All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) by country
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What the numbers show
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 239 countries. The highest value is 11.77 million kt in China; the lowest is -47,113 kt in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,232 kt, and the mean is 238,433 kt.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 250.
Over the past decade 141 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 40,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 1,801.3%).
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 11.77 million kt | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 11.48 million kt | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 3 | OECD | 11.17 million kt | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 4 | India | 3.03 million kt | 2023 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.37 million kt | 2023 | up 73.1% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1.30 million kt | 2023 | up 44.1% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1.04 million kt | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 993,199 kt | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 794,300 kt | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 746,317 kt | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 737,592 kt | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 608,491 kt | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 589,255 kt | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 521,724 kt | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 421,997 kt | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 392,298 kt | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 377,460 kt | 2023 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 375,914 kt | 2023 | up 190.8% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 363,675 kt | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 355,202 kt | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 336,934 kt | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 22 | Thailand | 334,477 kt | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 297,128 kt | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 282,700 kt | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 273,334 kt | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 26 | China, Taiwan Province of | 263,641 kt | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 27 | France | 262,119 kt | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 252,700 kt | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 245,126 kt | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 233,429 kt | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 31 | Algeria | 209,668 kt | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 32 | Iraq | 194,092 kt | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 190,416 kt | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 34 | Nigeria | 183,057 kt | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 35 | Pakistan | 180,802 kt | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 165,884 kt | 2023 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 159,565 kt | 2023 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 37 | Réunion | -7.33 kt | 2023 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 38 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 141,917 kt | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 39 | Qatar | 138,800 kt | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 133,911 kt | 2023 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 128,108 kt | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 42 | Kuwait | 123,630 kt | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 122,652 kt | 1999 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 121,611 kt | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 45 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 117,404 kt | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 46 | Ukraine | 115,812 kt | 2023 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 48 | Myanmar | 106,654 kt | 2023 | up 28.0% | flat |
| 49 | Belgium | 92,955 kt | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 50 | Cambodia | 90,209 kt | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Oman | 88,200 kt | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 85,474 kt | 2023 | up 43.2% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 83,650 kt | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 54 | United Republic of Tanzania | 79,416 kt | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 78,193 kt | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 56 | Morocco | 76,021 kt | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 57 | Cameroon | 73,245 kt | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 58 | Libya | 72,409 kt | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 59 | Singapore | 70,842 kt | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 60 | Sudan | 69,364 kt | 2023 | up 312.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 66,880 kt | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 62 | Mongolia | 62,809 kt | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 63 | Madagascar | 60,565 kt | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 64 | Ecuador | 59,845 kt | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 58,088 kt | 2023 | up 76.6% | falling |
| 66 | Israel | 57,130 kt | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 67 | Angola | 55,359 kt | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 68 | Greece | 54,610 kt | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 69 | Austria | 52,292 kt | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 70 | Mozambique | 52,223 kt | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 71 | Norway | 51,567 kt | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 72 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 50,424 kt | 2023 | up 94.9% | falling |
| 73 | Finland | 47,766 kt | 2023 | up 2,084.7% | rising |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46,325 kt | 2023 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 75 | Hungary | 45,165 kt | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 76 | Côte d'Ivoire | 44,379 kt | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 77 | Ireland | 44,086 kt | 2023 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 78 | Sweden | 43,984 kt | 2023 | up 157.6% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 39,798 kt | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 80 | Portugal | 39,561 kt | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 81 | Paraguay | 35,626 kt | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 82 | Tunisia | 35,099 kt | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 83 | Zambia | 33,901 kt | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 84 | Switzerland | 33,895 kt | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 85 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 32,734 kt | 2023 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 86 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32,694 kt | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Melanesia | 32,380 kt | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 88 | Bahrain | 32,131 kt | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 31,640 kt | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 90 | Slovakia | 30,168 kt | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 91 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29,865 kt | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 92 | Serbia | 29,316 kt | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 93 | New Zealand | 28,623 kt | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 94 | Mali | 28,224 kt | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 27,968 kt | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 96 | Cuba | 27,512 kt | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 26,902 kt | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 98 | Guatemala | 25,273 kt | 2023 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 99 | Sudan (former) | 24,844 kt | 2011 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 24,150 kt | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 101 | Liberia | 23,995 kt | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Serbia and Montenegro | 23,916 kt | 2005 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 103 | Denmark | 23,725 kt | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 23,512 kt | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 105 | Chad | 23,392 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 106 | Guinea | 23,391 kt | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 107 | Estonia | 23,143 kt | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 108 | Jordan | 22,080 kt | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 21,399 kt | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 21,382 kt | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 111 | Lebanon | 20,639 kt | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 112 | Benin | 20,594 kt | 2023 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20,148 kt | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Lithuania | 18,949 kt | 2023 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 115 | Uganda | 18,162 kt | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 116 | Suriname | 15,717 kt | 2023 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Panama | 15,491 kt | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 118 | Croatia | 14,987 kt | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 119 | Senegal | 14,809 kt | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 120 | Yemen | 14,341 kt | 2023 | down 48.2% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 14,232 kt | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 122 | Nepal | 12,748 kt | 2023 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Latvia | 12,528 kt | 2023 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 12,429 kt | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Brunei Darussalam | 11,815 kt | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 11,571 kt | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,244 kt | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 128 | South Sudan | 11,157 kt | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 11,096 kt | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 130 | Slovenia | 10,936 kt | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 10,634 kt | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 132 | Malawi | 10,146 kt | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 133 | Kenya | 9,902 kt | 2023 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 8,495 kt | 2023 | up 44.1% | falling |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 8,179 kt | 2023 | up 391.6% | volatile |
