CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Building by country

Countries reporting

186

Highest

550.68

United States

Lowest

Niue

Median

0.67

Years covered

1990–2018

Data points

5,338

What the numbers show

CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Building is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 550.68 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.67, and the mean is 15.43.

Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 14,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 88.3%).

CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Building: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	United States	550.68	2018	down 1.0%	falling
2	China	542.13	2018	up 41.5%	rising
3	Russia	217.99	2018	up 39.9%	falling
4	Iran	127.41	2018	up 4.1%	rising
5	Germany	120.82	2018	down 21.3%	falling
6	India	118.84	2018	up 39.2%	rising
7	Japan	106.11	2018	down 20.9%	falling
8	United Kingdom	87.01	2018	down 9.3%	falling
9	Canada	75.68	2018	up 2.3%	rising
10	France	64.42	2018	down 22.9%	falling
11	Italy	63.58	2018	down 12.2%	flat
12	South Korea	51.09	2018	up 1.0%	falling
13	Turkey	50.1	2018	down 3.5%	rising
14	Poland	42.68	2018	down 5.5%	falling
15	Kazakhstan	36.84	2018	up 88.6%	volatile
16	South Africa	33.84	2018	up 4.5%	rising
17	Argentina	28.1	2018	up 11.7%	rising
18	Uzbekistan	26.93	2018	down 39.7%	rising
19	Algeria	26.34	2018	up 94.0%	rising
20	Ukraine	26.11	2018	down 31.6%	falling
21	Spain	25.46	2018	down 2.0%	rising
22	Indonesia	25.12	2018	down 0.9%	flat
23	Netherlands	23.91	2018	down 16.3%	falling
24	Belgium	22.41	2018	down 14.5%	falling
25	Mexico	21.61	2018	down 10.6%	falling
26	Pakistan	20.82	2018	up 35.4%	rising
27	Brazil	20.38	2018	up 2.1%	rising
28	Turkmenistan	17.31	2018	up 28.7%	rising
29	Egypt	17.03	2018	up 19.8%	rising
30	Vietnam	15.79	2018	up 58.5%	rising
31	Australia	15.1	2018	up 26.7%	rising
32	Oman	15.05	2018	up 1,805.1%	volatile
33	Switzerland	11.34	2018	down 25.1%	falling
34	Czechia	10.72	2018	down 4.2%	falling
35	Philippines	10.03	2018	up 151.4%	rising
36	Hungary	9.98	2018	down 17.7%	falling
37	Bangladesh	9.82	2018	up 76.9%	rising
38	Iraq	9.1	2018	down 27.9%	rising
39	Romania	9.03	2018	up 9.2%	rising
40	Ireland	8.06	2018	down 20.1%	falling
41	Austria	7.45	2018	down 28.3%	falling
42	Morocco	7.24	2018	up 43.1%	rising
43	Thailand	6.73	2018	up 1.7%	rising
44	Chile	6.58	2018	up 44.0%	rising
45	Azerbaijan	6.3	2018	down 5.1%	rising
46	Kyrgyzstan	6.11	2018	up 2,445.8%	volatile
47	Colombia	5.09	2018	down 3.0%	rising
48	Saudi Arabia	5.08	2018	up 16.8%	rising
49	Venezuela	5	2018	down 22.4%	rising
50	Belarus	4.94	2018	up 3.8%	falling
51	Greece	4.65	2018	down 53.1%	rising
52	Slovakia	4.28	2018	down 30.6%	falling
53	Peru	4.06	2018	up 104.0%	flat
54	Ecuador	3.74	2018	up 27.6%	rising
55	Malaysia	3.38	2018	down 37.3%	rising
56	Angola	3.24	2018	up 11.7%	volatile
57	Tunisia	2.88	2018	down 3.4%	rising
58	Portugal	2.85	2018	down 19.9%	rising
58	Syria	2.85	2018	down 62.4%	rising
60	Denmark	2.77	2018	down 27.1%	falling
61	Serbia	2.21	2018	down 29.8%	rising
62	Georgia	2.16	2018	up 148.3%	volatile
