Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
1.73 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Russia
Lowest
1,768 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
75,549 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
1,794
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 1.73 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Russia; the lowest is 1,768 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 75,549 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 228,670 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 980.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 42.6%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 53.2%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1.73 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 2 | Japan | 986,910 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 777,299 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 593,766 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 545,478 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 514,665 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 505,788 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 392,100 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 9 | Australia | 384,316 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 312,291 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 293,109 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 12 | France | 278,907 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 271,354 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 215,461 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 15 | Argentina | 192,413 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 139,325 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 90,489 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 84,703 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 19 | Chile | 84,300 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 83,232 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 67,866 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 22 | Israel | 61,941 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 59,472 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 56,909 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 25 | Greece | 51,988 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 40,344 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 38,757 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 37,622 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 35,544 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 34,501 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 33,568 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 32 | Switzerland | 31,978 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 31,798 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 34 | New Zealand | 31,560 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 25,790 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 8,816 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 7,188 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 6,841 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 3,508 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 40 | Malta | 1,768 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 5.05 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 635,818 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 486,945 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United Kingdom 310,240 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Poland 283,243 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Netherlands 117,016 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 30,766 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Croatia 18,468 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Lithuania 12,507 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovenia 12,012 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Estonia 8,744 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Latvia 6,590 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent