Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of agricultural residues by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
202.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
United States
Lowest
0.0005 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Austria
Median
5.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
36
1988–2023
Data points
1,004
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of agricultural residues is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 202.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in United States; the lowest is 0.0005 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 37.99 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 42.2%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 99.9%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Field burning of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 202.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 198.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 2 | Mexico | 194.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 91.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 37.35 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 3 | Australia | 153 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 42.2% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 11.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 137.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 5 | Chile | 27.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 18.41 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 11.75 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 8 | South Africa | 11.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 9.15 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 7.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 6.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 4.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 4.25 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 14 | France | 3.62 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 2.87 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 16 | New Zealand | 2.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 1.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 0.8468 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Norway | 0.4951 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 0.4733 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2020 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 0.3689 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 0.3417 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0.122 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.0488 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 0.0328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2017 | down 99.9% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 0.0005 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2020 | down 99.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 168.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 5.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent