the contribution of each fuel source to the country's CO<sub>2</sub> emissions?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This interactive chart shows the breakdown of annual CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by source: either coal, oil, gas, cement production or gas flaring. This breakdown is strongly influenced by the energy mix of a given country, and changes as a country shifts to or from a given energy source.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:owid/help --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>How you can interact with this chart</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li>In these charts it is always possible to switch to any other country in the world by choosing <strong>Change Country</strong> in the bottom left corner.</li><li>By unticking the 'Relative' box, you can switch to see the breakdown of emissions in absolute terms.</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:owid/help --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>How are CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from different fuels changing?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-emissions-by-fuel-line" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The chart above allows us to see the breakdown of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by fuel type. But it makes it more difficult to see the absolute change in particular fuel sources over time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This interactive chart shows the same data – CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from coal, oil, gas, cement and flaring – but as individual lines to see clearly how each is changing over time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Other greenhouse gas emissions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In discussions on climate change, we tend to focus on carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) – the most dominant greenhouse gas produced by the burning of fossil fuels, industrial production, and land use change. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But CO<sub>2</sub> is not the only greenhouse gas that is driving global climate change. There are a number of others – methane, nitrous oxide, and trace gases such as the group of ‘F-gases’ – which have contributed a significant amount of warming to date.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here we look at total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the world, plus breakdowns of other major gases including methane and nitrous oxide.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Total</strong> greenhouse gas emissions: how much does the average person emit? Where do emissions come from?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The charts above focused on carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>). But CO<sub>2</sub> is not the only greenhouse gas. Others, including methane and nitrous oxide, have also had a significant impact on global warming to date.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first interactive chart shows <em>per capita</em> greenhouse gas emissions. This is measured as the sum of all greenhouse gases, and given by a metric called 'carbon dioxide equivalents'. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>'Carbon dioxide equivalents' try to correct for the fact that one unit (e.g. a tonne) of a given gas doesn't have the same same impact on warming as another. We therefore multiply the emissions of each gas by its 'global warming potential' (GWP) value: this measures the amount of warming one tonne of that gas would create relative to one tonne of CO<sub>2</sub>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The other interactive chart shows where these emissions come from: the contribution of each sector.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>→ We provide more detail on total greenhouse gas emissions in our sub-page '<a href="https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2">Greenhouse gas emissions</a>'.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-side-by-side"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-side-by-side"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-ghg-emissions?tab=chart" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5>Related charts:</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:owid/prominent-link {"title":"Annual greenhouse gas emissions, including land use","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-ghg-emissions","mediaId":35362,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/total-ghg-emissions-1.svg","mediaAlt":"","className":"is-style-thin"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How much greenhouse gases do countries emit in total when we <strong>include land use change and forestry</strong>?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/prominent-link --> <!-- wp:owid/prominent-link {"title":"Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc","mediaId":32464,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/04/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc.png","mediaAlt":"","className":"is-style-thin"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How much greenhouse gases do countries emit when we <strong>exclude land use change and forestry</strong>?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/prominent-link --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ghg-emissions-by-sector?time=latest" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5>Related chart:</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:owid/prominent-link {"title":"CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003e emissions by sector","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-by-sector","mediaId":35363,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/co-emissions-by-sector.svg","mediaAlt":"","className":"is-style-thin"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Where do its CO<sub>2</sub> emissions come from? See the breakdown by sector.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/prominent-link --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Methane:</strong> how much does the average person emit? Where do emissions come from? </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) is a strong greenhouse gas, mainly produced through agricultural activities (e.g. livestock and rice production), in addition to leakages from oil and gas production (called 'fugitive emissions').</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This first interactive chart here shows per capita emissions of methane each year. This is measured in 'carbon dioxide equivalents'.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The other interactive chart shows where these emissions come from: the contribution of each sector.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>→ We look at the breakdown of methane sources in our sub-page '<a href="https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2">Emissions by sector</a>'.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-side-by-side"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-side-by-side"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-methane-emissions?tab=chart" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5>Related chart:</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:owid/prominent-link {"title":"Annual methane emissions","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions","mediaId":35359,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/methane-emissions.svg","mediaAlt":"","className":"is-style-thin"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How much methane does <em>each country </em>contribute each year?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/prominent-link --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions-by-sector?time=latest" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Nitrous oxide:</strong> how much does the average person emit? Where do emissions come from?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) is a strong greenhouse gas, that is mainly produced from agricultural activities (e.g. from the use of synthetic and organic fertilizers to grow crops).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This first interactive chart here shows per capita emissions of nitrous oxide each year. This is measured in 'carbon dioxide equivalents'.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The other interactive chart shows where these emissions come from: the contribution of each sector.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>→ We look at the breakdown of nitrous oxide sources in our sub-page '<a href="https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2">Emissions by sector</a>'.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-side-by-side"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-side-by-side"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-nitrous-oxide?tab=chart" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5>Related chart:</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:owid/prominent-link {"title":"Annual nitrous oxide emissions","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions","mediaId":35361,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/nitrous-oxide-emissions.svg","mediaAlt":"","className":"is-style-thin"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How much nitrous oxide does <em>each country</em> contribute in total each year?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/prominent-link --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions-by-sector?time=latest" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Carbon and energy efficiency</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Energy intensity:</strong> how much energy does it use per unit of GDP?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns {"className":"is-style-sticky-left"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:html --> <iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/energy-intensity?tab=chart" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe> <!-- /wp:html --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Since energy is such a large contributor to CO<sub>2</sub>, reducing energy consumption can inevitably help to reduce emissions. However, some energy consumption is essential to human wellbeing and rising living standards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Energy intensity can therefore be a useful metric to monitor. Energy intensity measures the amount of energy consumed per unit of gross domestic product. It effectively measures how efficiently a country uses energy to produce a given amount of economic output. 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You can **[download](https://github.com/owid/co2-data)** our complete _Our World in Data_ CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions database. Many of us want an overview of how our country is doing in reducing CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. This page provides the data for your chosen country across all of the key metrics on this topic. In the selection box above you can also add or remove additional countries and they will appear on all of the charts on this page. This allows you to compare specific countries you might be interested in, and measure progress against others. The data will continue to update – often on an annual basis – with the latest global and country emissions estimates. ## **CO2** emissions ### **Per capita:** how much CO2 does the average person emit? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?tab=chart"/> ##### Related chart: ### Consumption-based CO<sub>2</sub> emissions per capita How do per capita CO2 emissions compare when we adjust for trade? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita Annual emissions figures are often used to compare countries' contribution to climate change. But this metric often reflects differences in population size across the world. To understand the 'footprint' of the average person in a given country, this chart shows per capita emissions. These figures reflect 'production-based' emissions, so do not correct for traded goods. #### Two tips on how you can interact with this chart * **Add any other country to this chart:** click on the Add country button to compare with any other country. * **View this data on a world map: **switch to a global map of confirmed deaths using the 'MAP' tab at the bottom of the chart. ### What are the country's **annual** CO2 emissions? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co2-emissions-per-country?tab=chart"/> This interactive chart shows how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is produced in a given year. ##### A few points to keep in mind when considering this data: * These figures are based on 'production' or 'territorial' emissions (i.e. emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, or cement production within a country's borders). It does not consider the emissions of traded goods (consumption-based emissions). You find consumption-based emissions later in this country profile. * These figures look specifically at **CO2** emissions – not total greenhouse gas emissions. You find total, and other greenhouse gas emissions, later in this country profile. * Annual emissions can be largely influenced by population size – we present the per capita figures above. ### **Year-on-year change:** what is the percentage change in CO2 emissions? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/absolute-change-co2?tab=chart"/> ### Absolute annual change in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions What is the absolute change in CO2 emissions each year? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/absolute-change-co2 This interactive chart shows the year-on-year growth in annual CO2 emissions. * A positive figure indicates that the emissions in a given year were _higher_ than the previous year. * A negative figure indicates that emissions were _lower_ than the previous year. Year-to-year changes in emissions can vary a lot – this can create a particularly 'noisy' time series. ### **Cumulative:** how much CO2 has it **produced to date**? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-co-emissions?tab=chart"/> When we only look at emissions produced today, we fail to recognise historical responsibility for emissions in recent decades or centuries. This interactive chart shows _cumulative_ CO2 emissions – the sum of emissions produced since 1751 to the given year. This allows us to understand how much of the total CO2 emissions to date has been emitted by a given country. ### **Consumption-based accounting**: how do emissions compare when we adjust for trade? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/production-vs-consumption-co2-emissions"/> ##### Related charts: ### CO<sub>2</sub> emissions embedded in trade What share of domestic emissions are embedded in traded goods? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-in-imported-goods-as-a-share-of-domestic-emissions ### Production-based vs. consumption-based CO<sub>2</sub> emissions How do production- and trade-adjusted emissions compare? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/production-vs-consumption-co2-emissions When countries set targets, measure or compare CO2 emissions, they tend to focus on production-based emissions – CO2 emitted within a country's own borders. However, this fails to capture emissions from traded goods – the CO2 emitted in the production of goods elsewhere, which are later imported (or the opposite: emissions from goods that are exported). We can estimate consumption-based CO2 emissions by correcting for trade. These emissions are shown in the interactive chart. Note that the resolution of data needed to calculate this is not available for all countries. → We provide more detail on consumption-based emissions in our article '[How do CO2 emissions compare when we adjust for trade?](https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2)' ### What share of global CO2 emissions are emitted by the country? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-share-of-co2-emissions?tab=chart"/> Looking at a country's annual emissions is useful, but it can be hard to put these numbers in context of the global total. Is 10 million tonnes of CO2 large or small; what about 100 million; or 1 billion tonnes? This interactive chart shows annual emissions as a percentage of the global total in a given year. ### What **share** of global **cumulative CO2** has the country emitted? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-cumulative-co2?tab=chart&time=latest"/> Just as with annual emissions, simply presenting cumulative CO2 figures can be hard to contextualize. Has a given country's contribution to the global total been large or small? This chart shows the country's cumulative emissions as a share of global cumulative emissions. ## Coal, oil, gas, cement: how much does each contribute to CO2 emissions? ### What share of CO2 emissions are produced from different fuels? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-by-source?=relative"/> CO2 emissions are dominated by the burning of fossil fuels for energy production, and industrial production of materials such as cement. What is the contribution of each fuel source to the country's CO2 emissions? This interactive chart shows the breakdown of annual CO2 emissions by source: either coal, oil, gas, cement production or gas flaring. This breakdown is strongly influenced by the energy mix of a given country, and changes as a country shifts to or from a given energy source. #### How you can interact with this chart * In these charts it is always possible to switch to any other country in the world by choosing **Change Country** in the bottom left corner. * By unticking the 'Relative' box, you can switch to see the breakdown of emissions in absolute terms. ### How are CO2 emissions from different fuels changing? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-emissions-by-fuel-line"/> The chart above allows us to see the breakdown of CO2 emissions by fuel type. But it makes it more difficult to see the absolute change in particular fuel sources over time. This interactive chart shows the same data – CO2 emissions from coal, oil, gas, cement and flaring – but as individual lines to see clearly how each is changing over time. ## Other greenhouse gas emissions In discussions on climate change, we tend to focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) – the most dominant greenhouse gas produced by the burning of fossil fuels, industrial production, and land use change. But CO2 is not the only greenhouse gas that is driving global climate change. There are a number of others – methane, nitrous oxide, and trace gases such as the group of ‘F-gases’ – which have contributed a significant amount of warming to date. Here we look at total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the world, plus breakdowns of other major gases including methane and nitrous oxide. ### **Total** greenhouse gas emissions: how much does the average person emit? Where do emissions come from? The charts above focused on carbon dioxide (CO2). But CO2 is not the only greenhouse gas. Others, including methane and nitrous oxide, have also had a significant impact on global warming to date. The first interactive chart shows _per capita_ greenhouse gas emissions. This is measured as the sum of all greenhouse gases, and given by a metric called 'carbon dioxide equivalents'. 'Carbon dioxide equivalents' try to correct for the fact that one unit (e.g. a tonne) of a given gas doesn't have the same same impact on warming as another. We therefore multiply the emissions of each gas by its 'global warming potential' (GWP) value: this measures the amount of warming one tonne of that gas would create relative to one tonne of CO2. The other interactive chart shows where these emissions come from: the contribution of each sector. → We provide more detail on total greenhouse gas emissions in our sub-page '[Greenhouse gas emissions](https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2)'. <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-ghg-emissions?tab=chart"/> ##### Related charts: ### Annual greenhouse gas emissions, including land use How much greenhouse gases do countries emit in total when we include land use change and forestry? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-ghg-emissions ### Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use How much greenhouse gases do countries emit when we exclude land use change and forestry? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ghg-emissions-by-sector?time=latest"/> ##### Related chart: ### CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by sector Where do its CO2 emissions come from? See the breakdown by sector. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-by-sector ### **Methane:** how much does the average person emit? Where do emissions come from? Methane (CH4) is a strong greenhouse gas, mainly produced through agricultural activities (e.g. livestock and rice production), in addition to leakages from oil and gas production (called 'fugitive emissions'). This first interactive chart here shows per capita emissions of methane each year. This is measured in 'carbon dioxide equivalents'. The other interactive chart shows where these emissions come from: the contribution of each sector. → We look at the breakdown of methane sources in our sub-page '[Emissions by sector](https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2)'. <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-methane-emissions?tab=chart"/> ##### Related chart: ### Annual methane emissions How much methane does each country contribute each year? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions-by-sector?time=latest"/> ### **Nitrous oxide:** how much does the average person emit? Where do emissions come from? Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a strong greenhouse gas, that is mainly produced from agricultural activities (e.g. from the use of synthetic and organic fertilizers to grow crops). This first interactive chart here shows per capita emissions of nitrous oxide each year. This is measured in 'carbon dioxide equivalents'. The other interactive chart shows where these emissions come from: the contribution of each sector. → We look at the breakdown of nitrous oxide sources in our sub-page '[Emissions by sector](https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2)'. <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-nitrous-oxide?tab=chart"/> ##### Related chart: ### Annual nitrous oxide emissions How much nitrous oxide does each country contribute in total each year? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions-by-sector?time=latest"/> ## Carbon and energy efficiency ### **Energy intensity:** how much energy does it use per unit of GDP? <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/energy-intensity?tab=chart"/> Since energy is such a large contributor to CO2, reducing energy consumption can inevitably help to reduce emissions. 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This allows you to compare specific countries you might be interested in, and measure progress against others.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data will continue to update \u2013 often on an annual basis \u2013 with the latest global and country emissions estimates.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>CO<sub>2</sub></strong> emissions</h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Per capita:</strong> how much CO<sub>2</sub> does the average person emit?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n\n\n\n<h5>Related chart:</h5>\n\n\n <block type=\"prominent-link\" style=\"is-style-thin\">\n <link-url>https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita</link-url>\n <title>Consumption-based CO<sub>2</sub> emissions per capita</title>\n <content>\n\n<p>How do per capita CO<sub>2</sub> emissions compare when we adjust for trade?</p>\n\n</content>\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"1\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/consumption-co2-per-capita.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"600\" width=\"850\" /></figure>\n </block></div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Annual emissions figures are often used to compare countries’ contribution to climate change. But this metric often reflects differences in population size across the world. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>To understand the ‘footprint’ of the average person in a given country, this chart shows per capita emissions.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>These figures reflect ‘production-based’ emissions, so do not correct for traded goods.</p>\n\n\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3>What are the country’s <strong>annual</strong> CO<sub>2</sub> emissions?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co2-emissions-per-country?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>This interactive chart shows how much carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) is produced in a given year. </p>\n\n\n\n<h5>A few points to keep in mind when considering this data:</h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>These figures are based on ‘production’ or ‘territorial’ emissions (i.e. emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, or cement production within a country’s borders). It does not consider the emissions of traded goods (consumption-based emissions). You find consumption-based emissions later in this country profile.</li><li>These figures look specifically at <strong>CO<sub>2</sub></strong> emissions \u2013 not total greenhouse gas emissions. You find total, and other greenhouse gas emissions, later in this country profile.</li><li>Annual emissions can be largely influenced by population size \u2013 we present the per capita figures above.</li></ul>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Year-on-year change:</strong> what is the percentage change in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/absolute-change-co2?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n\n\n <block type=\"prominent-link\" style=\"is-style-thin\">\n <link-url>https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/absolute-change-co2</link-url>\n <title>Absolute annual change in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions</title>\n <content>\n\n<p>What is the absolute change in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions each year?</p>\n\n</content>\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"1\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/absolute-change-co2.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"600\" width=\"850\" /></figure>\n </block></div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>This interactive chart shows the year-on-year growth in annual CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. </p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A positive figure indicates that the emissions in a given year were <em>higher</em> than the previous year.