Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane (CH4) from agriculture by country
Countries reporting
51
Highest
441,109 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
46.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
9,540 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,784
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane (CH4) from agriculture is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 441,109 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 46.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,540 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 33,534 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,503.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 26.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 37.9%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane (CH4) from: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 441,109 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 276,790 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 106,594 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 53,331 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 42,398 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 86,197 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 27,281 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 4 | Argentina | 78,609 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 5 | Australia | 66,681 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 16,297 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 50,123 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 6 | Netherlands | 13,038 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 7 | Colombia | 46,963 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 1,993 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 8 | France | 43,328 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 1,339 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 38,140 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1,168 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 10 | Germany | 34,040 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 11 | New Zealand | 33,450 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 986.91 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 12 | Canada | 30,805 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 774.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 25,440 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 14 | Japan | 24,225 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 20,797 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 20,664 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 17 | Peru | 18,097 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 15,788 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 14,928 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 20 | Romania | 9,540 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ukraine | 8,166 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 7,140 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 5,681 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 24 | Chile | 5,650 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 5,090 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | 4,975 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 4,902 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 28 | Switzerland | 4,206 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 3,968 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 30 | Sweden | 3,659 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 31 | Hungary | 2,904 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 2,814 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 2,813 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 2,626 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 2,108 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 36 | Israel | 1,281 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 512.62 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 411.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 20.8% | flat |
| 39 | Iceland | 355.52 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 46.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
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) 228,832 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 17,365 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 1,139 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent