Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (N2O) 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
212
Highest
66.37 %
Bulgaria
Lowest
0 %
Niue
Median
13.38 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,079
What the numbers show
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (N2O) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 66.37 % in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0 % in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.38 %, and the mean is 15.79 %.
Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 107 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 462.5%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 66.37 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 58.58 % | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 53.33 % | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 4 | Moldova | 51.38 % | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 51.38 % | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 48.21 % | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 7 | India | 46.58 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Serbia and Montenegro | 46.29 % | 2005 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 45.37 % | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 44.87 % | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 44.28 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 43.15 % | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 41.29 % | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 41.29 % | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 15 | France | 40.67 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 39.51 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 39.04 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 39.01 % | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 38.9 % | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 20 | Belize | 38.24 % | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 37.15 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 22 | China, mainland | 36.39 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 23 | China | 36.09 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 35.83 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 25 | Suriname | 34.58 % | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 33.86 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 27 | Turkey | 33.37 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 27 | Türkiye | 33.37 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 29 | Philippines | 31.44 % | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 31.33 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 30.52 % | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 32 | Cambodia | 30.11 % | 2023 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 29.63 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 34 | OECD | 29.33 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 35 | Indonesia | 29.31 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 29.27 % | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 28.95 % | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 28.77 % | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 39 | Argentina | 28.7 % | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 28.4 % | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 41 | Malawi | 27.45 % | 2023 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 27.25 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 43 | El Salvador | 27.11 % | 2023 | down 28.0% | flat |
| 44 | Malaysia | 27.07 % | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 45 | Brazil | 26.83 % | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 46 | Russia | 26.43 % | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 26.43 % | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 26.12 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 25.27 % | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 50 | Austria | 24.27 % | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 24.08 % | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 52 | Slovenia | 23.9 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 23.25 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 53 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 23.25 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 55 | Guatemala | 22.63 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 56 | Mexico | 22.39 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 22.35 % | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 58 | Sweden | 22.25 % | 2023 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 59 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 21.66 % | 2023 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 60 | Albania | 21.38 % | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 21.3 % | 2023 | up 155.1% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 21.18 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 63 | Morocco | 20.96 % | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 64 | Ireland | 20.76 % | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 65 | Lithuania | 20.73 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 66 | Belarus | 20.72 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 67 | Honduras | 20.66 % | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 68 | Paraguay | 19.73 % | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Portugal | 19.62 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 70 | Uruguay | 19.43 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 19.21 % | 2023 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 72 | Panama | 18.55 % | 2023 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 18.41 % | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 18.29 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 75 | Peru | 18.06 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 18.03 % | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 77 | Benin | 18.02 % | 2023 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 17.93 % | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 17.89 % | 2023 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 80 | Iraq | 17.76 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 81 | Estonia | 17.71 % | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 82 | South Africa | 17.68 % | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.16 % | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 83 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.16 % | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 85 | New Zealand | 16.9 % | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 86 | Armenia | 16.48 % | 2023 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 87 | Norway | 15.98 % | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 88 | Syria | 15.82 % | 2023 | up 46.6% | falling |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.82 % | 2023 | up 46.6% | falling |
| 90 | Ecuador | 15.78 % | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 91 | Australia and New Zealand | 15.75 % | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 92 | Australia | 15.61 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 93 | Togo | 15.56 % | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritius | 15.32 % | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 95 | Iceland | 15.01 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 % | 2023 | down 61.0% | rising |
| 97 | Japan | 14.64 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 98 | Myanmar | 14.5 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 99 | Finland | 14.49 % | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 100 | China, Taiwan Province of | 14.14 % | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Georgia | 13.91 % | 2023 | up 66.8% | falling |
| 102 | Sierra Leone | 13.81 % | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 103 | Ghana | 13.61 % | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 104 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 13.59 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 105 | Tunisia | 13.51 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 13.38 % | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 106 | Gambia | 13.38 % | 2023 | up 117.2% | rising |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.36 % | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 13.04 % | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 110 | Switzerland | 12.89 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 111 | Jordan | 12.82 % | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 12.57 % | 2023 | up 35.3% | flat |
