Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
24,868 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
6.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
904.44 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,784
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 24,868 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 6.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 904.44 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 2,974 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,763.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 45.1%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 28.0%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 24,868 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 20,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 8,943 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 33.5% | flat |
| 4 | Australia | 6,966 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 6,526 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 6 | France | 6,428 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 6,346 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 4,848 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 4,307 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 3,164 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 2,646 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 12 | Indonesia | 2,531 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 1,938 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 1,936 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Ireland | 1,889 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 16 | New Zealand | 1,773 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 1,742 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 18 | Ukraine | 1,436 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 1,335 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 991.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 817.76 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 797.86 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 23 | Greece | 721.16 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 703.18 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 25 | Romania | 664.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 630.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 602.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 28 | Chile | 591.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 518.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 388.26 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 357.25 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | 354.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 352.66 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 338.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 95.23 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 36 | Israel | 91.46 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Cyprus | 75 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 59.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 35.89 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 40 | Malta | 6.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 64,724 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 44,941 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 5,090 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Viet Nam 4,736 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United Kingdom 4,134 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Netherlands 3,800 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 3,490 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Poland 1,631 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Croatia 370.59 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Lithuania 250.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovenia 191.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Estonia 164.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Latvia 101.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 101.32 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent