Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) by country
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What the numbers show
Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 59,366 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 159.05 kt, and the mean is 1,454 kt.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Yugoslav SFR (up 24.1%), and the largest decrease in Guadeloupe (down 100.0%).
Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 59,366 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 27,134 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 27,048 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 4 | India | 22,533 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 12,996 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 11,900 kt | 1991 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 8,308 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 7,124 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 5,164 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 4,209 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 11 | France | 4,054 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 12 | Nigeria | 3,781 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 3,776 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,749 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 15 | Myanmar | 3,691 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 3,683 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 2,859 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 2,799 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 19 | Ukraine | 2,773 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 2,531 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 2,098 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 2,057 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 1,979 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 24 | Egypt | 1,736 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,452 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 1,337 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 1,296 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 1,284 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 29 | Cambodia | 1,275 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 1,242 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 1,133 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 1,070 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 33 | Yugoslav SFR | 1,048 kt | 1991 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 994.09 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 35 | Paraguay | 915.23 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 822.4 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 819.33 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 38 | Madagascar | 649.67 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 39 | Czechoslovakia | 641.99 kt | 1992 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 640.77 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 629.4 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 42 | Sudan (former) | 621.13 kt | 2011 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 43 | Uganda | 607.94 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 596.01 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 593.41 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 46 | Denmark | 592.86 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 47 | Mali | 580.67 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Iraq | 564.34 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 549.4 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | 543.91 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 51 | Uruguay | 531.7 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Japan | 523.59 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 53 | Belarus | 518.87 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 54 | Sudan | 514.31 kt | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 500.16 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 56 | Serbia and Montenegro | 496.8 kt | 2005 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 57 | Malawi | 494.33 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 478.86 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 59 | Algeria | 426.89 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 60 | Mozambique | 424.56 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea | 415.92 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 394.9 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 361.59 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 64 | Zambia | 343.47 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 327.54 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 66 | Chile | 318 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 314.95 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 68 | Republic of Korea | 299.29 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 297.62 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 70 | Cameroon | 287.05 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Ghana | 286.97 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 286.57 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 73 | Ethiopia PDR | 270.04 kt | 1992 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 263.49 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 75 | Chad | 259.3 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 257.39 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 255.49 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 252.23 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 237.94 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Angola | 235.24 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Benin | 225.38 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Slovak Republic | 209.64 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 83 | Malaysia | 203.2 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 84 | Belgium | 199.44 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 85 | Croatia | 191.28 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 189.98 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 179.83 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 88 | Rwanda | 176.49 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Lithuania | 174.32 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 173.15 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 91 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 159.24 kt | 1999 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 159.05 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 155.4 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 153.35 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 95 | Togo | 145.88 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Ireland | 132.53 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 97 | El Salvador | 131.12 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 123.67 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 99 | Yemen | 117.24 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 100 | Cuba | 100.46 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 101 | Latvia | 97.15 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 102 | South Sudan | 92.72 kt | 2023 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 103 | Norway | 89.2 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 86.73 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 105 | China, Taiwan Province of | 85.75 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 83.26 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 107 | Liberia | 76.74 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 108 | Honduras | 76.06 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 109 | Burundi | 75.18 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Switzerland | 72.08 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 111 | Somalia | 71.15 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 112 | Haiti | 70.04 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 113 | Eritrea | 70.01 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 114 | Portugal | 68.16 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 66.67 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 116 | New Zealand | 66.22 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 62.75 kt | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 118 | Estonia | 52.34 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 44.52 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 120 | Guyana | 42.9 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 121 | Panama | 41.15 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 122 | Georgia | 40.15 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 39.11 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.85 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 125 | Albania | 37.63 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 126 | Armenia | 33.52 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 127 | Gambia | 33.5 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 32.86 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 129 | Mauritania | 31.22 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 130 | Libya | 30.32 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 131 | Israel | 27.56 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 132 | Lebanon | 26.13 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 133 | Bhutan | 24.25 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 24.04 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 135 | Namibia | 22.6 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 136 | Suriname | 15.74 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 137 | Lesotho | 13.57 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 138 | Botswana | 13.25 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Mongolia | 10.02 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 9.35 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 141 | Jordan | 7.1 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Eswatini | 6.89 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 143 | Cyprus | 6.49 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 144 | Belize | 5.96 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Palestine | 5.83 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 146 | Congo | 4.5 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 147 | Gabon | 4.43 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Oman | 2.31 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Réunion | 2.15 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 150 | French Guiana | 2.04 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Kuwait | 1.38 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Fiji | 1.3 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 152 | Montenegro | 1.3 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Comoros | 1.17 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 155 | Malta | 1.14 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 1.01 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7155 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 0.477 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Qatar | 0.4505 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Djibouti | 0.424 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Jamaica | 0.3975 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3975 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 0.2385 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 0.212 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritius | 0.212 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1855 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Iceland | 0.1325 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 0.0795 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Puerto Rico | 0.053 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.053 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Bahamas | 0.0265 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 171 | Barbados | 0.0265 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Dominica | 0.0265 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | 0.0265 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 171 | Grenada | 0.0265 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 171 | French Polynesia | 0.0265 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 177 | Bahrain | 0 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 0 kt | 1979 | — | flat |
| 177 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 1977 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 200,915 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 132,569 kt
- Annex I countries 68,340 kt
- Americas 61,903 kt
- Northern America 33,055 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 29,438 kt
- United States of America 28,845 kt
- European Union (27) 16,501 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 15,029 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 12,430 kt
- Western Europe 7,579 kt
- Northern Europe 3,140 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