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National greenhouse gas emissions from energy use and deforestation
National GHG Emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, PFCs, HFCs, SF6) for 2000, the most recent year for which global emissions data is available for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF).
More current data on national emissions from fossil fuels can be found at the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC ).
The following charts are derived from data available at WRI's Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT ). Thank you to Kevin Gurney of Purdue University for his assistance.
Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF). LULUCF includes deforestation and forest degradation. The REDD mechanism seeks to reduce these emissions by compensating tropical countries for conserving their forests.
Share of GHG emissions resulting from LULUCF in the year 2000. This chart includes on the 100 top emitting countries.
National GHG emissions from industrial sources (electricity generation, transportation, buildings, etc) and LULUCF, 2000. Note that some countries have negative emissions from LULUCF meaning they these sources are a net carbon sink. Also note that the E.U. is listed in addition to its individual member countries. Removing the E.U. from the chart results in the following change:
TABLE OF EMISSIONS, BY COUNTRY FOR 2000
Emissions from non-LULUFC sources Emissions from LULUCF sources Total GHG Emissions
Country MtC Rank MtC Rank MtC Rank "Percent
LULUCF"
U.S. 1,891 1 -110 1,781 1 -6.2%
China 1,348 2 -13 1,335 2 -1.0%
EU-25 1,290 3 -6 1,284 3 -0.4%
Indonesia 137 15 700 837 4 83.6%
Brazil 232 8 375 607 5 61.7%
Russia 523 4 15 538 6 2.8%
India 514 5 -11 503 7 -2.2%
Japan 359 6 1 361 8 0.3%
Germany 276 7 0 276 9 0.0%
Malaysia 45 33 191 236 10 80.8%
Canada 186 9 18 203 11 8.7%
UK 178 10 0 178 12 -0.2%
Mexico 140 14 26 166 13 15.9%
Italy 145 11 -1 144 14 -0.6%
South Korea 142 12 0 143 15 0.2%
Myanmar 23 48 116 139 16 83.7%
France 140 13 -2 138 17 -1.2%
Australia 134 16 1 135 18 0.8%
Iran 131 18 2 133 19 1.7%
Ukraine 132 17 0 132 20 0.0%
South Africa 114 19 1 114 21 0.4%
Nigeria 53 30 53 106 22 50.2%
Venezuela 65 27 39 105 23 37.5%
Poland 104 21 -1 103 24 -0.5%
Turkey 97 22 6 103 25 5.6%
Spain 104 20 -2.4 101.6 26 -2.4%
Congo, Dem. Rep 14.1 75 86.6 100.7 27 86.0%
Argentina 79 24 15 94 28 16.0%
Saudi Arabia 93 23 0 93 29 0.0%
Pakistan 77.9 25 9 86.9 30 10.4%
Thailand 72.2 26 13 85.2 31 15.3%
Colombia 43.7 35 29 72.7 32 39.9%
Peru 19 56 51.1 70.1 33 72.9%
