Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
66.13 % change on previous year
Lesotho
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
12,771
What the numbers show
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 66.13 % change on previous year in Lesotho; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.42 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 5,230.2%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 8,473.6%).
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 66.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 488.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Iraq | 56.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 50 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Benin | 46.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 396.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Mozambique | 46.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 478.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 38.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 752.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Oman | 31.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,605.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Gambia | 31.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 208.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 26.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 521.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Madagascar | 25.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Armenia | 22.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Kuwait | 14.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Namibia | 14.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 126.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Guinea | 13.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 435.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Kenya | 12.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,039.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 11.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 11.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 519.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 11.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,495.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 11.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Jordan | 10.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 9.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 183.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 8.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 148.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Grenada | 7.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 6.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 262.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Togo | 6.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Palestine, State of | 6.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 6.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 277.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovenia | 5.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Canada | 5.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 5.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 5.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 323.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 415.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Uruguay | 5.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 38 | New Zealand | 4.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 4.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 866.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Niger | 4.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Brazil | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Switzerland | 4.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 326.2% | volatile |
| 45 | OECD | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,659.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Finland | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5,230.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Cabo Verde | 3.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 3.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Türkiye | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Chile | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Mali | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Honduras | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 54 | India | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Guyana | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Central African Republic | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Pakistan | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Senegal | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Guadeloupe | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Thailand | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 271.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahamas | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Angola | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Australia | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Croatia | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 263.5% | volatile |
| 72 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Poland | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 74 | China, mainland | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 75 | China | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Suriname | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Gabon | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Libya | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,309.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Réunion | 0.8048 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Mauritania | 0.6057 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Congo | 0.5563 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Philippines | 0.4919 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 783.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Albania | 0.3783 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.3674 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Viet Nam | 0.2588 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 0.1412 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Micronesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Bangladesh | -0.1417 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Somalia | -0.2093 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -0.4416 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Sudan | -0.4944 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Ethiopia | -0.5248 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,737.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | -0.5903 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 155.4% | volatile |
| 108 | French Guiana | -0.7246 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 106.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Serbia | -0.7286 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 156.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Peru | -0.7814 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 171.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Serbia and Montenegro | -0.8206 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | -0.8755 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 169.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Japan | -1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 505.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Chad | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 111.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Malawi | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Georgia | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Portugal | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 123.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Hungary | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 136.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Germany | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,115.6% | volatile |
| 120 | South Africa | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 152.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Yugoslav SFR | -1.5 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 197.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Nigeria | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 345.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Denmark | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Republic of Korea | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 125 | El Salvador | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 154.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Latvia | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 148.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Italy | -2.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Lithuania | -2.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 132.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Austria | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Nepal | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 634.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Haiti | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Morocco | -3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 148.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Russian Federation | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.6% | volatile |
| 136 | North Macedonia | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 181.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Bhutan | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Czechoslovakia | -3.49 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 1,674.9% | volatile |
| 139 | France | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 196.1% | volatile |
| 140 | USSR | -3.54 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 185.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Malaysia | -3.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Montenegro | -4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 142.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Estonia | -4.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5,325.7% | volatile |
| 144 | China, Taiwan Province of | -4.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 174.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -4.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 838.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Indonesia | -4.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 415.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Belgium | -4.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,735.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Cyprus | -4.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 149 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -4.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Mexico | -4.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 267.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Belgium-Luxembourg | -5.31 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 169.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Romania | -5.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Puerto Rico | -5.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Liberia | -5.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | -5.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 135.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Mongolia | -6.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Ukraine | -6.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 151.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Jamaica | -6.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 273.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Slovakia | -6.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,535.9% | volatile |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Cameroon | -7.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Czechia | -7.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Martinique | -7.58 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 285.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Eswatini | -7.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Luxembourg | -7.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 233.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Myanmar | -8.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,079.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Mauritius | -8.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 617.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Panama | -8.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 466.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Argentina | -9.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 193.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Nicaragua | -9.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 182.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Sudan (former) | -10.01 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 229.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | -10.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,738.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Ecuador | -10.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 378.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Ethiopia PDR | -10.18 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 285.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -10.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 476.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Costa Rica | -11.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 211.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | -13.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Spain | -13.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 772.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Norway | -14.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Melanesia | -15.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 131.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Ireland | -17.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | -18.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Belarus | -18.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7,045.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Botswana | -21.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Cuba | -21.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 324.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Paraguay | -22.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,280.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Fiji | -23.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 214.0% | volatile |
| 188 | New Caledonia | -27.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 318.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Barbados | -28.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Israel | -31.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8,473.6% | volatile |
| 191 | South Sudan | -33.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 365.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Burundi | -39.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,084.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Tunisia | -43.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 276.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Uganda | -45.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,395.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -100 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 5,900.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Lucia | -100 % change on previous year | 1980 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Malta | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Singapore | -100 % change on previous year | 1985 | — | flat |
| 195 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -100 % change on previous year | 1980 | down 566.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 9.4 % change on previous year
- Northern America 8.94 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 8.58 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 6.58 % change on previous year
- Americas 3.47 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.81 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.78 % change on previous year
- Annex I countries 2.77 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.73 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 2.48 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.44 % change on previous year
- Oceania 1.64 % change on previous year
- World 1.61 % change on previous year
- Asia 1.5 % change on previous year
- Non-Annex I countries 1.25 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 1.2 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 0.9537 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 0.855 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 0.4808 % change on previous year
- South America 0.0949 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 0.0243 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean -0.6452 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -0.9171 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -1.05 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -2.28 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -2.85 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -2.87 % change on previous year
- Central America -3.32 % change on previous year
- Europe -3.46 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -3.56 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -3.99 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -4.64 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -7.44 % change on previous year
- Caribbean -9.61 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.