Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in OECD
OECD: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1.05 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
OECD recorded 1.05 million kt for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD peaked at 1.11 million kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million kt, in 2022.
That places OECD 1st out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million kt | 1.06 million kt | 1.09 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million kt | 1.04 million kt | 1.11 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million kt | 1.02 million kt | 1.07 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million kt | 1.01 million kt | 1.05 million kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 2 India 758,524 kt compare
- 3 China (People’s Republic of) 708,041 kt compare
- 4 China, mainland 701,912 kt compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD?
- Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD was 1.05 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million kt in 2022.
- How does OECD rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf