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Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) by country

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases...

Countries reporting
239
Highest
10,378 kt
China
Lowest
0 kt
Tokelau
Median
30.56 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,948

What the numbers show

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 239 countries. The highest value is 10,378 kt in China; the lowest is 0 kt in Tokelau.

The median across all reporting countries is 30.56 kt, and the mean is 277.25 kt.

Over the past decade 170 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 256.5%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 71.5%).

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) (Agrifood CH4): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 10,378 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
2 China, mainland 10,253 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
3 OECD 9,548 kt 2023 down 2.9% rising
4 India 5,765 kt 2023 up 4.6% rising
5 Brazil 2,868 kt 2023 down 3.2% rising
6 Indonesia 2,611 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
7 Mexico 2,156 kt 2023 up 6.3% rising
8 Pakistan 1,187 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
9 Türkiye 1,175 kt 2023 up 11.3% rising
10 Nigeria 1,138 kt 2023 up 5.5% rising
11 Russian Federation 1,094 kt 2023 down 1.9% rising
12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 647.12 kt 2023 up 5.0% rising
13 Thailand 624.85 kt 2023 down 1.4% rising
14 Bangladesh 613.19 kt 2023 up 6.1% rising
15 Egypt 601.8 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
16 Spain 447.89 kt 2023 down 3.4% falling
17 Colombia 427.37 kt 2023 up 1.7% rising
18 Iraq 409.04 kt 2023 up 6.8% rising
19 Argentina 399.18 kt 2023 down 0.4% rising
20 Poland 388.14 kt 2023 up 13.7% rising
21 Caribbean 384.6 kt 2023 down 11.1% rising
22 Philippines 376.57 kt 2023 up 3.5% rising
23 Saudi Arabia 371.4 kt 2023 up 8.9% rising
24 United Republic of Tanzania 344.42 kt 2023 up 8.7% rising
25 Peru 329.78 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
26 Algeria 327.23 kt 2023 up 6.8% rising
27 South Africa 326.95 kt 2023 up 1.8% rising
28 Democratic Republic of the Congo 320.79 kt 2023 up 15.0% rising
29 Ukraine 314.16 kt 2023 down 6.0% rising
30 Ethiopia 298.72 kt 2023 up 14.6% rising
31 Viet Nam 269.34 kt 2023 up 3.6% rising
32 Myanmar 259.22 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
33 Republic of Korea 252.09 kt 2023 down 13.1% falling
34 Canada 249.65 kt 2023 down 0.2% rising
35 Japan 237.38 kt 2023 down 4.6% flat
36 Kenya 235.09 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
37 France 228.75 kt 2023 down 42.6% rising
38 Malaysia 222.97 kt 2023 up 2.5% rising
39 Germany 214.6 kt 2023 down 19.8% volatile
40 Australia and New Zealand 213.92 kt 2023 up 1.6% rising
41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 207.5 kt 2023 down 1.9% falling
42 Uganda 206.33 kt 2023 up 9.8% rising
43 Italy 203.44 kt 2023 down 58.6% falling
44 Morocco 202.23 kt 2023 up 5.2% rising
45 Chile 190.56 kt 2023 up 5.0% rising
46 Greece 173.94 kt 2023 down 0.9% flat
47 Australia 172.74 kt 2023 down 0.6% rising
48 Ecuador 165.11 kt 2023 up 12.6% rising
49 Ghana 160.44 kt 2023 up 7.3% rising
50 Côte d'Ivoire 153.57 kt 2023 up 7.9% rising
51 Romania 138.35 kt 2023 down 1.3% rising
52 Syrian Arab Republic 134.16 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
53 Sudan 134.09 kt 2023 up 15.0% rising
54 Dominican Republic 131.12 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
55 Afghanistan 128.44 kt 2023 up 33.0% volatile
56 Uzbekistan 122.36 kt 2023 up 23.0% rising
57 Madagascar 118.26 kt 2023 up 8.2% rising
58 Sri Lanka 116.11 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
59 Guatemala 114.5 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
60 Hungary 109.79 kt 2023 up 6.9% rising
61 Nepal 109.06 kt 2023 up 4.2% rising
62 Rwanda 108 kt 2023 up 5.7% rising
63 Portugal 103.61 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
64 Mozambique 102.04 kt 2023 up 11.3% rising
65 Yemen 99.35 kt 2023 down 8.6% rising
66 Angola 96.3 kt 2023 up 17.3% rising
67 Mongolia 96.29 kt 2023 up 10.4% rising
68 Tunisia 94.59 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
69 Israel 92.55 kt 2023 up 5.7% rising
70 China, Hong Kong SAR 87.12 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
71 Burkina Faso 86.12 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
72 Haiti 86.02 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
73 Senegal 85.83 kt 2023 up 10.2% rising
74 Kazakhstan 81.89 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
75 Niger 81.16 kt 2023 up 17.0% rising
76 United Arab Emirates 81.14 kt 2023 up 9.4% rising
77 Cameroon 80.71 kt 2023 up 12.6% rising
78 Sudan (former) 78.75 kt 2011 up 14.6% rising
79 Azerbaijan 78.44 kt 2023 up 8.2% rising
80 Belarus 75.95 kt 2023 down 0.8% rising
81 Honduras 73.64 kt 2023 up 4.1% rising
82 Jordan 73.31 kt 2023 up 11.2% rising
83 Zambia 72.89 kt 2023 up 8.5% rising
84 Czechia 69.11 kt 2023 down 2.1% rising
85 Republic of Moldova 68.53 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
86 Somalia 68.41 kt 2023 up 14.5% rising
87 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 68.24 kt 2023 up 5.9% rising
88 Nicaragua 67.07 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
89 Panama 65.49 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
90 Serbia 65.14 kt 2023 up 0.5% flat
91 Belgium-Luxembourg 64.54 kt 1999 down 8.9% flat
92 Kuwait 61.91 kt 2023 up 7.9% rising
93 El Salvador 61.2 kt 2023 up 0.1% rising
94 Paraguay 58.66 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
95 Cambodia 58.42 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
96 Lebanon 56.67 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
97 Serbia and Montenegro 54.53 kt 2005 up 256.5% volatile
98 Chad 54.03 kt 2023 up 18.1% rising
99 Costa Rica 53.46 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
100 Burundi 51.77 kt 2023 up 14.7% rising
101 Mali 50.72 kt 2023 up 19.3% rising
102 Austria 48.42 kt 2023 down 3.4% rising
103 Libya 44.24 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
104 Palestine 42.1 kt 2023 up 16.5% rising
105 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 41.73 kt 2023 down 15.9% rising
106 New Zealand 41.18 kt 2023 up 12.0% rising
107 Tajikistan 40.86 kt 2023 up 7.6% rising
108 Cuba 40.58 kt 2023 down 56.8% falling
109 Togo 39.83 kt 2023 up 7.7% rising
110 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 39.71 kt 2023 up 1.0% falling
111 Zimbabwe 38.77 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
112 Slovakia 36.91 kt 2023 down 1.2% flat
113 Uruguay 36.87 kt 2023 down 1.5% rising
114 Jamaica 36.55 kt 2023 up 0.0% rising
115 Puerto Rico 35.67 kt 2023 up 0.0% rising
116 Guinea 32.92 kt 2023 up 14.8% rising
117 Bulgaria 31.54 kt 2023 down 2.0% flat
118 Croatia 31.32 kt 2023 down 2.0% rising
119 Switzerland 30.96 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
120 China, Taiwan Province of 30.56 kt 2023 down 9.5% flat
121 Benin 30.27 kt 2023 up 18.4% rising
122 Belgium 28.86 kt 2023 down 66.8% falling
123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.6 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
124 Kyrgyzstan 27.78 kt 2023 up 0.2% rising
125 Malawi 26.3 kt 2023 up 28.3% rising
126 Sierra Leone 25.39 kt 2023 up 9.3% rising
127 Albania 24.6 kt 2023 up 12.4% rising
128 Trinidad and Tobago 24.38 kt 2023 down 0.1% rising
129 Ireland 23 kt 2023 down 0.1% rising
130 Sweden 21.72 kt 2023 up 3.5% falling
131 Qatar 21.71 kt 2023 up 11.9% rising
132 Georgia 20.93 kt 2023 up 2.2% rising
133 Liberia 20.74 kt 2023 up 7.6% rising
134 Central African Republic 20.35 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
135 Bahrain 18.96 kt 2023 up 7.4% rising
136 Lithuania 18.93 kt 2023 down 3.4% rising
137 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.73 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
138 Melanesia 17.96 kt 2023 up 16.3% rising
139 Oman 17.75 kt 2023 up 12.5% rising
140 Armenia 17.74 kt 2023 down 6.0% rising
141 Turkmenistan 17.72 kt 2023 up 13.9% rising
142 Mauritania 17.05 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
143 Finland 16.79 kt 2023 down 1.4% volatile
144 Latvia 16.65 kt 2023 down 5.2% rising
145 Slovenia 14.65 kt 2023 up 3.0% flat
146 Papua New Guinea 14.39 kt 2023 up 20.9% rising
147 North Macedonia 14.18 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
148 South Sudan 14.02 kt 2023 up 3.0% flat
149 Norway 13.39 kt 2023 down 71.5% volatile
150 Denmark 13.09 kt 2023 down 3.7% volatile
151 Cyprus 12.96 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
152 Congo 12.48 kt 2023 up 13.9% rising
153 Belize 10.38 kt 2023 up 0.1% rising
154 Guinea-Bissau 9.87 kt 2023 up 7.5% rising
155 Estonia 8.42 kt 2023 down 0.6% rising
156 Singapore 8.33 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
157 Mauritius 7.97 kt 2023 down 6.2% flat
158 Gambia 7.88 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
159 Bahamas 7.87 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
160 China, Macao SAR 7.4 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
161 Malta 6.75 kt 2023 up 5.5% rising
162 Namibia 6.55 kt 2023 up 11.3% rising
163 Guyana 6.3 kt 2023 down 0.7% flat
164 Gabon 6.25 kt 2023 up 12.0% rising
165 Montenegro 5.91 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
166 Brunei Darussalam 5.86 kt 2023 down 0.3% rising
167 Botswana 5.82 kt 2023 up 7.6% rising
168 Barbados 5.29 kt 2023 down 0.4% flat
169 Iceland 4.84 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
170 Equatorial Guinea 4.69 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
171 Eritrea 4.54 kt 2023 up 9.4% rising
172 Eswatini 4.21 kt 2023 down 13.4% rising
173 United States Virgin Islands 4.21 kt 2023 up 0.7% volatile
174 Bhutan 4.18 kt 2023 up 9.0% rising
175 Cabo Verde 3.84 kt 2023 up 4.6% rising
176 Lesotho 3.77 kt 2023 up 7.6% rising
177 Djibouti 3.62 kt 2023 up 11.0% rising
178 Luxembourg 3.2 kt 2023 up 6.8% rising
179 Timor-Leste 3.09 kt 2023 up 11.6% rising
180 Suriname 3 kt 2023 up 1.1% rising
181 Comoros 2.91 kt 2023 up 7.4% rising
182 Saint Lucia 2.61 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
183 Aruba 2.53 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
184 Maldives 2.32 kt 2023 up 10.3% rising
185 Seychelles 1.87 kt 2023 up 2.8% rising
186 Fiji 1.68 kt 2023 down 15.0% flat
187 Cayman Islands 1.55 kt 2023 up 6.8% volatile
188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.18 kt 2023 up 0.4% flat
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.08 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
190 Grenada 1.06 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
191 Antigua and Barbuda 1.06 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
192 Solomon Islands 1.05 kt 2023 up 32.1% rising
193 Channel Islands 1.03 kt 2023 up 33.9% rising
194 Curaçao 0.9724 kt 2023 up 3.4% flat
195 Polynesia 0.8721 kt 2023 down 0.7% rising
196 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.757 kt 2023 down 47.1% falling
197 Micronesia 0.6808 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
198 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6054 kt 2023 up 10.4% rising
199 Andorra 0.4992 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
200 Dominica 0.4914 kt 2023 down 0.5% flat
201 Faroe Islands 0.4267 kt 2023 up 3.6% rising
202 New Caledonia 0.4244 kt 2023 up 0.6% rising
203 Vanuatu 0.4198 kt 2023 up 19.8% rising
204 French Polynesia 0.37 kt 2023 up 0.4% rising
205 Réunion 0.3435 kt 2023 down 0.2% falling
206 Samoa 0.2874 kt 2023 up 4.6% rising
207 Liechtenstein 0.2815 kt 2023 up 3.0% rising
208 Isle of Man 0.2643 kt 2023 down 18.4% rising
209 San Marino 0.2192 kt 2023 up 6.0% rising
210 Guam 0.2132 kt 2023 up 0.0% rising
211 Kiribati 0.1743 kt 2023 up 13.6% rising
212 Guadeloupe 0.1642 kt 2023 down 7.4% falling
213 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.1482 kt 2023 up 4.0% flat
214 Monaco 0.146 kt 2023 up 5.5% rising
215 Tonga 0.1389 kt 2023 down 5.3% flat
216 Bermuda 0.0998 kt 2023 up 0.3% rising
217 Greenland 0.0993 kt 2023 down 1.6% flat
218 Gibraltar 0.0647 kt 2023 up 18.7% rising
219 American Samoa 0.0618 kt 2023 down 11.8% flat
220 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.059 kt 2023 up 37.3% rising
221 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0577 kt 2023 down 14.4% falling
222 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0546 kt 2023 up 19.2% rising
223 British Virgin Islands 0.0501 kt 2023 up 21.2% rising
224 Marshall Islands 0.0496 kt 2023 down 23.4% falling
225 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.0408 kt 2010 up 0.6% rising
226 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.0351 kt 2023 down 26.5% falling
227 Palau 0.0227 kt 2023 up 0.4% flat
228 Nauru 0.0153 kt 2023 up 11.6% rising
229 Martinique 0.0149 kt 2023 down 49.1% falling
230 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.0146 kt 2023 down 11.4% rising
231 Tuvalu 0.0128 kt 2023 down 12.5% rising
232 Western Sahara 0.0032 kt 2023 down 60.7% falling
233 French Guiana 0.0023 kt 2023 down 44.9% falling
234 Montserrat 0.0012 kt 2023 down 60.9% falling
235 Cook Islands 0.0007 kt 2023 down 63.6% falling
236 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0005 kt 2023 down 62.8% falling
237 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0002 kt 2023 down 3.7% volatile
238 Niue 0.0001 kt 2023 down 61.1% falling
239 Tokelau 0 kt 2023 down 63.3% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 8,948 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.