Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CO2) 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
208
Highest
143.75 %
Mayotte
Lowest
-125.8 %
Belarus
Median
20.79 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,042
What the numbers show
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CO2) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 143.75 % in Mayotte; the lowest is -125.8 % in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.79 %, and the mean is 32.88 %.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 608.9%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 242.0%).
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 143.75 % | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 2 | Somalia | 142.31 % | 2023 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 3 | Congo | 123.01 % | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 105.94 % | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 99.78 % | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 98.38 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 7 | Liberia | 96 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 93.76 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 89.49 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 10 | Belize | 89.19 % | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 88.45 % | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 12 | Cameroon | 87.69 % | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 13 | Guinea | 86.18 % | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 14 | South Sudan | 85.86 % | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 15 | Malawi | 85.61 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 16 | Guyana | 85.24 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 17 | Mozambique | 84.61 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 18 | Suriname | 83.64 % | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Cambodia | 83.18 % | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 20 | United Republic of Tanzania | 82.38 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 21 | Lithuania | 81.3 % | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 22 | Melanesia | 81.27 % | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 80.21 % | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 24 | Niger | 78.94 % | 2023 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 25 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 78.75 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 78.68 % | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 78.64 % | 2023 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 28 | Burundi | 78.54 % | 2023 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Sudan (former) | 78.14 % | 2011 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 78.06 % | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 31 | Myanmar | 76.37 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 76 % | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 33 | Guatemala | 75.94 % | 2023 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 34 | Zambia | 74.41 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 73.22 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 36 | Peru | 72.23 % | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 37 | Bhutan | 71.53 % | 2023 | up 608.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 68.15 % | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 39 | Eswatini | 65.41 % | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 40 | Polynesia | 64.34 % | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 41 | Angola | 63.98 % | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 42 | Madagascar | 63.3 % | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.09 % | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 62.67 % | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 62.62 % | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 46 | Eritrea | 59.31 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 57.17 % | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 56.41 % | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 49 | Sweden | 52.29 % | 2023 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 51.46 % | 2023 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Tokelau | 50.99 % | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 49.96 % | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Gabon | 49.29 % | 2023 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 54 | Colombia | 47.96 % | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 55 | Gambia | 46.55 % | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 56 | Togo | 42.4 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 57 | Benin | 42.04 % | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Mauritania | 41.7 % | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Indonesia | 40.65 % | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 40.5 % | 2023 | up 144.3% | rising |
| 61 | Finland | 40.48 % | 2023 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.07 % | 2023 | up 73.3% | falling |
| 63 | Ukraine | 38.78 % | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 38.69 % | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 65 | Samoa | 38.21 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 66 | Argentina | 37.61 % | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 35.68 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | Ireland | 35.56 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 69 | Thailand | 35.34 % | 2023 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 35.27 % | 2023 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 34.95 % | 2023 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.34 % | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 33.99 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 74 | Morocco | 33.96 % | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 75 | Nepal | 33.88 % | 2023 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Haiti | 33.73 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Estonia | 32.97 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 78 | New Zealand | 32.59 % | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 79 | Georgia | 31.94 % | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Malaysia | 31.92 % | 2023 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 81 | Nigeria | 31.08 % | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 82 | Denmark | 31.02 % | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 83 | Timor-Leste | 30.81 % | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 84 | Hungary | 30.76 % | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 86 | Ecuador | 29.31 % | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 29.07 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 88 | Canada | 28.55 % | 2023 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 89 | Poland | 28.45 % | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 90 | Botswana | 27.78 % | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 91 | Dominica | 27.74 % | 2023 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 91 | Senegal | 27.74 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 93 | Croatia | 27.48 % | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 94 | Iceland | 27.24 % | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 95 | Jamaica | 25.99 % | 2023 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 25.45 % | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 97 | Grenada | 25.44 % | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 98 | Russian Federation | 24.85 % | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 99 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 24.33 % | 2023 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 100 | Uruguay | 24.32 % | 2023 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Jordan | 24.17 % | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 102 | Tunisia | 23.81 % | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 103 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 22.81 % | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 104 | Serbia | 21.61 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 105 | Kiribati | 21.08 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 106 | Portugal | 20.5 % | 2023 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 107 | Anguilla | 20.19 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 108 | Philippines | 19.75 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 19.73 % | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 110 | Slovenia | 19.62 % | 2023 | up 107.2% | falling |
