Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita 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
199
Highest
7.93 t CO2eq/cap
Mongolia
Lowest
0 t CO2eq/cap
China, Macao SAR
Median
0.49 t CO2eq/cap
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,717
What the numbers show
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 7.93 t CO2eq/cap in Mongolia; the lowest is 0 t CO2eq/cap in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.49 t CO2eq/cap, and the mean is 0.7483 t CO2eq/cap.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 133 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 69.6%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 56.5%).
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 7.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 7.66 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 3 | New Zealand | 7.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 4.76 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 4.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 6 | Paraguay | 4.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 3.82 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 3.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 9 | South Sudan | 2.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 2.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 2.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 13 | Namibia | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 14 | Sudan (former) | 1.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2011 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritania | 1.92 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 1.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 1.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 19 | Eritrea | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 20 | Belarus | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 1.37 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Niger | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 1.34 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 24 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 25 | Somalia | 1.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 1.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | 1999 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 29 | Iceland | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 44.3% | falling |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 35 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 36 | Kenya | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 37 | Cook Islands | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 38 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 40 | Niue | 0.88 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 43 | Canada | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Tonga | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 46 | France | 0.79 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 47 | Cuba | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 47 | Pakistan | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 49 | Tuvalu | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 51 | Lithuania | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 52 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | 2005 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 53 | Mexico | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 53 | Eswatini | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 56 | Belgium | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 56 | Samoa | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 58 | Austria | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 58 | Peru | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 61 | Albania | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 61 | Botswana | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 61 | Spain | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 61 | Latvia | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 61 | OECD | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 67 | Djibouti | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 68 | Timor-Leste | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 69 | Slovenia | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 70 | Norway | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 71 | Estonia | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 71 | Honduras | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 74 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 75 | Switzerland | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 76 | Uganda | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 78 | Dominica | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 78 | Fiji | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 81 | Belize | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 81 | Montenegro | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 81 | Romania | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 81 | Serbia | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 85 | Portugal | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Senegal | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 87 | Poland | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 89 | Bhutan | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 90 | Myanmar | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 91 | Caribbean | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 93 | Ecuador | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 93 | Greece | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 93 | Lesotho | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 97 | Germany | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 97 | Finland | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 97 | Guyana | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 97 | Tokelau | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 101 | Georgia | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 102 | Türkiye | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 103 | Russian Federation | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 105 | Polynesia | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 106 | Chile | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 106 | Croatia | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 106 | Italy | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 109 | Cambodia | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 109 | Libya | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 109 | Sweden | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 112 | Cameroon | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 112 | Haiti | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 112 | Madagascar | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 112 | Malawi | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 116 | Benin | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 116 | Oman | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 116 | Zambia | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 119 | Czechia | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 120 | Armenia | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 120 | Hungary | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 120 | India | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 124 | Morocco | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 125 | Saudi Arabia | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 68.4% | falling |
| 125 | Togo | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 125 | Tunisia | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 129 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 130 | El Salvador | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 131 | Nigeria | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 132 | Algeria | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 133 | Angola | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 133 | China | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 133 | Ukraine | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Republic of Moldova | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 133 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 133 | China, mainland | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 140 | Slovakia | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 140 | Viet Nam | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 142 | Burundi | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 142 | Ghana | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 142 | Grenada | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 142 | Indonesia | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 142 | Yemen | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 149 | Gambia | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 149 | Qatar | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 149 | Cabo Verde | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 154 | Barbados | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 154 | Jamaica | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 156 | Rwanda | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 156 | Thailand | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 156 | Melanesia | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 156 | Republic of Korea | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 156 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 162 | Cyprus | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Suriname | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 165 | Micronesia | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 165 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 167 | Iraq | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 167 | Israel | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 167 | Malta | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 167 | Mozambique | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 171 | Comoros | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 171 | Nauru | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 171 | Philippines | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 176 | Kuwait | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 176 | Lebanon | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Jordan | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 178 | Sri Lanka | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 178 | Malaysia | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 181 | Congo | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 181 | Egypt | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 181 | Japan | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 181 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 186 | Gabon | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 186 | Kiribati | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 189 | Mauritius | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Liberia | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 192 | Bahamas | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Seychelles | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Bahrain | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 196 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 198 | Singapore | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t CO2eq/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 3.11 t CO2eq/cap
- South America 1.99 t CO2eq/cap
- Central African Republic 1.61 t CO2eq/cap
- Americas 1.25 t CO2eq/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.08 t CO2eq/cap
- Central Asia 0.99 t CO2eq/cap
- Eastern Africa 0.78 t CO2eq/cap
- Northern Europe 0.76 t CO2eq/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.76 t CO2eq/cap
- Northern America 0.75 t CO2eq/cap
- United States of America 0.74 t CO2eq/cap
- Central America 0.73 t CO2eq/cap
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.