Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy industries by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
860,929 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Russia
Lowest
10.96 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Iceland
Median
20,272 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
1,760
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy industries is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 860,929 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Russia; the lowest is 10.96 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 20,272 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 84,718 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 78,582.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 148.7%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 95.7%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy industries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 860,929 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 2 | Japan | 411,461 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 315,594 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 225,656 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 198,062 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 6 | Australia | 186,847 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 180,130 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 162,185 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 140,327 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 106,763 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 75,514 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 12 | Ukraine | 61,315 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 56,565 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 55,376 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 41,470 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 16 | Czechia | 35,662 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 17 | France | 34,017 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 18 | Israel | 33,956 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 19 | Chile | 28,998 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 20,949 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 19,594 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 15,768 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 15,613 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 24 | Romania | 15,532 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 12,635 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 12,345 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 10,091 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 9,255 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 8,423 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 7,771 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 7,292 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 6,548 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 5,850 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 3,172 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 3,060 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 2,940 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 799.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 195.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 29.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Iceland | 10.96 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 148.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 1.70 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 699,547 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 257,502 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 154,164 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Poland 127,571 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United Kingdom 67,793 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Netherlands 37,416 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 6,394 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Estonia 5,472 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Croatia 4,097 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovenia 3,310 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Lithuania 2,407 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Latvia 1,009 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent