Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
22.27 t CO2eq/cap
Suriname
Lowest
0.11 t CO2eq/cap
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
Median
1.83 t CO2eq/cap
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,042
What the numbers show
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 22.27 t CO2eq/cap in Suriname; the lowest is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.83 t CO2eq/cap, and the mean is 2.79 t CO2eq/cap.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 202.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 468.0%), and the largest decrease in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of (down 75.9%).
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 22.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Guyana | 17.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 17.46 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.99 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 5 | Belize | 13.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 10.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 7 | Australia | 10.73 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 10.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 9 | Paraguay | 10.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 10 | New Zealand | 10.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 9.76 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 12 | Belarus, Republic of | 9.47 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 9.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 7.76 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania, Republic of | 7.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 7.48 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 17 | Estonia, Republic of | 7.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Botswana | 6.75 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 19 | Iceland | 6.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 20 | Chad | 6.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 21 | Cambodia | 5.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Bhutan | 5.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 468.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 5.37 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 24 | South Sudan, Republic of | 5.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 25 | Latvia, Republic of | 5.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 5.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 4.85 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 28 | Liberia | 4.42 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 4.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 30 | Qatar | 3.95 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 31 | Poland, Republic of | 3.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 32 | Thailand | 3.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 32 | Niue | 1.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 3.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 3.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 35 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Cook Islands | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea | 3.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 3.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 38 | Namibia | 3.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | 3.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 40 | Vanuatu | 3.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 41 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 41 | Tokelau | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 42 | Denmark | 3.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 3.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 2.99 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 44 | Mayotte | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan (former) | 2.96 t CO2eq/cap | 2011 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 46 | Myanmar | 2.95 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 47 | Indonesia | 2.94 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 2.91 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 49 | Cameroon | 2.83 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 50 | Norway | 2.79 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 51 | Mali | 2.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 2.71 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 53 | Hungary | 2.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 54 | OECD | 2.63 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 55 | Panama | 2.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 56 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 2.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 56 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 2.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 58 | Kuwait | 2.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 59 | Gabon | 2.52 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 60 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 2.5 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 61 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 2.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 62 | Oman | 2.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 2.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 64 | Angola | 2.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 2.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia, Republic of | 2.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 2.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 2.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 2.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 2.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 71 | Madagascar, Republic of | 2.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 71 | Ukraine | 2.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 73 | France | 2.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 74 | Germany | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 75 | Mozambique, Republic of | 2.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 76 | Slovenia, Republic of | 2.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 77 | Israel | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 2.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 79 | Croatia, Republic of | 2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 80 | Austria | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 1.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 82 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 84 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 1.97 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 1.95 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium | 1.94 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 87 | Bahamas, The | 1.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 87 | Sudan | 1.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 89 | Ecuador | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 90 | Guatemala | 1.89 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 90 | Republic of Korea | 1.89 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 92 | Mexico | 1.87 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 93 | Libya | 1.86 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 93 | Portugal | 1.86 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 95 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.84 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 96 | Czech Republic | 1.83 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 96 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1.83 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 96 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.83 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 99 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.82 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 99 | Spain | 1.82 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 101 | Chile | 1.81 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 102 | Honduras | 1.79 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 103 | Barbados | 1.74 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 103 | Eritrea, The State of | 1.74 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 103 | Italy | 1.74 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 103 | Somalia | 1.74 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 107 | Montenegro | 1.73 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 108 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.71 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.69 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 110 | Switzerland | 1.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 111 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 112 | Niger | 1.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 113 | China, People's Republic of | 1.59 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 113 | China, mainland | 1.59 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 115 | Dominica | 1.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 116 | St. Lucia | 1.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 116 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.51 t CO2eq/cap | 1999 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 118 | Georgia | 1.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 119 | Seychelles | 1.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 119 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 121 | Mauritius | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 122 | Algeria | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 123 | Albania | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 123 | Tunisia | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.37 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 126 | Malta | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 127 | Samoa | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 128 | South Africa | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 129 | Japan | 1.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 130 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 130 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2005 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 132 | Morocco | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 133 | Uganda | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 134 | Benin | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 134 | Cyprus | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 134 | Slovak Republic | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 137 | Cuba | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 137 | Pakistan | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 139 | Congo, Republic of | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 139 | Grenada | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 141 | Senegal | 1.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 142 | Palau, Republic of | 1.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 143 | Fiji, Republic of | 1.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 145 | Kenya | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 146 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 147 | Lebanon | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 148 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2010 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 149 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 150 | Haiti | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 150 | Nepal | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 152 | Tonga | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 154 | India | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 154 | Malawi | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 154 | Tuvalu | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 0.96 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 157 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.96 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Philippines | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 160 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 161 | Djibouti | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 162 | Singapore | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 163 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 164 | El Salvador | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Jordan | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 167 | Gambia, The | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 168 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 168 | Nigeria | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 170 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 171 | Iraq | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 172 | Togo | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 173 | Burundi | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 173 | Sri Lanka | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 175 | Maldives | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 176 | Rwanda | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 177 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 177 | Ghana | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 179 | China, Macao SAR | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 180 | Naoero, Republic of | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 182 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 184 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 186 | Kiribati | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 187 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Americas 4.63 t CO2eq/cap
- Oceania 8.08 t CO2eq/cap
- Northern America 3.47 t CO2eq/cap
- South America 7.08 t CO2eq/cap
- United States of America 3.01 t CO2eq/cap
- Annex I countries 2.82 t CO2eq/cap
- Northern Europe 2.81 t CO2eq/cap
- European Union (27) 2.41 t CO2eq/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.25 t CO2eq/cap
- Western Europe 2.16 t CO2eq/cap
- Europe 2.51 t CO2eq/cap
- World 2.04 t CO2eq/cap
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.