Sulphur hexafluoride emissions

gigagrams of CO2 equivalent, 1990–2018

Country	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Australia	220.56	239.34	258.11	276.87	295.61	316.21	289.10	266.77	240.21	211.29	212.43	218.80	225.10	229.11	230.66	196.22	186.07	175.13	163.32	146.99	142.74	140.79	147.50	141.83	155.17	170.94	186.31	189.99	228.53
Austria	470.61	614.14	656.27	744.00	926.17	1,100.11	1,176.90	1,086.40	869.88	676.37	574.53	629.33	613.30	549.44	484.01	493.63	453.46	367.01	373.43	341.68	335.87	307.35	311.88	305.32	313.98	309.55	392.84	399.93	382.15
Belarus						0.00	0.01	0.06	0.07	0.09	0.10	0.11	0.12	0.16	0.24	0.35	0.45	0.54	1.25	1.45	2.10	2.30	2.46	2.51	2.43	2.52	2.74	2.91	3.46
Belgium	1,622.30	1,540.04	1,699.89	1,635.73	1,978.00	2,140.00	2,059.89	539.11	296.21	153.92	144.40	139.52	116.58	102.28	90.55	91.04	77.18	79.42	87.48	93.52	104.95	109.34	111.39	117.38	95.33	92.76	96.94	101.52	95.08
Bulgaria	3.69	3.91	4.13	4.37	4.63	4.90	5.18	5.48	5.80	6.14	6.49	6.87	7.27	7.69	8.13	8.16	8.48	8.81	9.16	9.52	18.76	16.97	16.10	20.42	16.88	18.07	18.75	17.51	17.99
Canada	3,225.92	3,685.24	2,557.11	2,373.54	2,441.74	2,275.16	1,768.65	1,827.63	2,357.48	2,410.10	2,902.96	2,557.10	3,015.81	2,651.43	2,339.90	1,417.36	1,526.74	726.19	644.33	373.87	442.09	395.69	440.04	436.52	383.38	429.96	334.29	281.95	309.40
Croatia	10.45	10.33	10.42	10.53	10.64	11.12	11.57	11.43	11.99	11.99	11.62	11.69	12.01	12.28	12.57	13.03	13.01	13.05	11.98	8.03	8.95	9.37	9.18	6.05	6.77	5.22	6.39	5.71	5.53
Cyprus	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.10	0.12	0.12	0.14	0.15	0.16	0.15	0.16	0.16	0.15	0.15	0.16	0.17	0.17	0.17
Czech Republic	84.24	84.08	85.41	86.56	87.66	88.68	98.31	96.10	94.98	95.94	108.40	98.82	121.28	144.69	120.61	111.84	105.12	93.79	88.67	89.05	82.76	88.64	92.44	83.04	79.90	78.27	78.63	74.03	70.56
Denmark	42.41	61.06	86.33	97.96	118.11	103.94	59.32	70.72	57.79	62.99	56.92	28.67	24.07	30.22	31.65	20.84	34.50	29.20	30.51	35.50	37.14	77.61	129.66	150.10	154.60	121.65	104.41	76.04	73.90
Estonia		0.05	0.09	1.39	2.97	3.07	3.33	2.85	2.85	2.88	2.61	1.67	1.38	1.27	1.04	1.04	1.10	0.92	1.30	1.38	1.73	1.77	1.88	2.02	2.10	2.24	2.52	2.44	2.56
Finland	52.48	40.16	25.67	19.75	23.86	36.98	54.16	50.11	38.62	30.76	26.06	25.53	25.34	25.57	23.84	22.19	27.56	19.17	26.66	26.71	21.79	23.67	22.16	30.70	34.25	21.56	29.50	24.44	20.03
France	2,218.51	2,294.22	2,345.97	2,398.33	2,559.64	2,595.35	2,636.26	2,630.42	2,760.94	2,482.42	2,376.51	1,930.17	1,599.64	1,581.83	1,613.05	1,356.75	1,254.08	1,150.88	1,137.93	953.19	876.58	652.25	656.52	584.75	471.64	469.29	505.62	464.83	410.63
Germany	4,428.00	4,745.88	5,237.81	5,973.59	6,249.23	6,467.15	6,162.49	6,108.84	5,888.91	4,289.75	4,072.50	3,751.78	3,082.25	3,013.41	3,241.04	3,252.04	3,200.64	3,089.62	2,942.67	2,942.52	3,002.48	3,035.33	3,082.59	3,122.35	3,066.15	3,246.74	3,457.21	3,759.57	3,870.66
Greece	2.93	3.02	3.11	3.20	3.29	3.42	3.51	3.56	3.60	3.69	3.81	3.88	4.06	4.06	4.26	6.16	7.98	9.46	7.18	5.02	5.86	5.13	5.05	5.15	4.92	5.06	5.20	5.01	4.94
Hungary	12.42	13.64	20.89	33.18	41.04	54.53	67.00	82.90	97.07	79.80	87.74	87.17	70.85	83.13	100.07	98.44	114.18	115.61	99.22	85.97	92.05	78.07	77.53	98.34	84.00	118.62	130.03	118.38	101.56
Iceland	1.10	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.31	1.31	1.31	1.31	1.31	2.52	2.61	2.89	3.01	3.02	4.66	3.05	5.32	3.20	2.32	1.56	1.34	2.31	3.26
Ireland	33.88	38.87	43.86	52.90	61.95	79.11	97.46	126.12	88.74	64.19	51.76	64.63	64.48	109.95	65.34	96.78	60.21	62.94	54.69	39.18	33.09	45.49	37.41	43.55	37.41	44.49	39.29	39.21	40.92
Italy	408.35	430.80	432.63	444.29	487.52	679.72	761.72	813.39	688.56	463.55	604.31	852.72	740.72	549.89	584.55	550.00	570.29	452.66	495.92	472.03	393.79	441.36	445.61	421.88	359.16	472.25	399.42	417.49	446.43
Japan	12,850.07	14,206.04	15,635.82	15,701.97	15,019.96	16,447.52	17,022.19	14,510.54	13,224.10	9,176.62	7,031.36	6,066.02	5,735.48	5,406.31	5,258.70	5,027.35	5,202.39	4,708.04	4,150.90	2,419.75	2,398.14	2,222.14	2,207.27	2,075.25	2,038.86	2,075.11	2,158.54	2,070.07	2,042.88
Latvia						0.17	0.18	0.37	0.52	0.71	0.88	1.39	2.62	2.76	3.25	3.78	4.07	4.55	5.23	7.33	7.35	7.47	7.78	8.50	8.58	10.12	9.89	10.32	10.54
Liechtenstein										0.00	0.09	0.17	0.24	0.25	0.26	0.26	0.06	0.11	0.35	0.14	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.17	0.12	0.04	0.01	0.05	0.07
Lithuania						0.05	0.05	0.08	0.51	0.54	0.72	0.66	0.75	2.35	1.15	1.70	1.54	1.25	3.47	3.05	5.99	7.74	3.99	6.32	5.98	5.25	4.58	7.73	6.41
Luxembourg	1.28	1.37	1.47	1.57	1.68	1.75	1.94	2.10	2.16	2.24	2.36	2.97	3.58	4.17	4.73	5.31	5.73	6.17	6.58	6.99	7.29	7.75	8.14	8.51	8.91	9.37	9.72	9.90	10.20
Malta	0.01	0.01	1.43	1.43	1.43	1.44	1.45	1.45	1.47	1.47	1.47	1.49	1.50	2.06	1.54	1.56	1.67	1.67	1.84	1.59	1.79	4.69	0.54	2.77	0.68	0.28	0.14	0.99	0.30
Monaco	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.11	0.11	0.12
Netherlands	206.70	125.72	134.04	140.24	179.46	260.97	271.02	299.04	276.45	266.21	258.78	274.90	224.97	197.47	219.45	203.72	169.77	156.50	156.45	145.58	153.79	125.17	172.50	119.86	133.86	139.49	134.16	126.38	123.69
New Zealand	19.97	20.86	21.91	22.69	23.43	24.42	24.65	25.58	24.86	24.56	19.56	20.04	23.32	25.19	28.92	25.41	21.05	19.87	19.34	22.54	22.84	18.94	20.91	18.19	16.81	16.47	17.37	14.80	14.71
Norway	2,098.54	1,983.46	672.58	703.76	837.57	579.82	547.68	553.17	693.29	833.74	891.41	754.79	227.34	216.54	262.15	296.12	200.41	70.46	59.76	55.65	68.59	54.26	53.54	56.28	50.07	69.79	63.64	59.04	56.50
Poland					13.27	29.12	23.80	22.91	23.94	23.50	23.07	22.86	23.29	20.72	22.36	26.80	33.20	31.16	32.87	37.60	35.37	39.02	41.92	47.54	52.79	77.03	78.38	82.43	107.37
Portugal						13.93	14.40	15.46	15.83	16.53	16.61	17.87	18.16	21.64	26.54	26.63	28.44	31.38	30.36	33.14	34.69	28.99	30.48	30.99	25.81	23.18	23.62	25.55	23.72
Romania	0.47	0.52	0.49	0.52	0.74	0.98	1.54	1.41	1.51	1.70	8.68	14.33	12.10	10.54	14.10	15.67	24.13	29.88	33.81	47.03	60.69	47.82	50.75	57.21	51.78	52.21	49.80	54.19	61.98
Russia	1,390.53	1,286.03	581.90	406.65	342.40	642.80	1,252.23	1,252.93	1,057.32	903.29	920.09	1,085.10	1,157.14	1,313.21	1,444.23	1,545.83	1,568.30	1,600.68	1,137.62	1,068.85	987.11	816.26	5,564.73	5,237.42	1,172.19	1,139.57	1,014.81	1,370.87	1,309.82
Slovakia	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.09	17.62	10.15	11.16	11.47	12.65	12.64	13.04	13.33	14.78	15.06	15.43	16.38	16.71	17.39	18.85	19.51	19.62	20.80	21.24	22.30	14.17	14.31	5.82	7.08	9.39
Slovenia	9.83	9.64	9.67	10.54	10.84	12.13	12.88	13.25	12.77	15.36	15.01	15.37	16.54	17.09	17.47	18.00	17.93	17.51	19.37	17.16	17.99	18.15	16.34	17.16	17.19	17.49	17.44	15.81	15.83
Spain	63.99	68.77	71.96	75.99	83.57	99.81	110.26	151.31	156.86	166.68	186.33	163.18	180.41	176.33	199.78	212.60	232.01	238.43	245.00	231.26	234.89	239.15	220.00	213.86	209.99	221.35	229.62	225.40	226.88
Sweden	101.73	102.69	102.58	99.35	106.37	135.19	116.88	159.59	111.22	121.21	118.78	122.78	119.60	85.13	94.69	151.59	112.64	137.38	72.85	70.01	63.46	55.44	53.13	42.06	45.88	53.14	57.46	45.81	32.10
Switzerland	137.01	139.21	141.39	120.53	106.89	93.23	90.07	124.66	152.82	140.12	152.12	151.02	160.86	166.03	189.66	207.32	196.94	178.27	239.05	182.87	151.31	163.94	218.24	262.60	266.00	261.18	212.77	202.85	157.20
Turkey							10.05	11.10	11.90	12.36	13.34	13.16	13.95	15.16	16.44	17.67	19.40	21.04	21.98	21.30	65.48	67.37	68.58	69.02	74.88	81.83	78.61	118.33	128.39
Ukraine	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.06	0.06	0.07	0.07	0.13	0.19	0.31	0.42	0.46	1.07	1.99	3.08	4.47	4.27	5.20	9.34	9.37	9.71	8.41	10.99	12.54	16.73	19.64	24.31	28.46	33.29
United Kingdom	1,310.55	1,352.25	1,394.20	1,221.07	1,263.87	1,307.09	1,350.66	1,323.38	1,369.72	1,536.25	1,853.49	1,486.79	1,523.88	1,347.30	1,140.43	1,076.03	899.88	854.94	698.17	608.03	705.85	625.19	605.70	522.05	500.29	470.69	495.23	509.58	545.89
United States	28,845.73	27,623.54	27,828.74	27,376.91	26,070.98	24,865.94	24,294.70	22,670.98	19,932.91	19,669.47	16,574.30	15,403.47	14,188.12	13,859.78	12,492.63	11,798.98	10,506.84	9,240.42	8,396.95	7,286.52	7,279.48	8,207.69	6,921.75	6,512.43	6,495.25	5,483.48	6,052.51	5,913.45	5,936.18

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is the most potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential of 23,900 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2) when compared over a 100-year period. Sulfur hexafluoride is also extremely long-lived and is inert in the troposphere and stratosphere.

Source: UN

Related Emissions Datasets