Total greenhouse gas emissions change since 1990
Compare total greenhouse gas emissions change since 1990 across 203 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2024 official-source dataset.
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Key Insights
- •Coverage: 203 ISO-mapped countries or territories in 2024.
- •Published range: -79.8594155218009 to 4294.5464362851 % change from 1990.
- •Discovery motivation: Wikipedia attention to the World Trade Center and GitHub infrastructure projects motivated a long-run comparison of economy-wide greenhouse-gas change since 1990.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 145.3% change from 1990)
About This Statistic
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.
MapTheory retains one fixed reference year and unit. Only finite values mapped to ISO 3166-1 numeric codes are included; aggregates, missing values and non-ISO geographies are excluded. No value is estimated, imputed or carried across years.
Methodology
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,294.5% change from 1990 |
| 2 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,484.8% change from 1990 |
| 3 | Maldives | 1,450.7% change from 1990 |
| 4 | Greenland | 979.1% change from 1990 |
| 5 | Chad | 814.3% change from 1990 |
| 6 | Vietnam | 535.8% change from 1990 |
| 7 | Qatar | 519.0% change from 1990 |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 513.6% change from 1990 |
| 9 | Benin | 362.8% change from 1990 |
| 10 | Ghana | 359.2% change from 1990 |
| 11 | Guinea | 325.9% change from 1990 |
| 12 | Cape Verde | 323.1% change from 1990 |
| 13 | People's Republic of China | 318.5% change from 1990 |
| 14 | Gibraltar | 317.3% change from 1990 |
| 15 | Mali | 300.7% change from 1990 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 291.6% change from 1990 |
| 17 | Mozambique | 290.4% change from 1990 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 287.4% change from 1990 |
| 19 | Niger | 283.2% change from 1990 |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 282.7% change from 1990 |
| 21 | Oman | 278.3% change from 1990 |
| 22 | Uganda | 274.6% change from 1990 |
| 23 | Virgin Islands, British | 272.2% change from 1990 |
| 24 | Timor-Leste | 266.3% change from 1990 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 254.5% change from 1990 |
| 26 | Guyana | 253.2% change from 1990 |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 251.1% change from 1990 |
| 28 | Mauritius | 251.0% change from 1990 |
| 29 | Mongolia | 248.7% change from 1990 |
| 30 | Kiribati | 248.0% change from 1990 |
| 31 | Kuwait | 242.9% change from 1990 |
| 32 | Cambodia | 241.9% change from 1990 |
| 33 | Togo | 233.8% change from 1990 |
| 34 | Guatemala | 232.4% change from 1990 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 232.2% change from 1990 |
| 36 | Malawi | 223.8% change from 1990 |
| 37 | India | 222.9% change from 1990 |
| 38 | Senegal | 220.8% change from 1990 |
| 39 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 218.4% change from 1990 |
| 40 | Saint Lucia | 213.4% change from 1990 |
| 41 | Cayman Islands | 212.7% change from 1990 |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 209.7% change from 1990 |
| 43 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 209.7% change from 1990 |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 208.8% change from 1990 |
| 45 | Seychelles | 207.5% change from 1990 |
| 46 | Comoros | 204.6% change from 1990 |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 194.9% change from 1990 |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 194.7% change from 1990 |
| 49 | Philippines | 189.7% change from 1990 |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 188.6% change from 1990 |
| 51 | Jordan | 187.6% change from 1990 |
| 52 | Honduras | 183.4% change from 1990 |
| 53 | New Caledonia | 180.5% change from 1990 |
| 54 | Panama | 179.6% change from 1990 |
| 55 | Pakistan | 178.4% change from 1990 |
| 56 | Burundi | 176.4% change from 1990 |
| 57 | Kenya | 167.4% change from 1990 |
| 58 | Aruba | 167.2% change from 1990 |
| 59 | Mauritania | 162.7% change from 1990 |
| 60 | Grenada | 159.7% change from 1990 |
| 61 | Egypt | 159.1% change from 1990 |
| 62 | Türkiye | 156.2% change from 1990 |
| 63 | Morocco | 155.9% change from 1990 |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 155.5% change from 1990 |
| 65 | Bhutan | 148.1% change from 1990 |
| 66 | Liberia | 146.6% change from 1990 |
| 67 | Zambia | 142.8% change from 1990 |
| 68 | Lebanon | 142.3% change from 1990 |
| 69 | Iraq | 140.7% change from 1990 |
| 70 | Peru | 138.9% change from 1990 |
| 71 | Belize | 136.6% change from 1990 |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 135.9% change from 1990 |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 133.5% change from 1990 |
| 74 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 130.9% change from 1990 |
| 75 | Thailand | 130.5% change from 1990 |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 128.3% change from 1990 |
| 77 | Sudan | 126.7% change from 1990 |
| 78 | Republic of the Congo | 125.8% change from 1990 |
| 79 | Singapore | 125.4% change from 1990 |
| 80 | Bahrain | 121.6% change from 1990 |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 120.9% change from 1990 |
| 82 | Bolivia | 116.6% change from 1990 |
| 83 | Chile | 115.6% change from 1990 |
| 84 | Namibia | 115.5% change from 1990 |
| 85 | South Korea | 114.6% change from 1990 |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 112.6% change from 1990 |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 111.3% change from 1990 |
| 88 | Ecuador | 110.6% change from 1990 |
| 89 | El Salvador | 108.3% change from 1990 |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 105.5% change from 1990 |
| 91 | Angola | 105.1% change from 1990 |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 102.8% change from 1990 |
| 93 | Republic of The Gambia | 100.7% change from 1990 |
| 94 | Brazil | 100.1% change from 1990 |
| 95 | Paraguay | 99.5% change from 1990 |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 93.1% change from 1990 |
| 97 | Tunisia | 92.2% change from 1990 |
| 98 | Dominica | 91.7% change from 1990 |
| 99 | Algeria | 91.4% change from 1990 |
| 100 | Haiti | 90.2% change from 1990 |
| 101 | Yemen | 87.9% change from 1990 |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 87.2% change from 1990 |
| 103 | Myanmar | 86.3% change from 1990 |
| 104 | Israel | 82.7% change from 1990 |
| 105 | Macao | 81.8% change from 1990 |
| 106 | Nepal | 79.5% change from 1990 |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 78.0% change from 1990 |
| 108 | Samoa | 77.2% change from 1990 |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 76.9% change from 1990 |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.1% change from 1990 |
| 111 | Northern Mariana Islands | 70.8% change from 1990 |
| 112 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 70.1% change from 1990 |
| 113 | Cyprus | 67.4% change from 1990 |
| 114 | Suriname | 65.7% change from 1990 |
| 115 | Colombia | 64.5% change from 1990 |
| 116 | Marshall Islands | 60.0% change from 1990 |
| 117 | Madagascar | 56.4% change from 1990 |
| 118 | Mexico | 55.9% change from 1990 |
| 119 | Uruguay | 54.4% change from 1990 |
| 120 | Tonga | 50.9% change from 1990 |
| 121 | Argentina | 47.9% change from 1990 |
| 122 | Guam | 47.5% change from 1990 |
| 123 | Rwanda | 47.2% change from 1990 |
| 124 | Lesotho | 43.5% change from 1990 |
| 125 | Bahamas | 41.1% change from 1990 |
| 126 | Nauru | 40.0% change from 1990 |
| 127 | South Africa | 40.0% change from 1990 |
