Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Liming by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
27,087 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
3.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Hungary
Median
124.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,476
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Liming is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 27,087 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 3.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 124.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 1,052 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,432.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 422.9%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 79.4%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Liming: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 27,087 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 3,268 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2,159 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,188 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 1,960 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 714.79 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 1,861 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 4 | Latvia | 69.26 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 422.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 1,318 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 41.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 885.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 6 | Slovenia | 28.75 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 740.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Estonia | 27.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 350.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 457.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 25.14 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 9 | New Zealand | 273.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 38.6% | flat |
| 10 | Peru | 205.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 6.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 11 | Japan | 203.21 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 183.16 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 175.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 14 | Canada | 171.44 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 139.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 16 | Chile | 134.37 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 132.51 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 61.9% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 128.66 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 120.75 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 95.29 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 65.95 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 63.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Romania | 45.57 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 44.39 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 32.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 27.28 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 24.73 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 9.76 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 6.39 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 5.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Iceland | 4.91 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 3.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 79.4% | 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) 5,198 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 16.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 2.48 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent