Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CO2) 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
205
Highest
140.67 %
Mayotte
Lowest
-97.78 %
Belarus
Median
8.36 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,446
What the numbers show
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CO2) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 140.67 % in Mayotte; the lowest is -97.78 % in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.36 %, and the mean is 24.83 %.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 43,656.2%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 237.4%).
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CO2) (Share CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 140.67 % | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 2 | Somalia | 140.48 % | 2023 | up 43.4% | falling |
| 3 | Congo | 109.05 % | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 103.21 % | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 99.29 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 98.07 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | Liberia | 95.71 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 92.75 % | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 88.23 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 10 | Belize | 86.15 % | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 85.21 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 12 | South Sudan | 84.74 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea | 84.61 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 14 | Guyana | 83.32 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 15 | Mozambique | 83.3 % | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 16 | Suriname | 82.32 % | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 80.75 % | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 80.75 % | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 80.31 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 20 | Cambodia | 80.19 % | 2023 | down 29.7% | flat |
| 21 | Melanesia | 79.07 % | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 22 | Malawi | 78.18 % | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 77.65 % | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 77.02 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 25 | Burundi | 76.48 % | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Uganda | 75.81 % | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 74.89 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 28 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 74.76 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 29 | Zambia | 72.6 % | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 30 | Myanmar | 71.37 % | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 71.1 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 70.68 % | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 33 | Bhutan | 70.01 % | 2023 | up 43,656.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 69.05 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 35 | Sudan (former) | 66.71 % | 2011 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 65.06 % | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 65.05 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 38 | Guatemala | 62.82 % | 2023 | up 45.8% | falling |
| 39 | Madagascar | 61.05 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 60.8 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 41 | Angola | 59.05 % | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 42 | Niger | 56.05 % | 2023 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 43 | Eritrea | 55.1 % | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 54.12 % | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 45 | Laos | 54.05 % | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54.05 % | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 52.61 % | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 52.27 % | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 49 | Sweden | 46.54 % | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 45.85 % | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 45.26 % | 2023 | up 187.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Gambia | 45 % | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 53 | Gabon | 44.55 % | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 54 | Benin | 36.72 % | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Mongolia | 35.53 % | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 56 | Colombia | 34.56 % | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 57 | Indonesia | 33.61 % | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.13 % | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 59 | Finland | 32.84 % | 2023 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Argentina | 30.82 % | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 61 | Eswatini | 30.3 % | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 62 | Estonia | 28.43 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 63 | Ireland | 27.09 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritania | 26.48 % | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Polynesia | 26.25 % | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 66 | Samoa | 25.45 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 67 | Iceland | 24.87 % | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 68 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 24.68 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 69 | Nigeria | 24.13 % | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 70 | East Timor | 24.02 % | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 24.02 % | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 72 | Togo | 23.77 % | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 73 | Malaysia | 23.76 % | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 23.74 % | 2023 | up 297.7% | rising |
| 75 | Nepal | 22.42 % | 2023 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Ecuador | 21.22 % | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 77 | Canada | 20.67 % | 2023 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | 20.51 % | 2023 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 20.2 % | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 80 | Panama | 19.28 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 81 | Denmark | 18.77 % | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 18.67 % | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Thailand | 18.5 % | 2023 | up 248.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Hungary | 16.19 % | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 85 | Senegal | 16.03 % | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 86 | New Zealand | 14.87 % | 2023 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 87 | Sudan | 14.2 % | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Dominica | 13.96 % | 2023 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 89 | Norway | 13.75 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 90 | Poland | 13.59 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 91 | Moldova | 13.55 % | 2023 | up 59.6% | falling |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 13.55 % | 2023 | up 59.6% | falling |
| 93 | Botswana | 13.34 % | 2023 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 94 | Kiribati | 11.68 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 11.19 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 96 | Uruguay | 10.93 % | 2023 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Namibia | 10.54 % | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 98 | United Kingdom | 9.27 % | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 98 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.27 % | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 8.85 % | 2023 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 8.82 % | 2023 | up 694.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Russia | 8.36 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 102 | Russian Federation | 8.36 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 104 | Slovenia | 8.34 % | 2023 | up 302.9% | rising |
| 105 | Seychelles | 8.24 % | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 106 | Morocco | 8.12 % | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 107 | Grenada | 7.79 % | 2023 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 7.66 % | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 109 | India | 7.49 % | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 110 | Chile | 6.99 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 111 | France | 6.82 % | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 6.57 % | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 113 | Albania | 6.37 % | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Germany | 6.34 % | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 6.14 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 6.03 % | 2023 | up 33.1% | falling |
| 117 | OECD | 5.99 % | 2023 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 118 | Mexico | 5.91 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 119 | Greece | 5.65 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 120 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.64 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 121 | Croatia | 5.63 % | 2023 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 122 | Austria | 5.33 % | 2023 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 123 | Portugal | 4.73 % | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 124 | Australia and New Zealand | 4.44 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 125 | Jamaica | 4.35 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 4.24 % | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | 4.08 % | 2023 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Tuvalu | 4.07 % | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 129 | Spain | 4.06 % | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 3.9 % | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 131 | Turkey | 3.89 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 131 | Türkiye | 3.89 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 133 | Vietnam | 3.67 % | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Viet Nam | 3.67 % | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Australia | 3.61 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.47 % | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 137 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3.43 % | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 138 | Israel | 3.4 % | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 139 | Malta | 3.37 % | 2023 | up 326.6% | volatile |
| 140 | United States | 3.34 % | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 141 | Cyprus | 3.27 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 142 | Italy | 3.24 % | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.21 % | 2023 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 3.06 % | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 145 | South Africa | 2.84 % | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 146 | Kenya | 2.82 % | 2023 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Czechia | 2.67 % | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Belgium | 2.61 % | 2023 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 149 | Caribbean | 2.48 % | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 150 | Brunei | 2.44 % | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Switzerland | 2.44 % | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 150 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.44 % | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Egypt | 2.3 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Republic of Korea | 2.3 % | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 155 | Japan | 2.25 % | 2023 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 156 | China, mainland | 2.14 % | 2023 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 157 | China | 2.11 % | 2023 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 158 | Serbia | 2 % | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 159 | Pakistan | 1.88 % | 2023 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 160 | Libya | 1.84 % | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 161 | Comoros | 1.82 % | 2023 | down 93.7% | falling |
| 162 | Syria | 1.72 % | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 162 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.72 % | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.71 % | 2023 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Montenegro | 1.48 % | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 1.46 % | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Micronesia | 1.36 % | 2023 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Cuba | 1.33 % | 2023 | down 56.8% | flat |
| 169 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.31 % | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 170 | Philippines | 1.3 % | 2023 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Yemen | 1.27 % | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 1.2 % | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 173 | Niue | 1.19 % | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Slovakia | 1.17 % | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 1.07 % | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Georgia | 1.03 % | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Algeria | 1 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1 % | 1999 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 179 | Djibouti | 0.97 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Kuwait | 0.72 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 0.61 % | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 182 | Iraq | 0.59 % | 2023 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 184 | Mauritius | 0.44 % | 2023 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Oman | 0.37 % | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Tajikistan | 0.33 % | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.22 % | 2023 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 188 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.17 % | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.16 % | 2005 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Bahrain | 0.13 % | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 190 | Barbados | 0.13 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.13 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Lesotho | 0.04 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Haiti | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Marshall Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Singapore | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | El Salvador | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 219 | Ghana | -1.04 % | 2023 | down 160.8% | volatile |
| 220 | Fiji | -9.14 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 221 | Rwanda | -17.59 % | 2023 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 222 | Honduras | -39.51 % | 2023 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 223 | Belarus | -97.78 % | 2023 | down 237.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 85.33 %
- Eastern Africa 72.53 %
- South America 71.6 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 64.81 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 56.85 %
- Western Africa 52.31 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 43.47 %
- Africa 35.63 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 34.31 %
- South-eastern Asia 27.17 %
- Americas 25.25 %
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 22.38 %
- Northern Europe 18.91 %
- Non-Annex I countries 14.66 %
- Eastern Europe 14.53 %
- World 12.55 %
- Central America 11.74 %
- Europe 10.93 %
- Oceania 10.14 %
- European Union (27) 9.97 %
- Annex I countries 7.41 %
- Southern Asia 7.39 %
- Western Europe 6.55 %
- Asia 6.19 %
- Northern America 5.81 %
- Southern Europe 3.84 %
- Northern Africa 3.78 %
- United States of America 3.34 %
- Southern Africa 3.2 %
- Central Asia 2.8 %
- Eastern Asia 2.29 %
- Western Asia 1.48 %
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.