CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Fugitive Emissions by country
Fugitive 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...
What the numbers show
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Fugitive Emissions is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 31.42 in Iran; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 1.27.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 433.3%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 100.0%).
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Fugitive Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 31.42 | 2018 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 2 | Iraq | 29.79 | 2018 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 28.89 | 2014 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Venezuela | 22.39 | 2018 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 18.96 | 2018 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 17.88 | 2018 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 7 | Libya | 12.82 | 2018 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 9.21 | 2018 | up 51.7% | flat |
| 9 | Angola | 7.58 | 2018 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 10 | Algeria | 5.24 | 2018 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 4.33 | 2018 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 12 | China | 3.25 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 2.89 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 13 | Oman | 2.89 | 2018 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 2.53 | 2018 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 2.42 | 2018 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 2.17 | 2018 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 2.02 | 2018 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Gabon | 1.99 | 2018 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 19 | Malaysia | 1.99 | 2018 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 1.91 | 2018 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 1.79 | 2018 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 23 | Germany | 1.48 | 2014 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 24 | India | 1.44 | 2018 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Syria | 1.44 | 2018 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 1.35 | 2018 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 27 | Congo | 1.26 | 2014 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 27 | Turkmenistan | 1.26 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 1.08 | 2018 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 29 | Ecuador | 1.08 | 2018 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 29 | Qatar | 1.08 | 2018 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Vietnam | 1.05 | 2018 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 0.72 | 2018 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.72 | 2018 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 0.72 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 0.54 | 2018 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 0.36 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 37 | Ghana | 0.36 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.29 | 2018 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Brunei | 0.27 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 0.27 | 2018 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 42 | New Zealand | 0.25 | 2018 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 0.25 | 2018 | down 54.5% | flat |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.22 | 2018 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Bolivia | 0.18 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Denmark | 0.16 | 2018 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 47 | Pakistan | 0.14 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0.14 | 2018 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Netherlands | 0.11 | 2014 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 0.09 | 2018 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Thailand | 0.09 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 50 | East Timor | 0.09 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 0.07 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 53 | South Africa | 0.07 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 55 | Chad | 0.05 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 56 | Barbados | 0.02 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 0.02 | 2018 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Cuba | 0.02 | 2018 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Poland | 0.02 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 60 | Slovakia | 0.01 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 61 | Albania | 0 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 61 | Armenia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Austria | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Burundi | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Belgium | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Benin | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Bahrain | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Bahamas | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Belarus | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Belize | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Bhutan | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Botswana | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Switzerland | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Comoros | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Cyprus | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Czechia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Dominica | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Eritrea | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Spain | 0 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 61 | Estonia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Finland | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Fiji | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | France | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Georgia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Guinea | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Gambia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Greece | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Grenada | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Guatemala | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Guyana | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Honduras | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Croatia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Haiti | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Hungary | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Ireland | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Iceland | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Italy | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Jamaica | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Jordan | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Japan | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Kenya | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Cambodia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Kiribati | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | South Korea | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Laos | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Lebanon | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Liberia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Lesotho | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Lithuania | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Latvia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Morocco | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Moldova | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Madagascar | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Maldives | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Mali | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Malta | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Myanmar | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Montenegro | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Mongolia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Mozambique | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Mauritania | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Mauritius | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Malawi | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Namibia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Niger | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Nepal | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Nauru | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Panama | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | North Korea | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Portugal | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Paraguay | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Romania | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Rwanda | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Sudan | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Senegal | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Singapore | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Somalia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Serbia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | South Sudan | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Suriname | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Slovenia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Sweden | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Eswatini | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Seychelles | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Togo | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Tonga | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Turkey | 0 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 61 | Tanzania | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Uganda | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Ukraine | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Uruguay | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Samoa | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 61 | Niue | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
About this data
Fugitive 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.