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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Agriculture
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,794 data points, 1985–2023
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