Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
61.53 %
Cambodia
Lowest
0 %
Malta
Median
0.82 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,627
What the numbers show
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 61.53 % in Cambodia; the lowest is 0 % in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.82 %, and the mean is 5.53 %.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 546.5%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia | 61.53 % | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 2 | Philippines | 57.4 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 3 | Thailand | 53.01 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 4 | Suriname | 44.37 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 5 | Myanmar | 44.12 % | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 6 | Madagascar | 39.28 % | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 37.95 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 37.95 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 36.65 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 10 | Guyana | 35.82 % | 2023 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 32.98 % | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 12 | Guinea | 32.92 % | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 13 | Gambia | 32.76 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 31.41 % | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 30.08 % | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 19.16 % | 2023 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 17 | East Timor | 17.63 % | 2023 | up 70.5% | falling |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 17.63 % | 2023 | up 70.5% | falling |
| 19 | India | 16.88 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 20 | Laos | 16.6 % | 2023 | down 32.8% | flat |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16.6 % | 2023 | down 32.8% | flat |
| 22 | Indonesia | 13.18 % | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 12.25 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 11.9 % | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.79 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 11.19 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 10.9 % | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 28 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10.6 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 29 | China, mainland | 9.82 % | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 30 | China | 9.77 % | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 9.58 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 32 | Burundi | 9.31 % | 2023 | up 546.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 8.96 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.07 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 7.84 % | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 7.58 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 7.37 % | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritania | 7.34 % | 2023 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 39 | Senegal | 7.27 % | 2023 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Nigeria | 7.22 % | 2023 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 41 | Pakistan | 6.61 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 42 | Mali | 6.31 % | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.28 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 43 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.28 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 45 | Caribbean | 5.1 % | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 46 | Uruguay | 4.55 % | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 47 | Colombia | 4.43 % | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 48 | Ghana | 4.32 % | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 4 % | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 3.91 % | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 51 | Liberia | 3.66 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 52 | Malawi | 3.59 % | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 3.57 % | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 54 | Benin | 3.5 % | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 55 | Solomon Islands | 3.49 % | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 56 | Cuba | 3.09 % | 2023 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 57 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.02 % | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 58 | Paraguay | 2.95 % | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Mozambique | 2.93 % | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 60 | Bhutan | 2.86 % | 2023 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 61 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.82 % | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 62 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.61 % | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 63 | Moldova | 2.47 % | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 63 | Republic of Moldova | 2.47 % | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 2.14 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 66 | Haiti | 2.11 % | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 1.98 % | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 67 | Spain | 1.98 % | 2023 | down 49.5% | flat |
| 69 | Cameroon | 1.97 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 1.95 % | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 1.93 % | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 72 | OECD | 1.9 % | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 73 | Argentina | 1.86 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 74 | United States | 1.85 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 75 | Togo | 1.77 % | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 76 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.42 % | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 77 | Serbia | 1.38 % | 2023 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 78 | Uganda | 1.35 % | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.28 % | 2005 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 80 | Belize | 1.21 % | 2023 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 80 | Romania | 1.21 % | 2023 | down 27.5% | flat |
| 82 | Hungary | 1.2 % | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 83 | Panama | 1.17 % | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 1.16 % | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.14 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 86 | Turkey | 1.13 % | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 86 | Türkiye | 1.13 % | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 86 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.13 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 89 | Cabo Verde | 1.12 % | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 90 | Lithuania | 1.08 % | 2023 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 1.06 % | 2023 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Angola | 0.96 % | 2023 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | 0.89 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 94 | Brazil | 0.87 % | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 0.82 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 95 | El Salvador | 0.82 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 97 | Lesotho | 0.79 % | 2023 | up 54.9% | falling |
| 97 | Eswatini | 0.79 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 0.77 % | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 100 | Zambia | 0.76 % | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 101 | Latvia | 0.72 % | 2023 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Syria | 0.72 % | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.72 % | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 104 | France | 0.66 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 105 | Chile | 0.63 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 105 | Guatemala | 0.63 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 0.62 % | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 0.57 % | 2023 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Russia | 0.56 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 109 | Russian Federation | 0.56 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 0.55 % | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 112 | Kenya | 0.54 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 0.52 % | 2023 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Chad | 0.51 % | 2023 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 115 | Morocco | 0.48 % | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 116 | Australia | 0.47 % | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 117 | Mexico | 0.45 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 117 | Micronesia | 0.45 % | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 119 | Honduras | 0.44 % | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 120 | Brunei | 0.42 % | 2023 | up 61.5% | falling |
| 120 | Slovakia | 0.42 % | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.42 % | 2023 | up 61.5% | falling |
| 123 | Melanesia | 0.41 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 0.4 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.4 % | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 126 | Poland | 0.39 % | 2023 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 127 | South Sudan | 0.38 % | 2023 | up 442.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Comoros | 0.37 % | 2023 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 0.35 % | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 129 | Canada | 0.35 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 131 | Mauritius | 0.33 % | 2023 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 132 | Estonia | 0.31 % | 2023 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Niger | 0.31 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 134 | South Africa | 0.3 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 135 | Austria | 0.27 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 136 | Albania | 0.26 % | 2023 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 137 | Costa Rica | 0.25 % | 2023 | down 80.9% | falling |
| 137 | Czechia | 0.25 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 139 | Georgia | 0.23 % | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 140 | Germany | 0.22 % | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 141 | Sweden | 0.21 % | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 142 | Belarus | 0.18 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Slovenia | 0.18 % | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.17 % | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 145 | Denmark | 0.15 % | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 146 | Armenia | 0.14 % | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 147 | Finland | 0.12 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 147 | United Kingdom | 0.12 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 147 | Tunisia | 0.12 % | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 147 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.12 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 151 | Belgium | 0.09 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 151 | Algeria | 0.09 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 0.09 % | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 154 | Grenada | 0.07 % | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 154 | Jamaica | 0.07 % | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 0.07 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 154 | Namibia | 0.07 % | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 158 | Barbados | 0.06 % | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 158 | Switzerland | 0.06 % | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 158 | Iraq | 0.06 % | 2023 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Eritrea | 0.05 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Sudan | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 161 | Somalia | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.05 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.05 % | 1999 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 166 | Bahamas | 0.04 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Botswana | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 0.04 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 166 | Yemen | 0.04 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Sudan (former) | 0.04 % | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Congo | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Dominica | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Gabon | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Israel | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 171 | Lebanon | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 178 | Cyprus | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 178 | Libya | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Mongolia | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Norway | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 182 | Ireland | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Jordan | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Montenegro | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 182 | New Zealand | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % | 2006 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 188 | Maldives | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Malta | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South-eastern Asia 27.83 %
- Southern Asia 14.89 %
- Asia 13.37 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 11.4 %
- Eastern Asia 9.91 %
- Non-Annex I countries 9.63 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9.21 %
- Western Africa 8.27 %
- World 7.7 %
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 6.82 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.47 %
- Eastern Africa 4.21 %
- Africa 4.13 %
- Southern Europe 3.88 %
- Northern Africa 2.24 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.24 %
- South America 2.16 %
- United States of America 1.85 %
- Americas 1.84 %
- Northern America 1.64 %
- Annex I countries 1.55 %
- European Union (27) 1.48 %
- Central Asia 1.19 %
- Middle Africa 1.15 %
- Europe 0.94 %
- Eastern Europe 0.62 %
- Central America 0.5 %
- Oceania 0.4 %
- Western Europe 0.35 %
- Southern Africa 0.27 %
- Western Asia 0.24 %
- Northern Europe 0.14 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.