Emissions from livestock — 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
213
Highest
93.99 %
Niue
Lowest
0.04 %
Singapore
Median
39.19 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,121
What the numbers show
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 93.99 % in Niue; the lowest is 0.04 % in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.19 %, and the mean is 39.19 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,350.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 129 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 182.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 74.7%).
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 93.99 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 90.75 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Niger | 89.81 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 89.46 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 5 | Chad | 89.36 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 6 | Tuvalu | 88.14 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Paraguay | 85.23 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | New Zealand | 83.44 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 82.99 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 80.77 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 11 | Tokelau | 80.05 % | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 78.6 % | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 78.51 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 77.97 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 15 | Samoa | 75.46 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 16 | Mauritania | 74.61 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 17 | Sudan | 74.44 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 18 | Polynesia | 74.31 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 19 | Eritrea | 72.21 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 20 | Kenya | 71.95 % | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 71.84 % | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 71.67 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 71.38 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 24 | Somalia | 70.66 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 25 | Cook Islands | 70.48 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 26 | Pakistan | 70.17 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Brazil | 69.28 % | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 28 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 68.83 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 29 | Vanuatu | 68.67 % | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 68.3 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.3 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 32 | Sudan (former) | 67.2 % | 2011 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 67.11 % | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 34 | Nauru | 66.67 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | Nauru | 66.67 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 65.66 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 37 | France | 64.8 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 64.18 % | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 64.01 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 40 | Tonga | 63.96 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 41 | Albania | 63.7 % | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 42 | Syria | 63.24 % | 2023 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Syrian Arab Republic | 63.24 % | 2023 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 63.15 % | 2023 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 45 | Namibia | 62.59 % | 2023 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 46 | United Republic of Tanzania | 62.36 % | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 47 | Denmark | 61.72 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 48 | Panama | 61.59 % | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 49 | South Sudan | 61.3 % | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 50 | East Timor | 59.22 % | 2023 | up 52.0% | falling |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 59.22 % | 2023 | up 52.0% | falling |
| 52 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 58.56 % | 1999 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 58.31 % | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 54 | Spain | 58.14 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 55 | Germany | 57.74 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 57.22 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 57 | Senegal | 56.77 % | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 56.02 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 55.96 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.79 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 61 | Serbia and Montenegro | 54.88 % | 2005 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 62 | Belgium | 54.81 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 63 | Belarus | 54.47 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 64 | Iceland | 54.43 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 65 | Honduras | 54.35 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 66 | Cuba | 54.22 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 67 | Eswatini | 53.64 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 68 | Malawi | 53.58 % | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 69 | Nepal | 53.18 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 70 | Lesotho | 53.13 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 71 | Uganda | 52.24 % | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 52.11 % | 2023 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 51.99 % | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 74 | India | 51.39 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 75 | Yemen | 50.71 % | 2023 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 76 | Dominica | 50.13 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 77 | Jamaica | 48.51 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 48.1 % | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 79 | El Salvador | 47.93 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 80 | Italy | 47.78 % | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 81 | Mexico | 46.54 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 82 | Benin | 46.15 % | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 83 | Australia and New Zealand | 46.14 % | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 84 | Montenegro | 46.05 % | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 85 | Latvia | 45.88 % | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 86 | Fiji | 45.67 % | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.53 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 88 | Slovenia | 45.46 % | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 89 | Serbia | 45.4 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 90 | Djibouti | 44.93 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 44.92 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 92 | Sweden | 44.9 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 93 | Armenia | 43.66 % | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 94 | Laos | 42.84 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 42.84 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 96 | Cabo Verde | 42.55 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 97 | Mongolia | 42.52 % | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 98 | Micronesia | 42.26 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 99 | Guinea | 42.22 % | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 100 | Guatemala | 41.75 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 41.72 % | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 102 | Caribbean | 41.7 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 103 | Estonia | 40.23 % | 2023 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 39.73 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 105 | Croatia | 39.55 % | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 39.37 % | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 107 | Australia | 39.19 % | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 108 | Finland | 39.11 % | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 109 | Romania | 38.14 % | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 110 | Georgia | 37.95 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 111 | Haiti | 37.69 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 112 | Rwanda | 37.68 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 113 | Malta | 37.67 % | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 