Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances by country
Consumption of various controlled substances. These include Bromochloromethane (BCM), Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs), Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), Methyl Bromide (MB), Methyl Chloroform (TCA) and Other Fully Halogenated...
Countries reporting
161
Highest
228.69
Vietnam
Lowest
-0.43
United States
Median
2.71
Years covered
37
1986–2022
Data points
5,207
What the numbers show
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 228.69 in Vietnam; the lowest is -0.43 in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.71, and the mean is 9.92.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 532.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 153 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 153.4%), and the largest decrease in United States (down 195.6%).
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 228.69 | 2021 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 2 | Maldives | 90 | 2021 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Mauritania | 88.65 | 2021 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 4 | Gabon | 81.91 | 2021 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Benin | 74.74 | 2021 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Chad | 63.94 | 2022 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 7 | Qatar | 63.4 | 2021 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 60.4 | 2021 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Yemen | 54.89 | 2021 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 49.09 | 2021 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 11 | Laos | 35.65 | 2021 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Bhutan | 30 | 2021 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Congo | 26.68 | 2021 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 26.56 | 2021 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Indonesia | 26.12 | 2021 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Bahrain | 25.42 | 2021 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 25.21 | 2021 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Togo | 25.04 | 2021 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 19 | Chile | 23.33 | 2021 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 20 | China | 21.98 | 2021 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cameroon | 21.32 | 2021 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Madagascar | 19.31 | 2021 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Mali | 18.97 | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Ghana | 17.62 | 2021 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 16.73 | 2021 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Malawi | 15.75 | 2021 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Senegal | 13.78 | 2021 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 12.84 | 2021 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 11.98 | 2022 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 11.82 | 2021 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Botswana | 11.1 | 2021 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Libya | 9.99 | 2021 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 33 | South Korea | 9.19 | 2021 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 9.13 | 2021 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Nigeria | 8.99 | 2021 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Lebanon | 8.94 | 2021 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 37 | East Timor | 8.52 | 2021 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 7.56 | 2021 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Panama | 7.51 | 2021 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 6.54 | 2021 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | 6.47 | 2022 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Zambia | 6.33 | 2021 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Angola | 5.94 | 2021 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.71 | 2021 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Cambodia | 5.65 | 2021 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.59 | 2021 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Kuwait | 5.52 | 2021 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 48 | North Korea | 5.47 | 2021 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Lesotho | 5.24 | 2021 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Myanmar | 5.05 | 2021 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Albania | 5.01 | 2021 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Morocco | 4.95 | 2021 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Malaysia | 4.73 | 2021 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Rwanda | 4.41 | 2021 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Brazil | 4.33 | 2021 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Brunei | 4.27 | 2021 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Syria | 4.21 | 2021 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.15 | 2021 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.1 | 2021 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Belize | 4.07 | 2022 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Bahamas | 4.04 | 2021 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Somalia | 3.92 | 2021 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 3.9 | 2021 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Israel | 3.87 | 2021 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea | 3.64 | 2021 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 3.52 | 2021 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 3.51 | 2021 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Grenada | 3.42 | 2021 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Guyana | 3.37 | 2022 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Iraq | 3.35 | 2021 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Uruguay | 3.26 | 2021 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Bolivia | 3.13 | 2021 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Philippines | 3.12 | 2021 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Argentina | 3.11 | 2021 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Barbados | 3.1 | 2021 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 3.08 | 2021 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Namibia | 2.88 | 2021 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Iran | 2.87 | 2021 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Eswatini | 2.87 | 2021 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 2.86 | 2021 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 2.71 | 2020 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.7 | 2021 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Mozambique | 2.58 | 2021 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan | 2.57 | 2021 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 2.53 | 2021 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Mongolia | 2.5 | 2021 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Eritrea | 2.41 | 2021 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Gambia | 2.38 | 2021 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritius | 2.32 | 2021 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.27 | 2022 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Tanzania | 2.21 | 2021 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Colombia | 2.13 | 2021 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Oman | 2.08 | 2021 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 1.9 | 2021 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 95 | South Sudan | 1.74 | 2021 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Kenya | 1.73 | 2021 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Djibouti | 1.55 | 2021 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Mexico | 1.46 | 2021 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Jamaica | 1.45 | 2022 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Liberia | 1.43 | 2022 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Comoros | 1.38 | 2021 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Ecuador | 1.36 | 2021 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 1.35 | 2021 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 104 | El Salvador | 1.18 | 2021 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 1.15 | 2021 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 1.15 | 2021 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 0.92 | 2022 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Nepal | 0.84 | 2021 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Singapore | 0.82 | 2021 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | 0.82 | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Micronesia (country) | 0.77 | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Fiji | 0.68 | 2021 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Peru | 0.68 | 2021 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Guatemala | 0.59 | 2021 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Algeria | 0.58 | 2021 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Tonga | 0.56 | 2021 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Sierra Leone | 0.53 | 2021 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 118 | South Africa | 0.48 | 2021 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.36 | 2021 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Samoa | 0.23 | 2021 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Moldova | 0.19 | 2021 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 0.17 | 2021 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Serbia | 0.12 | 2021 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Cuba | 0.09 | 2021 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkey | 0.08 | 2021 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Australia | 0.04 | 2021 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 0.04 | 2021 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Armenia | 0.02 | 2021 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Montenegro | 0.02 | 2021 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 0.02 | 2021 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.01 | 2021 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Canada | 0.01 | 2021 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Japan | 0.01 | 2021 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 0.01 | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Burundi | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Belarus | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Switzerland | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Iceland | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Kiribati | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Monaco | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Norway | 0 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Nauru | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Russia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | San Marino | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Suriname | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Seychelles | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Ukraine | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Venezuela | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Niue | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Andorra | -0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 161 | New Zealand | -0.15 | 2021 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 162 | United States | -0.43 | 2021 | down 195.6% | volatile |
About this data
Consumption of various controlled substances. These include Bromochloromethane (BCM), Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs), Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), Methyl Bromide (MB), Methyl Chloroform (TCA) and Other Fully Halogenated CFCs. This is measured as an index relative to emissions in the year 1986 (1986 = 100).