Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
12,962 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Indonesia
Lowest
11.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
519.72 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 12,962 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Indonesia; the lowest is 11.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 519.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 1,815 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,104.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 47.1%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 30.2%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 12,962 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 9,837 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Mexico | 8,867 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 6,444 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 4,145 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 3,417 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 7 | Japan | 3,389 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 3,002 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 9 | France | 2,770 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 10 | South Africa | 2,542 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 2,154 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 1,698 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 1,578 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 1,097 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 788.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 16 | Argentina | 774.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 747.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 18 | Australia | 627.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 560.89 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 20 | Peru | 533.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 505.6 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 461.52 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 393.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 378.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 375.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 350.82 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 336.68 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 28 | Sweden | 278.28 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 278.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 267.82 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 254.59 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 32 | Portugal | 200.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 33 | Israel | 175.22 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 168.31 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | New Zealand | 88.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 67.97 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 33.32 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 30.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 12.35 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 40 | Malta | 11.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 16,994 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 4,218 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 2,564 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United Kingdom 2,498 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Poland 2,485 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Netherlands 643.86 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 207.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Lithuania 157.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Croatia 96.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Latvia 61.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovenia 57.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Estonia 56.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent