Maptheory
environmental2022

Non-methane volatile organic compounds emissions from all sectors

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•220 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
597,941.4tonnes
Median: 112,218.2tonnes
Countries Covered
220
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
28,647,846.0tonnes
Lowest
Guam
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China28,647,846.0tonnes
2United States of America10,542,034.0tonnes
3India10,356,648.0tonnes
4Indonesia5,965,576.0tonnes
5Nigeria5,236,263.5tonnes
By Region
North America3,423,471.0tonnes(4 countries)
Asia2,486,346.1tonnes(27 countries)
Africa1,519,447.4tonnes(9 countries)
South America790,492.0tonnes(7 countries)
Oceania482,129.5tonnes(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0tonnes)High (28,647,846.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 597,941.4tonnes)

North America (4)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (139)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1People's Republic of China28,647,846.0tonnes
2United States of America10,542,034.0tonnes
3India10,356,648.0tonnes
4Indonesia5,965,576.0tonnes
5Nigeria5,236,263.5tonnes
6Brazil3,466,841.2tonnes
7Russian Federation3,440,051.5tonnes
8Pakistan3,194,926.8tonnes
9Thailand2,664,544.0tonnes
10Islamic Republic of Iran1,819,737.4tonnes
11Saudi Arabia1,749,789.4tonnes
12Ethiopia1,734,593.9tonnes
13Vietnam1,559,783.5tonnes
14Mexico1,537,378.0tonnes
15Egypt1,513,055.6tonnes
16Democratic Republic of the Congo1,478,536.8tonnes
17South Africa1,416,040.8tonnes
18Philippines1,361,866.8tonnes
19Kenya1,314,124.5tonnes
20Canada1,276,742.4tonnes
21Malaysia1,242,444.4tonnes
22Japan1,051,203.8tonnes
23Germany1,015,732.2tonnes
24Myanmar1,008,501.3tonnes
25South Korea999,570.5tonnes
26France986,804.4tonnes
27Bangladesh974,361.1tonnes
28United Republic of Tanzania971,538.3tonnes
29Algeria922,017.1tonnes
30Iraq875,587.8tonnes
31United Arab Emirates856,797.9tonnes
32Uganda834,944.3tonnes
33Italy833,980.3tonnes
34Venezuela823,573.0tonnes
35Angola816,124.4tonnes
36Australia809,869.7tonnes
37Sudan750,496.9tonnes
38United Kingdom725,652.5tonnes
39Mozambique697,910.6tonnes
40Poland696,479.6tonnes
41Türkiye686,863.8tonnes
42Colombia676,854.3tonnes
43Cote d'Ivoire574,596.4tonnes
44Zambia562,650.3tonnes
45Kuwait556,371.4tonnes
46Ukraine545,196.5tonnes
47Oman544,688.7tonnes
48Libya542,004.4tonnes
49Spain534,691.4tonnes
50Nepal526,217.6tonnes
51Singapore522,432.1tonnes
52Kazakhstan522,101.1tonnes
53Cambodia511,615.2tonnes
54Sri Lanka509,340.6tonnes
55Qatar469,060.6tonnes
56Madagascar463,891.6tonnes
57Ghana431,781.5tonnes
58Taiwan, Province of China408,079.5tonnes
59Argentina391,691.7tonnes
60Cameroon360,682.6tonnes
61Peru338,627.0tonnes
62Guatemala337,729.4tonnes
63Haiti320,346.9tonnes
64Somalia310,520.3tonnes
65Afghanistan309,788.1tonnes
66Zimbabwe305,583.1tonnes
67Chile298,344.5tonnes
68Netherlands291,412.7tonnes
69Morocco291,025.0tonnes
70Ecuador285,673.5tonnes
71Burkina Faso283,216.4tonnes
72Belarus268,651.4tonnes
73South Sudan259,193.3tonnes
74Togo234,601.5tonnes
75Guinea216,799.7tonnes
76Benin215,894.9tonnes
77North Korea214,356.8tonnes
78Chad208,370.5tonnes
79Tunisia206,532.7tonnes
80Romania201,717.2tonnes
81Turkmenistan201,409.7tonnes
82Uzbekistan196,431.9tonnes
83Tajikistan192,616.8tonnes
84Niger181,315.8tonnes
85Paraguay179,888.3tonnes
86Malawi172,336.3tonnes
87Czech Republic170,640.1tonnes
88Mali169,526.5tonnes
89Republic of the Congo163,468.0tonnes
90Greece162,216.3tonnes
91Bolivia160,519.8tonnes
92Israel155,271.6tonnes
93Dominican Republic154,570.1tonnes
94New Zealand154,389.3tonnes
95Yemen154,224.0tonnes
96Azerbaijan149,655.2tonnes
97Portugal147,887.2tonnes
98Senegal147,091.0tonnes
99Belgium144,621.5tonnes
100Gabon143,645.7tonnes
101Norway142,093.3tonnes
102Syrian Arab Republic140,783.2tonnes
103Sweden134,014.3tonnes
104Liberia132,710.9tonnes
105Burundi127,516.8tonnes
106Mongolia124,827.3tonnes
107Sierra Leone124,266.0tonnes
108Lao People's Democratic Republic115,496.9tonnes
109Kyrgyzstan114,739.3tonnes
110Equatorial Guinea113,964.9tonnes
111Ireland110,471.5tonnes
112Hungary108,566.6tonnes
113Rwanda105,078.2tonnes
114Honduras104,224.2tonnes
115Austria100,252.8tonnes
116Denmark99,620.3tonnes
117Papua New Guinea94,242.7tonnes
118Cuba94,222.3tonnes
119Slovakia90,113.8tonnes
120Hong Kong88,198.4tonnes
121Finland80,177.7tonnes
122Bulgaria78,660.8tonnes
123Uruguay75,412.0tonnes
124Switzerland74,330.7tonnes
125Eritrea69,413.8tonnes
126Bosnia and Herzegovina68,631.3tonnes
127Croatia67,846.1tonnes
128Nicaragua66,081.7tonnes
129Jordan62,102.9tonnes
130Mauritania62,006.9tonnes
131Serbia61,938.5tonnes
132Trinidad and Tobago61,778.3tonnes
133Costa Rica57,372.7tonnes
134Central African Republic55,287.1tonnes
135Lebanon53,690.6tonnes
136Panama53,262.7tonnes
137Bhutan52,593.7tonnes
138Namibia50,289.8tonnes
139Georgia48,645.3tonnes
140El Salvador46,063.3tonnes
141Bahrain45,876.4tonnes
142Lithuania45,847.6tonnes
143Moldova, Republic of44,534.6tonnes
144Guinea-Bissau42,568.3tonnes
145Lesotho42,493.6tonnes
146Botswana36,389.1tonnes
147Latvia35,413.5tonnes
148Jamaica34,682.3tonnes
149Brunei Darussalam34,080.3tonnes
150Slovenia28,061.9tonnes
151Estonia26,930.6tonnes
152Puerto Rico25,940.3tonnes
153Albania25,503.8tonnes
154Armenia24,318.4tonnes
155Republic of The Gambia22,022.5tonnes
156Eswatini21,440.3tonnes
157The Republic of North Macedonia20,049.7tonnes
158Guyana17,773.3tonnes
159Mauritius16,667.8tonnes
160Timor-Leste15,571.7tonnes
161Reunion15,533.3tonnes
162Gibraltar14,378.0tonnes
163Djibouti13,477.9tonnes
164Luxembourg10,934.4tonnes
165Comoros10,773.5tonnes
166Suriname10,762.4tonnes
167Malta10,363.1tonnes
168Cyprus9,652.4tonnes
169Maldives9,256.9tonnes
170New Caledonia8,682.4tonnes
171Fiji8,536.9tonnes
172Curaçao8,388.7tonnes
173Bahamas6,974.9tonnes
174Cape Verde6,188.6tonnes
175Montenegro5,469.8tonnes
176Iceland5,400.7tonnes
177Barbados4,929.3tonnes
178Martinique4,842.8tonnes
179Guadeloupe4,798.6tonnes
180Bermuda3,888.1tonnes
181Belize3,674.6tonnes
182Seychelles3,525.4tonnes
183Macao3,475.9tonnes
184Sao Tome and Principe3,033.6tonnes
185French Polynesia2,961.4tonnes
186Solomon Islands2,653.4tonnes
187Palau2,588.5tonnes
188Aruba2,248.1tonnes
189French Guiana2,045.6tonnes
190Saint Lucia2,015.4tonnes
191Vanuatu2,013.0tonnes
192Western Sahara1,870.4tonnes
193Antigua and Barbuda1,580.3tonnes
194Samoa1,473.8tonnes
195Cayman Islands1,136.1tonnes
196Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,123.3tonnes
197Dominica994.2tonnes
198Grenada986.1tonnes
199Saint Vincent and the Grenadines837.6tonnes
200Tonga813.5tonnes
201Saint Kitts and Nevis759.4tonnes
202Kiribati735.8tonnes
203Micronesia, Federated States of495.9tonnes
204Virgin Islands, U.S.485.9tonnes
205Virgin Islands, British421.1tonnes
206Montserrat367.5tonnes
207Turks and Caicos Islands320.7tonnes
208Greenland249.8tonnes
209Marshall Islands200.7tonnes
210Faroe Islands172.7tonnes
211Cook Islands149.7tonnes
212American Samoa108.6tonnes
213Falkland Islands (Malvinas)102.2tonnes
214Saint Pierre and Miquelon101.8tonnes
215Wallis and Futuna81.0tonnes
216Niue16.3tonnes
217Tokelau6.0tonnes
218Liechtenstein1.8tonnes
219State of Palestine0.0tonnes
220Guam0.0tonnes
Showing 220 of 220 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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