114 | Burundi | 37.58 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 115 | Poland | 37.18 % | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 116 | Greece | 36.36 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 117 | OECD | 35.81 % | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 118 | Melanesia | 35 % | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 119 | Cameroon | 34.55 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 120 | Norway | 33.93 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 33.02 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 122 | Myanmar | 32.76 % | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 123 | Bhutan | 32.52 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 32.33 % | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 125 | Grenada | 32.14 % | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 126 | Belize | 31.55 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 127 | Kazakhstan | 31.39 % | 2023 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 128 | Ecuador | 30.99 % | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 129 | Madagascar | 30.09 % | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 130 | Togo | 29.59 % | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 29.06 % | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 132 | Hungary | 28.87 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 133 | Chile | 28.67 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 134 | Tunisia | 28.47 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 28.23 % | 2023 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 136 | Morocco | 27.5 % | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 137 | Gambia | 27.48 % | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 138 | Czechia | 26.6 % | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 139 | Japan | 25.54 % | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 140 | United States | 25.52 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 141 | Moldova | 25.27 % | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 141 | Republic of Moldova | 25.27 % | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 143 | Turkey | 25 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 143 | Türkiye | 25 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 145 | Ghana | 24.32 % | 2023 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.23 % | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 147 | Kiribati | 23.48 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 148 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.15 % | 2023 | up 32.1% | flat |
| 148 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.15 % | 2023 | up 32.1% | flat |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.68 % | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 21.92 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 152 | Canada | 20.87 % | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 153 | Nigeria | 20.85 % | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 20.28 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 155 | Cambodia | 20.17 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 156 | South Africa | 19.79 % | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 19.76 % | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 158 | Slovakia | 19.6 % | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 159 | Comoros | 19.22 % | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 160 | Vietnam | 18.93 % | 2023 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 160 | Viet Nam | 18.93 % | 2023 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 162 | Republic of Korea | 18.81 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 163 | Zambia | 18.39 % | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 164 | Barbados | 18.35 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.88 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 17.56 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 167 | China, mainland | 16.54 % | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 168 | China | 16.41 % | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.89 % | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 170 | Ukraine | 14.66 % | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 171 | Egypt | 14.64 % | 2023 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 172 | Philippines | 13.44 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 173 | Algeria | 12.66 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 174 | Jordan | 12.2 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 175 | Angola | 11.67 % | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 175 | Botswana | 11.67 % | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 177 | Russia | 11.32 % | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 177 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 11.32 % | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 177 | Russian Federation | 11.32 % | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 180 | Thailand | 10.31 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 181 | Mozambique | 8.99 % | 2023 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 182 | Israel | 8.87 % | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.66 % | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 184 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 8.6 % | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 185 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8.46 % | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 186 | Indonesia | 7.88 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 187 | Lebanon | 7.56 % | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 188 | Libya | 7.03 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Guyana | 6.87 % | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 190 | Suriname | 6.86 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 191 | Saudi Arabia | 6.73 % | 2023 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 192 | Liberia | 6.33 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 193 | Cyprus | 6.05 % | 2023 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 194 | Malaysia | 5.92 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 195 | United Arab Emirates | 4.48 % | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 196 | Oman | 4.44 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.03 % | 2023 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 198 | Mauritius | 3.49 % | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 199 | Seychelles | 2.84 % | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Iraq | 2.75 % | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Congo | 2.36 % | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 202 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.07 % | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 203 | Bahamas | 2.06 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 204 | Qatar | 1.79 % | 2023 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 205 | China, Macao SAR | 0.95 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 206 | Brunei | 0.88 % | 2023 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 206 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.88 % | 2023 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 208 | Gabon | 0.73 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 209 | Kuwait | 0.62 % | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 210 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.54 % | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 211 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.48 % | 2023 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Bahrain | 0.12 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 213 | Singapore | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South America 67.09 %
- Northern Europe 64.08 %
- Western Europe 61.63 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 59.05 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 56.32 %
- Eastern Africa 56.31 %
- European Union (27) 51.86 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 51.13 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 50.55 %
- Central America 49.33 %
- Southern Asia 49.02 %
- Southern Europe 48.9 %
- Americas 47.1 %
- Oceania 45.91 %
- Central Asia 42.78 %
- Africa 40.98 %
- Western Africa 37.55 %
- Non-Annex I countries 35.42 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 34.74 %
- World 34.21 %
- Middle Africa 33.9 %
- Europe 32.65 %
- Northern Africa 32.02 %
- Annex I countries 30.34 %
- Asia 25.87 %
- United States of America 25.52 %
- Northern America 24.88 %
- Southern Africa 22.7 %
- Eastern Asia 17.25 %
- Eastern Europe 16.41 %
- South-Eastern Asia 12.58 %
- Western Asia 10.4 %
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.