</li><li>A negative figure indicates that emissions were <em>lower</em> than the previous year.</li></ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Year-to-year changes in emissions can vary a lot \u2013 this can create a particularly ‘noisy’ time series.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Cumulative:</strong> how much CO<sub>2</sub> has it <strong>produced to date</strong>?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-co-emissions?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>When we only look at emissions produced today, we fail to recognise historical responsibility for emissions in recent decades or centuries.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interactive chart shows <em>cumulative</em> CO<sub>2</sub> emissions \u2013 the sum of emissions produced since 1751 to the given year. This allows us to understand how much of the total CO<sub>2</sub> emissions to date has been emitted by a given country.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Consumption-based accounting</strong>: how do emissions compare when we adjust for trade?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/production-vs-consumption-co2-emissions\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n\n\n\n<h5>Related charts:</h5>\n\n\n <block type=\"prominent-link\" style=\"is-style-thin\">\n <link-url>https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-in-imported-goods-as-a-share-of-domestic-emissions</link-url>\n <title>CO<sub>2</sub> emissions embedded in trade</title>\n <content>\n\n<p>What share of domestic emissions are embedded in traded goods?</p>\n\n</content>\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"1\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/co-emissions-in-imported-goods-as-a-share-of-domestic-emissions.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"600\" width=\"850\" /></figure>\n </block>\n\n <block type=\"prominent-link\" style=\"is-style-thin\">\n <link-url>https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/production-vs-consumption-co2-emissions</link-url>\n <title>Production-based vs. consumption-based CO<sub>2</sub> emissions</title>\n <content>\n\n<p>How do production- and trade-adjusted emissions compare?</p>\n\n</content>\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"1\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/production-vs-consumption-co2-emissions.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"600\" width=\"850\" /></figure>\n </block>\n\n\n<p></p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>When countries set targets, measure or compare CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, they tend to focus on production-based emissions \u2013 CO<sub>2</sub> emitted within a country’s own borders. However, this fails to capture emissions from traded goods \u2013 the CO<sub>2</sub> emitted in the production of goods elsewhere, which are later imported (or the opposite: emissions from goods that are exported).</p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can estimate consumption-based CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by correcting for trade. These emissions are shown in the interactive chart. Note that the resolution of data needed to calculate this is not available for all countries.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 We provide more detail on consumption-based emissions in our article ‘<a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2\">How do CO2 emissions compare when we adjust for trade?</a>‘</p>\n\n\n\n<p></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3>What share of global CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are emitted by the country?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-share-of-co2-emissions?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Looking at a country’s annual emissions is useful, but it can be hard to put these numbers in context of the global total. Is 10 million tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> large or small; what about 100 million; or 1 billion tonnes?</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interactive chart shows annual emissions as a percentage of the global total in a given year.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3>What <strong>share</strong> of global <strong>cumulative CO<sub>2</sub></strong> has the country emitted?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-cumulative-co2?tab=chart&time=latest\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Just as with annual emissions, simply presenting cumulative CO<sub>2</sub> figures can be hard to contextualize. Has a given country’s contribution to the global total been large or small?</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This chart shows the country’s cumulative emissions as a share of global cumulative emissions. </p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<p></p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Coal, oil, gas, cement: how much does each contribute to CO<sub>2</sub> emissions?</h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>What share of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are produced from different fuels?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-by-source?=relative\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are dominated by the burning of fossil fuels for energy production, and industrial production of materials such as cement.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the contribution of each fuel source to the country’s CO<sub>2</sub> emissions?</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interactive chart shows the breakdown of annual CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by source: either coal, oil, gas, cement production or gas flaring. This breakdown is strongly influenced by the energy mix of a given country, and changes as a country shifts to or from a given energy source.</p>\n\n\n\t<block type=\"help\">\n\t\t<content>\n\n<h4>How you can interact with this chart</h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In these charts it is always possible to switch to any other country in the world by choosing <strong>Change Country</strong> in the bottom left corner.</li><li>By unticking the ‘Relative’ box, you can switch to see the breakdown of emissions in absolute terms.</li></ul>\n\n</content>\n\t</block></div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3>How are CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from different fuels changing?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-emissions-by-fuel-line\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>The chart above allows us to see the breakdown of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by fuel type. But it makes it more difficult to see the absolute change in particular fuel sources over time.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interactive chart shows the same data \u2013 CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from coal, oil, gas, cement and flaring \u2013 but as individual lines to see clearly how each is changing over time.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Other greenhouse gas emissions</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In discussions on climate change, we tend to focus on carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) \u2013 the most dominant greenhouse gas produced by the burning of fossil fuels, industrial production, and land use change. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>But CO<sub>2</sub> is not the only greenhouse gas that is driving global climate change. There are a number of others \u2013 methane, nitrous oxide, and trace gases such as the group of \u2018F-gases\u2019 \u2013 which have contributed a significant amount of warming to date.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we look at total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the world, plus breakdowns of other major gases including methane and nitrous oxide.</p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Total</strong> greenhouse gas emissions: how much does the average person emit? Where do emissions come from?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>The charts above focused on carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>). But CO<sub>2</sub> is not the only greenhouse gas. Others, including methane and nitrous oxide, have also had a significant impact on global warming to date.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first interactive chart shows <em>per capita</em> greenhouse gas emissions. This is measured as the sum of all greenhouse gases, and given by a metric called ‘carbon dioxide equivalents’. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>‘Carbon dioxide equivalents’ try to correct for the fact that one unit (e.g. a tonne) of a given gas doesn’t have the same same impact on warming as another. We therefore multiply the emissions of each gas by its ‘global warming potential’ (GWP) value: this measures the amount of warming one tonne of that gas would create relative to one tonne of CO<sub>2</sub>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other interactive chart shows where these emissions come from: the contribution of each sector.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 We provide more detail on total greenhouse gas emissions in our sub-page ‘<a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2\">Greenhouse gas emissions</a>‘.</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"></div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-side-by-side\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-ghg-emissions?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n\n\n\n<h5>Related charts:</h5>\n\n\n <block type=\"prominent-link\" style=\"is-style-thin\">\n <link-url>https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-ghg-emissions</link-url>\n <title>Annual greenhouse gas emissions, including land use</title>\n <content>\n\n<p>How much greenhouse gases do countries emit in total when we <strong>include land use change and forestry</strong>?</p>\n\n</content>\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"1\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/total-ghg-emissions-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"600\" width=\"850\" /></figure>\n </block>\n\n <block type=\"prominent-link\" style=\"is-style-thin\">\n <link-url>https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc</link-url>\n <title>Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use</title>\n <content>\n\n<p>How much greenhouse gases do countries emit when we <strong>exclude land use change and forestry</strong>?</p>\n\n</content>\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"542\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/04/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc-768x542.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/04/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc-768x542.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/04/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc-400x282.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/04/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc-779x550.png 779w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/04/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc-150x106.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/04/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc-1536x1084.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/04/total-ghg-emissions-excluding-lufc-2048x1446.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n </block></div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ghg-emissions-by-sector?time=latest\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n\n\n\n<h5>Related chart:</h5>\n\n\n <block type=\"prominent-link\" style=\"is-style-thin\">\n <link-url>https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-by-sector</link-url>\n <title>CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by sector</title>\n <content>\n\n<p>Where do its CO<sub>2</sub> emissions come from? See the breakdown by sector.</p>\n\n</content>\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"1\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/co-emissions-by-sector.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"600\" width=\"850\" /></figure>\n </block></div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Methane:</strong> how much does the average person emit? Where do emissions come from? </h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) is a strong greenhouse gas, mainly produced through agricultural activities (e.g. livestock and rice production), in addition to leakages from oil and gas production (called ‘fugitive emissions’).</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This first interactive chart here shows per capita emissions of methane each year. This is measured in ‘carbon dioxide equivalents’.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other interactive chart shows where these emissions come from: the contribution of each sector.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 We look at the breakdown of methane sources in our sub-page ‘<a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2\">Emissions by sector</a>‘.