Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Enteric fermentation by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
404,062 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
39.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
7,535 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,784
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Enteric fermentation is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 404,062 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 39.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,535 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 26,713 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,150.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 33.8%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 40.0%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Enteric fermentation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 404,062 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 85,679 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 76,036 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 4 | Australia | 59,102 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 5 | Colombia | 44,505 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 42,936 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 7 | France | 36,842 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 36,721 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 36,351 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 10 | New Zealand | 31,662 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 26,461 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 26,179 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 19,372 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 16,180 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 15 | Peru | 15,879 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 14,418 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 13,039 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 18 | Egypt | 10,291 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 8,636 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 8,389 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 21 | Ukraine | 6,682 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Chile | 4,807 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 4,346 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 4,292 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 4,120 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 3,974 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 3,915 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 28 | Czechia | 3,614 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 3,604 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 30 | Sweden | 3,320 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 2,423 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 32 | Norway | 2,423 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 33 | Hungary | 2,255 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 2,107 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 1,608 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 36 | Israel | 1,189 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 417.39 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 336.14 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 296.47 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 39.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 192,578 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 36,892 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United Kingdom 23,042 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Poland 14,634 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Netherlands 9,238 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 6,742 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Lithuania 1,743 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 1,037 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovenia 976.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Croatia 968.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Latvia 885.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Estonia 609.66 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent