Industry > PFC gas emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Group totals
DEFINITION:
PFC gas emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Perfluorocarbons, used as a replacement for chlorofluorocarbons in manufacturing semiconductors, are a byproduct of aluminum smelting and uranium enrichment.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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Cold countries | 44,370 | 2010 | |||
Emerging markets | 38,986 | 2010 | |||
Europe | 28,491 | 2010 | |||
High income OECD countries | 26,508 | 2010 | |||
Non-religious countries | 22,123 | 2010 | |||
Eastern Europe | 21,852 | 2010 | |||
Former Soviet republics | 21,270 | 2010 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) | 19,516 | 2010 | |||
NATO countries | 10,724 | 2010 | |||
Religious countries | 8,840 | 2010 | |||
European Union | 5,366 | 2010 | |||
Eurozone | 3,883 | 2010 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa | 2,863 | 2010 | |||
Potential Future EU Members | 936 | 2010 | |||
OPEC countries | 659 | 2010 | |||
Former Spanish colonies | 318 | 2010 |