63	Croatia	2.08	2018	down 21.5%	flat
64	Jordan	2.02	2018	down 0.5%	rising
65	Finland	1.96	2018	down 21.3%	falling
66	Nigeria	1.91	2018	down 24.8%	falling
67	Bolivia	1.78	2018	up 49.6%	rising
68	Mongolia	1.69	2018	up 141.4%	volatile
69	Luxembourg	1.62	2018	up 4.5%	rising
70	Dominican Republic	1.56	2018	up 7.6%	rising
71	Nepal	1.52	2018	up 186.8%	rising
71	Sweden	1.52	2018	down 42.6%	volatile
73	Myanmar	1.45	2018	up 14,400.0%	volatile
73	New Zealand	1.45	2018	up 12.4%	rising
75	Norway	1.37	2018	up 13.2%	falling
76	Kenya	1.23	2018	up 61.8%	rising
77	Moldova	1.2	2018	up 9.1%	falling
78	Libya	1.18	2018	down 32.6%	falling
79	Armenia	1.17	2018	down 1.7%	volatile
80	Lithuania	1.14	2018	up 14.0%	volatile
81	Cote d'Ivoire	1.12	2018	up 55.6%	rising
82	Tajikistan	1.06	2018	—	volatile
83	Ghana	1.03	2018	up 151.2%	rising
83	Sri Lanka	1.03	2018	up 139.5%	volatile
85	Bulgaria	1.02	2018	down 24.4%	volatile
86	Guatemala	0.98	2018	up 60.7%	rising
87	Kuwait	0.93	2018	up 78.8%	rising
88	Slovenia	0.88	2018	down 52.2%	falling
89	Latvia	0.84	2018	down 6.7%	volatile
90	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.82	2018	up 583.3%	volatile
91	United Arab Emirates	0.8	2018	up 166.7%	volatile
92	Lebanon	0.68	2018	down 48.1%	volatile
93	Cuba	0.67	2018	up 1.5%	falling
93	Israel	0.67	2018	down 69.5%	falling
95	El Salvador	0.64	2018	up 23.1%	rising
96	Honduras	0.63	2018	up 133.3%	flat
97	Nicaragua	0.62	2018	up 82.4%	volatile
97	Panama	0.62	2018	up 59.0%	rising
99	Cambodia	0.61	2018	up 369.2%	rising
100	Singapore	0.6	2018	up 1.7%	falling
101	Sudan	0.59	2018	down 1.7%	volatile
102	Senegal	0.52	2018	up 40.5%	rising
103	Ethiopia	0.5	2018	down 48.5%	rising
104	Uruguay	0.48	2018	down 4.0%	falling
105	Albania	0.46	2018	up 39.4%	rising
106	Cameroon	0.44	2018	up 22.2%	falling
107	Estonia	0.43	2018	up 7.5%	falling
108	Qatar	0.42	2018	up 75.0%	volatile
109	Tanzania	0.41	2018	down 30.5%	rising
110	Cyprus	0.39	2018	down 22.0%	rising
111	Trinidad and Tobago	0.38	2018	down 17.4%	rising
112	Jamaica	0.37	2018	up 23.3%	flat
113	Costa Rica	0.31	2018	up 29.2%	rising
114	Burkina Faso	0.3	2018	up 87.5%	rising
115	Bahrain	0.27	2018	up 22.7%	rising
115	Bahamas	0.27	2018	up 350.0%	volatile
115	Haiti	0.27	2018	up 12.5%	rising
118	Uganda	0.24	2018	down 17.2%	volatile
119	North Macedonia	0.23	2018	down 23.3%	flat
119	Mozambique	0.23	2018	up 53.3%	rising
119	Paraguay	0.23	2018	up 21.1%	rising
122	Mauritania	0.22	2018	up 100.0%	volatile
123	Gabon	0.21	2018	up 10.5%	rising
123	Equatorial Guinea	0.21	2018	up 16.7%	volatile
125	Mauritius	0.2	2018	up 25.0%	rising
126	Papua New Guinea	0.17	2018	up 142.9%	rising
127	Afghanistan	0.14	2018	up 100.0%	volatile
127	Lesotho	0.14	2018	up 40.0%	rising
129	Benin	0.13	2018	down 88.3%	volatile
130	Brunei	0.12	2018	up 9.1%	rising
130	Fiji	0.12	2018	up 140.0%	rising
130	Madagascar	0.12	2018	up 9.1%	flat
130	North Korea	0.12	2018	up 20.0%	volatile
130	Somalia	0.12	2018	down 7.7%	rising
135	Botswana	0.11	2018	down 21.4%	falling
135	Guyana	0.11	2018	up 37.5%	rising
135	Malta	0.11	2018	up 10.0%	rising
135	Togo	0.11	2018	down 21.4%	rising
139	Suriname	0.1	2018	up 66.7%	rising
140	Belize	0.09	2018	up 80.0%	rising
140	Chad	0.09	2018	up 12.5%	rising
142	Congo	0.08	2018	unchanged	rising
142	Niger	0.08	2018	up 300.0%	volatile
144	Barbados	0.07	2018	down 41.7%	rising
144	Eritrea	0.07	2018	up 16.7%	falling
146	Central African Republic	0.06	2018	up 20.0%	rising
146	Guinea	0.06	2018	up 20.0%	falling
146	Maldives	0.06	2018	up 50.0%	volatile
146	Mali	0.06	2018	up 50.0%	rising
150	Bhutan	0.05	2018	up 66.7%	rising
150	Comoros	0.05	2018	up 150.0%	rising
150	Cape Verde	0.05	2018	up 25.0%	rising
150	Montenegro	0.05	2018	up 66.7%	rising
150	Samoa	0.05	2018	up 150.0%	rising
155	Grenada	0.04	2018	up 100.0%	rising
155	Laos	0.04	2018	up 300.0%	volatile
157	Guinea-Bissau	0.03	2018	up 50.0%	rising
157	Saint Lucia	0.03	2018	unchanged	rising
157	Sierra Leone	0.03	2018	down 57.1%	volatile
157	Eswatini	0.03	2018	down 40.0%	volatile
157	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.03	2018	up 200.0%	volatile
162	Burundi	0.02	2018	unchanged	falling
162	South Sudan	0.02	2018	up 100.0%	rising
162	Seychelles	0.02	2018	unchanged	rising
165	Antigua and Barbuda	0.01	2018	unchanged	volatile
165	Dominica	0.01	2018	unchanged	rising
165	Iceland	0.01	2018	down 50.0%	volatile
165	Kiribati	0.01	2018	unchanged	volatile
165	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.01	2018	down 50.0%	falling
165	Malawi	0.01	2018	down 80.0%	volatile
165	Namibia	0.01	2018	down 50.0%	volatile
165	Palau	0.01	2018	unchanged	rising
165	Sao Tome and Principe	0.01	2018	unchanged	volatile
165	Tonga	0.01	2018	unchanged	flat
165	Vanuatu	0.01	2018	unchanged	volatile
176	Democratic Republic of Congo	0	2018	—	volatile
176	Micronesia (country)	0	2018	—	flat
176	Gambia	0	2018	—	flat
176	Liberia	0	2018	—	volatile
176	Marshall Islands	0	2018	—	flat
176	Nauru	0	2018	—	flat
176	Solomon Islands	0	2018	—	volatile
176	East Timor	0	2018	—	flat
176	Tuvalu	0	2018	—	flat
176	Cook Islands	0	2018	—	flat
176	Niue	0	2018	—	flat

About this data

Indicator: CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Building
Source: Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 5,338 data points, 1990–2018
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Building sector CO2 emissions are generated from the World Resource Institute's Climate Watch. Climate Watch Historical Emission data contains sector-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for 194 countries and the European Union (EU) for the period 1990-2018, including emissions of the six major GHGs from most major sources and sinks. Non-CO2 emissions are expressed in CO2 equivalents using 100-year global warming potential values from IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Climate Watch Historical GHG Emissions data (previously published through CAIT Climate Data Explorer) are derived from several sources. Any use of the Land-Use Change and Forestry or Agriculture indicator should be cited as FAO 2020, FAOSTAT Emissions Database. Any use of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion data should be cited as CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion, OECD/IEA, 2020.