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FACTBOX-Industrial nations' greenhouse gas emissions
17 Nov 2008 12:04:07 GMT
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Nov 17 (Reuters) - Emissions of greenhouse gases by industrialised nations rose 2.3 percent from 2000 to 2006, led by gains in former Soviet bloc countries after sharp falls in the 1990s, the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat said on Monday.

Total emissions dipped 0.1 percent from 2005 to 2006, helped by a U.S. fall, but the Secretariat said the trends were still up this century. Overall, emissions by industrialised countries were 4.7 percent lower than their 1990 levels, the U.N. benchmark for action to slow climate change:

The following table ranks countries by how far their 2006 emissions exceed 1990 levels:

Country 2006 2005 2000 1990 2006/1990

millions of tonnes of (pct change)

carbon dioxide equivalent Turkey 331.8 312.4 280.0 170.1 95.1 Spain 433.3 440.9 385.0 287.7 50.6 Portugal 82.7 87.2 81.5 59.1 39.9 Australia 536.1 529.5 495.2 416.2 28.8 Greece 133.1 133.8 128.2 104.6 27.3 New Zealand 77.9 77.4 70.7 61.9 25.7 Ireland 69.8 70.3 69.0 55.5 25.6 Iceland 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.4 24.2 Canada 720.6 734.5 717.7 592.3 21.7 Liechtenstein 0.27 0.27 0.25 0.23 17.9 Austria 91.1 93.3 81.1 79.2 15.1 U.S. 7,017.3 7,106.6 7,002.6 6,135.2 14.4 Finland 80.3 69.0 69.8 70.9 13.2 Italy 567.9 577.9 552.3 516.9 9.9 Norway 53.5 53.8 53.5 49.7 7.7 Japan 1,340.1 1,358.1 1,348.3 1,272.1 5.3 Denmark 71.9 65.0 69.3 70.3 2.2 Slovenia 20.6 20.5 18.9 20.3 1.2 Luxembourg 13.3 13.3 10.2 13.2 1.0 Switzerland 53.2 53.8 51.8 52.8 0.8 Netherlands 207.5 211.7 213.6 211.6 -2.0 (EU 4,151.1 4,186.0 4,117.6 4,243.8 -2.2) France 546.5 560.3 559.9 566.4 -3.5 Croatia 30.8 30.6 26.2 32.5 -5.2 Belgium 137.0 142.3 145.5 144.5 -5.2 Sweden 65.7 66.9 68.3 72.0 -8.7 Monaco 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.11 -13.1 Britain 655.8 658.7 673.7 772.0 -15.1 Germany 1,004.8 1,005.0 1,019.5 1,227.7 -18.2 Czech Republic 148.2 145.7 147.0 194.2 -23.7 Poland 400.5 386.4 389.5 563.4 -28.9 Hungary 78.6 80.2 115.8 77.6 -32.1 Slovakia 48.9 49.3 48.5 73.7 -33.6 Russia 2,190.2 2,123.4 2,038.3 3,326.4 -34.2 Belarus 81.0 75.6 69.8 127.4 -36.4 Romania 156.7 152.0 138.7 281.9 -44.4 Bulgaria 71.3 70.5 68.7 132.6 -46.2 Ukraine 443.1 425.7 395.0 922.0 -51.9 Lithuania 23.2 22.7 19.4 49.4 -53.0 Estonia 18.9 19.3 18.2 41.6 -54.6 Latvia 11.6 11.1 10.0 26.4 -56.12.2 Slovenia 20.6 20.5 18.9 20.3 1.2 Luxembourg 13.3 13.3 10.2 13.2 1.0 Switzerland 53.2 53.8 51.8 52.8 0.8 Netherlands 207.5 211.7 213.6 211.6 -2.0 (EU 4,151.1 4,186.0 4,117.6 4,243.8 -2.2) France 546.5 560.3 559.9 566.4 -3.5 Croatia 30.8 30.6 26.2 32.5 -5.2 Belgium 137.0 142.3 145.5 144.5 -5.2 Sweden 65.7 66.9 68.3 72.0 -8.7 Monaco 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.11 -13.1 Britain 655.8 658.7 673.7 772.0 -15.1 Germany 1,004.8 1,005.0 1,019.5 1,227.7 -18.2 Czech Republic 148.2 145.7 147.0 194.2 -23.7 Poland 400.5 386.4 389.5 563.4 -28.9 Hungary 78.6 80.2 115.8 77.6 -32.1 Slovakia 48.9 49.3 48.5 73.7 -33.6 Russia 2,190.2 2,123.4 2,038.3 3,326.4 -34.2 Belarus 81.0 75.6 69.8 127.4 -36.4 Romania 156.7 152.0 138.7 281.9 -44.4 Bulgaria 71.3 70.5 68.7 132.6 -46.2 Ukraine 443.1 425.7 395.0 922.0 -51.9 Lithuania 23.2 22.7 19.4 49.4 -53.0 Estonia 18.9 19.3 18.2 41.6 -54.6 Latvia 11.6 11.1 10.0 26.4 -56.1 69.8 127.4 -36.4 Romania 156.7 152.0 138.7 281.9 -44.4 Bulgaria 71.3 70.5 68.7 132.6 -46.2 Ukraine 443.1 425.7 395.0 922.0 -51.9 Lithuania 23.2 22.7 19.4 49.4 -53.0 Estonia 18.9 19.3 18.2 41.6 -54.6 Latvia 11.6 11.1 10.0 26.4 -56.1

TOTAL (BILLION) 18.0 18.0 17.6 18.9 -4.7

(NOTE: Data exclude land use, land use change and forestry)


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