Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
233
Highest
998.49 % change on previous year
French Guiana
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Réunion
Median
-0.1115 % change on previous year
Years covered
33
1991–2023
Data points
8,394

What the numbers show

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 998.49 % change on previous year in French Guiana; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Réunion.

The median across all reporting countries is -0.1115 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.3 % change on previous year.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 136 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 5,716.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 204,482.0%).

Emissions on agricultural: Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 … AR5: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 French Guiana 998.49 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,235.2% volatile
2 Bahamas 111.19 % change on previous year 2023 down 65.2% volatile
3 Indonesia 64.71 % change on previous year 2023 up 944.8% volatile
4 Australia 58.11 % change on previous year 2023 up 281.6% volatile
5 Australia and New Zealand 41.88 % change on previous year 2023 up 262.2% volatile
6 Belize 32.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 43.6% volatile
7 Botswana 31.04 % change on previous year 2023 up 295.1% volatile
8 Laos 24.76 % change on previous year 2023 up 627.6% volatile
8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.76 % change on previous year 2023 up 627.6% volatile
10 Madagascar 21.95 % change on previous year 2023 up 443.5% volatile
11 Costa Rica 17.45 % change on previous year 2023 up 598.8% volatile
12 Sierra Leone 15.69 % change on previous year 2023 up 564.8% volatile
13 Gambia 13.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 101.7% volatile
14 Fiji 12.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 2,172.9% volatile
15 Singapore 12.2 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
16 Puerto Rico 10 % change on previous year 2023 up 3,577.9% volatile
17 Benin 9.4 % change on previous year 2023 up 51.7% volatile
18 Namibia 9.35 % change on previous year 2023 up 120.5% volatile
19 Kenya 9.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 534.8% volatile
20 Honduras 8.82 % change on previous year 2023 up 63.8% volatile
21 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8.57 % change on previous year 2023 up 314.2% volatile
22 Guyana 8.3 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.4% volatile
23 Egypt 8.02 % change on previous year 2023 up 310.1% volatile
24 Canada 7.3 % change on previous year 2023 up 213.9% volatile
25 Chad 6.12 % change on previous year 2023 up 75.1% volatile
26 Liberia 6.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 187.2% volatile
27 Cambodia 5.91 % change on previous year 2023 up 637.0% volatile
28 Ethiopia 5.8 % change on previous year 2023 up 91.2% volatile
29 OECD 5.64 % change on previous year 2023 up 201.9% volatile
30 Nicaragua 5.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 6.2% volatile
31 Melanesia 5.25 % change on previous year 2023 up 493.8% volatile
32 Papua New Guinea 5.22 % change on previous year 2023 up 5,716.0% volatile
33 Greece 5.18 % change on previous year 2023 up 206.9% volatile
34 South Africa 4.63 % change on previous year 2023 up 329.9% volatile
35 Belgium-Luxembourg 4.56 % change on previous year 1999 up 495.4% volatile
36 Pakistan 4.54 % change on previous year 2023 up 4.6% volatile
37 Burkina Faso 4.5 % change on previous year 2023 up 57.0% volatile
38 South Sudan 4.09 % change on previous year 2023 up 376.7% volatile
39 Angola 3.63 % change on previous year 2023 up 294.0% volatile
40 Syria 3.39 % change on previous year 2023 up 768.3% volatile
40 Syrian Arab Republic 3.39 % change on previous year 2023 up 768.3% volatile
42 Mali 3.35 % change on previous year 2023 up 34.6% volatile
43 Faroe Islands 3.29 % change on previous year 2023 up 304.1% volatile
44 Suriname 3.24 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.3% volatile
45 Senegal 3.11 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.2% volatile
46 Sudan 3.07 % change on previous year 2023 up 993.7% volatile
47 Malta 2.94 % change on previous year 2023 up 302.7% volatile
48 Equatorial Guinea 2.83 % change on previous year 2023 up 210.8% volatile
49 Iraq 2.81 % change on previous year 2023 up 149.0% volatile
50 Sri Lanka 2.6 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.5% volatile
51 Algeria 2.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.1% volatile
52 Sao Tome and Principe 2.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 69.5% volatile
53 Uzbekistan 2.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 5.7% volatile
54 Trinidad and Tobago 2.06 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.7% volatile
55 Mauritania 2.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.7% volatile
56 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.04 % change on previous year 2023 up 123.5% volatile
57 Malawi 2.01 % change on previous year 2023 up 106.8% volatile
58 Oman 1.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.2% volatile
59 Uruguay 1.95 % change on previous year 2023 up 246.4% volatile
60 China, Macao SAR 1.86 % change on previous year 2023 up 169.9% volatile
61 Guatemala 1.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 40.4% volatile
62 East Timor 1.55 % change on previous year 2023 up 119.9% volatile
62 Timor-Leste 1.55 % change on previous year 2023 up 119.9% volatile
64 Cabo Verde 1.5 % change on previous year 2023 down 5.0% volatile
65 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 50.5% volatile
66 Thailand 1.48 % change on previous year 2023 up 135.4% volatile
67 Micronesia 1.43 % change on previous year 2023 down 46.9% volatile
68 United Arab Emirates 1.35 % change on previous year 2023 down 87.2% volatile
69 Kiribati 1.31 % change on previous year 2023 up 38.7% volatile
70 Brazil 1.24 % change on previous year 2023 up 154.8% volatile
71 Libya 1.2 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,602.8% volatile
72 Kyrgyzstan 1.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 69.7% volatile
73 Russia 1.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 134.9% volatile
73 Russian Federation 1.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 134.9% volatile
75 Afghanistan 1.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 225.7% volatile
76 Mexico 0.9804 % change on previous year 2023 down 50.3% volatile
77 Zimbabwe 0.8635 % change on previous year 2023 up 121.2% volatile
78 Niue 0.8565 % change on previous year 2023 down 6.2% volatile
79 India 0.6791 % change on previous year 2023 down 32.3% volatile
80 Rwanda 0.6119 % change on previous year 2023 down 5.8% volatile
81 Eritrea 0.5804 % change on previous year 2023 down 37.4% volatile
82 Panama 0.58 % change on previous year 2023 up 371.0% volatile
83 Iceland 0.5464 % change on previous year 2023 up 116.1% volatile
84 Turkmenistan 0.5117 % change on previous year 2023 up 156.9% volatile
85 Tuvalu 0.403 % change on previous year 2023 down 14.4% volatile
86 Philippines 0.3507 % change on previous year 2023 down 57.3% volatile
87 Vietnam 0.3369 % change on previous year 2023 down 84.2% volatile
87 Viet Nam 0.3369 % change on previous year 2023 down 84.2% volatile
89 Germany 0.295 % change on previous year 2023 down 59.7% volatile
90 New Caledonia 0.2906 % change on previous year 2023 down 96.8% volatile
91 Tunisia 0.2848 % change on previous year 2023 up 74.4% volatile
92 Solomon Islands 0.2194 % change on previous year 2023 down 87.1% volatile
93 Djibouti 0.2126 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
94 Tonga 0.1959 % change on previous year 2023 down 62.1% volatile
95 Jamaica 0.1945 % change on previous year 2023 up 126.3% volatile
96 Haiti 0.1693 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.8% volatile
97 Bangladesh 0.155 % change on previous year 2023 down 60.5% volatile
98 Saint Lucia 0.1466 % change on previous year 2023 up 2.0% volatile
99 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1458 % change on previous year 2023 down 97.6% volatile
99 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1458 % change on previous year 2023 down 97.6% volatile
101 Barbados 0.1288 % change on previous year 2023 down 90.7% volatile
102 Comoros 0.1199 % change on previous year 2023 down 83.9% volatile
103 Grenada 0.1157 % change on previous year 2023 down 94.3% volatile
104 China, mainland 0.1149 % change on previous year 2023 up 221.0% volatile
105 Dominica 0.1066 % change on previous year 2023 up 112.3% volatile
106 China 0.0863 % change on previous year 2023 up 192.5% volatile
107 Guinea 0.0698 % change on previous year 2023 down 97.3% volatile
108 Montenegro 0.0499 % change on previous year 2023 up 102.5% volatile
109 American Samoa 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
109 Nauru 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
109 Nauru 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
113 Kazakhstan -0.0018 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
114 Sudan (former) -0.0053 % change on previous year 2011 up 99.9% volatile
115 Peru -0.0078 % change on previous year 2023 down 117.6% volatile
116 Eswatini -0.0221 % change on previous year 2023 up 97.9% volatile
117 United Republic of Tanzania -0.1086 % change on previous year 2023 down 104.6% volatile
118 Somalia -0.1115 % change on previous year 2023 down 243.8% volatile
119 Kuwait -0.1436 % change on previous year 2023 down 103.0% volatile
120 Poland -0.1492 % change on previous year 2023 up 55.1% volatile
121 Greenland -0.2024 % change on previous year 2023 up 89.3% volatile
122 Nigeria -0.2143 % change on previous year 2023 down 110.6% volatile
123 Argentina -0.2342 % change on previous year 2023 down 110.0% volatile
124 Jordan -0.2546 % change on previous year 2023 down 106.4% volatile
125 Bulgaria -0.2753 % change on previous year 2023 up 95.3% volatile
126 Lebanon -0.298 % change on previous year 2023 down 118.0% volatile
127 Belarus -0.3356 % change on previous year 2023 down 124.4% volatile
128 Japan -0.438 % change on previous year 2023 down 3.9% volatile
129 Switzerland -0.4474 % change on previous year 2023 up 43.3% volatile
130 Moldova -0.5191 % change on previous year 2023 up 88.7% volatile
130 Republic of Moldova -0.5191 % change on previous year 2023 up 88.7% volatile
132 Paraguay -0.5443 % change on previous year 2023 down 124.5% volatile
133 Uganda -0.6086 % change on previous year 2023 down 2,504.8% volatile
134 Tajikistan -0.6923 % change on previous year 2023 down 119.4% volatile
135 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -0.7052 % change on previous year 2023 down 127.8% volatile
136 Qatar -0.7295 % change on previous year 2023 down 104.5% volatile
137 United States -0.7348 % change on previous year 2023 up 56.0% volatile
138 Malaysia -0.7421 % change on previous year 2023 down 107.6% volatile
139 Dominican Republic -0.7529 % change on previous year 2023 down 197.9% volatile
140 Colombia -0.7812 % change on previous year 2023 up 45.8% volatile
141 Mauritius -0.8248 % change on previous year 2023 up 64.3% volatile
142 Ireland -0.9085 % change on previous year 2023 down 155.6% volatile
143 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.9611 % change on previous year 2023 down 192.9% volatile
144 Caribbean -0.9639 % change on previous year 2023 down 260.5% volatile
145 Italy -1.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 59.6% volatile
146 Yemen -1.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 165.3% volatile
147 El Salvador -1.14 % change on previous year 2023 up 93.9% volatile
148 Chile -1.16 % change on previous year 2023 up 93.4% volatile
149 Slovenia -1.19 % change on previous year 2023 down 7.6% volatile
150 Slovakia -1.57 % change on previous year 2023 down 205.8% volatile
151 Romania -1.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 510.8% volatile
152 Czechia -1.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 871.5% volatile
153 France -1.71 % change on previous year 2023 down 573.9% volatile
154 Bahrain -1.72 % change on previous year 2023 down 155.5% volatile
155 Austria -1.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 119.7% volatile
156 Vanuatu -1.85 % change on previous year 2023 down 398.9% volatile
157 New Zealand -1.87 % change on previous year 2023 down 430.3% volatile
158 Republic of Korea -1.89 % change on previous year 2023 up 15.5% volatile
159 China, Hong Kong SAR -1.9 % change on previous year 2023 down 316.4% volatile
160 United Kingdom -1.93 % change on previous year 2023 down 539.4% volatile
160 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -1.93 % change on previous year 2023 down 539.4% volatile
162 Israel -1.94 % change on previous year 2023 down 153.7% volatile
163 Brunei -2.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 0.9% volatile
163 Brunei Darussalam -2.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 0.9% volatile
165 Myanmar -2.15 % change on previous year 2023 down 497.2% volatile
166 Sweden -2.16 % change on previous year 2023 down 2,306.0% volatile
167 Denmark -2.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 204.4% volatile
168 Estonia -2.23 % change on previous year 2023 down 209.8% volatile
169 Ecuador -2.27 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,685.9% volatile
170 Hungary -2.28 % change on previous year 2023 down 145.4% volatile
171 Luxembourg -2.35 % change on previous year 2023 down 173.6% volatile
172 Norway -2.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 341.5% volatile
173 Cuba -2.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,489.5% volatile
174 Finland -2.59 % change on previous year 2023 down 20,305.6% volatile
175 Spain -2.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 298.7% volatile
176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.79 % change on previous year 2023 up 77.1% volatile
177 Polynesia -2.82 % change on previous year 2023 down 341.5% volatile
178 Samoa -2.84 % change on previous year 2023 down 258.4% volatile
179 Antigua and Barbuda -3.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 880.5% volatile
180 Belgium -3.15 % change on previous year 2023 down 80.6% volatile
181 Cook Islands -3.16 % change on previous year 2023 down 5,696.0% volatile
182 Palestine -3.3 % change on previous year 2023 down 150.4% volatile
182 Palestine -3.3 % change on previous year 2023 down 150.4% volatile
184 Portugal -3.34 % change on previous year 2023 down 112.6% volatile
185 Guinea-Bissau -3.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 63.6% volatile
186 Lithuania -3.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 15.8% volatile
187 Niger -3.8 % change on previous year 2023 down 173.2% falling
188 Turkey -3.82 % change on previous year 2023 down 140.9% volatile
188 Türkiye -3.82 % change on previous year 2023 down 140.9% volatile
190 Bosnia and Herzegovina -3.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 538.0% volatile
191 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -4.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 941.2% volatile
192 Mongolia -4.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 154.1% volatile
193 Cameroon -4.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 220.6% volatile
194 China, Taiwan Province of -4.38 % change on previous year 2023 down 2,794.4% volatile
195 Burundi -4.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 123.1% volatile
196 Democratic Republic of the Congo -4.75 % change on previous year 2023 down 351.4% volatile
197 Azerbaijan -5.16 % change on previous year 2023 down 651.2% volatile
198 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -5.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 77.7% volatile
199 Togo -5.39 % change on previous year 2023 down 149.6% volatile
200 Morocco -5.47 % change on previous year 2023 down 347.9% volatile
201 Croatia -5.55 % change on previous year 2023 down 9.9% volatile
202 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -5.88 % change on previous year 2023 up 93.5% volatile
203 Latvia -5.98 % change on previous year 2023 down 435.5% volatile
204 Ghana -6.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 171.0% volatile
205 Seychelles -6.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 196.5% volatile
206 Bhutan -6.61 % change on previous year 2023 down 258.0% volatile
207 Georgia -6.64 % change on previous year 2023 down 602.0% volatile
208 Saudi Arabia -7.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 195.9% volatile
209 French Polynesia -7.7 % change on previous year 2023 down 9,187.0% volatile
210 Zambia -7.92 % change on previous year 2023 down 404.0% volatile
211 Armenia -9.21 % change on previous year 2023 down 187.2% volatile
212 Serbia -9.64 % change on previous year 2023 down 352.6% volatile
213 North Macedonia -10.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 686.4% volatile
214 Albania -10.55 % change on previous year 2023 down 204,482.0% volatile
215 Serbia and Montenegro -10.58 % change on previous year 2005 down 300.4% volatile
216 Ukraine -12.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 611.2% volatile
217 Mozambique -13.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 3,229.8% volatile
218 Gabon -16.2 % change on previous year 2023 down 275.0% volatile
219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -18.75 % change on previous year 2023 down 362.5% volatile
220 Congo -19.87 % change on previous year 2023 down 587.1% volatile
221 Central African Republic -22.06 % change on previous year 2023 down 376.5% volatile
222 Nepal -23.85 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,114.3% volatile
223 Lesotho -30.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 287.5% volatile
224 Tokelau -35.17 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
225 Cyprus -39.86 % change on previous year 2023 down 581.4% volatile
226 Cayman Islands -100 % change on previous year 2002 — volatile
226 Gibraltar -100 % change on previous year 2001 — volatile
226 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year 2010 — volatile
226 Guadeloupe -100 % change on previous year 2007 down 2,566.4% volatile
226 Martinique -100 % change on previous year 2011 down 7,655.8% volatile
226 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year 2000 — volatile
226 Reunion -100 % change on previous year 2012 down 5,836.9% volatile
226 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year 2011 unchanged volatile
226 Réunion -100 % change on previous year 2012 down 5,836.9% volatile

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

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The year-on-year percentage change in Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
267 places, 8,394 data points, 1991–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.