All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) by country
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What the numbers show
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 14.27 million kt in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is -13,486 kt in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 27,007 kt, and the mean is 327,167 kt.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,058.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 307.7%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 158.2%).
All sectors with LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 14.27 million kt | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 14.25 million kt | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 3 | China, mainland | 13.93 million kt | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 4 | India | 4.26 million kt | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 2.16 million kt | 2023 | up 47.2% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1.85 million kt | 2023 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1.63 million kt | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 1.06 million kt | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 931,548 kt | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 922,743 kt | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 739,402 kt | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 734,384 kt | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 707,094 kt | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 662,357 kt | 2023 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 661,398 kt | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 496,917 kt | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 484,849 kt | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 483,655 kt | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 19 | Nigeria | 436,087 kt | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 424,501 kt | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 21 | Argentina | 420,276 kt | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 417,639 kt | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 23 | Malaysia | 414,733 kt | 2023 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 372,996 kt | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt | 368,740 kt | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 26 | France | 366,228 kt | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 27 | Iraq | 356,058 kt | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 333,417 kt | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 314,507 kt | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 298,552 kt | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 31 | China, Taiwan Province of | 292,953 kt | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 285,844 kt | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 33 | Algeria | 285,034 kt | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 247,632 kt | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 236,964 kt | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 231,499 kt | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 201,755 kt | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 190,573 kt | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 39 | Myanmar | 190,124 kt | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 40 | Ukraine | 188,397 kt | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 41 | Kuwait | 178,067 kt | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 151.28 kt | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 171,134 kt | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 42 | Cook Islands | 88.46 kt | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 43 | Sudan | 166,342 kt | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 43 | Mayotte | 22 kt | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Qatar | 164,145 kt | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 44 | Niue | 9.27 kt | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 45 | Sudan (former) | 162,331 kt | 2011 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 45 | Tokelau | 1.48 kt | 2023 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 46 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 149,988 kt | 1999 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 46 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1.38 kt | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Angola | 128,284 kt | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 48 | Chad | 126,373 kt | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 49 | Mongolia | 123,003 kt | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 50 | Cambodia | 122,408 kt | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Chile | 121,524 kt | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 120,908 kt | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 53 | Belgium | 114,462 kt | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 54 | Morocco | 114,284 kt | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 55 | Libya | 105,858 kt | 2023 | up 46.8% | flat |
| 56 | Cameroon | 103,556 kt | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 57 | Mozambique | 101,649 kt | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 99,900 kt | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 96,662 kt | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 60 | Madagascar | 94,785 kt | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 61 | Romania | 91,732 kt | 2023 | up 41.0% | falling |
| 62 | Singapore | 88,761 kt | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 86,169 kt | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 64 | Zambia | 81,490 kt | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 65 | Kenya | 78,968 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 66 | New Zealand | 77,045 kt | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 67 | Mali | 73,882 kt | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 68 | Israel | 73,796 kt | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 69 | Greece | 73,330 kt | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 70 | Paraguay | 71,081 kt | 2023 | down 29.3% | flat |
| 71 | Ireland | 70,490 kt | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 72 | Uganda | 66,942 kt | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 73 | Austria | 66,318 kt | 2023 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 74 | South Sudan | 64,853 kt | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 75 | Norway | 64,792 kt | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 76 | Hungary | 61,436 kt | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 77 | Finland | 60,701 kt | 2023 | up 229.7% | flat |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 59,482 kt | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 79 | Sweden | 58,231 kt | 2023 | up 79.3% | falling |
| 80 | Bahrain | 56,911 kt | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 56,762 kt | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 82 | Portugal | 55,899 kt | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 55,708 kt | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54,327 kt | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea | 53,599 kt | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 86 | Guatemala | 48,338 kt | 2023 | up 26.1% | flat |
| 87 | Tunisia | 47,596 kt | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 47,282 kt | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 89 | Niger | 43,482 kt | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 90 | Cuba | 43,263 kt | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 91 | Switzerland | 43,199 kt | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 92 | Nepal | 42,148 kt | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 40,733 kt | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia | 39,858 kt | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 95 | Uruguay | 39,808 kt | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 96 | Slovak Republic | 39,461 kt | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 97 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 39,444 kt | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 98 | Denmark | 38,633 kt | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia and Montenegro | 38,093 kt | 2005 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 100 | Somalia | 37,729 kt | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Papua New Guinea | 37,261 kt | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 102 | Yemen | 36,286 kt | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 34,800 kt | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 34,695 kt | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 33,958 kt | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 106 | Senegal | 33,100 kt | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 107 | Benin | 32,294 kt | 2023 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 32,262 kt | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 109 | Lebanon | 28,086 kt | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27,423 kt | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Lithuania | 27,257 kt | 2023 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 112 | Gabon | 27,007 kt | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 113 | Liberia | 26,999 kt | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Estonia | 26,633 kt | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 26,369 kt | 2023 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 116 | Malawi | 25,360 kt | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 117 | Botswana | 24,383 kt | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 118 | Croatia | 22,126 kt | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 119 | Panama | 21,993 kt | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 120 | Congo | 20,922 kt | 2023 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 20,862 kt | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 18,484 kt | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 123 | Guyana | 18,266 kt | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 124 | Latvia | 17,095 kt | 2023 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 16,972 kt | 2023 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 126 | Suriname | 16,864 kt | 2023 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 16,636 kt | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | 14,613 kt | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 129 | Slovenia | 14,428 kt | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 14,275 kt | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 131 | Namibia | 14,132 kt | 2023 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 132 | Haiti | 12,737 kt | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 133 | El Salvador | 12,369 kt | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 11,669 kt | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 11,608 kt | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 11,242 kt | 2023 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 137 | Burundi | 11,061 kt | 2023 | up 207.7% | rising |
| 138 | Togo | 10,842 kt | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 139 | Cyprus | 9,625 kt | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 140 | Albania | 8,845 kt | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 141 | Armenia | 8,836 kt | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 8,171 kt | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 143 | Eritrea | 8,054 kt | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 144 | Jamaica | 6,871 kt | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 145 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 6,546 kt | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 146 | Bhutan | 6,499 kt | 2023 | up 307.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Iceland | 6,402 kt | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritius | 6,340 kt | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 149 | Belize | 6,204 kt | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 150 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 4,752 kt | 2010 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 151 | Lesotho | 4,471 kt | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,762 kt | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 153 | French Guiana | 3,349 kt | 2023 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 154 | Montenegro | 3,301 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Gambia | 3,091 kt | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 156 | Eswatini | 3,085 kt | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 157 | Bahamas | 2,645 kt | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 158 | Maldives | 2,601 kt | 2023 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 2,583 kt | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 160 | Djibouti | 1,991 kt | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 161 | Barbados | 1,492 kt | 2023 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 1,217 kt | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 163 | China, Macao SAR | 1,180 kt | 2023 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 1,094 kt | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 165 | Puerto Rico | 1,061 kt | 2023 | up 292.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 948.49 kt | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Seychelles | 910.41 kt | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 168 | Comoros | 791.11 kt | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 731.1 kt | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 170 | Western Sahara | 630.67 kt | 2023 | up 304.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Samoa | 533.41 kt | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 172 | Grenada | 521.02 kt | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 173 | Fiji | 421.51 kt | 2023 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 387.07 kt | 2023 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 377.37 kt | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Palestine | 367.85 kt | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 177 | Tonga | 316.09 kt | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 178 | Faroe Islands | 313.43 kt | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 308.29 kt | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 281.42 kt | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 181 | Dominica | 254.85 kt | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 182 | Andorra | 250.29 kt | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 248.71 kt | 2023 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 184 | Palau | 236.72 kt | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 224.09 kt | 2023 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 186 | San Marino | 180.86 kt | 2023 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 177.69 kt | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 172.68 kt | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 189 | Liechtenstein | 124.64 kt | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 190 | Kiribati | 104.68 kt | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 191 | Monaco | 79.61 kt | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 55.39 kt | 2023 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 193 | French Polynesia | 43.5 kt | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Isle of Man | 20.19 kt | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 19.78 kt | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 196 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 16.59 kt | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 197 | Holy See | 13.98 kt | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 198 | Cayman Islands | 7.25 kt | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Bermuda | 0.5242 kt | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Greenland | 0.1325 kt | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 201 | American Samoa | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Channel Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Guam | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 201 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 201 | Pitcairn Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 201 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 210 | Réunion | -5.19 kt | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Martinique | -49.5 kt | 2023 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 212 | United States Virgin Islands | -117.33 kt | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Guadeloupe | -198 kt | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 214 | Rwanda | -2,953 kt | 2023 | down 158.2% | volatile |
| 215 | Honduras | -2,960 kt | 2023 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 216 | Ghana | -8,590 kt | 2023 | down 117.4% | volatile |
| 217 | Belarus | -13,486 kt | 2023 | down 113.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Asia 29.94 million kt
- Non-Annex I countries 37.44 million kt
- Eastern Asia 16.19 million kt
- Annex I countries 14.66 million kt
- Southern Asia 6.12 million kt
- Americas 11.42 million kt
- Europe 5.76 million kt
- Northern America 6.61 million kt
- United States of America 5.67 million kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.72 million kt
- South-eastern Asia 3.98 million kt
- South America 3.78 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