Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 by country
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What the numbers show
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 342,069 kt in China; the lowest is 0 kt in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 698.86 kt, and the mean is 10,360 kt.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 57.0%), and the largest decrease in Kiribati (down 100.0%).
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 342,069 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 339,506 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 3 | India | 279,594 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 4 | OECD | 264,403 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 101,360 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 67,360 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 61,555 kt | 1991 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 49,858 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 9 | Myanmar | 48,794 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 48,684 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 45,925 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 45,316 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 38,338 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 14 | Nigeria | 22,614 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Argentina | 21,692 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 20,858 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 19,891 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 18,764 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 17,229 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 20 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 17,207 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 21 | France | 16,983 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 14,399 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 13,814 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 13,168 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Australia | 12,473 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 12,350 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 27 | Japan | 9,462 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 9,097 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 29 | Madagascar | 9,018 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 8,330 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 8,160 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7,398 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 7,214 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 7,175 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 7,169 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7,083 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 6,265 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 6,140 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 6,125 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 40 | Iraq | 5,859 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Nepal | 5,853 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 42 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5,788 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 43 | Caribbean | 5,098 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 5,042 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4,868 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 4,334 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 4,168 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 4,092 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 3,911 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | 3,857 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea | 3,693 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 3,646 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,428 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Mali | 3,360 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Malawi | 3,185 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Yugoslav SFR | 2,968 kt | 1991 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 57 | Serbia | 2,874 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 2,810 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,806 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 2,665 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 61 | Mozambique | 2,596 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 62 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,557 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 63 | Hungary | 2,555 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 2,495 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 2,395 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 66 | Kenya | 2,372 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Afghanistan | 2,345 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 68 | Paraguay | 2,344 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Czechoslovakia | 2,246 kt | 1992 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 2,205 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 71 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2,161 kt | 2005 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 72 | Zambia | 2,153 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Cuba | 2,054 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 74 | Greece | 1,914 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 75 | Ireland | 1,902 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 76 | Czechia | 1,743 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 77 | Denmark | 1,637 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 78 | Croatia | 1,636 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 1,636 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,629 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 81 | Tunisia | 1,551 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 1,483 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 83 | Uganda | 1,448 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 1,439 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 1,431 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 86 | Ghana | 1,417 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,315 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 88 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,291 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,251 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Sudan | 1,215 kt | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 91 | Senegal | 1,197 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Sweden | 1,196 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 93 | Niger | 1,168 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Sudan (former) | 1,144 kt | 2011 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 95 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,113 kt | 1999 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 96 | Finland | 1,068 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 97 | Cameroon | 1,047 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1,045 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 1,017 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Guyana | 1,013 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 101 | Belgium | 1,004 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 102 | Portugal | 950.54 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 103 | Algeria | 936.25 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 104 | Norway | 904.43 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 105 | Austria | 868.87 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 106 | Lithuania | 854.17 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 107 | Honduras | 799.91 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Slovakia | 698.86 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 109 | Angola | 694.89 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 110 | New Zealand | 694.4 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 688.78 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 112 | Chad | 675.44 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Ethiopia PDR | 553.38 kt | 1992 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 114 | Suriname | 535.59 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 115 | Somalia | 530.13 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Yemen | 485.83 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 485.08 kt | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 118 | Switzerland | 476.97 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 119 | Benin | 457.08 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 456.99 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 121 | Libya | 455.6 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Haiti | 428.44 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 123 | Rwanda | 388.82 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 367.07 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 125 | Armenia | 355.56 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Republic of Moldova | 353.98 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 127 | Latvia | 342.8 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 128 | Mauritania | 339.5 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Israel | 328.24 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 317.19 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | 309.07 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Liberia | 306.83 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 133 | Panama | 304.48 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 134 | Gambia | 275.94 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 274.1 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | 273.82 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 270.49 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 259.51 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | 253.56 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Togo | 229.74 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 221.08 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 142 | Slovenia | 196.96 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 143 | Melanesia | 187.9 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 144 | Estonia | 178.32 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 145 | Lebanon | 137.53 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 146 | Bhutan | 129 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 113.03 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 108.7 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Iceland | 92.86 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 150 | Jordan | 91.82 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Eritrea | 87.04 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 85.09 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 153 | Eswatini | 77.58 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 154 | French Guiana | 77.09 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Mongolia | 67.54 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Fiji | 66.6 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 157 | Lesotho | 61.29 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 158 | Mauritius | 59.02 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 159 | Palestine | 58.55 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Namibia | 57.2 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.15 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 162 | Belize | 45.12 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | 43.28 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 164 | Jamaica | 37.75 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 165 | Oman | 30.7 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Comoros | 29.94 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Gabon | 17.66 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Botswana | 17.36 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Montenegro | 13.97 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 13.91 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Congo | 13.23 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 172 | Barbados | 8.44 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.37 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 6.78 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 175 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 6.55 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 5.61 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Bahrain | 5.43 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Kuwait | 5 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Cabo Verde | 4.81 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 180 | Malta | 4.61 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 181 | Qatar | 3.98 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Polynesia | 2.92 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Martinique | 2.86 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 2.68 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Dominica | 2.68 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Faroe Islands | 2.31 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 1.72 kt | 2023 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.67 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Maldives | 1.17 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Micronesia | 1.04 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Guadeloupe | 0.9835 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.8517 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 193 | Greenland | 0.8215 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.5528 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Seychelles | 0.5035 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Djibouti | 0.424 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2708 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Singapore | 0.2385 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Bahamas | 0.2307 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Vanuatu | 0.2124 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 201 | Palau | 0.1855 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Cook Islands | 0.1325 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Samoa | 0.106 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 204 | Grenada | 0.0922 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 205 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0823 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Bermuda | 0.0795 kt | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0586 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Marshall Islands | 0 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 208 | Nauru | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 208 | South Sudan | 0 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 208 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Niue | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.64 million kt
- Non-Annex I countries 1.36 million kt
- Asia 1.12 million kt
- Southern Asia 403,904 kt
- Eastern Asia 363,511 kt
- South-eastern Asia 314,811 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 279,582 kt
- Annex I countries 278,273 kt
- Americas 273,211 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 179,120 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 148,600 kt
- Northern America 124,612 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