IPCC sector · INDUSTRY · 2023
Industry: Global Emissions by Country
Manufacturing, cement, steel, chemicals — both energy and process emissions.
Sector answer
Industry ranks #2 / 7 by absolute EDGAR total and #6 / 7 by methane share among IPCC sectors in 2023; China leads country-level emissions at 4,908.26 MtCO₂e (51% of the top-20 sum) - sector size and methane intensity are not the same ladder.
- #2 / 7
- Sector Mt rank
- #6 / 7
- Methane-share rank
- China
- #1 country · 4,908.26 Mt
- 51%
- of top-20 sum
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 sectoral breakdown. AR6 GWP100; excludes LULUCF.
EDGAR sector concentration roll
INDUSTRY · 2023 · 9,688 Mt top-20
- VOL 9,688 Mt
- RANK-A #2 / 7
- RANK-CH4 #6 / 7
- LEAD China
- SHARE 51%
- GAS 84% Carbon
- PHOTO India
- BOOK 7 sectors
Leader: China (4,908.26 Mt · 51% of top-20 sum)
Year-to-year inventory change
What changed between 2022 and 2023
- Industry's tracked-economy sector total rose from 10,608 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 10,836 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +228.1 MtCO₂e (+2.1%).
- Industry's methane total across tracked economies rose from 30.9 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 31.5 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of +0.65 MtCO₂e (+2.1%).
According to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre EDGAR v8.0 corpus, Industry ranks #2 of 7 IPCC sectors with live EDGAR rows by absolute greenhouse-gas total in 2023 (largest MtCO2e = #1) and #6 of 7 by methane share of the sector total (highest CH4 fraction = #1). How we place sectors.
Industry 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)
10,836 Top 29% more MtCO₂e than 71% 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 industry (2023, MtCO₂e)
EU EDGAR v8.0, highest first
Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)
Largest-country share in industry
2023 · top-20 tracked total
Top 20 countries - Industry (2023)
| Country | MtCO2e | Share of top 20 |
|---|---|---|
| China | 50.7% | |
| India | 9.8% | |
| United States | 9.1% | |
| Russia | 5.3% | |
| Japan | 2.6% | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.5% | |
| Iran | 2.2% | |
| Indonesia | 2.2% | |
| Vietnam | 1.7% | |
| Brazil | 1.6% | |
| South Korea | 1.5% | |
| Turkey | 1.4% | |
| Germany | 1.4% | |
| Thailand | 1.3% | |
| Mexico | 1.3% | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.2% | |
| Canada | 1.2% | |
| Egypt | 1.0% | |
| Pakistan | 1.0% | |
| South Africa | 0.9% |
Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre, 2024). CC BY 4.0.
Industry 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 industry
| Gas | MtCO2e |
|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide | |
| Fluorinated gases | |
| Nitrous oxide | |
| Methane |
Industry: large EDGAR mass · China 4,908.26 MtCO₂e (51% of top-20)
China alone is 51% of the top-20 sum - policy headroom is concentrated in one economy. Carbon dioxide leads the gas mix at 84% - this sector moves with combustion/process CO₂ tooling more than CH₄. Absolute Mt rank #2 / 7 diverges from methane-share rank #6 / 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
Industry is IPCC source category INDUSTRY. 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 (10,836 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 industry sector?
China leads industry emissions in 2023 at 4,908.26 MtCO2e (51% of the top-20 sum) per EU EDGAR v8.0.
Which gas dominates industry emissions?
Carbon dioxide dominates the industry sector with 9,135.35 MtCO2e in 2023 (84% of sector total), weighted via AR6 GWP100.
What does the industry sector include?
Manufacturing, cement, steel, chemicals — both energy and process emissions.
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.