Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in OECD members

OECD members: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
14th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in OECD members, 1970–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in OECD members stood at 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in OECD members peaked at 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1971.

That places OECD members 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in OECD members, 1970 to 2023.
Year Mt CO2e per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
1971 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.1%
1972 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +4.7%
1973 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +5.4%
1974 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -2.2%
1975 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -3.5%
1976 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +6.0%
1977 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.0%
1978 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.2%
1979 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.4%
1980 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -3.0%
1981 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -2.5%
1982 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -3.5%
1983 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.5%
1984 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +3.3%
1985 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.8%
1986 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.2%
1987 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.3%
1988 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +3.0%
1989 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.4%
1990 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.0%
1991 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.2%
1992 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.4%
1993 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.4%
1994 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.7%
1995 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.3%
1996 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +3.1%
1997 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.1%
1998 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.0%
1999 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.4%
2000 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.3%
2001 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.2%
2002 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.6%
2003 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.8%
2004 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.0%
2005 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.3%
2006 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.4%
2007 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.2%
2008 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -2.5%
2009 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -6.0%
2010 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +4.4%
2011 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.7%
2012 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.4%
2013 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.4%
2014 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.8%
2015 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.5%
2016 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.6%
2017 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.4%
2019 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -2.9%
2020 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -8.6%
2021 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +5.8%
2022 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.8%
2023 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 11 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  2. 12 Bermuda 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  3. 13 Netherlands 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  4. 14 Palau 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  5. 15 Aruba 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  6. 16 Belgium 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  7. 17 Israel 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in OECD members?
Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in OECD members was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2007.
What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1971.
How does OECD members rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
OECD members ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.