CO2 emissions from gas — all countries

CO2 emissions from gas — OECD

CO2 emissions from gas in the OECD in 2024 — 3,496.42 Mt.

2024 3,496.42 Mt +0.94% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3,550.31 Mt2021
Period minimum 0 Mt1860

Trend over time

1860–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from gas — OECD, 1860–202401,0002,0003,0004,000186018771894191119281945196219791996201320241860: 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: 40.48 Mt1920: 41.35 Mt1923: 51.57 Mt1926: 67.14 Mt1929: 98.09 Mt1932: 80.77 Mt1935: 100.92 Mt1938: 121.48 Mt1941: 147.45 Mt1944: 192.61 Mt1947: 232.09 Mt1950: 328.28 Mt1953: 439.09 Mt1956: 532.57 Mt1959: 642.29 Mt1962: 756.11 Mt1965: 891.98 Mt1968: 1,117.9 Mt1971: 1,421.7 Mt1974: 1,628.96 Mt1977: 1,617.11 Mt1980: 1,763.17 Mt1983: 1,622.38 Mt1986: 1,636.92 Mt1989: 1,917.62 Mt1992: 2,101.33 Mt1995: 2,340.99 Mt1998: 2,509.8 Mt2001: 2,688.87 Mt2004: 2,824.27 Mt2007: 2,967.83 Mt2010: 3,104.22 Mt2013: 3,200.67 Mt2016: 3,279.56 Mt2019: 3,512.32 Mt2022: 3,506.29 Mt2024: 3,496.42 Mt
Change over the period: +3,496.42
CO2 emissions from gas — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 3,496.42 +32.56 +0.94%
2023 3,463.86 −42.43 −1.21%
2022 3,506.29 −44.03 −1.24%
2021 3,550.31 +80.57 +2.32%
2020 3,469.74 −42.57 −1.21%
2019 3,512.32 +50.65 +1.46%
2018 3,461.67 +172.2 +5.23%
2017 3,289.47 +9.91 +0.3%
2016 3,279.56 +72.94 +2.27%
2015 3,206.61 +66.01 +2.1%
2014 3,140.6 −60.07 −1.88%
2013 3,200.67 +43.71 +1.38%
2012 3,156.96 +55.57 +1.79%
2011 3,101.39 −2.83 −0.09%
2010 3,104.22 +175.57 +5.99%
2009 2,928.65 −80.42 −2.67%
2008 3,009.06 +41.23 +1.39%
2007 2,967.83 +111.82 +3.92%
2006 2,856.01 +14.85 +0.52%
2005 2,841.16 +16.89 +0.6%
2004 2,824.27 +36.44 +1.31%
2003 2,787.83 +31.2 +1.13%
2002 2,756.63 +67.76 +2.52%
2001 2,688.87 −21.68 −0.8%
2000 2,710.55 +121.9 +4.71%
1999 2,588.65 +78.85 +3.14%
1998 2,509.8 +14.95 +0.6%
1997 2,494.86 +29.41 +1.19%
1996 2,465.45 +124.46 +5.32%
1995 2,340.99 +118.56 +5.33%
1994 2,222.43 +51.43 +2.37%
1993 2,171 +69.67 +3.32%
1992 2,101.33 +42.13 +2.05%
1991 2,059.2 +72.18 +3.63%
1990 1,987.02 +69.4 +3.62%
1989 1,917.62 +133.65 +7.49%
1988 1,783.97 +54.28 +3.14%
1987 1,729.69 +92.77 +5.67%
1986 1,636.92 −87.22 −5.06%
1985 1,724.14 +6.42 +0.37%
1984 1,717.73 +95.34 +5.88%
1983 1,622.38 −20.63 −1.26%
1982 1,643.02 −80.8 −4.69%
1981 1,723.82 −39.35 −2.23%
1980 1,763.17 −4.55 −0.26%
1979 1,767.72 +79.58 +4.71%
1978 1,688.14 +71.02 +4.39%
1977 1,617.11 +3.47 +0.21%
1976 1,613.65 +54.93 +3.52%
1975 1,558.72 −70.23 −4.31%
1974 1,628.96 +11.05 +0.68%
1973 1,617.91 +108.81 +7.21%
1972 1,509.1 +87.39 +6.15%
1971 1,421.7 +93.22 +7.02%
1970 1,328.48 +99.04 +8.06%
1969 1,229.44 +111.54 +9.98%
1968 1,117.9 +92.55 +9.03%
1967 1,025.34 +58.88 +6.09%
1966 966.46 +74.48 +8.35%
1965 891.98 +35.3 +4.12%
1964 856.68 +59.61 +7.48%
1963 797.07 +40.96 +5.42%
1962 756.11 +50.87 +7.21%
1961 705.24 +14.57 +2.11%
1960 690.67 +48.38 +7.53%
1959 642.29 +32.96 +5.41%
1958 609.33 +36.87 +6.44%
1957 572.45 +39.88 +7.49%
1956 532.57 +30.37 +6.05%
1955 502.21 +39.11 +8.45%
1954 463.09 +24.01 +5.47%
1953 439.09 +23.33 +5.61%
1952 415.76 +28.43 +7.34%
1951 387.33 +59.06 +17.99%
1950 328.28 +53.59 +19.51%
1949 274.69 +13.99 +5.37%
1948 260.7 +28.61 +12.32%
1947 232.09 +21.92 +10.43%
1946 210.18 +5.85 +2.86%
1945 204.33 +11.72 +6.09%
1944 192.61 +15.15 +8.54%
1943 177.45 +17.79 +11.14%
1942 159.67 +12.21 +8.28%
1941 147.45 +7.52 +5.37%
1940 139.93 +9.92 +7.63%
1939 130.01 +8.54 +7.03%
1938 121.48 −5.23 −4.13%
1937 126.71 +12.86 +11.3%
1936 113.85 +12.93 +12.81%
1935 100.92 +9.06 +9.87%
1934 91.86 +10.83 +13.37%
1933 81.03 +0.25 +0.31%
1932 80.77 −6.45 −7.4%
1931 87.22 −12.75 −12.76%
1930 99.98 +1.88 +1.92%
1929 98.09 +18.14 +22.69%
1928 79.96 +6.02 +8.15%
1927 73.93 +6.79 +10.12%
1926 67.14 +6 +9.81%
1925 61.14 +2.87 +4.92%
1924 58.28 +6.7 +12.99%
1923 51.57 +12.17 +30.88%
1922 39.41 +4.97 +14.44%
1921 34.43 −6.91 −16.72%
1920 41.35 +3.68 +9.78%
1919 37.66 +1.17 +3.21%
1918 36.49 −3.99 −9.86%
1917 40.48 +2.12 +5.53%
1916 38.36 +6.51 +20.42%
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.