All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) by country
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What the numbers show
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 239 countries. The highest value is 68,267 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 233.26 kt, and the mean is 1,842 kt.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in French Guiana (up 1,267.9%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 63.8%).
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 68,267 kt | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 2 | China | 54,431 kt | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 53,737 kt | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 4 | India | 30,763 kt | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 20,752 kt | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 16,558 kt | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 15,935 kt | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 8,028 kt | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 7,855 kt | 2023 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 7,147 kt | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 11 | Australia | 6,623 kt | 2023 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5,734 kt | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 13 | Iraq | 5,375 kt | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 5,310 kt | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 4,423 kt | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 4,375 kt | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 4,156 kt | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 3,783 kt | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 3,679 kt | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 3,418 kt | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 3,344 kt | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 22 | Sudan (former) | 3,323 kt | 2011 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 3,209 kt | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 3,189 kt | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 2,832 kt | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 26 | Chad | 2,615 kt | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,476 kt | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 28 | Sudan | 2,430 kt | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | Myanmar | 2,319 kt | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 30 | Algeria | 2,287 kt | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 31 | France | 2,279 kt | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,165 kt | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 2,014 kt | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 1,895 kt | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 1,836 kt | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 36 | Angola | 1,795 kt | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 36 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Kenya | 1,785 kt | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,763 kt | 2023 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 1,722 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 40 | Egypt | 1,699 kt | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 41 | Mongolia | 1,609 kt | 2023 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,564 kt | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 1,551 kt | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 1,550 kt | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 1,446 kt | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 47 | Kuwait | 1,317 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 48 | Uganda | 1,289 kt | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 49 | Republic of Korea | 1,259 kt | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 1,245 kt | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 51 | New Zealand | 1,232 kt | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 52 | South Sudan | 1,218 kt | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 53 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,175 kt | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 54 | Mozambique | 1,143 kt | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 1,118 kt | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 56 | Mali | 1,092 kt | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 1,077 kt | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 58 | Japan | 1,030 kt | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 59 | Morocco | 1,006 kt | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 60 | Malaysia | 991.57 kt | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 61 | Zambia | 985.52 kt | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 62 | Niger | 984.88 kt | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 63 | Libya | 950.08 kt | 2023 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 64 | Madagascar | 941.92 kt | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 927.24 kt | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 923.09 kt | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 920.66 kt | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 68 | Somalia | 909.64 kt | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 69 | Nepal | 815.48 kt | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 811.62 kt | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 71 | Guinea | 806.25 kt | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 72 | Bahrain | 802.63 kt | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 767.81 kt | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 766.72 kt | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 75 | Qatar | 756.64 kt | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 751.09 kt | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 77 | Cameroon | 736.59 kt | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 78 | Chile | 688.92 kt | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 79 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 688.36 kt | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 80 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 669.83 kt | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 81 | Ghana | 669.37 kt | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 82 | Belarus | 654.98 kt | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 83 | Ireland | 632.73 kt | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 84 | Guatemala | 630.88 kt | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 581.37 kt | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 563.22 kt | 1999 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 87 | Congo | 556.72 kt | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 528.21 kt | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 89 | China, Taiwan Province of | 521.11 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 90 | Gabon | 505.35 kt | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 469.38 kt | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 443.99 kt | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 93 | Czechia | 428.54 kt | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 427.88 kt | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 426.68 kt | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 424.8 kt | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 422.55 kt | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 98 | Belgium | 414.57 kt | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 99 | Senegal | 402.46 kt | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 100 | Yemen | 401.23 kt | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 382.13 kt | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 102 | Greece | 369.4 kt | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 103 | Portugal | 366.9 kt | 2023 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 104 | Denmark | 361.13 kt | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 105 | Botswana | 346.09 kt | 2023 | up 63.4% | flat |
| 106 | Honduras | 334.93 kt | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 107 | Mauritania | 330.41 kt | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 108 | Hungary | 323.32 kt | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 109 | Austria | 320.76 kt | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 110 | Haiti | 313.71 kt | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 111 | Serbia and Montenegro | 304.9 kt | 2005 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 298.14 kt | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 113 | Malawi | 293.32 kt | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 114 | Israel | 288.34 kt | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 287.51 kt | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 285.86 kt | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 117 | Norway | 284.01 kt | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 278.15 kt | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 119 | Benin | 271.42 kt | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 120 | Sweden | 269.55 kt | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 121 | Serbia | 233.26 kt | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 122 | Namibia | 229.9 kt | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | 228.51 kt | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 222.2 kt | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 125 | Switzerland | 212.29 kt | 2023 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 126 | Togo | 204.53 kt | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 127 | Finland | 198.95 kt | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 128 | Jordan | 196.46 kt | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 196.06 kt | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 130 | Slovakia | 194.68 kt | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 131 | Singapore | 193.87 kt | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 193.52 kt | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 133 | Melanesia | 192.56 kt | 2023 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 177.95 kt | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 175.26 kt | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 136 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 171.06 kt | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 137 | Eritrea | 168.68 kt | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 138 | Rwanda | 165.46 kt | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 139 | Panama | 150.27 kt | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 135.5 kt | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Lebanon | 132.59 kt | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 142 | Guyana | 121.68 kt | 2023 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 143 | Croatia | 111.61 kt | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 144 | Georgia | 108.96 kt | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 145 | El Salvador | 107.32 kt | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 98.4 kt | 2023 | down 63.8% | rising |
| 147 | Lithuania | 96.97 kt | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 148 | Liberia | 88.23 kt | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 149 | Slovenia | 85.41 kt | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 150 | Albania | 80.96 kt | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 151 | Latvia | 78.28 kt | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 152 | Cyprus | 74.22 kt | 2023 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.09 kt | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 154 | Republic of Moldova | 69.06 kt | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 62.95 kt | 2023 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 156 | Estonia | 60.21 kt | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 157 | Armenia | 54.71 kt | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 158 | North Macedonia | 54.03 kt | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 159 | Lesotho | 52.48 kt | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 160 | Gambia | 50.58 kt | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 161 | Djibouti | 42.49 kt | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 162 | Timor-Leste | 41.13 kt | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 163 | Eswatini | 39.76 kt | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 164 | Bhutan | 39.17 kt | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 165 | Suriname | 31.61 kt | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 166 | Fiji | 30.44 kt | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 167 | Jamaica | 26.84 kt | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 168 | Montenegro | 21.73 kt | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 169 | Iceland | 20.66 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 170 | Belize | 19.89 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 19.54 kt | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 172 | Mauritius | 19.23 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 173 | Puerto Rico | 14.5 kt | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 174 | Comoros | 13.63 kt | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 175 | Bahamas | 11.8 kt | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 176 | Polynesia | 11.21 kt | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 10.97 kt | 2023 | down 31.5% | flat |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 9.82 kt | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 179 | Palestine | 7.3 kt | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 5.83 kt | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 181 | Malta | 5.74 kt | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 182 | Maldives | 5.55 kt | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 183 | Samoa | 5.5 kt | 2023 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 184 | Barbados | 5.46 kt | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 185 | Cabo Verde | 5.37 kt | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 186 | Micronesia | 5.19 kt | 2023 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 187 | Tonga | 3.68 kt | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 188 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2.82 kt | 2010 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 189 | Seychelles | 2.49 kt | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.34 kt | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 191 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2.09 kt | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 192 | Saint Lucia | 2.08 kt | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 193 | Dominica | 2.05 kt | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.03 kt | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 195 | Grenada | 1.88 kt | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 196 | China, Macao SAR | 1.73 kt | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.65 kt | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.32 kt | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 199 | Palau | 1.14 kt | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 200 | French Polynesia | 1.13 kt | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 201 | Kiribati | 1.05 kt | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 202 | Andorra | 0.9362 kt | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 0.8459 kt | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 204 | Marshall Islands | 0.8373 kt | 2023 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Aruba | 0.732 kt | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 0.5528 kt | 2023 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 207 | Monaco | 0.451 kt | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 208 | San Marino | 0.3566 kt | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 0.2707 kt | 2023 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 210 | Tuvalu | 0.2539 kt | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 211 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.1714 kt | 2023 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 212 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1687 kt | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 213 | Anguilla | 0.0937 kt | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 214 | French Guiana | 0.0725 kt | 2023 | up 1,267.9% | volatile |
| 215 | Nauru | 0.0687 kt | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 216 | Niue | 0.0499 kt | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 217 | Tokelau | 0.0441 kt | 2023 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 218 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.042 kt | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 219 | Holy See | 0.0052 kt | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 220 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0006 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 221 | Channel Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 221 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Guam | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 221 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 221 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 221 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 221 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 221 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 221 | Pitcairn | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 221 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 336,803 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 256,288 kt
- Asia 164,718 kt
- Annex I countries 80,508 kt
- Americas 76,646 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 59,371 kt
- Eastern Asia 58,998 kt
- Africa 51,296 kt
- Southern Asia 49,559 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 44,224 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 38,345 kt
- Europe 36,079 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf