Global oil and gas refining emissions totaled some 970 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022 – a year-on-year increase of 2.1 percent. Emissions from this sector plummeted nearly nine percent in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit global oil and gas demand.
Greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas refining worldwide from 2015 to 2022
(in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in billion metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
Figures are based on fugitive and exhaust emissions from combustion-related processes of crude oil refining.
Oil refining emissions are estimated with the Petroleum Refinery Life-Cycle Inventory Model (PRELIM). PRELIM estimates energy use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with processing various crude oil types for different refinery configurations. Inputs include refinery locations, configurations, and crude refining throughputs to generate GHG intensities and absolute emissions by country.
Figures account for greenhouse gas emissions based on their 100-year global warming potential (GWP).
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Climate TRACE. (January 11, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas refining worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383704/global-oil-and-gas-refining-emissions/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas refining worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. January 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383704/global-oil-and-gas-refining-emissions/
Climate TRACE. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas refining worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383704/global-oil-and-gas-refining-emissions/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Oil and Gas Refining Worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383704/global-oil-and-gas-refining-emissions/
Climate TRACE, Greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas refining worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383704/global-oil-and-gas-refining-emissions/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas refining worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate TRACE, January 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383704/global-oil-and-gas-refining-emissions/
