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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Manure management
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,784 data points, 1986–2023
Last refreshed