Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CH4) 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
223
Highest
430.45 %
China, Macao SAR
Lowest
0.24 %
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
Median
69.55 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,422
What the numbers show
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CH4) is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 430.45 % in China, Macao SAR; the lowest is 0.24 % in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.55 %, and the mean is 69.12 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,794.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 153 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 211.8%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 66.2%).
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Macao SAR | 430.45 % | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 2 | Aruba | 347.25 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 3 | Jamaica | 185.24 % | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 4 | Saint Lucia | 165.4 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Malta | 155.94 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 6 | Mayotte | 136.67 % | 1999 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 7 | Moldova | 127.38 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 127.38 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 9 | Syria | 123.09 % | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 123.09 % | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Barbados | 115.7 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 12 | Cabo Verde | 115.37 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 13 | Panama | 108.68 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 14 | El Salvador | 106.02 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 105.18 % | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 100.96 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.25 % | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 100.07 % | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 19 | Belize | 99.16 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 99.04 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Niger | 98.82 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Paraguay | 97.83 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Senegal | 97.44 % | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 97.42 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 25 | Myanmar | 96.91 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 26 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 95.82 % | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 95.61 % | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 94.96 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 29 | Mali | 94.94 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 94.9 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 31 | Niue | 94.79 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Chad | 94.73 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 33 | Albania | 94.46 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 34 | Tuvalu | 93.38 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Ireland | 93.25 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 36 | Cambodia | 92.97 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 91.74 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 38 | Pakistan | 91.72 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 39 | United Republic of Tanzania | 90.85 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 90.84 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 41 | South Sudan | 90.83 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 42 | Spain | 89.57 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 43 | Grenada | 89.25 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 44 | Nauru | 88.94 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Nauru | 88.94 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Nepal | 88.93 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 88.89 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 48 | Greece | 88.62 % | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 49 | Mexico | 88.45 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 50 | India | 88.06 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 51 | Mauritania | 88.05 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 87.93 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 53 | Uruguay | 87.1 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 54 | New Zealand | 87.09 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | Switzerland | 86.79 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 86.26 % | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 57 | Madagascar | 86.03 % | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 58 | Brazil | 85.81 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 59 | Kenya | 85.73 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 60 | East Timor | 84.82 % | 2023 | up 55.1% | falling |
| 60 | Timor-Leste | 84.82 % | 2023 | up 55.1% | falling |
| 62 | Guinea | 84.78 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 63 | Philippines | 84.36 % | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 64 | Lithuania | 84.22 % | 2023 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 65 | Sudan (former) | 83.91 % | 2011 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 83.7 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 67 | Thailand | 83.45 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 68 | Namibia | 83.2 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 69 | Sudan | 83.12 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 70 | Botswana | 82.9 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 71 | Iceland | 82.43 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 72 | Polynesia | 82.35 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 82.23 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 73 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 82.23 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 82.12 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 81.01 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 77 | Samoa | 80.77 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 80.45 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 79 | Japan | 79.97 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 80 | Tokelau | 79.82 % | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 81 | Zambia | 79.55 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 82 | Gambia | 79.07 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 83 | Somalia | 78.24 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 84 | Seychelles | 78.19 % | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 85 | Portugal | 77.59 % | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 86 | Laos | 77.25 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 86 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 77.25 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 88 | Armenia | 77.21 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 89 | Burundi | 76.66 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 76.61 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 91 | Guinea-Bissau | 76.58 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 92 | Colombia | 76.12 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 93 | France | 76.1 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 94 | Yemen | 75.56 % | 2023 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 95 | Eritrea | 75.31 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 96 | Serbia | 75.04 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 97 | Dominica | 74.58 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 98 | Caribbean | 74.46 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia and Montenegro | 74.05 % | 2005 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 100 | Montenegro | 73.49 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 101 | Australia and New Zealand | 72.96 % | 2023 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 101 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 72.96 % | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 72.56 % | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 104 | Austria | 72.03 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 105 | Bahamas | 71.97 % | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 106 | Uganda | 71.29 % | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 107 | Cook Islands | 70.62 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 108 | Australia | 70.33 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 70.24 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 110 | Italy | 70.21 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 111 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 70.08 % | 1999 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 69.55 % | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 113 | Germany | 69.21 % | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 114 | Croatia | 68.81 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 115 | Malawi | 68.68 % | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 116 | Latvia | 68.34 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 117 | Eswatini | 68.21 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 118 | Cuba | 67.86 % | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 119 | Tonga | 67.81 % | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 120 | Cote d'Ivoire | 67.31 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 120 | Côte d'Ivoire | 67.31 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 122 | Haiti | 67.27 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 67.05 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 124 | Belarus | 66.87 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 66.81 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 126 | Denmark | 66.27 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 127 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 66.09 % | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 128 | Vietnam | 65.53 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 128 | Viet Nam | 65.53 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 130 | Benin | 64.63 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 131 | Hungary | 64.58 % | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 132 | Poland | 64.15 % | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 133 | Slovenia | 62.94 % | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 134 | Suriname | 62.77 % | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 135 | Tunisia | 62.46 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 136 | Belgium | 62.45 % | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 137 | Ecuador | 62.23 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 138 | Lesotho | 61.87 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 139 | Egypt | 61.75 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 140 | Guatemala | 61.16 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 141 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 59.97 % | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 59.62 % | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 143 | Ghana | 59.45 % | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 144 | Turkey | 58.7 % | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 144 | Türkiye | 58.7 % | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 146 | Romania | 57.95 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 147 | Chile | 57.9 % | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 148 | Georgia | 57.78 % | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 149 | Micronesia | 56.13 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 150 | Angola | 55.52 % | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 151 | OECD | 55.16 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 152 | Estonia | 54.97 % | 2023 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 153 | Sweden | 54.11 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 154 | Togo | 53.72 % | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 155 | Djibouti | 53.47 % | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 156 | Republic of Korea | 52.87 % | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 157 | Fiji | 52.65 % | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 52.43 % | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 159 | Cameroon | 51.68 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 160 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 51.57 % | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 161 | Indonesia | 51.48 % | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 162 | Jordan | 51.31 % | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 163 | Lebanon | 50.54 % | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 164 | Mongolia | 49.7 % | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 165 | Guyana | 49.68 % | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 166 | Finland | 48.74 % | 2023 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 167 | Morocco | 48.68 % | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 168 | Melanesia | 47.58 % | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 169 | China, mainland | 46.65 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 170 | Mozambique | 46.63 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 171 | China | 46.46 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 172 | Bhutan | 46.21 % | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 173 | Mauritius | 45.66 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 174 | Nigeria | 44.75 % | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 175 | Czechia | 43.44 % | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 42.82 % | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 177 | Israel | 42.2 % | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 178 | Maldives | 42.1 % | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 179 | Malaysia | 41.51 % | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 180 | Kiribati | 41.05 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 181 | Comoros | 40.99 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 182 | Norway | 39.79 % | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 183 | Kazakhstan | 39.44 % | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 184 | Slovakia | 39.26 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 185 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.73 % | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 37.51 % | 2023 | up 195.4% | rising |
| 187 | United States | 36.85 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 188 | Turkmenistan | 35.89 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 189 | Liberia | 35.57 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 190 | South Africa | 35.14 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 191 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.9 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 34 % | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 193 | Bulgaria | 33.21 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 194 | Ukraine | 33.03 % | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 195 | British Virgin Islands | 30.59 % | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 196 | Canada | 29.54 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 197 | Algeria | 27.37 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 198 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 26.79 % | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 199 | Cyprus | 23.89 % | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 200 | China, Taiwan Province of | 23.65 % | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 201 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 19.96 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 202 | Russia | 19.55 % | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 202 | Russian Federation | 19.55 % | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 204 | Saudi Arabia | 16.82 % | 2023 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 205 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.85 % | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 206 | Congo | 12.12 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 207 | Libya | 11.99 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 208 | United Arab Emirates | 11.44 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 209 | Brunei | 10.68 % | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.68 % | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Iraq | 10.5 % | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 212 | Oman | 6.19 % | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 213 | Marshall Islands | 6.14 % | 2023 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 214 | Kuwait | 5.5 % | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 215 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.27 % | 2023 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 216 | Qatar | 4.7 % | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 217 | Singapore | 4.45 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 218 | Gabon | 3.12 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 219 | Anguilla | 2.67 % | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 220 | Bahrain | 2.51 % | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 221 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2.4 % | 2010 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 222 | Palau | 2.1 % | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 223 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.24 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central America 87.23 %
- South America 84.32 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 82.88 %
- Southern Asia 82.08 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 80.59 %
- Eastern Africa 79.85 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 78.3 %
- Southern Europe 78.2 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 77.4 %
- Northern Europe 74.54 %
- Western Europe 72.69 %
- Oceania 72.36 %
- European Union (27) 70.4 %
- Africa 65.37 %
- Middle Africa 64.3 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 64.19 %
- Non-Annex I countries 64.05 %
- Americas 63.91 %
- South-Eastern Asia 63.86 %
- Western Africa 62.73 %
- World 59.66 %
- Asia 58.17 %
- Northern Africa 51.71 %
- Central Asia 50.6 %
- Eastern Asia 46.97 %
- Europe 46.47 %
- Annex I countries 45.61 %
- Southern Africa 43.84 %
- United States of America 36.85 %
- Northern America 35.85 %
- Eastern Europe 28.35 %
- Western Asia 24.9 %
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.