Emissions from livestock — 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
199
Highest
97.12 %
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Lowest
1.08 %
Singapore
Median
43.14 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,717
What the numbers show
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (N2O) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 97.12 % in Micronesia (Federated States of); the lowest is 1.08 % in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.14 %, and the mean is 44.05 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 90.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Bahamas (up 65.5%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 74.3%).
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 97.12 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Niue | 91.67 % | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 3 | Chad | 90.64 % | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 4 | Niger | 89.5 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 5 | Somalia | 89.3 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 6 | Mauritania | 88.33 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 7 | Eritrea | 88.25 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 8 | Tuvalu | 88.24 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 9 | Tokelau | 87.5 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 10 | Djibouti | 84.78 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 84.69 % | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 83.21 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 82.87 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 14 | Sudan | 79.1 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.36 % | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 77.13 % | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 76.9 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | Dominica | 76.87 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 76.26 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 75.04 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 75 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 74.82 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 23 | Tonga | 74.52 % | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 74.12 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 25 | Polynesia | 73.84 % | 2023 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 26 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 72.53 % | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 27 | Haiti | 71.89 % | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 28 | Samoa | 71.65 % | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 70.99 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 69.72 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 69.69 % | 2023 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 69.56 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 69.08 % | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 34 | Lesotho | 67.88 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 35 | Cuba | 67.81 % | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 67.49 % | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 37 | Guinea | 66.51 % | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 38 | Paraguay | 65.53 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 64.78 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 40 | Burundi | 64.46 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 41 | Grenada | 64.42 % | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 42 | Barbados | 64.29 % | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 63.65 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 44 | Cameroon | 63.11 % | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 45 | Yemen | 62.91 % | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 46 | Eswatini | 61.6 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 47 | Caribbean | 61.49 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 48 | Sudan (former) | 61.45 % | 2011 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 49 | Togo | 61.38 % | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 61.12 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | 60.83 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 52 | Fiji | 60.67 % | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 53 | Panama | 60.42 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 54 | Madagascar | 60.38 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 60.06 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 60.04 % | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 57 | Malawi | 59.58 % | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 58 | Benin | 59.5 % | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 59.21 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 60 | Brazil | 58.83 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 61 | Libya | 58.39 % | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 62 | Rwanda | 57.77 % | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 63 | Armenia | 57.73 % | 2023 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 63 | Namibia | 57.73 % | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 65 | Morocco | 57.71 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 66 | Cabo Verde | 57.65 % | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 67 | Mexico | 57.34 % | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 68 | Comoros | 57.25 % | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 57.2 % | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 56.66 % | 2023 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 71 | Jamaica | 56.33 % | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 72 | Gambia | 55.79 % | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 73 | Algeria | 55.73 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 55.7 % | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54.7 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 54.07 % | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 53.77 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 53.72 % | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 79 | Pakistan | 52.86 % | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 52.09 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 81 | Albania | 51.9 % | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 82 | South Sudan | 50.55 % | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 50.53 % | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.45 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 85 | Switzerland | 50.24 % | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 86 | Honduras | 49.26 % | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 49.21 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 88 | Guatemala | 48.57 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 89 | El Salvador | 48.52 % | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 90 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.38 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 91 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 47.94 % | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 92 | Ireland | 47.58 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 47.54 % | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 94 | Côte d'Ivoire | 46.75 % | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 95 | Montenegro | 45.82 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 96 | Nepal | 45.15 % | 2023 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 97 | Cook Islands | 44.44 % | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 98 | Kiribati | 44.15 % | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 99 | Oman | 43.73 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 43.14 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 101 | Portugal | 40.87 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 40.36 % | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 40.16 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 104 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 39.56 % | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 105 | Spain | 39.07 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 106 | Myanmar | 38.86 % | 2023 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 107 | Slovenia | 38.37 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 108 | Lebanon | 38.28 % | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 109 | Denmark | 38.25 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 110 | Nauru | 38.1 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 38.05 % | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 112 | Mauritius | 37.94 % | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 113 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 37.35 % | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 114 | Austria | 35.92 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 114 | Türkiye | 35.92 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 116 | Indonesia | 35.88 % | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 117 | Greece | 34.82 % | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 118 | Italy | 34.3 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 119 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 34.14 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 120 | France | 34 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 121 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 33.8 % | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 122 | Micronesia | 33.74 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 123 | Georgia | 33.71 % | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 123 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 33.71 % | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 125 | Cyprus | 33.66 % | 2023 | down 28.8% | flat |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 33.37 % | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 127 | Malta | 33.29 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 128 | Australia and New Zealand | 33.21 % | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 129 | Iraq | 32.5 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 130 | Bhutan | 31.09 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 131 | Liberia | 30.66 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 132 | Jordan | 30.24 % | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 30.18 % | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 134 | Chile | 30.06 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 135 | Cambodia | 29.34 % | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 136 | Serbia and Montenegro | 28.62 % | 2005 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 137 | Iceland | 28.48 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 138 | OECD | 28.31 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 139 | Australia | 28.11 % | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 140 | Qatar | 28 % | 2023 | up 58.6% | falling |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.67 % | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 142 | Romania | 27.32 % | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 143 | Kuwait | 27.14 % | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 144 | India | 26.88 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 145 | Guyana | 26.66 % | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 146 | Germany | 26.25 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 147 | Republic of Moldova | 26.23 % | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 26.05 % | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 149 | China, mainland | 25.99 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 150 | Israel | 25.88 % | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 151 | China | 25.82 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 152 | Philippines | 25.18 % | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 153 | Viet Nam | 24.96 % | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 154 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 24.22 % | 1999 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 155 | Serbia | 23.79 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 156 | Republic of Korea | 23.17 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 157 | Bahamas | 23.14 % | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 158 | Melanesia | 22.26 % | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 159 | Belgium | 22.13 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 160 | Belize | 20.7 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 161 | Norway | 19.79 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 162 | Malaysia | 19.56 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 163 | Japan | 19.47 % | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.37 % | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 165 | Russian Federation | 18.1 % | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 166 | Croatia | 17.49 % | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 167 | Egypt | 17.25 % | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 168 | Hungary | 17.19 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 169 | Belarus | 17.04 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 170 | Poland | 16.95 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 171 | Gabon | 16.25 % | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 172 | Angola | 16.14 % | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 173 | Sri Lanka | 16 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 174 | Suriname | 15.76 % | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 175 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.49 % | 2023 | down 73.6% | rising |
| 176 | Sweden | 14.18 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 177 | Czechia | 13.84 % | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 178 | Zambia | 13.6 % | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 179 | Thailand | 13.57 % | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 180 | China, Taiwan Province of | 13.53 % | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 181 | Canada | 12.77 % | 2023 | down 25.9% | flat |
| 182 | Latvia | 12.33 % | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 183 | Ukraine | 12.29 % | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 184 | Bulgaria | 12.28 % | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 185 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.2 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 12.02 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 187 | Congo | 11.77 % | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 188 | Seychelles | 10.68 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Estonia | 10.29 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 190 | Mozambique | 9.89 % | 2023 | up 57.0% | flat |
| 191 | Slovakia | 9.24 % | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 192 | Finland | 8.76 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 193 | Bahrain | 8.69 % | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 194 | Lithuania | 8.61 % | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 195 | Botswana | 7.19 % | 2023 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 196 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.49 % | 2023 | up 58.7% | falling |
| 197 | China, Macao SAR | 4.81 % | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 198 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4.44 % | 2023 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 199 | Singapore | 1.08 % | 2023 | down 20.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Africa 66.77 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 62.53 %
- Eastern Africa 59.95 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 59.87 %
- South America 59.28 %
- Central America 56.74 %
- Africa 54.7 %
- Central Asia 53.97 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 53.95 %
- Northern Africa 53.28 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 53.25 %
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 48.77 %
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.