GHG growth (annual %) by country
Greenhouse gas emissions growth is 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...
Countries reporting
189
Highest
50.3%
Fiji
Lowest
-13.8%
Bulgaria
Median
0.9%
Years covered
28
1991–2018
Data points
5,316
What the numbers show
GHG growth (annual %) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 50.3% in Fiji; the lowest is -13.8% in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 1.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 8,054.6%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 4,100.0%).
GHG growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 50.3% | 2018 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 16.2% | 2018 | up 1,548.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Jamaica | 15.0% | 2018 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.5% | 2018 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Vietnam | 11.0% | 2018 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Ghana | 8.8% | 2018 | up 8,054.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Montenegro | 7.5% | 2018 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Iraq | 7.4% | 2018 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 7.2% | 2018 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Libya | 6.7% | 2018 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Maldives | 6.5% | 2018 | up 497.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Malaysia | 6.3% | 2018 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 6.0% | 2018 | up 457.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 5.8% | 2018 | up 881.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Malawi | 5.6% | 2018 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Palau | 5.3% | 2018 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 5.2% | 2018 | up 220.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Tuvalu | 5.1% | 2018 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Seychelles | 4.9% | 2018 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Latvia | 4.9% | 2018 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Oman | 4.8% | 2018 | up 436.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Belarus | 4.6% | 2018 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Kiribati | 4.6% | 2018 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Togo | 4.6% | 2018 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Guatemala | 4.6% | 2018 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Niger | 4.5% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.5% | 2018 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 28 | India | 4.5% | 2018 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Honduras | 4.4% | 2018 | up 3,600.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 4.4% | 2018 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 4.4% | 2018 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Micronesia (country) | 4.4% | 2018 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Nauru | 4.3% | 2018 | up 213.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Bhutan | 4.2% | 2018 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Cook Islands | 4.2% | 2018 | up 179.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 4.2% | 2018 | up 218.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominica | 4.1% | 2018 | up 490.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | 4.1% | 2018 | up 497.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.0% | 2018 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 40 | South Sudan | 4.0% | 2018 | up 214.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 3.9% | 2018 | up 319.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.9% | 2018 | up 222.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Mali | 3.8% | 2018 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Moldova | 3.7% | 2018 | up 416.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Mozambique | 3.5% | 2018 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 46 | United States | 3.2% | 2018 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Mongolia | 3.2% | 2018 | up 409.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 3.2% | 2018 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 3.1% | 2018 | up 572.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 3.1% | 2018 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | 3.0% | 2018 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Tonga | 3.0% | 2018 | up 7,475.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | 3.0% | 2018 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Nepal | 2.9% | 2018 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Chad | 2.9% | 2018 | up 331.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Philippines | 2.8% | 2018 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Colombia | 2.8% | 2018 | up 623.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Egypt | 2.8% | 2018 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Russia | 2.7% | 2018 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 60 | China | 2.6% | 2018 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Gambia | 2.6% | 2018 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Qatar | 2.6% | 2018 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.5% | 2018 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Eswatini | 2.5% | 2018 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Comoros | 2.5% | 2018 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Samoa | 2.4% | 2018 | up 246.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Canada | 2.4% | 2018 | up 199.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Finland | 2.4% | 2018 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Bahrain | 2.1% | 2018 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Congo | 2.0% | 2018 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Eritrea | 1.9% | 2018 | up 278.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Barbados | 1.8% | 2018 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 1.8% | 2018 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Madagascar | 1.8% | 2018 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Brunei | 1.8% | 2018 | up 424.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Afghanistan | 1.7% | 2018 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Iran | 1.7% | 2018 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.7% | 2018 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Norway | 1.6% | 2018 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahamas | 1.4% | 2018 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Kuwait | 1.4% | 2018 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 1.3% | 2018 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Morocco | 1.3% | 2018 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.3% | 2018 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 85 | South Korea | 1.3% | 2018 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Burundi | 1.3% | 2018 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Uganda | 1.2% | 2018 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritania | 1.2% | 2018 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Lesotho | 1.2% | 2018 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Malta | 1.2% | 2018 | up 166.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Grenada | 1.1% | 2018 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Guyana | 1.1% | 2018 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Singapore | 1.0% | 2018 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Tunisia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 0.9% | 2018 | up 531.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2018 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2018 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2018 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Bolivia | 0.7% | 2018 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Myanmar | 0.7% | 2018 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2018 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Liberia | 0.6% | 2018 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2018 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan | 0.6% | 2018 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 0.6% | 2018 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 0.5% | 2018 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2018 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5% | 2018 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Iceland | 0.5% | 2018 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Romania | 0.5% | 2018 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2018 | up 256.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Belgium | 0.5% | 2018 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Central African Republic | 0.5% | 2018 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Cameroon | 0.4% | 2018 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Andorra | 0.3% | 2018 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Haiti | 0.3% | 2018 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 0.3% | 2018 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2018 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Peru | 0.2% | 2018 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2018 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Somalia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Niue | 0.1% | 2018 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2018 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 0.1% | 2018 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2018 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Tanzania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Turkey | -0.0% | 2018 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Poland | -0.1% | 2018 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 130 | South Africa | -0.2% | 2018 | down 102.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Ireland | -0.2% | 2018 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Belize | -0.3% | 2018 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | -0.3% | 2018 | down 102.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Laos | -0.3% | 2018 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.4% | 2018 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Turkmenistan | -0.4% | 2018 | down 407.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Gabon | -0.5% | 2018 | down 118.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Argentina | -0.6% | 2018 | down 157.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Australia | -0.6% | 2018 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Denmark | -0.6% | 2018 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.7% | 2018 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.7% | 2018 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Slovenia | -0.8% | 2018 | down 106.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Suriname | -0.9% | 2018 | down 131.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Cyprus | -0.9% | 2018 | down 144.4% | volatile |
| 146 | New Zealand | -1.0% | 2018 | down 2,675.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.1% | 2018 | down 113.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Czechia | -1.1% | 2018 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Slovakia | -1.4% | 2018 | down 300.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Estonia | -1.4% | 2018 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Italy | -1.6% | 2018 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Cuba | -1.6% | 2018 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Spain | -1.7% | 2018 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Georgia | -1.7% | 2018 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | -1.8% | 2018 | down 263.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Paraguay | -1.9% | 2018 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Chile | -1.9% | 2018 | down 120.4% | volatile |
| 158 | United Kingdom | -2.0% | 2018 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Greece | -2.0% | 2018 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Albania | -2.2% | 2018 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Botswana | -2.3% | 2018 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Cambodia | -2.3% | 2018 | down 260.0% | volatile |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | -2.4% | 2018 | down 116.6% | volatile |
| 164 | France | -2.5% | 2018 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Jordan | -2.5% | 2018 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Syria | -2.6% | 2018 | down 331.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Switzerland | -2.6% | 2018 | down 182.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | -2.7% | 2018 | down 130.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Brazil | -2.8% | 2018 | down 4,100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | East Timor | -2.9% | 2018 | down 151.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Sierra Leone | -2.9% | 2018 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Serbia | -3.0% | 2018 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Netherlands | -3.2% | 2018 | down 186.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Venezuela | -3.3% | 2018 | down 191.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Germany | -3.3% | 2018 | down 1,203.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Kazakhstan | -3.3% | 2018 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Lebanon | -3.5% | 2018 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Israel | -3.5% | 2018 | down 542.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Austria | -4.0% | 2018 | down 621.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Japan | -4.0% | 2018 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Namibia | -4.1% | 2018 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Croatia | -4.5% | 2018 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 183 | North Macedonia | -4.6% | 2018 | down 182.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Liechtenstein | -6.2% | 2018 | down 181.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Portugal | -6.4% | 2018 | down 119.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Sweden | -7.5% | 2018 | down 219.5% | volatile |
| 187 | North Korea | -8.2% | 2018 | down 187.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Angola | -9.3% | 2018 | down 841.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Bulgaria | -13.8% | 2018 | down 133.1% | volatile |
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions growth is 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.