| 128 | Eritrea | 39.9% change from 1990 |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 39.4% change from 1990 |
| 130 | Cameroon | 35.0% change from 1990 |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 34.6% change from 1990 |
| 132 | Nigeria | 34.4% change from 1990 |
| 133 | Somalia | 34.1% change from 1990 |
| 134 | Tuvalu | 32.3% change from 1990 |
| 135 | Djibouti | 30.6% change from 1990 |
| 136 | Botswana | 30.5% change from 1990 |
| 137 | Canada | 30.1% change from 1990 |
| 138 | Fiji | 29.1% change from 1990 |
| 139 | Australia | 28.4% change from 1990 |
| 140 | American Samoa | 21.9% change from 1990 |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 15.2% change from 1990 |
| 142 | Libya | 12.8% change from 1990 |
| 143 | Bermuda | 8.4% change from 1990 |
| 144 | New Zealand | 8.4% change from 1990 |
| 145 | Faroe Islands | 7.2% change from 1990 |
| 146 | Gabon | 6.6% change from 1990 |
| 147 | Barbados | 6.5% change from 1990 |
| 148 | Hong Kong | 2.7% change from 1990 |
| 149 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.5% change from 1990 |
| 150 | Venezuela | 2.2% change from 1990 |
| 151 | Jamaica | 1.9% change from 1990 |
| 152 | Ireland | 1.2% change from 1990 |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 0.9% change from 1990 |
| 154 | Norway | -2.9% change from 1990 |
| 155 | Iceland | -3.0% change from 1990 |
| 156 | Spain | -3.0% change from 1990 |
| 157 | Kazakhstan | -3.5% change from 1990 |
| 158 | United States of America | -4.9% change from 1990 |
| 159 | Portugal | -7.8% change from 1990 |
| 160 | Eswatini | -9.1% change from 1990 |
| 161 | Zimbabwe | -10.6% change from 1990 |
| 162 | Malta | -11.0% change from 1990 |
| 163 | Austria | -11.4% change from 1990 |
| 164 | Azerbaijan | -13.9% change from 1990 |
| 165 | Russian Federation | -15.7% change from 1990 |
| 166 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -16.0% change from 1990 |
| 167 | Slovenia | -17.7% change from 1990 |
| 168 | Japan | -17.9% change from 1990 |
| 169 | Croatia | -18.2% change from 1990 |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | -19.0% change from 1990 |
| 171 | Switzerland | -20.3% change from 1990 |
| 172 | Belgium | -23.3% change from 1990 |
| 173 | Syrian Arab Republic | -25.6% change from 1990 |
| 174 | Italy | -26.4% change from 1990 |
| 175 | Greece | -27.3% change from 1990 |
| 176 | France | -28.8% change from 1990 |
| 177 | Sweden | -30.1% change from 1990 |
| 178 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -31.7% change from 1990 |
| 179 | Poland | -32.2% change from 1990 |
| 180 | Kyrgyzstan | -33.0% change from 1990 |
| 181 | Finland | -33.4% change from 1990 |
| 182 | Palau | -34.5% change from 1990 |
| 183 | Netherlands | -35.2% change from 1990 |
| 184 | Hungary | -37.3% change from 1990 |
| 185 | Luxembourg | -37.7% change from 1990 |
| 186 | Albania | -38.0% change from 1990 |
| 187 | Cuba | -39.0% change from 1990 |
| 188 | Belarus | -39.6% change from 1990 |
| 189 | Denmark | -44.6% change from 1990 |
| 190 | North Korea | -44.7% change from 1990 |
| 191 | Germany | -45.4% change from 1990 |
| 192 | Slovakia | -47.2% change from 1990 |
| 193 | Czech Republic | -49.7% change from 1990 |
| 194 | United Kingdom | -50.3% change from 1990 |
| 195 | Georgia | -52.0% change from 1990 |
| 196 | Bulgaria | -53.7% change from 1990 |
| 197 | Armenia | -55.6% change from 1990 |
| 198 | Lithuania | -55.7% change from 1990 |
| 199 | Latvia | -57.7% change from 1990 |
| 200 | Romania | -57.7% change from 1990 |
| 201 | Moldova, Republic of | -68.8% change from 1990 |
| 202 | Estonia | -69.0% change from 1990 |
| 203 | Ukraine | -79.9% change from 1990 |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Development Indicators (2024).
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