</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"></div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-side-by-side\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-methane-emissions?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n\n\n\n<h5>Related chart:</h5>\n\n\n <block type=\"prominent-link\" style=\"is-style-thin\">\n <link-url>https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions</link-url>\n <title>Annual methane emissions</title>\n <content>\n\n<p>How much methane does <em>each country </em>contribute each year?</p>\n\n</content>\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"1\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/methane-emissions.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"600\" width=\"850\" /></figure>\n </block></div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/methane-emissions-by-sector?time=latest\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Nitrous oxide:</strong> how much does the average person emit? Where do emissions come from?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) is a strong greenhouse gas, that is mainly produced from agricultural activities (e.g. from the use of synthetic and organic fertilizers to grow crops).</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This first interactive chart here shows per capita emissions of nitrous oxide each year. This is measured in ‘carbon dioxide equivalents’.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other interactive chart shows where these emissions come from: the contribution of each sector.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 We look at the breakdown of nitrous oxide sources in our sub-page ‘<a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2\">Emissions by sector</a>‘.</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"></div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-side-by-side\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-nitrous-oxide?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n\n\n\n<h5>Related chart:</h5>\n\n\n <block type=\"prominent-link\" style=\"is-style-thin\">\n <link-url>https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions</link-url>\n <title>Annual nitrous oxide emissions</title>\n <content>\n\n<p>How much nitrous oxide does <em>each country</em> contribute in total each year?</p>\n\n</content>\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"1\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/07/nitrous-oxide-emissions.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"600\" width=\"850\" /></figure>\n </block></div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions-by-sector?time=latest\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Carbon and energy efficiency</h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Energy intensity:</strong> how much energy does it use per unit of GDP?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/energy-intensity?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Since energy is such a large contributor to CO<sub>2</sub>, reducing energy consumption can inevitably help to reduce emissions. However, some energy consumption is essential to human wellbeing and rising living standards.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Energy intensity can therefore be a useful metric to monitor. Energy intensity measures the amount of energy consumed per unit of gross domestic product. It effectively measures how efficiently a country uses energy to produce a given amount of economic output. A lower energy intensity means it needs less energy per unit of GDP.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interactive chart shows energy intensity. </p>\n\n\n\t<block type=\"help\">\n\t\t<content>\n\n<h4>Two tips on how you can interact with this chart</h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Add any other country to this chart:</strong> click on the Add country button to compare with any other country.</li><li><strong>View this data on a world map: </strong>switch to a global map of energy intensity using the ‘MAP’ tab at the bottom of the chart.</li></ul>\n\n</content>\n\t</block></div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Carbon intensity:</strong> how much carbon does it emit per unit of energy?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-per-unit-energy?tab=chart\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Energy intensity \u2013 shown in the chart above \u2013 is one important metric to monitor whether countries are making progress in reducing emissions. The other key part of this equation is carbon intensity: the amount of CO<sub>2</sub> emitted per unit of energy.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can reduce emissions by (1) using less energy; and/or (2) using lower-carbon energy.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This metric monitors the second option. As we transition our energy mix towards lower-carbon sources (such as renewables or nuclear energy), the amount of carbon we emit per unit of energy should fall.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>This chart shows carbon intensity \u2013 measured in kilograms of CO<sub>2</sub> emitted per kilogram of oil equivalent consumed.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Has economic growth decoupled from CO<sub>2</sub> emissions?</h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-emissions-and-gdp-per-capita\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-emissions-and-gdp\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>To reduce emissions and achieve increasing prosperity at the same time, we have to decouple economic growth from CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita-vs-gdppc?zoomToSelection=true&endpointsOnly=1&time=1990..2016&country=BGR~CYP~CZE~DNK~EST~FIN~FRA~DEU~GRC~HUN~ITA~LVA~LTU~NLD~POL~PRT~ROU~SVK~ESP~SWE~GBR~ISR~JOR~ARM\">Several countries</a> have achieved this in recent years.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart here shows whether this country has achieved this by showing the change in GDP per capita, and annual per capita CO<sub>2</sub> emissions over time.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>We show both production-based and consumption-based emissions (for countries where this data is available). This allows us to see whether the import of production from other countries \u2013 or the export to other countries \u2013 has affected this change in emissions.</p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/>\n\n\n\n<p>The next chart shows the same metric, but without adjusting for population. It shows the change in <em>total </em>annual CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and GDP.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<p></p>\n",
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