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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Carbon dioxide (CO2)
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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