| 111 | Algeria | 19.32 % | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 111 | Sudan | 19.32 % | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 19.21 % | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 114 | Namibia | 19.2 % | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 115 | France | 19.04 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 116 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.92 % | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 117 | Armenia | 18.56 % | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 118 | Chile | 18.37 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 18.3 % | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 120 | Germany | 18.25 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 121 | Kenya | 18.09 % | 2023 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Norway | 17.93 % | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 123 | Montenegro | 17.87 % | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.32 % | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 125 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.31 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 126 | Aruba | 17.21 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 127 | Australia and New Zealand | 17.03 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 16.84 % | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 129 | Greece | 16.41 % | 2023 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 16.13 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 131 | Bahamas | 16.07 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 132 | Austria | 16 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 133 | Australia | 15.81 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 134 | El Salvador | 15.69 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 135 | OECD | 15.34 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 136 | Albania | 15.25 % | 2023 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 137 | Israel | 15.2 % | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.19 % | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 139 | Viet Nam | 14.85 % | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Tuvalu | 14.83 % | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 141 | Egypt | 14.29 % | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 141 | Spain | 14.29 % | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 143 | Türkiye | 14 % | 2023 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 144 | Barbados | 13.77 % | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 145 | Seychelles | 13.63 % | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 146 | Switzerland | 13.59 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | 13.59 % | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 148 | Cyprus | 13.24 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 149 | Yemen | 13.23 % | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 150 | Mexico | 13.14 % | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 151 | Pakistan | 13.07 % | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 152 | Malta | 13.05 % | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 153 | Italy | 13.04 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 154 | China, Taiwan Province of | 12.98 % | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 155 | Djibouti | 12.61 % | 2023 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 156 | India | 12.59 % | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 157 | Czechia | 12.57 % | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 158 | Comoros | 12.32 % | 2023 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 159 | Belgium | 12.1 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 159 | Japan | 12.1 % | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 161 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 11.86 % | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 162 | Micronesia | 11.64 % | 2023 | up 57.9% | falling |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.47 % | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Libya | 11.4 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 165 | Republic of Korea | 11.26 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 166 | Palau | 11.04 % | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 167 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.49 % | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Niue | 10.45 % | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Marshall Islands | 10.08 % | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 170 | Oman | 10.01 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 171 | Cabo Verde | 9.91 % | 2023 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 172 | China | 9.81 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 173 | Slovakia | 9.74 % | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 174 | China, mainland | 9.7 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 175 | Luxembourg | 9.56 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 176 | Tajikistan | 9.55 % | 2023 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 177 | Bahrain | 9.52 % | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 178 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 9.48 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Kazakhstan | 9.47 % | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 180 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.34 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 181 | Lebanon | 9.29 % | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 182 | Maldives | 9.04 % | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 183 | Tonga | 8.82 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 184 | Mauritius | 8.62 % | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.42 % | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 186 | Lesotho | 7.61 % | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 187 | Cuba | 7.28 % | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 188 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.08 % | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 189 | China, Macao SAR | 6.95 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 190 | Nauru | 6.91 % | 2023 | up 90.4% | falling |
| 191 | Saudi Arabia | 6.83 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.77 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 193 | Iraq | 6.33 % | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 194 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 5.99 % | 2010 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Qatar | 5.84 % | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 196 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5.83 % | 2023 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 197 | United Arab Emirates | 5.71 % | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 198 | Kuwait | 5.64 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 5.55 % | 2023 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 200 | Singapore | 4.33 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 201 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 3.88 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 2.59 % | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 203 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.97 % | 2005 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.18 % | 1999 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 205 | Ghana | -7.39 % | 2023 | down 209.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Rwanda | -19.44 % | 2023 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Fiji | -29.96 % | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Honduras | -49.9 % | 2023 | down 124.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Belarus | -125.8 % | 2023 | down 242.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central African Republic 99.59 %
- Middle Africa 87.13 %
- South America 78.83 %
- Eastern Africa 77.2 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 68.72 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 62.23 %
- Western Africa 59.72 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 51.55 %
- Africa 44.15 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 41.93 %
- South-Eastern Asia 36.28 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 36.11 %
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.