CO2 emissions from gas — all countries

CO2 emissions from gas — NATO

CO2 emissions from gas in NATO in 2024 — 2,865.03 Mt.

2024 2,865.03 Mt +1.13% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 2,904 Mt2021
Period minimum 0 Mt1860

Trend over time

1860–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from gas — NATO, 1860–202401,0002,0003,000186018771894191119281945196219791996201320241860: 0 Mt1863: 0 Mt1866: 0 Mt1869: 0 Mt1872: 0 Mt1875: 0 Mt1878: 0 Mt1881: 0 Mt1884: 1.17 Mt1887: 11.79 Mt1890: 11.69 Mt1893: 7.29 Mt1896: 6.85 Mt1899: 10.9 Mt1902: 13.7 Mt1905: 17.17 Mt1908: 19.68 Mt1911: 25.72 Mt1914: 30.13 Mt1917: 40.44 Mt1920: 41.58 Mt1923: 52.04 Mt1926: 67.77 Mt1929: 99.09 Mt1932: 82.78 Mt1935: 101.98 Mt1938: 121.65 Mt1941: 147.05 Mt1944: 191.48 Mt1947: 230.75 Mt1950: 331.95 Mt1953: 445.4 Mt1956: 540.26 Mt1959: 651.41 Mt1962: 762.89 Mt1965: 901.4 Mt1968: 1,130.93 Mt1971: 1,431.02 Mt1974: 1,632.91 Mt1977: 1,616.54 Mt1980: 1,717.15 Mt1983: 1,558.32 Mt1986: 1,531.35 Mt1989: 1,783.22 Mt1992: 1,892.25 Mt1995: 2,096.93 Mt1998: 2,199.52 Mt2001: 2,316.19 Mt2004: 2,401.11 Mt2007: 2,482.5 Mt2010: 2,561.48 Mt2013: 2,572.84 Mt2016: 2,650.35 Mt2019: 2,873.73 Mt2022: 2,872.19 Mt2024: 2,865.03 Mt
Change over the period: +2,865.03
CO2 emissions from gas — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 2,865.03 +31.92 +1.13%
2023 2,833.11 −39.08 −1.36%
2022 2,872.19 −31.81 −1.1%
2021 2,904 +80.56 +2.85%
2020 2,823.44 −50.28 −1.75%
2019 2,873.73 +63.67 +2.27%
2018 2,810.06 +142.28 +5.33%
2017 2,667.78 +17.43 +0.66%
2016 2,650.35 +55.14 +2.12%
2015 2,595.21 +72.41 +2.87%
2014 2,522.8 −50.03 −1.94%
2013 2,572.84 +22.84 +0.9%
2012 2,550 +33.31 +1.32%
2011 2,516.69 −44.79 −1.75%
2010 2,561.48 +132.97 +5.48%
2009 2,428.52 −92.52 −3.67%
2008 2,521.04 +38.54 +1.55%
2007 2,482.5 +89.85 +3.76%
2006 2,392.66 −17.19 −0.71%
2005 2,409.85 +8.74 +0.36%
2004 2,401.11 +18.58 +0.78%
2003 2,382.53 +16.41 +0.69%
2002 2,366.13 +49.94 +2.16%
2001 2,316.19 −35.39 −1.5%
2000 2,351.58 +96.75 +4.29%
1999 2,254.83 +55.31 +2.51%
1998 2,199.52 +0.33 +0.02%
1997 2,199.18 +0.45 +0.02%
1996 2,198.74 +101.81 +4.86%
1995 2,096.93 +109.54 +5.51%
1994 1,987.39 +35.69 +1.83%
1993 1,951.7 +59.45 +3.14%
1992 1,892.25 +23.46 +1.26%
1991 1,868.79 +44.3 +2.43%
1990 1,824.49 +41.26 +2.31%
1989 1,783.22 +121.08 +7.28%
1988 1,662.14 +46.82 +2.9%
1987 1,615.32 +83.96 +5.48%
1986 1,531.35 −79.34 −4.93%
1985 1,610.69 −8.7 −0.54%
1984 1,619.39 +61.07 +3.92%
1983 1,558.32 −25.92 −1.64%
1982 1,584.24 −90.45 −5.4%
1981 1,674.69 −42.46 −2.47%
1980 1,717.15 −13.31 −0.77%
1979 1,730.47 +60.91 +3.65%
1978 1,669.56 +53.02 +3.28%
1977 1,616.54 −6.48 −0.4%
1976 1,623.02 +57.5 +3.67%
1975 1,565.52 −67.39 −4.13%
1974 1,632.91 +11.29 +0.7%
1973 1,621.62 +105.61 +6.97%
1972 1,516.01 +84.99 +5.94%
1971 1,431.02 +93.81 +7.02%
1970 1,337.21 +92.42 +7.42%
1969 1,244.78 +113.86 +10.07%
1968 1,130.93 +94.55 +9.12%
1967 1,036.38 +59.86 +6.13%
1966 976.51 +75.11 +8.33%
1965 901.4 +36.63 +4.24%
1964 864.77 +59.49 +7.39%
1963 805.28 +42.4 +5.56%
1962 762.89 +49.77 +6.98%
1961 713.11 +13.84 +1.98%
1960 699.28 +47.87 +7.35%
1959 651.41 +32.55 +5.26%
1958 618.85 +36.6 +6.29%
1957 582.25 +41.99 +7.77%
1956 540.26 +31.4 +6.17%
1955 508.87 +39.53 +8.42%
1954 469.34 +23.93 +5.37%
1953 445.4 +24.99 +5.94%
1952 420.42 +29.09 +7.43%
1951 391.33 +59.38 +17.89%
1950 331.95 +52.35 +18.72%
1949 279.6 +18.2 +6.96%
1948 261.4 +30.65 +13.28%
1947 230.75 +21.35 +10.2%
1946 209.39 +5.64 +2.77%
1945 203.75 +12.27 +6.41%
1944 191.48 +14 +7.89%
1943 177.48 +17.5 +10.94%
1942 159.98 +12.94 +8.8%
1941 147.05 +7.55 +5.41%
1940 139.5 +9.51 +7.31%
1939 129.99 +8.35 +6.86%
1938 121.65 −5.74 −4.5%
1937 127.38 +12.13 +10.52%
1936 115.26 +13.27 +13.01%
1935 101.98 +7.61 +8.07%
1934 94.37 +11.33 +13.64%
1933 83.04 +0.26 +0.31%
1932 82.78 −6.3 −7.07%
1931 89.08 −12.42 −12.24%
1930 101.5 +2.41 +2.44%
1929 99.09 +18.09 +22.33%
1928 81 +6.33 +8.48%
1927 74.67 +6.89 +10.17%
1926 67.77 +6.29 +10.22%
1925 61.49 +2.61 +4.42%
1924 58.88 +6.85 +13.15%
1923 52.04 +12.24 +30.77%
1922 39.8 +5.1 +14.69%
1921 34.7 −6.88 −16.55%
1920 41.58 +3.71 +9.8%
1919 37.87 +1.43 +3.91%
1918 36.44 −4 −9.88%
1917 40.44 +2.11 +5.5%
1916 38.33 +6.48 +20.33%
1915 31.86 +1.72 +5.71%
1914 30.13 +0.54 +1.81%
1913 29.6 +1.28 +4.53%
1912 28.32 +2.6 +10.1%
1911 25.72 +0.8 +3.22%
1910 24.92 +1.39 +5.92%
1909 23.52 +3.85 +19.55%
1908 19.68 −0.2 −1.01%
1907 19.88 +0.85 +4.47%
1906 19.03 +1.86 +10.82%
1905 17.17 +2 +13.21%
1904 15.17 +0.64 +4.39%
1903 14.53 +0.83 +6.07%
1902 13.7 +0.83 +6.49%
1901 12.86 +1.32 +11.43%
1900 11.54 +0.64 +5.85%
1899 10.9 +2.44 +28.89%
1898 8.46 +1.17 +16.08%
1897 7.29 +0.44 +6.43%
1896 6.85 −0.19 −2.75%
1895 7.04 +0.34 +5.14%
1894 6.7 −0.59 −8.1%
1893 7.29 −0.49 −6.26%
1892 7.78 −1.17 −13.1%
1891 8.95 −2.74 −23.45%
1890 11.69 −0.54 −4.41%
1889 12.23 −4.55 −27.11%
1888 16.77 +4.99 +42.31%
1887 11.79 +4.11 +53.56%
1886 7.68 +3.96 +106.62%
1885 3.72 +2.54 +216.98%
1884 1.17 +0.79 +207.61%
1883 0.38 +0.22 +130.91%
1882 0.17 +0.17
1881 0 +0
1880 0 +0
1879 0 +0
1878 0 +0
1877 0 +0
1876 0 +0
1875 0 +0
1874 0 +0
1873 0 +0
1872 0 +0
1871 0 +0
1870 0 +0
1869 0 +0
1868 0 +0
1867 0 +0
1866 0 +0
1865 0 +0
1864 0 +0
1863 0 +0
1862 0 +0
1861 0 +0
1860 0

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning natural gas. Per unit of energy, gas releases about half as much CO2 as coal, and the case for gas as a transition fuel rests on that. The case is incomplete, however: methane leaks in production and transport eat up part or all of the gain, and methane is not part of this series — it is counted separately.

Important: Combustion only. Methane leaks in production and transport are not part of this series, although they are what determines how much cleaner gas really is than coal.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.