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Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4) by country

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas...

Countries reporting
202
Highest
28,008 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Réunion
Median
113.74 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
9,129

What the numbers show

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 28,008 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Réunion.

The median across all reporting countries is 113.74 kt, and the mean is 921.54 kt.

Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in French Guiana (up 1,267.9%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 72.3%).

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 28,008 kt 2023 up 4.3% falling
2 India 21,310 kt 2023 up 7.7% rising
3 Brazil 14,926 kt 2023 up 12.2% rising
4 China 14,585 kt 2023 up 4.5% flat
5 China, mainland 14,495 kt 2023 up 4.6% flat
6 Pakistan 6,175 kt 2023 up 36.1% rising
7 Indonesia 5,903 kt 2023 up 13.1% falling
8 Australia and New Zealand 5,512 kt 2023 up 26.4% falling
9 Australia 4,480 kt 2023 up 39.2% falling
10 Argentina 3,374 kt 2023 up 3.6% flat
11 Ethiopia 3,221 kt 2023 up 29.9% rising
12 Sudan (former) 2,709 kt 2011 up 12.4% rising
13 Mexico 2,535 kt 2023 up 11.0% rising
14 Bangladesh 2,455 kt 2023 up 4.3% rising
15 Chad 2,423 kt 2023 up 73.0% rising
16 Thailand 2,211 kt 2023 down 4.6% flat
17 Nigeria 2,057 kt 2023 up 22.4% rising
18 Philippines 2,011 kt 2023 up 0.4% rising
19 Russian Federation 2,006 kt 2023 down 8.3% falling
20 Colombia 1,991 kt 2023 up 24.3% rising
21 Myanmar 1,987 kt 2023 down 19.3% rising
22 Sudan 1,885 kt 2023 up 1.8% flat
23 France 1,502 kt 2023 down 12.8% falling
24 Kenya 1,295 kt 2023 up 25.5% rising
25 Germany 1,174 kt 2023 down 14.7% falling
26 South Sudan 1,092 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,075 kt 2023 down 1.5% falling
28 Canada 1,052 kt 2023 up 2.8% flat
29 New Zealand 1,032 kt 2023 down 9.9% flat
30 Uzbekistan 1,005 kt 2023 up 38.7% rising
31 Mali 986.05 kt 2023 up 44.8% rising
32 Spain 939.09 kt 2023 up 4.3% rising
33 Angola 900.19 kt 2023 down 13.2% flat
34 Niger 892 kt 2023 up 45.8% rising
35 Paraguay 841.83 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
36 Italy 809.48 kt 2023 down 2.1% falling
37 Cambodia 799.6 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
38 Uruguay 770.65 kt 2023 up 0.0% flat
39 Peru 731.11 kt 2023 up 4.4% rising
40 Uganda 711.01 kt 2023 up 19.3% rising
41 Zambia 710.99 kt 2023 down 17.1% rising
42 Mongolia 702.8 kt 2023 up 60.7% rising
43 Madagascar 691.62 kt 2023 up 14.5% flat
44 South Africa 656.37 kt 2023 down 5.9% falling
45 Guinea 650.55 kt 2023 up 37.8% rising
46 Somalia 643.24 kt 2023 down 0.3% rising
47 Central African Republic 622.78 kt 2023 down 18.3% rising
48 Nepal 615.95 kt 2023 down 22.9% rising
49 Poland 597.51 kt 2023 up 0.9% falling
50 Kazakhstan 590.97 kt 2023 up 13.4% falling
51 Japan 577.98 kt 2023 down 5.9% falling
52 Burkina Faso 574.98 kt 2023 up 14.1% rising
53 Ireland 566.78 kt 2023 down 2.1% flat
54 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 461.61 kt 2023 down 7.8% falling
55 Egypt 444.88 kt 2023 down 31.7% falling
56 Afghanistan 437.73 kt 2023 down 3.1% rising
57 Mozambique 430.94 kt 2023 down 15.5% rising
58 Republic of Korea 408.98 kt 2023 up 3.7% flat
59 Belarus 361.69 kt 2023 down 4.7% falling
60 Nicaragua 359.37 kt 2023 up 23.0% rising
61 Belgium-Luxembourg 330.13 kt 1999 up 0.2% flat