| 136 | El Salvador | 7,966 kt | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 7,748 kt | 2023 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 7,320 kt | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 6,832 kt | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 140 | Botswana | 6,816 kt | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 141 | Armenia | 6,384 kt | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 142 | Georgia | 6,247 kt | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | 6,241 kt | 2023 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Republic of Moldova | 5,991 kt | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Jamaica | 5,593 kt | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 146 | Albania | 5,518 kt | 2023 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 147 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 5,504 kt | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 148 | Belize | 5,301 kt | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 149 | Iceland | 5,244 kt | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 150 | Bhutan | 5,204 kt | 2023 | up 1,320.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 4,895 kt | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 152 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 4,609 kt | 2010 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 153 | Somalia | 4,484 kt | 2023 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Mauritius | 4,348 kt | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 155 | Namibia | 4,135 kt | 2023 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Burundi | 4,027 kt | 2023 | up 392.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Mauritania | 3,510 kt | 2023 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 158 | French Guiana | 3,338 kt | 2023 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 159 | Congo | 3,248 kt | 2023 | down 83.0% | rising |
| 160 | Niger | 3,209 kt | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 161 | Montenegro | 2,482 kt | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Lesotho | 2,411 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 163 | Maldives | 2,389 kt | 2023 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Togo | 2,343 kt | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 165 | Haiti | 2,324 kt | 2023 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 166 | Bahamas | 2,256 kt | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 167 | Malta | 2,226 kt | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 168 | Eritrea | 1,730 kt | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 169 | Eswatini | 1,502 kt | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 170 | Gambia | 1,337 kt | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 171 | Barbados | 1,293 kt | 2023 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 172 | China, Macao SAR | 1,074 kt | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 173 | Timor-Leste | 973.59 kt | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 961.57 kt | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 175 | Aruba | 919.68 kt | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 832.27 kt | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 177 | Seychelles | 807.73 kt | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 785.3 kt | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 179 | Cabo Verde | 732.94 kt | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 660.9 kt | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 181 | Western Sahara | 630.67 kt | 2023 | up 304.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Micronesia | 584.98 kt | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 183 | Polynesia | 563.58 kt | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 184 | Djibouti | 536 kt | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 185 | Puerto Rico | 523 kt | 2023 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 370.3 kt | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Comoros | 343.63 kt | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 188 | Samoa | 323.65 kt | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 189 | Grenada | 298.51 kt | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 253.4 kt | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 238.4 kt | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 192 | Faroe Islands | 236.34 kt | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 193 | Saint Lucia | 228.76 kt | 2023 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Andorra | 206.24 kt | 2023 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 195 | Tonga | 189.48 kt | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 196 | Dominica | 185.51 kt | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 197 | Palau | 176.38 kt | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 198 | British Virgin Islands | 166.22 kt | 2023 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 199 | San Marino | 159.67 kt | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 200 | Marshall Islands | 151 kt | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 201 | Anguilla | 148.02 kt | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 202 | Sao Tome and Principe | 142.56 kt | 2023 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 136.34 kt | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 204 | Liechtenstein | 108.61 kt | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 205 | Kiribati | 68.33 kt | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 68.19 kt | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 207 | Monaco | 58.38 kt | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 208 | Nauru | 52.92 kt | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 209 | Mayotte | 22 kt | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Isle of Man | 16.35 kt | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 211 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 15.01 kt | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 212 | Holy See | 13.67 kt | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 213 | Tuvalu | 11.32 kt | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 214 | Niue | 7.56 kt | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 215 | Cayman Islands | 7.25 kt | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 216 | Palestine | 2.99 kt | 2023 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 217 | Montserrat | 1.38 kt | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 218 | Bermuda | 0.4447 kt | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 219 | Tokelau | 0.0406 kt | 2023 | up 40,500.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Channel Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 220 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 220 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 220 | Guam | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 220 | New Caledonia | 0 kt | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 220 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 220 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 220 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 220 | Pitcairn | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 220 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 231 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | -36.67 kt | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 232 | Martinique | -51.33 kt | 2023 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 233 | United States Virgin Islands | -117.33 kt | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 234 | Guadeloupe | -198 kt | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 235 | Fiji | -877.5 kt | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 236 | Rwanda | -9,305 kt | 2023 | down 1,801.3% | volatile |
| 237 | Honduras | -16,158 kt | 2023 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 238 | Ghana | -35,350 kt | 2023 | down 220.4% | volatile |
| 239 | Belarus | -47,113 kt | 2023 | down 167.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 38.27 million kt
- Non-Annex I countries 27.11 million kt
- Asia 23.17 million kt
- Eastern Asia 13.47 million kt
- Annex I countries 11.16 million kt
- Americas 8.27 million kt
- Northern America 5.18 million kt
- United States of America 4.44 million kt
- Europe 4.23 million kt
- Southern Asia 4.19 million kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 3.09 million kt
- South-Eastern Asia 2.83 million 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