Coal — Emissions (CH4) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also...
What the numbers show
Coal — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 102.94 kt in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 kt in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0381 kt, and the mean is 6.46 kt.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 545.8%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Coal — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 102.94 kt | 2023 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 1 | China | 102.94 kt | 2023 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 2 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.8 kt | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 3 | OECD | 12.63 kt | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 0.2138 kt | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 11.88 kt | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0333 kt | 2023 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 5.12 kt | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 3.96 kt | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 0.727 kt | 2023 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Colombia | 0.5943 kt | 2012 | — | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 0.3888 kt | 2023 | up 545.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 0.2593 kt | 2023 | up 203.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 0.205 kt | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 0.1585 kt | 2006 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 0.1373 kt | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 14 | Denmark | 0.0776 kt | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0.05 kt | 2023 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Finland | 0.0472 kt | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 17 | Lithuania | 0.0428 kt | 2023 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 0.0334 kt | 2023 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Sweden | 0.0327 kt | 1998 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 0.0242 kt | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | New Zealand | 0.0236 kt | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.0236 kt | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Mongolia | 0.0175 kt | 2023 | up 414.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 0.0162 kt | 1997 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0154 kt | 2012 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 0.0146 kt | 1994 | — | falling |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0137 kt | 2023 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 0.0095 kt | 2023 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Estonia | 0.0076 kt | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Georgia | 0.002 kt | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Latvia | 0.0003 kt | 2023 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 0.0001 kt | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Belarus | 0 kt | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Botswana | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 0 kt | 2015 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 129.07 kt
- Asia 109.99 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 116.27 kt
- Eastern Asia 105.76 kt
- Europe 12.82 kt
- Annex I countries 12.8 kt
- European Union (27) 12.52 kt
- Eastern Europe 12.47 kt
- Africa 5.85 kt
- Southern Africa 5.12 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.81 kt
- Central Asia 4.02 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.58 kt
- United States of America 1.17 kt
- Northern America 1.17 kt
- Eastern Africa 0.727 kt
- South America 0.3888 kt
- Americas 0.3888 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 0.2138 kt
- Northern Europe 0.1755 kt
- Western Europe 0.1616 kt
- Oceania 0.0236 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.018 kt
- Western Asia 0.002 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.