62 Ecuador 312.09 kt 2023 down 24.9% falling
63 Senegal 306.19 kt 2023 up 19.9% rising
64 Cameroon 299.58 kt 2023 down 0.6% rising
65 Romania 296.42 kt 2023 down 9.4% falling
66 Algeria 295.58 kt 2023 up 12.2% rising
67 Ukraine 291.11 kt 2023 down 46.3% volatile
68 Morocco 286.64 kt 2023 down 0.5% rising
69 Botswana 281 kt 2023 up 68.1% falling
70 Mauritania 273.82 kt 2023 up 16.0% rising
71 Turkmenistan 273.33 kt 2023 up 10.0% rising
72 Zimbabwe 271.7 kt 2023 down 3.5% flat
73 Guatemala 270.69 kt 2023 up 17.9% rising
74 Saudi Arabia 261.15 kt 2023 up 122.4% rising
75 Dominican Republic 258.07 kt 2023 up 6.9% rising
76 Cuba 248.84 kt 2023 down 24.9% falling
77 Ghana 237.12 kt 2023 up 19.3% rising
78 Belgium 229.2 kt 2023 down 7.3% falling
79 Denmark 225.83 kt 2023 down 8.7% falling
80 Chile 207.33 kt 2023 down 4.7% falling
81 Yemen 203.64 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
82 Honduras 201.11 kt 2023 up 9.3% rising
83 Tajikistan 199.38 kt 2023 up 18.5% rising
84 Sri Lanka 193.23 kt 2023 down 2.9% flat
85 Malaysia 186.63 kt 2023 down 28.6% falling
86 Namibia 184.63 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
87 Austria 182.23 kt 2023 down 6.4% falling
88 Portugal 180.66 kt 2023 down 0.2% falling
89 Malawi 174.99 kt 2023 up 77.4% rising
90 Serbia and Montenegro 171.24 kt 2005 down 36.5% falling
91 Kyrgyzstan 158.6 kt 2023 up 23.2% rising
92 Iraq 153.79 kt 2023 down 17.0% rising
93 Greece 153.09 kt 2023 down 14.6% falling
94 Switzerland 152.81 kt 2023 down 5.1% falling
95 Azerbaijan 145.51 kt 2023 down 10.2% rising
96 Benin 144.88 kt 2023 up 25.8% rising
97 Costa Rica 143.83 kt 2023 up 51.5% flat
98 Haiti 124.9 kt 2023 up 3.9% rising
99 Sweden 123.65 kt 2023 down 12.5% falling
100 Eritrea 122.48 kt 2023 up 4.9% rising
101 Czechia 116.53 kt 2023 down 1.1% falling
102 Sierra Leone 110.95 kt 2023 up 12.9% rising
103 Serbia 109.6 kt 2023 down 19.6% falling
104 Norway 99.25 kt 2023 down 1.6% falling
105 Hungary 98.5 kt 2023 up 1.2% falling
106 Panama 97.6 kt 2023 down 8.4% rising
107 China, Taiwan Province of 88.97 kt 2023 down 12.3% falling
108 Tunisia 83.61 kt 2023 down 6.4% flat
109 Burundi 82.56 kt 2023 up 73.4% volatile
110 Finland 79.81 kt 2023 down 15.6% falling
111 Togo 69.93 kt 2023 up 19.6% rising
112 Libya 68.99 kt 2023 up 5.1% rising
113 Bulgaria 67.13 kt 2023 down 7.0% falling
114 Rwanda 66 kt 2023 up 4.5% rising
115 Lithuania 62.6 kt 2023 down 21.4% falling
116 United Arab Emirates 60.1 kt 2023 up 29.5% rising
117 Congo 54.92 kt 2023 down 15.0% rising
118 Guyana 54.11 kt 2023 up 0.4% rising
119 El Salvador 52.33 kt 2023 down 11.8% falling
120 Albania 51.82 kt 2023 down 37.6% falling
121 Oman 48.48 kt 2023 up 21.3% rising
122 Guinea-Bissau 46.1 kt 2023 down 10.9% rising
123 Croatia 45.37 kt 2023 down 21.0% falling
124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.32 kt 2023 down 28.4% falling
125 Papua New Guinea 43.62 kt 2023 up 10.4% volatile
126 Georgia 41.76 kt 2023 down 24.3% falling
127 Slovakia 39.23 kt 2023 down 17.1% falling
128 Slovenia 39.03 kt 2023 down 6.0% falling
129 Latvia 36.79 kt 2023 down 12.5% falling
130 Gambia 32.11 kt 2023 down 11.2% rising
131 Lesotho 28.68 kt 2023 down 14.9% falling
132 Israel 28.57 kt 2023 up 16.6% rising
133 Jordan 27.23 kt 2023 up 18.5% rising
134 Estonia 24.63 kt 2023 down 9.1% falling
135 Armenia 24.21 kt 2023 down 20.5% rising
136 North Macedonia 23.72 kt 2023 down 31.2% falling
137 Eswatini 22.57 kt 2023 down 15.0% falling
138 Djibouti 19.09 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
139 Suriname 16.83 kt 2023 down 13.6% falling
140 Luxembourg 16.27 kt 2023 down 2.1% flat
141 Puerto Rico 14.54 kt 2023 down 12.4% falling
142 Fiji 14.33 kt 2023 down 43.4% falling
143 Bhutan 13.91 kt 2023 down 16.1% flat
144 Qatar 13.51 kt 2023 up 78.1% volatile
145 Jamaica 13.05 kt 2023 down 6.5% falling
146 Iceland 12.15 kt 2023 up 0.2% falling
147 Liberia 10.63 kt 2023 up 3.4% volatile
148 Lebanon 10.07 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
149 Montenegro 10.03 kt 2023 down 17.7% falling
150 Kuwait 10.01 kt 2023 up 42.3% rising
151 Belize 9.33 kt 2023 down 12.1% rising
152 Gabon 9.27 kt 2023 down 10.5% rising
153 Vanuatu 7.54 kt 2023 down 43.1% falling
154 Palestine, State of 7.36 kt 2023 up 16.3% rising
155 New Caledonia 5.83 kt 2023 down 10.8% falling
156 Cyprus 4.72 kt 2023 down 30.9% rising
157 Samoa 4.15 kt 2023 down 29.4% rising
158 Trinidad and Tobago 3.75 kt 2023 down 3.5% falling
159 Comoros 2.67 kt 2023 up 1.7% falling
160 Tonga 2.35 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
161 Solomon Islands 2.28 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
162 Malta 2.19 kt 2023 down 13.9% falling
163 French Polynesia 1.14 kt 2023 up 4.9% falling
164 Dominica 1.03 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
165 Barbados 1.01 kt 2023 down 0.3% falling
166 Bahrain 0.9956 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
167 Faroe Islands 0.9823 kt 2023 up 18.4% rising
168 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.9188 kt 2023 down 25.2% falling
169 Brunei Darussalam 0.8207 kt 2023 down 4.2% volatile
170 Saint Lucia 0.8199 kt 2023 down 2.0% falling
171 Mauritius 0.7575 kt 2023 down 20.4% falling
172 Grenada 0.6058 kt 2023 up 21.7% rising
173 Bahamas 0.5926 kt 2023 down 72.3% volatile
174 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4916 kt 2023 down 18.6% falling
175 Equatorial Guinea 0.4904 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
176 Cook Islands 0.3896 kt 2023 down 26.8% flat
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2618 kt 2023 down 29.8% falling
178 Kiribati 0.255 kt 2023 up 13.7% rising
179 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2351 kt 2023 up 2.7% falling
180 Tuvalu 0.2242 kt 2023 up 5.1% rising
181 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2091 kt 2023 up 22.4% flat
182 French Guiana 0.0725 kt 2023 up 1,267.9% volatile
183 Singapore 0.0708 kt 2023 down 15.4% volatile
184 Seychelles 0.0707 kt 2023 up 30.9% falling
185 Greenland 0.0493 kt 2023 up 58.0% volatile
186 Niue 0.0471 kt 2023 up 6.6% rising
187 Naoero 0.0458 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
188 Tokelau 0.0352 kt 2023 up 131.6% rising
189 China, Macao SAR 0.0164 kt 2023 up 12.3% rising
190 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.0032 kt 2023 up 77.8% volatile
191 American Samoa 0.0016 kt 2023 down 11.1% falling
192 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0013 kt 2023 down 13.3% volatile
193 Maldives 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
194 Cayman Islands 0 kt 2023 — volatile
194 Gibraltar 0 kt 2023 — volatile
194 Liechtenstein 0 kt 2023 — volatile
194 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt 2023 — volatile
194 Guadeloupe 0 kt 2023 — volatile
194 Martinique 0 kt 2023 — volatile
194 Mayotte 0 kt 2023 — volatile
194 Montserrat 0 kt 2023 — volatile
194 Réunion 0 kt 2023 — volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf