Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Agriculture by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
622,014 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
83.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
18,891 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
1,794
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Agriculture is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 622,014 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 83.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 18,891 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 47,079 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,449.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 21.9%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 13.6%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Agriculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 622,014 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 137,619 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 135,566 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 102,191 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 101,201 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 6 | Australia | 82,388 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 7 | France | 66,391 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 57,958 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 55,150 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 54,792 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 11 | South Africa | 52,889 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 12 | Egypt | 41,563 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 40,613 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 33,428 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 15 | Ukraine | 32,955 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 32,885 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 17 | Japan | 32,365 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 32,256 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 29,773 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 20 | Ireland | 19,891 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 21 | Romania | 17,891 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 22 | Denmark | 11,223 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 23 | Chile | 9,211 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 8,693 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 7,970 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 7,477 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 6,973 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 6,967 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 6,318 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 6,195 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 6,001 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 5,998 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 5,942 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 4,530 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 3,521 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 36 | Israel | 2,380 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 37 | Iceland | 692.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 685.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 39 | Cyprus | 530.45 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 83.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 593,383 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 364,936 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Viet Nam 73,521 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 71,751 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United Kingdom 41,359 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Poland 34,265 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 22,953 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Netherlands 17,981 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Lithuania 3,708 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Croatia 2,343 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 2,182 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Latvia 2,128 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovenia 1,632 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Estonia 1,535 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent