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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, Exit EPA 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 Capita
Bar graph of 1998 greenhouse gas emissions per capita
1998 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Dollar Gross Domestic Product
Bar graph of 1998 greenhouse gas emissions per GDP

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
Bar graph of 1998 CO2 emissions per capita

1998 C02 Emissions Per Dollar Gross Domestic Product
Bar graph of 1998 CO2 emissions per $ GDP

1998 C02 from Energy (Million Tons Per Year)
Bar graph of 1998  CO2 emissions from the combustion and flaring of fossil fuels

1998 Carbon Emissions
Pie chart of 1998 Carbon Dioxide Emissions

 

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