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Table 13
International comparisons – Air and greenhouse gas emissions, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of International comparisons – Air and greenhouse gas emissions Carbon monoxide, Carbon dioxide, Greenhouse gases, Nitrogen oxides, Sulphur oxides and Volatile organic compounds, calculated using thousands of tonnes and millions of tonnes units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Carbon monoxide Carbon dioxide Greenhouse gasesTable 13 Note 1 Nitrogen oxides Sulphur oxides Volatile organic compounds
thousands of tonnes millions of tonnes thousands of tonnesTable 13 Note 2 thousands of tonnes thousands of tonnes thousands of tonnes
OECDTable 13 Note 3 countries
Australia 2 706.7 373.8 522 397.1 2 548.7 2 287.1 1 215.9
Austria 535.2 60.8 76 332.6 149.3 15.9 110.0
Belgium 350.7 87.4 113 866.6 191.9 41.8 121.6
Canada 6 380.8 554.8 732 418.9 1 922.5 1 142.5 2 156.7
Chile 4 739.6Note 4 75.8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 203.1Note 4 210.9Note 4 2 437.6Note 4
Czech Republic 532.4 96.6 123 650.7 210.9 127.1 152.2
Denmark 311.3 34.5 52 166.8 112.5 11.4 105.7
Estonia 126.4 17.5 21 059.2 33.3 40.8 22.5
Finland 349.4 45.3 59 029.0 140.0 43.7 90.5
France 3 085.2 285.7 464 417.8 882.6 169.6 638.5
Germany 2 959.2 723.3 900 202.2 1 223.0 388.0 1 041.0
Greece 462.7 65.9 101 403.3 247.5 138.1 125.1
Hungary 289.5 40.3 57 223.6 120.0 27.1 116.1
Iceland 115.3 2.0 4 596.8 20.1 65.1 4.7
Ireland 113.2 33.9 58 253.7 76.0 19.3 87.0
Israel 140.5Note 4 64.7 78 361.2Note 4 169.9Note 4 173.7Note 4 269.2Note 5
Italy 2 337.4 319.7 418 587.2 794.8 130.8 848.5
Japan 2 296.9 1 188.6 1 363 862.3 1 276.3 689.4 863.2
Korea 697.1Note 5 567.8 694 533.0Note 4 1 075.1Note 5 417.6Note 5 883.8Note 5
Latvia 135.1 6.7 11 283.6 34.5 3.8 54.2
Luxembourg 30.7 9.3 10 770.6 28.1 1.6 10.8
Mexico Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 430.9 632 880.1Note 4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Netherlands 563.7 148.3 186 845.4 215.0 28.9 142.1
New Zealand 691.1 31.2 81 104.4 161.3 74.2 180.5
Norway 243.6 35.3 53 155.8 141.8 16.7 138.8
Poland 2 703.8 279.0 380 037.6 723.1 800.1 606.3
Portugal 265.3 42.8 64 492.1 164.4 46.7 169.8
Slovak Republic 225.1 29.3 40 638.7 84.7 45.3 105.6
Slovenia 108.0 12.8 16 582.3 39.2 8.8 31.8
Spain 2 009.6 232.0 328 926.3 807.0 254.9 613.7
Sweden 498.0 37.4 54 382.7 135.7 24.0 183.9
Switzerland 195.6 37.7 48 605.2 67.3 7.8 79.7
Turkey 2 467.0 307.1 467 550.4 1 051.4 2 147.6 955.7
United Kingdom 2 068.0 407.8 527 203.4 945.0 307.1 818.0
United States 49 944.9 5 176.2 6 870 454.4 11 091.9 4 441.0 12 916.8
All OECD 85 939.3 11 855.5 15 643 363.4 26 884.8 14 137.5 25 859.7
Non-OECD countries  
Lithuania 140.1 10.3 19 003.3 49.1 17.7 69.2
Russian Federation 15 517.0 1 467.6 2 812 310.3 3 379.0 4 131.0 2 741.0
.. not available for a specific reference period
Note 1

Greenhouse gases comprise carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride.

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Note 2

Thousands of tonnes (carbon dioxide equivalents).

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Note 3

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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Note 4

2013 data.

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Note 5

2012 data.

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Note: International comparisons should be used to gain a general impression only, as there are differences in definitions, data collection and other factors.
Source: OECD (2017), Air and GHG emissions (indicator). doi: 10.1787/93d10cf7-en (Accessed on June 5, 2017)


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