Zambia 4.8 109 64.3 69.1 34 93.1%
Taiwan 62.9 28 0 62.9 35 0.0%
Philippines 36.3 39 25.9 62.2 36 41.6%
Netherlands 58.7 29 0 58.7 37 0.0%
Uzbekistan 49.4 31 0 49.4 38 0.0%
Egypt 48.5 32 0.8 49.3 39 1.6%
Kazakhstan 43.9 34 0 43.9 40 0.0%
Nepal 8.6 84 33.7 42.3 41 79.7%
Papua New Guinea 2.4 133 39.9 42.3 42 94.3%
Belgium 40.4 36 0 40.4 43 0.0%
Czech Republic 39 37 0 39 44 0.0%
Algeria 34.4 40 0.8 35.2 45 2.3%
Sudan 26.3 47 8.3 34.6 46 24.0%
Cambodia 18.7 58 15.3 34 47 45.0%
Romania 34 41 -0.4 33.6 48 -1.2%
Bolivia 10.7 81 22.9 33.6 49 68.2%
United Arab Emirates 32 44 0 32 50 0.0%
Greece 32.8 43 -0.9 31.9 51 -2.8%
Bangladesh 33.4 42 -2.5 30.9 52 -8.1%
Korea (North) 30.5 45 0.3 30.8 53 1.0%
Cameroon 8.2 88 21 29.2 54 71.9%
Cote d'Ivoire 4.1 113 24.9 29 55 85.9%
Iraq 27.5 46 0.1 27.6 56 0.4%
Ecuador 11.4 79 16.1 27.5 57 58.5%
Chile 20.9 53 4.2 25.1 58 16.7%
Madagascar 8.6 85 16.4 25 59 65.6%
Vietnam 36.6 38 -13.3 23.3 60 -57.1%
Belarus 21.5 51 1.5 23 61 6.5%
Zimbabwe 9 83 12.9 21.9 62 58.9%
Austria 21.9 49 -0.2 21.7 63 -0.9%
Guatemala 5.9 102 15.4 21.3 64 72.3%
Israel 21.1 52 0 21.1 65 0.0%
New Zealand 19.9 55 0.9 20.8 66 4.3%
Hungary 20.7 54 -0.2 20.5 67 -1.0%
Tanzania 16.1 68 4 20.1 68 19.9%
Portugal 21.6 50 -1.6 20 69 -8.0%
Kuwait 18.9 57 0 18.9 70 0.0%
Finland 18.7 59 -0.2 18.5 71 -1.1%
Ethiopia 16.1 69 2.3 18.4 72 12.5%
Syria 18.2 60 0 18.2 73 0.0%
Nicaragua 3.5 119 14.7 18.2 74 80.8%
Denmark 18.1 61 0 18.1 75 0.0%
Uganda 7.4 92 10.7 18.1 76 59.1%
Kenya 14.4 74 3.2 17.6 77 18.2%
Ireland 18 62 -0.5 17.5 78 -2.9%
Turkmenistan 17.5 63 0 17.5 79 0.0%
Libya 16.9 65 0.2 17.1 80 1.2%
Sweden 16.9 64 0 16.9 81 0.0%
Serbia & Montenegro 16.5 67 0 16.5 82 0.0%
Bulgaria 16.9 66 -0.6 16.3 84 -3.7%
Morocco 15.6 70 0.7 16.3 83 4.3%
Panama 3.2 122 13 16.2 85 80.2%
Sri Lanka 7.7 90 8 15.7 86 51.0%
Singapore 15.2 71 0 15.2 87 0.0%
Azerbaijan 15.1 72 0 15.1 88 0.0%
Angola 9.2 82 4.9 14.1 89 34.8%
Switzerland 14.1 76 -0.1 14 90 -0.7%
Norway 14.7 73 -0.9 13.8 91 -6.5%
Ghana 5.7 104 7.6 13.3 92 57.1%
Slovakia 12.4 78 0.8 13.2 93 6.1%
Paraguay 7.1 93 5.7 12.8 94 44.5%
Benin 2 137 9.9 11.9 95 83.2%
Liberia 0.6 158 10.8 11.4 96 94.7%
Cuba 13.7 77 -2.5 11.2 97 -22.3%
Qatar 10.8 80 0 10.8 98 0.0%
Guyana 1 147 9.6 10.6 99 90.6%
Botswana 4.2 112 5.4 9.6 100 56.3%
Tunisia 8.4 87 1 9.4 101 10.6%
Mali 6.9 97 2.2 9.1 102 24.2%
Malawi 1.8 143 7.3 9.1 103 80.2%
Afghanistan 6.1 101 2.4 8.5 105 28.2%
Honduras 3.7 117 4.8 8.5 104 56.5%
Dominican Republic 8.4 86 0 8.4 107 0.0%
Laos 2 139 6.4 8.4 106 76.2%
Oman 8 89 0 8 108 0.0%
Mongolia 7.6 91 0.1 7.7 109 1.3%
Croatia 7.1 94 0 7.1 110 0.0%
Yemen 6.9 96 0.1 7 111 1.4%
Trinidad & Tobago 6.8 98 0 6.8 113 0.0%
Estonia 6.2 100 0.6 6.8 112 8.8%
Mozambique 4.1 115 2.5 6.6 114 37.9%
Jordan 6.5 99 0 6.5 115 0.0%
Belize 0.3 166 5.9 6.2 116 95.2%
Senegal 5.2 106 0.9 6.1 117 14.8%
Costa Rica 3.4 120 2.7 6.1 118 44.3%
Burkina Faso 5.7 103 0.2 5.9 119 3.4%
Chad 4.8 108 1 5.8 120 17.2%
Central African Republic 3.1 123 2.5 5.6 121 44.6%
Slovenia 5.2 105 0.3 5.5 122 5.5%
Guinea 2.5 132 2.9 5.4 123 53.7%
Lebanon 4.9 107 0.2 5.1 124 3.9%
Lithuania 4.1 114 0.8 4.9 125 16.3%
Sierra Leone 1.1 146 3.6 4.7 126 76.6%
Congo 1.9 141 2.7 4.6 127 58.7%
Bahrain 4.5 110 0 4.5 128 0.0%
Bosnia & Herzegovina 4.5 111 0 4.5 129 0.0%
Jamaica 3.5 118 0.8 4.3 130 18.6%
El Salvador 3.1 124 1.1 4.2 131 26.2%
Togo 1.6 144 2.4 4 132 60.0%
Mauritania 3.7 116 0 3.7 133 0.0%
Gabon 2.7 129 1 3.7 134 27.0%
Latvia 2.6 130 1.1 3.7 135 29.7%
Niger 3.3 121 0.2 3.5 136 5.7%
Namibia 2.8 127 0.6 3.4 137 17.6%
Macedonia, FYR 3.1 125 0 3.1 139 0.0%
Rwanda 1 148 2.1 3.1 138 67.7%
Moldova 3 126 0 3 140 0.0%
Georgia 2.8 128 0 2.8 142 0.0%
Burundi 0.9 153 1.9 2.8 141 67.9%
Haiti 2 136 0.6 2.6 143 23.1%
Luxembourg 2.5 131 0 2.5 144 0.0%
Cyprus 2.2 135 0 2.2 146 0.0%
Tajikistan 2.2 134 0 2.2 145 0.0%
Brunei 2 138 0 2 147 0.0%
Kyrgyzstan 1.9 140 0 1.9 148 0.0%
Equatorial Guinea 0.7 156 1.2 1.9 149 63.2%
Armenia 1.8 142 0 1.8 150 0.0%
Albania 1 149 0.2 1.2 151 16.7%
Mauritius 1.1 145 0 1.1 152 0.0%
Fiji 0.9 151 0 0.9 153 0.0%
Suriname 0.9 150 0 0.9 154 0.0%
Iceland 0.8 155 0 0.8 157 0.0%
Lesotho 0.8 154 0 0.8 156 0.0%
Guinea-Bissau 0.5 161 0.3 0.8 155 37.5%
Bahamas 0.6 159 0 0.6 159 0.0%
Malta 0.6 157 0 0.6 158 0.0%
Bhutan 0.5 160 0 0.5 160 0.0%
Djibouti 0.5 162 0 0.5 161 0.0%
Swaziland 0.9 152 -0.5 0.4 163 -125.0%
Antigua & Barbuda 0.4 165 0 0.4 164 0.0%
Barbados 0.4 163 0 0.4 162 0.0%
Uruguay 7 95 -6.7 0.3 166 -2233.3%
Gambia 0.4 164 -0.1 0.3 165 -33.3%
Eritrea 0.2 169 0 0.2 169 0.0%
Maldives 0.2 170 0 0.2 171 0.0%
Seychelles 0.2 168 0 0.2 168 0.0%
Vanuatu 0.2 167 0 0.2 167 0.0%
Solomon Islands 0.1 172 0.1 0.2 170 50.0%
Comoros 0.1 173 0 0.1 173 0.0%
Dominica 0.1 178 0 0.1 178 0.0%
Grenada 0.1 174 0 0.1 174 0.0%
Palau 0.1 176 0 0.1 176 0.0%
Saint Lucia 0.1 171 0 0.1 172 0.0%
Saint Vincent & Grenadines 0.1 177 0 0.1 177 0.0%
Tonga 0.1 175 0 0.1 175 0.0%
Cape Verde 0 180 0 0 181 n/a
Cook Islands 0 185 0 0 185 n/a
Kiribati 0 184 0 0 184 n/a
Nauru 0 179 0 0 180 n/a
Niue 0 186 0 0 186 n/a
Saint Kitts & Nevis 0 182 0 0 182 n/a
Samoa 0 180 0 0 179 n/a
Sao Tome & Principe 0 183 0 0 183 n/a
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