Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.
What the numbers show
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 248.97 % in Fiji; the lowest is -642.79 % in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.41 %, and the mean is 38.05 %.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 128 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 67.7%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 839.6%).
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 248.97 % | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Mayotte | 143.76 % | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 100.46 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 4 | Niger | 96.39 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 95.29 % | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 95.09 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Haiti | 94.74 % | 2023 | up 26.1% | flat |
| 8 | Chad | 94.45 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 9 | South Sudan | 93.52 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 91.26 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 11 | Liberia | 89.83 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 89.64 % | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 13 | Belize | 89.41 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 89.36 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 87.49 % | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 16 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 86.38 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 17 | Guinea | 86.17 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 18 | Cambodia | 85.14 % | 2023 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 19 | Sudan (former) | 84.75 % | 2011 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | Somalia | 84.43 % | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 84.32 % | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 22 | Myanmar | 83.98 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 83.31 % | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 83.31 % | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 25 | Suriname | 83.05 % | 2023 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 82.4 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 82.14 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 81.66 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 29 | Tokelau | 80.66 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 79.72 % | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 79.7 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 32 | Guyana | 79.29 % | 2023 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 79.12 % | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 34 | Burundi | 78.98 % | 2023 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 35 | Uruguay | 78.88 % | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 36 | Kenya | 78.72 % | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 78.41 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 38 | Melanesia | 78.06 % | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 39 | East Timor | 77.78 % | 2023 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 39 | Timor-Leste | 77.78 % | 2023 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 41 | Cameroon | 77.58 % | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 75.94 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 43 | Peru | 75.87 % | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 44 | Mauritania | 75.5 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 75.48 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 46 | Eritrea | 75.11 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 47 | Nepal | 73.43 % | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 48 | Eswatini | 73.12 % | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 72.74 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 50 | Polynesia | 72.12 % | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 51 | Guatemala | 70.74 % | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 52 | Madagascar | 70.69 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 70.35 % | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 69.94 % | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Gambia | 69.75 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 56 | Botswana | 68.62 % | 2023 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 57 | Laos | 67.91 % | 2023 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 67.91 % | 2023 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Mozambique | 67.83 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 60 | New Zealand | 67.54 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 66.7 % | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 61 | Bhutan | 66.7 % | 2023 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Namibia | 65.85 % | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 64 | Angola | 65.37 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 65 | Senegal | 63.82 % | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 66 | Moldova | 62.65 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 66 | Republic of Moldova | 62.65 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 68 | Romania | 62.34 % | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 60.82 % | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 70 | Pakistan | 60.6 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 71 | Colombia | 59.62 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 72 | Togo | 58.62 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 73 | Argentina | 58.24 % | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 58.08 % | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 75 | Latvia | 58.06 % | 2023 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Sudan | 57.95 % | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 77 | Ireland | 57.2 % | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 78 | Sweden | 54.69 % | 2023 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 54.19 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 80 | Djibouti | 53.67 % | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 81 | Samoa | 53.38 % | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 82 | Panama | 53.2 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 53.07 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 52.79 % | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Yemen | 49.83 % | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 86 | Thailand | 49.77 % | 2023 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 48.73 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 88 | Tuvalu | 48.41 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 89 | Caribbean | 47.84 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 90 | Georgia | 47.64 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 91 | Denmark | 47.22 % | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 92 | Jamaica | 46.73 % | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 93 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 46.7 % | 2023 | up 38.2% | flat |
| 94 | Philippines | 45.83 % | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 95 | Australia and New Zealand | 45.43 % | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 96 | Finland | 44.71 % | 2023 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Indonesia | 44.66 % | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 98 | El Salvador | 44.01 % | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 99 | Albania | 43.87 % | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 43.06 % | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 101 | Ukraine | 43.02 % | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 102 | Australia | 42.86 % | 2023 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 42.55 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 104 | Hungary | 42.13 % | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 105 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 41.4 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 106 | Dominica | 41.05 % | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 107 | Morocco | 40.93 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 108 | Nigeria | 40.55 % | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 109 | Lesotho | 40.17 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 110 | Ecuador | 39.81 % | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.71 % | 2023 | up 67.0% | falling |
| 112 | Serbia | 38.41 % | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 113 | Syria | 38.4 % | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.4 % | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 115 | France | 38.32 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 116 | Estonia | 38.14 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 117 | Iceland | 37.6 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 37.5 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 119 | Poland | 36.92 % | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 36.88 % | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 121 | Tunisia | 35.5 % | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 122 | Croatia | 35.26 % | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 123 | Armenia | 35.04 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 124 | Congo | 34.81 % | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 125 | Portugal | 34.63 % | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 126 | Malaysia | 34.52 % | 2023 | down 34.8% | flat |
| 127 | Switzerland | 33.79 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 128 | Tonga | 33.53 % | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 129 | Montenegro | 33.21 % | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 130 | India | 33.15 % | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 131 | Mexico | 33.1 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 132 | Barbados | 33 % | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 32.92 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 134 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 32.85 % | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 135 | Cabo Verde | 32.48 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 136 | Canada | 31.57 % | 2023 | up 32.0% | falling |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.44 % | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 138 | Greece | 31.25 % | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 139 | Comoros | 30.95 % | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 140 | Cuba | 30.2 % | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 141 | United Kingdom | 30.12 % | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 141 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 30.12 % | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 29.92 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 29.91 % | 2023 | up 66.6% | falling |
| 145 | China, Macao SAR | 29.71 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.43 % | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.43 % | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 148 | Azerbaijan | 29.38 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 149 | Kiribati | 29.35 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 150 | Chile | 29.27 % | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 151 | Spain | 29.16 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 152 | Bahamas | 29.09 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 153 | Jordan | 28.82 % | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritius | 28.55 % | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 155 | Vietnam | 28.33 % | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Viet Nam | 28.33 % | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Aruba | 28.31 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 158 | Malta | 28.02 % | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 159 | Turkey | 27.53 % | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 159 | Türkiye | 27.53 % | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 161 | Austria | 27.42 % | 2023 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 162 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 26.99 % | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 163 | Serbia and Montenegro | 26.91 % | 2005 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 164 | Grenada | 26.62 % | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 165 | Niue | 26.07 % | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 166 | Russia | 26.01 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 166 | Russian Federation | 26.01 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 168 | Israel | 25.43 % | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 169 | Germany | 25.03 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 170 | OECD | 24.66 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 171 | Italy | 24.36 % | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | 24.06 % | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 173 | Egypt | 23.79 % | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 174 | Norway | 23.73 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23.25 % | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 176 | Gabon | 23.15 % | 2023 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 177 | Algeria | 22.73 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 178 | Lebanon | 22.54 % | 2023 | up 23.9% | flat |
| 179 | Micronesia | 21.82 % | 2023 | up 39.5% | falling |
| 180 | Seychelles | 20.13 % | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 181 | Anguilla | 19.89 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 182 | Belgium | 19.86 % | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 183 | Czechia | 19.82 % | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 184 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.63 % | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 19.14 % | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 186 | United States | 18.22 % | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 187 | Luxembourg | 17.62 % | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 188 | South Africa | 17.04 % | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 189 | Cyprus | 16.89 % | 2023 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 189 | Slovakia | 16.89 % | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 191 | Kazakhstan | 16.58 % | 2023 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 192 | China, mainland | 16.26 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 193 | China | 16.24 % | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 194 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 15.72 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 195 | Japan | 14.97 % | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 196 | Republic of Korea | 14.78 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 197 | China, Taiwan Province of | 13.62 % | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 197 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 13.62 % | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 199 | Libya | 12.86 % | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 200 | Maldives | 11.89 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.94 % | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 202 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 10.75 % | 1999 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 203 | Nauru | 10.35 % | 2023 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 203 | Nauru | 10.35 % | 2023 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 205 | Brunei | 10.34 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 205 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.34 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 207 | Oman | 9.99 % | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 208 | Marshall Islands | 9.73 % | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 9.67 % | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 210 | Iraq | 9.05 % | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 211 | Palau | 8.59 % | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 212 | Saudi Arabia | 8.14 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 213 | Qatar | 7.16 % | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 214 | Bahrain | 7.07 % | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 215 | Kuwait | 6.93 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 216 | United Arab Emirates | 6.32 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 217 | Singapore | 6.03 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 218 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 5.91 % | 2010 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 219 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 3.59 % | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 220 | Ghana | -217.94 % | 2023 | down 773.3% | volatile |
| 221 | Rwanda | -276.25 % | 2023 | down 278.5% | volatile |
| 222 | Belarus | -640.24 % | 2023 | down 839.6% | volatile |
| 223 | Honduras | -642.79 % | 2023 | down 648.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 81.77 %
- South America 81 %
- Middle Africa 78.94 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 78.25 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 73.67 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 66.84 %
- Western Africa 63.44 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 62.75 %
- Africa 56.54 %
- Oceania 47.12 %
- South-eastern Asia 44.69 %
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 44.61 %
- Americas 42.24 %
- Central America 40.71 %
- Northern Europe 38.51 %
- Eastern Europe 34.18 %
- Southern Asia 34.02 %
- Non-Annex I countries 33.91 %
- European Union (27) 32.53 %
- Europe 32.43 %
- World 31.73 %
- Northern Africa 29.98 %
- Western Europe 29.15 %
- Southern Europe 27.97 %
- Annex I countries 26.14 %
- Central Asia 25.47 %
- Asia 23.7 %
- Southern Africa 21.24 %
- Northern America 20.1 %
- United States of America 18.22 %
- Eastern Asia 16.33 %
- Western Asia 14.26 %
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.