Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (N2O) 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
600 %
Mayotte
Lowest
0 %
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
Median
80.28 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,422
What the numbers show
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share (N2O) is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 600 % in Mayotte; the lowest is 0 % in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.28 %, and the mean is 75.76 %.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 122 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands Antilles (former) (up 72.8%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (down 73.5%).
Agrifood systems — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 600 % | 1999 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 108.1 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 103.88 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 4 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 103.55 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Grenada | 99.8 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 6 | Chad | 98.18 % | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 97.39 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 8 | South Sudan | 97.1 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Ukraine | 96.87 % | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 10 | Niger | 96.71 % | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 96.28 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 12 | Mali | 96.09 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 96.02 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | New Zealand | 96.01 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Ireland | 95.96 % | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 95.14 % | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 17 | Argentina | 95.06 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Mauritania | 94.48 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.41 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 20 | Paraguay | 94.02 % | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | East Timor | 93.35 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 93.35 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 93.26 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 93.07 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 93.06 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 92.96 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Angola | 92.8 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 92.74 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 29 | Brazil | 92.71 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Guinea | 92.56 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 92.55 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 92.35 % | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 33 | Tuvalu | 92.16 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 34 | Polynesia | 92.13 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 35 | Pakistan | 91.96 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 36 | Kenya | 91.94 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Niue | 91.67 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Sudan (former) | 91.66 % | 2011 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Eritrea | 91.6 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Sudan | 91.53 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 91.42 % | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 42 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 91.32 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 43 | Estonia | 91.2 % | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 44 | Somalia | 90.96 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 45 | Australia and New Zealand | 90.54 % | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 46 | Georgia | 90.21 % | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 90.2 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 89.94 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 49 | Australia | 89.87 % | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 50 | Senegal | 89.37 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 89.35 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | United Republic of Tanzania | 89.32 % | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 53 | Zambia | 88.89 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Belize | 88.85 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 55 | Djibouti | 88.84 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 56 | Benin | 88.5 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 88.49 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 88.44 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 59 | Central African Republic | 88.36 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 60 | Guyana | 88.31 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 61 | Uganda | 88.14 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 88.06 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 62 | Moldova | 88.06 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 62 | Republic of Moldova | 88.06 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 65 | Melanesia | 87.75 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 66 | Cameroon | 87.51 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 67 | Tokelau | 87.5 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 87.38 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 69 | Morocco | 87.33 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 70 | Colombia | 87.23 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 70 | Mexico | 87.23 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 72 | Botswana | 87.21 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 73 | Burundi | 87.12 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 86.76 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 86.67 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | Honduras | 86.65 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 77 | Panama | 86.62 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 86.56 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 79 | Togo | 86.43 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 86.36 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 81 | Dominica | 86.12 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 82 | Madagascar | 86.1 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 83 | Poland | 85.94 % | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 84 | Suriname | 85.61 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 85.34 % | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 86 | Gambia | 85.2 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 87 | France | 85.17 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 84.83 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 84.48 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 84.48 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 91 | Albania | 84.35 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 92 | Indonesia | 84.31 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 93 | Ghana | 84.23 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 83.33 % | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 95 | Myanmar | 82.96 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 82.94 % | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 96 | Côte d'Ivoire | 82.94 % | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 98 | Serbia | 82.65 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 99 | Tunisia | 82.48 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 100 | Tonga | 82.27 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 101 | El Salvador | 82.16 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 102 | Cambodia | 81.85 % | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 103 | United Kingdom | 81.77 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 103 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 81.77 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 105 | Romania | 81.67 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 106 | Thailand | 81.29 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 107 | Congo | 81.02 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 108 | Ecuador | 80.86 % | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 109 | Rwanda | 80.67 % | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 110 | Armenia | 80.34 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 111 | Russia | 80.28 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 111 | Russian Federation | 80.28 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 113 | Caribbean | 80.02 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 114 | Turkey | 79.77 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 114 | Türkiye | 79.77 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 116 | Nepal | 79.66 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 117 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 79.4 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 118 | Fiji | 79.22 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 119 | Cuba | 78.91 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 120 | Eswatini | 78.29 % | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 121 | Switzerland | 77.88 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 122 | Spain | 77.79 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 123 | Haiti | 77.72 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 124 | Samoa | 77.71 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 125 | OECD | 77.62 % | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 126 | Canada | 77.33 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 127 | India | 76.98 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 128 | Italy | 76.97 % | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 128 | Malta | 76.97 % | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 130 | Lesotho | 76.46 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 131 | Serbia and Montenegro | 76.22 % | 2005 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 132 | Portugal | 76.19 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 133 | Guatemala | 75.89 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 134 | Barbados | 75.85 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 75.23 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 136 | Jamaica | 74.82 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 74.74 % | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 138 | Germany | 74.56 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 138 | South Africa | 74.56 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 140 | Greece | 74.53 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 141 | Slovenia | 74.21 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 142 | China, mainland | 73.96 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 143 | Algeria | 73.89 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 144 | Nigeria | 73.8 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 145 | Sweden | 73.67 % | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 146 | China | 73.5 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 147 | Syria | 73.47 % | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 147 | Syrian Arab Republic | 73.47 % | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 149 | United States | 73.22 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 72.69 % | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 151 | Laos | 72.33 % | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72.33 % | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 153 | Lithuania | 71.63 % | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 153 | Malaysia | 71.63 % | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 155 | Vietnam | 71.47 % | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 155 | Viet Nam | 71.47 % | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 157 | Libya | 70.81 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 158 | North Macedonia | 70.53 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | 70.36 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.78 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 161 | Yemen | 69.48 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 162 | Austria | 69.01 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | 68.72 % | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 164 | Norway | 67.86 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 165 | Egypt | 67.78 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 166 | Finland | 66.82 % | 2023 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 66.67 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 167 | Nauru | 66.67 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 167 | Nauru | 66.67 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 170 | Cabo Verde | 65.1 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 171 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 64.56 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 63.17 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 173 | Mauritius | 62.94 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 174 | Philippines | 62.64 % | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 175 | Chile | 61.98 % | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 176 | Montenegro | 61.96 % | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 61.53 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 178 | Kiribati | 60.75 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 179 | Cyprus | 60.01 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 59.49 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 181 | Japan | 59.24 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 182 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 58.77 % | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 183 | Croatia | 57.9 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 184 | Iraq | 56.5 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 184 | Mozambique | 56.5 % | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 186 | Oman | 56 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 187 | Lebanon | 54.97 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 188 | Liberia | 54.57 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 189 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.52 % | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 190 | Czechia | 50.08 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 191 | Gabon | 49.93 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 192 | Jordan | 49.5 % | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 193 | Saudi Arabia | 49.43 % | 2023 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 194 | Bahamas | 47.49 % | 2023 | down 34.6% | flat |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 46.67 % | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 196 | Israel | 45.25 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 197 | Republic of Korea | 43.59 % | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 198 | Slovakia | 39.65 % | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 199 | Micronesia | 39.53 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 200 | Bhutan | 38.73 % | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 201 | United Arab Emirates | 38.7 % | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 202 | China, Taiwan Province of | 38.4 % | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 203 | Kuwait | 37.64 % | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 204 | Belgium | 37.05 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 205 | Qatar | 35.78 % | 2023 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 206 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 35.73 % | 1999 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 207 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 33.24 % | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 208 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.4 % | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 209 | Bahrain | 23.06 % | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 210 | China, Macao SAR | 23 % | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 211 | Anguilla | 20.83 % | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 212 | Brunei | 19.82 % | 2023 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 212 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.82 % | 2023 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 214 | Marshall Islands | 19.67 % | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 215 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18.6 % | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 216 | Seychelles | 17.91 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Maldives | 13.76 % | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 218 | Aruba | 11.15 % | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 219 | British Virgin Islands | 7.58 % | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 220 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 4.89 % | 2010 | up 72.8% | falling |
| 221 | Singapore | 2.65 % | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 222 | Palau | 0.65 % | 2023 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 223 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Asia 94.26 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 91.59 %
- South America 91.58 %
- Middle Africa 91.2 %
- Oceania 90.46 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 89.35 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 88.42 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 87.89 %
- Eastern Africa 87.37 %
- Central America 86.41 %
- Africa 86.28 %
- Western Africa 85.23 %
- Americas 83.55 %
- Eastern Europe 83.51 %
- Non-Annex I countries 81.28 %
- Northern Europe 80.78 %
- Northern Africa 80.75 %
- World 80.66 %
- Europe 80.18 %
- Southern Africa 79.55 %
- Southern Asia 79.21 %
- Annex I countries 79.04 %
- South-Eastern Asia 77.91 %
- European Union (27) 77.55 %
- Asia 76.09 %
- Southern Europe 75.87 %
- Western Europe 75.51 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 75.44 %
- Northern America 73.99 %
- United States of America 73.22 %
- Eastern Asia 72.72 %
- Western Asia 68.86 %
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.