Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
19.46 % change on previous year
Costa Rica
Lowest
-40.95 % change on previous year
Cyprus
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
13,954
What the numbers show
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 19.46 % change on previous year in Costa Rica; the lowest is -40.95 % change on previous year in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.8129 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 52,299.2%), and the largest decrease in French Polynesia (down 13,865.3%).
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 19.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,246.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Madagascar | 17.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 21,156.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 15.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 576.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Fiji | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,062.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Singapore | 12.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Namibia | 12.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 213.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 10.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 581.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 9.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,839.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Kenya | 9.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 755.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Martinique | 8.98 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 305.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Benin | 7.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 176.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Chad | 6.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Malawi | 6.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 5.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Greece | 5.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 223.2% | volatile |
| 16 | French Guiana | 5.26 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4.57 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 660.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Togo | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 4.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 371.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Ghana | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Mali | 3.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 265.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Faroe Islands | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 409.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Malta | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 295.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Guadeloupe | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia PDR | 2.68 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 213.8% | volatile |
| 27 | South Sudan | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 582.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Uruguay | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Oman | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 35 | China, Macao SAR | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 595.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Iraq | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Sudan | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Kiribati | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,928.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Guatemala | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Libya | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 48 | China, mainland | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 225.9% | volatile |
| 49 | China | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 222.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 211.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Angola | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 0.9087 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 56 | India | 0.8848 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8632 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Nigeria | 0.8105 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 0.7275 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 0.7218 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 0.6592 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Gabon | 0.6504 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Tunisia | 0.644 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 52,299.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Iceland | 0.5885 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Japan | 0.5744 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 0.5651 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 0.5651 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.509 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 0.5085 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 367.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 0.5038 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 386.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Tuvalu | 0.4939 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Montenegro | 0.4831 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 269.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Indonesia | 0.4356 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Niue | 0.4283 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 0.4161 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Réunion | 0.3943 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Haiti | 0.375 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9,738.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Belize | 0.3661 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahamas | 0.331 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 0.3279 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Uganda | 0.323 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Germany | 0.3044 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Liberia | 0.2751 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Eritrea | 0.2681 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Peru | 0.2672 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Solomon Islands | 0.2376 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Djibouti | 0.212 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Tonga | 0.1959 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritania | 0.1849 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 0.1589 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 91 | OECD | 0.1497 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Panama | 0.1368 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 179.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 0.1261 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 0.1052 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Comoros | 0.0993 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Grenada | 0.083 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Dominica | 0.0585 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | South Africa | -0.0269 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Myanmar | -0.0512 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritius | -0.0744 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Somalia | -0.1165 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 387.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Poland | -0.1681 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Kuwait | -0.1841 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Belarus | -0.2488 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Guyana | -0.2816 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | -0.2937 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 108.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Congo | -0.2973 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 194.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Lebanon | -0.3054 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 117.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Barbados | -0.3086 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Switzerland | -0.4552 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | -0.5299 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Italy | -0.6607 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Gambia | -0.6696 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 107.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -0.7186 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Qatar | -0.7303 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 117 | New Caledonia | -0.7382 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Bulgaria | -0.7744 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Mozambique | -0.8612 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 115.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Tajikistan | -0.872 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 123.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Ireland | -0.9059 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 155.1% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | -0.9941 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Chile | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Yemen | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 165.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Colombia | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Eswatini | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovenia | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Thailand | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Romania | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 279.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Zambia | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 161.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Slovak Republic | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 190.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Bahrain | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 168.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Republic of Korea | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Canada | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,609.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Czechia | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 670.3% | volatile |
| 136 | France | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 547.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Austria | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 123.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Vanuatu | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 400.0% | volatile |
| 139 | New Zealand | -1.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 400.1% | volatile |
| 140 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 498.7% | volatile |
| 141 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 406.2% | volatile |
| 142 | USSR | -1.97 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 1,488.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Israel | -2.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 155.0% | volatile |
| 144 | China, Taiwan Province of | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Denmark | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Burundi | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Estonia | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 206.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Sweden | -2.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 497.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Hungary | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 143.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Luxembourg | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Cambodia | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 567.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Spain | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 340.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Malaysia | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 188.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Norway | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 387.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Finland | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,863.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Samoa | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 260.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Cuba | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 687.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Ecuador | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Sudan (former) | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 178.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 880.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Cook Islands | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8,495.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Belgium | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Yugoslav SFR | -3.34 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 569.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Palestine, State of | -3.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Portugal | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Lithuania | -3.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Niger | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 173.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Guinea | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 167.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 907.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | -3.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 169.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Egypt | -4.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Azerbaijan | -5.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 612.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Croatia | -5.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Morocco | -5.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 322.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Mongolia | -6.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 154.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Latvia | -6.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 446.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Suriname | -6.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Seychelles | -6.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 195.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Georgia | -6.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 434.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Saudi Arabia | -7.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 193.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Bhutan | -7.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 319.0% | volatile |
| 183 | French Polynesia | -7.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 13,865.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Botswana | -7.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Armenia | -8.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 184.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Serbia | -9.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 365.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Albania | -10.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,538.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Serbia and Montenegro | -10.48 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 293.3% | volatile |
| 189 | North Macedonia | -10.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 948.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Czechoslovakia | -10.88 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 1,315.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Ukraine | -12.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 609.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Lesotho | -31.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 323.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Nepal | -32.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,122.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Tokelau | -34.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Cyprus | -40.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 565.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 10.05 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 4.61 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.87 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.05 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.61 % change on previous year
- Central America 1.44 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 1.36 % change on previous year
- South America 1.29 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.26 % change on previous year
- Non-Annex I countries 1.18 % change on previous year
- Cabo Verde 1.17 % change on previous year
- World 0.9125 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.