This statistic displays the major OECD countries based on total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as of 2012. During this year, Mexico produced greenhouse gas emissions amounting to 701 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. In most OECD countries, GHG emissions have been declining, especially after the global 2008 economic crisis.
Total greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, by leading country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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OECD. (October 26, 2015). Total greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, by leading country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478764/leading-oecd-countries-based-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
OECD. "Total greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, by leading country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 26, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478764/leading-oecd-countries-based-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
OECD. (2015). Total greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, by leading country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478764/leading-oecd-countries-based-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
OECD. "Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2012, by Leading Country (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478764/leading-oecd-countries-based-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
OECD, Total greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, by leading country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478764/leading-oecd-countries-based-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions in 2012, by leading country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], OECD, October 26, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478764/leading-oecd-countries-based-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/