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Inventory
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The following table reports national greenhouse gas emissions of CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6, as reported to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by member nations to the convention. (Source: UNFCCC, FCCC/SBI/2000/11,  September 2000.)Aggregate Greenhouse Gas Emissions,
Excluding Land-Use Change and Forestry(Million Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent)
| Country | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | Percent Change (1990-1998) |
| Australia | 424.3 | 424.3 | 428.4 | 452.9 | 448.7 | 14.5 |
| Austria | 75.5 | 73.1 | 74.5 | 78.3 | 80.3 | 6.4 |
| Belgium | 136.5 | 143.8 | 147.6 | 154.2 | 145.4 | 6.5 |
| Canada | 611.8 | 620.5 | 643.7 | 676.6 | 692.2 | 13.2 |
| Czech Republic | 189.8 | 161.2 | 147.3 | 153.6 | 147.8 | -22.2 |
| Denmark | 69.6 | 74.3 | 79.6 | 89.8 | 76.1 | 9.5 |
| France | 553.8 | 561.3 | 532.5 | 551.4 | 558.7 | 0.9 |
| Germany | 1208.8 | 1103.6 | 1065.6 | 1077.1 | 1019.7 | -15.6 |
| Greece | 105.3 | 106.7 | 109.7 | 114.7 | 124.3 | 18.0 |
| Ireland | 53.5 | 54.8 | 56.4 | 58.9 | 63.7 | 19.1 |
| Japan* | 1213.3 | 1259.6 | 1309.5 | 1336.3 | --- | 9.7 |
| Latvia | 35.7 | 25.5 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 11.5 | -67.7 |
| Monaco | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 28.4 |
| Netherlands | 217.9 | 221.2 | 225.6 | 242.6 | 236.3 | 8.4 |
| New Zealand | 73.1 | 74.0 | 73.7 | 74.9 | 74.9 | 2.5 |
| Norway | 52.1 | 48.2 | 52.4 | 55.3 | 56.1 | 7.7 |
| Slovakia | 76.3 | 61.6 | 55.1 | 56.8 | 52.8 | -30.8 |
| Sweden | 69.4 | 65.7 | 67.7 | 77.0 | 73.8 | 6.4 |
| Switzerland | 53.0 | 54.6 | 51.4 | 52.6 | 53.7 | 1.3 |
| United Kingdom | 741.5 | 718.7 | 694.7 | 705.7 | 679.9 | -8.3 |
| United States** | 5984.4 | 6032.4 | 6281.7 | 6357.6 | 6727.0 | 11.2 |
--- Data not available
*Percent change shown for Japan is from 1990-1997; data were not available for 1998.
** Emissions data taken from the latest "Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-1998." |
1998 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Capita1998 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Dollar Gross Domestic Product 
It is difficult to obtain greenhouse gas emission estimates for many countries; however, energy data are widely available. The following table is derived from International Energy Agency, 1998; U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2000.
National C02 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion
| Country | Million metric tons of CO2 from Energy | Tons CO2
Per Capita | Tons CO2 Per Dollar GDP |
| United States | 5,480 | 20 | 0.8 |
| China | 2715 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Russia | 1,485 | 10 | 4.2 |
| Japan | 1,058 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Germany | 834 | 10 | 0.4 |
| India | 926 | 1 | -- |
| United Kingdom | 540 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Canada | 508 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Italy | 440 | 8 | 0.4 |
| South Korea | 394 | 8 | 1.0 |
| Ukraine | 366 | 7 | 5.8 |
| France | 391 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Poland | 283 | 7 | 3.6 |
| Mexico | 348 | 3 | 1.0 |
| S Africa | 373 | 8 | 3.2 |
| Australia | 306 | 16 | 0.8 |
| Brazil | 310 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 234 | 12 | 2.0 |
| Indonesia | 249 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Spain | 276 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Netherlands | 240 | 15 | 0.7 |
| Taiwan | 216 | 10 | 0.8 |
| North Korea | 157 | 7 | -- |
| Turkey | 173 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Iran | 291 | 5 | 1.7 |
| -- Data not available |
1998 C02 Emissions Per Capita 
1998 C02 Emissions Per Dollar Gross Domestic Product 
1998 C02 from Energy (Million Tons Per Year) 
1998 Carbon Emissions 
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