Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Carbone dioxide (CO2) from agriculture by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
31,484 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
0.1831 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Cyprus
Median
270.27 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,693
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Carbone dioxide (CO2) from agriculture is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 31,484 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 0.1831 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 270.27 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 1,588 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 925.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 76.8%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Carbone dioxide (CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 31,484 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 8,595 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 6,206 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,592 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 3,433 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,547 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 4 | Canada | 3,091 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 1,219 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 2,464 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 2,445 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 93.21 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 7 | France | 2,122 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 78.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 350.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 1,613 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 1,593 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 63.98 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 1,475 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 10 | Slovenia | 40.68 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 54.2% | falling |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 980.66 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Estonia | 29.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 360.1% | volatile |
| 12 | New Zealand | 699.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 28.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 62.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 597.21 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 512.83 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Peru | 444.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 441.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 425.87 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 425.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 379.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 271.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 35.6% | flat |
| 21 | Czechia | 268.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 201.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 187.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 171.6 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 25 | Hungary | 171.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 147.51 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 145.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 28 | Norway | 132.79 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 61.9% | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 127.32 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 41.6% | flat |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 91.29 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 63.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 32 | Switzerland | 46.17 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 30.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 34 | Portugal | 24.22 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 9.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 7.88 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 2.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 925.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0.1831 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 76.8% | 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) 9,253 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 94.15 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 72.47 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent