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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Energy industries
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,760 data points, 1985–2023
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