IPCC sector · ENERGY · 2023
Energy: Global Emissions by Country
All energy-related emissions: power generation, fossil-fuel extraction, refining.
Sector answer
Energy ranks #1 / 7 by absolute EDGAR total and #7 / 7 by methane share among IPCC sectors in 2023; China leads country-level emissions at 6,865.4 MtCO₂e (48% of the top-20 sum) - sector size and methane intensity are not the same ladder.
- #1 / 7
- Sector Mt rank
- #7 / 7
- Methane-share rank
- China
- #1 country · 6,865.4 Mt
- 48%
- of top-20 sum
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 sectoral breakdown. AR6 GWP100; excludes LULUCF.
EDGAR sector concentration roll
ENERGY · 2023 · 14,439 Mt top-20
- VOL 14,439 Mt
- RANK-A #1 / 7
- RANK-CH4 #7 / 7
- LEAD China
- SHARE 48%
- GAS 99% Carbon
- PHOTO United States
- BOOK 7 sectors
Leader: China (6,865.4 Mt · 48% of top-20 sum)
Year-to-year inventory change
What changed between 2022 and 2023
- Energy's tracked-economy sector total rose from 15,561 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 15,801 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +240.8 MtCO₂e (+1.5%).
According to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre EDGAR v8.0 corpus, Energy ranks #1 of 7 IPCC sectors with live EDGAR rows by absolute greenhouse-gas total in 2023 (largest MtCO2e = #1) and #7 of 7 by methane share of the sector total (highest CH4 fraction = #1). How we place sectors.
Energy vs all sectors by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total
Where this sector's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every IPCC sector with live rows (inventory mass, not policy priority)
15,801 Top 14% more MtCO₂e than 86% of 7 sectors
Sectors, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more sectors. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023
Top 15 emitters in energy (2023, MtCO₂e)
EU EDGAR v8.0, highest first
Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)
Largest-country share in energy
2023 · top-20 tracked total
Top 20 countries - Energy (2023)
| Country | MtCO2e | Share of top 20 |
|---|---|---|
| China | 47.5% | |
| United States | 11.9% | |
| India | 10.1% | |
| Russia | 6.5% | |
| Japan | 3.0% | |
| Indonesia | 2.0% | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.0% | |
| South Korea | 2.0% | |
| South Africa | 1.7% | |
| Iran | 1.6% | |
| Mexico | 1.5% | |
| Germany | 1.4% | |
| Canada | 1.3% | |
| Taiwan | 1.3% | |
| Australia | 1.3% | |
| Vietnam | 1.1% | |
| Turkey | 1.0% | |
| Malaysia | 1.0% | |
| Kazakhstan | 0.9% | |
| Poland | 0.9% |
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre, 2024). CC BY 4.0.
Energy emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)
Sum across all tracked countries, EU EDGAR v8.0
Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)
Gas mix in energy
| Gas | MtCO2e |
|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide | |
| Nitrous oxide | |
| Methane |
Energy: large EDGAR mass · China 6,865.4 MtCO₂e (48% of top-20)
China alone is 48% of the top-20 sum - policy headroom is concentrated in one economy. Carbon dioxide leads the gas mix at 99% - this sector moves with combustion/process CO₂ tooling more than CH₄. Absolute Mt rank #1 / 7 diverges from methane-share rank #7 / 7 - size and CH₄ intensity are different ladders.
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre). Sector totals summed from emissions_records; AR6 GWP100; excludes LULUCF.
Methodology
Energy is IPCC source category ENERGY. Country totals are summed from
emissions_records for that code; figures are EDGAR's reported annual values
(1970–2023), converted to CO₂-equivalent at AR6 GWP100.
This sector sits in the upper third of live EDGAR sector mass (15,801 MtCO₂e corpus total). EDGAR's main GHG dataset excludes LULUCF. See methodology for the full pipeline.
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre, 2024) - global bottom-up sectoral model, CC BY 4.0 license.
FAQ
Which country emits the most in the energy sector?
China leads energy emissions in 2023 at 6,865.4 MtCO2e (48% of the top-20 sum) per EU EDGAR v8.0.
Which gas dominates energy emissions?
Carbon dioxide dominates the energy sector with 15,652.42 MtCO2e in 2023 (99% of sector total), weighted via AR6 GWP100.
What does the energy sector include?
All energy-related emissions: power generation, fossil-fuel extraction, refining.
Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Sector emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF handling follows the sector taxonomy.