| 113 | Colombia | 12.18 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 114 | Rwanda | 12.17 % | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 11.99 % | 2023 | up 64.5% | falling |
| 116 | Fiji | 11.46 % | 2023 | up 71.3% | falling |
| 117 | Burundi | 11.24 % | 2023 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 118 | Republic of Korea | 11.01 % | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 119 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 10.92 % | 1999 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 10.79 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 121 | Lebanon | 10.3 % | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 122 | Eswatini | 10.1 % | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 123 | Belgium | 10 % | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 124 | Liberia | 9.94 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 125 | Laos | 9.52 % | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 125 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.52 % | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 8.6 % | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Algeria | 8.58 % | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 129 | Malta | 8.54 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 130 | Guinea | 8.48 % | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 8.45 % | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | 8.34 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 133 | Cameroon | 8.21 % | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 134 | Zambia | 7.85 % | 2023 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Israel | 7.77 % | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 136 | Madagascar | 7.73 % | 2023 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 7.68 % | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Melanesia | 7.65 % | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 139 | Kenya | 7.12 % | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 140 | Nigeria | 7.06 % | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 141 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.78 % | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 142 | Mali | 6.7 % | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 143 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.65 % | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.34 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Grenada | 6.13 % | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Oman | 5.66 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 147 | Jamaica | 5.62 % | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 148 | Caribbean | 5.59 % | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.52 % | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 5.42 % | 2023 | up 247.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Libya | 5.41 % | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 151 | Senegal | 5.41 % | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 153 | East Timor | 5.22 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | 5.22 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 155 | Montenegro | 4.92 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 156 | Lesotho | 4.76 % | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 157 | Niger | 4.42 % | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 158 | Sudan | 4.32 % | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 159 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4.2 % | 2023 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 160 | Bhutan | 4.09 % | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 161 | Namibia | 3.9 % | 2023 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Mozambique | 3.77 % | 2023 | up 137.1% | rising |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.46 % | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.41 % | 2023 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Uganda | 2.91 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 166 | Comoros | 2.78 % | 2023 | up 89.1% | falling |
| 167 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.69 % | 2023 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 168 | Haiti | 2.68 % | 2023 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 2.62 % | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Sudan (former) | 2.53 % | 2011 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 171 | Mongolia | 2.41 % | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Maldives | 2.31 % | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Eritrea | 2.29 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 174 | Cabo Verde | 2 % | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 175 | Angola | 1.84 % | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Cuba | 1.84 % | 2023 | down 85.0% | falling |
| 177 | Polynesia | 1.75 % | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 178 | Barbados | 1.73 % | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Mauritania | 1.69 % | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 180 | Yemen | 1.68 % | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 181 | Tonga | 1.57 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Botswana | 1.43 % | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.28 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Kuwait | 1.28 % | 2023 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 1.11 % | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Chad | 1 % | 2023 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 187 | Qatar | 0.98 % | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 0.79 % | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Djibouti | 0.77 % | 2023 | up 285.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Congo | 0.64 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Seychelles | 0.64 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 192 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.62 % | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Somalia | 0.51 % | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 193 | South Sudan | 0.51 % | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 195 | Vanuatu | 0.45 % | 2023 | up 462.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.42 % | 2023 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 197 | Brunei | 0.35 % | 2023 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.35 % | 2023 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.34 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Dominica | 0.22 % | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Central African Republic | 0.19 % | 2023 | up 216.7% | rising |
| 201 | Palau | 0.19 % | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Micronesia | 0.19 % | 2023 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Samoa | 0.11 % | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Bahamas | 0.09 % | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Singapore | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Aruba | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Bahrain | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Kiribati | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Tuvalu | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Niue | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia 42.33 %
- Northern America 39.13 %
- United States of America 39.04 %
- Asia 35.82 %
- Eastern Asia 33.76 %
- South-Eastern Asia 33.61 %
- Eastern Europe 31.24 %
- Central Asia 30.94 %
- Annex I countries 30.32 %
- Americas 29.58 %
- Southern Europe 29.37 %
- European Union (27) 29.04 %
- Europe 28.67 %
- Western Europe 28.14 %
- World 27.86 %
- Non-Annex I countries 26.91 %
- South America 23.33 %
- Northern Europe 22.05 %
- Western Asia 21.87 %
- Central America 21.72 %
- Northern Africa 17.81 %
- Oceania 15.58 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 13.08 %
- Southern Africa 12 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 9.81 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 8.84 %
- Western Africa 7.99 %
- Africa 7.98 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7.5 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 7.03 %
- Eastern Africa 6.95 %
- Middle Africa 1.97 %
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.