Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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
220
Highest
155.34 %
Fiji
Lowest
-518.84 %
Belarus
Median
24.63 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,446
What the numbers show
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 155.34 % in Fiji; the lowest is -518.84 % in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.63 %, and the mean is 27.6 %.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 135 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 86.8%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 820.4%).
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) (Share): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 155.34 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Mayotte | 140.67 % | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 96.69 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 93.41 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Chad | 92.56 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 6 | South Sudan | 90.4 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | Niger | 87.96 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 8 | Liberia | 87.15 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 86.3 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 10 | Mali | 85.69 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 82.85 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 12 | Guinea | 82.48 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 13 | Belize | 81.62 % | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 14 | Sudan (former) | 81.59 % | 2011 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 15 | Cambodia | 81.15 % | 2023 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 16 | Suriname | 80.81 % | 2023 | up 37.9% | falling |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 80.28 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 80.23 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 19 | Tokelau | 79.2 % | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 20 | Somalia | 78.94 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 21 | Myanmar | 76.78 % | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 22 | Zambia | 76.32 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 23 | Guyana | 76.18 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 74.55 % | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 74.4 % | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 74.08 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 73.98 % | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 28 | Uruguay | 73.66 % | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 29 | Melanesia | 73.44 % | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 30 | Cameroon | 73.41 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 72.84 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 72.68 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 33 | Eritrea | 72.6 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 34 | Mauritania | 69.07 % | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 35 | Peru | 68.78 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.07 % | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 68.07 % | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 38 | Kenya | 67.92 % | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.5 % | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 40 | Uganda | 66.6 % | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 41 | Madagascar | 65.58 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 65.07 % | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 64.19 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 44 | Mozambique | 63.97 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 45 | Bhutan | 63.14 % | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Burundi | 62.92 % | 2023 | down 58.5% | rising |
| 47 | Botswana | 62.59 % | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 48 | Laos | 61.51 % | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 61.51 % | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Angola | 60.94 % | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 51 | Namibia | 60.76 % | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 52 | Nepal | 59.6 % | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 53 | New Zealand | 58.3 % | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 54 | Gambia | 57.39 % | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 55 | East Timor | 56.99 % | 2023 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 56.99 % | 2023 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 57 | Guatemala | 56.19 % | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 58 | Lithuania | 55.18 % | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | 54.06 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 60 | Sudan | 52.46 % | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 61 | Latvia | 50.78 % | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Ireland | 50.18 % | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 63 | Argentina | 49.96 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 64 | Pakistan | 48.87 % | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 65 | Sweden | 48.07 % | 2023 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 66 | Senegal | 47.99 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 67 | Afghanistan | 47.58 % | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 47.25 % | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 69 | Eswatini | 46.83 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 70 | Polynesia | 46.7 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 71 | Colombia | 46.08 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 72 | Romania | 44.98 % | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 44.75 % | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 74 | Benin | 44.45 % | 2023 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Samoa | 43.64 % | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 42.58 % | 2023 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 42.24 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 78 | Tuvalu | 39.96 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 79 | Togo | 38.87 % | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 80 | Djibouti | 38.54 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 81 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 37.8 % | 2023 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 82 | Denmark | 37.78 % | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 83 | Haiti | 37 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 84 | Australia and New Zealand | 36.99 % | 2023 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 85 | Finland | 36.61 % | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Indonesia | 35.62 % | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 87 | Australia | 34.52 % | 2023 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 88 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 32.82 % | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 89 | Estonia | 32.77 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 90 | Panama | 31.09 % | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 91 | Iceland | 30.95 % | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 92 | Congo | 30.72 % | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 93 | Nigeria | 29.67 % | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 94 | Thailand | 29.65 % | 2023 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.34 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 29.29 % | 2023 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 97 | Philippines | 28.59 % | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 98 | Ecuador | 28.4 % | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 99 | Albania | 27.79 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 100 | Lesotho | 27.41 % | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 27.16 % | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 102 | Tonga | 26.53 % | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.4 % | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominica | 25.27 % | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 105 | Ukraine | 25.14 % | 2023 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 24.97 % | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 107 | Yemen | 24.81 % | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 108 | Moldova | 24.74 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 24.74 % | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 108 | Republic of Moldova | 24.74 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 111 | India | 24.52 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 112 | Malaysia | 24.17 % | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 113 | Canada | 23.7 % | 2023 | up 55.2% | falling |
| 114 | France | 23.56 % | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 115 | Hungary | 23.34 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 22.34 % | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 117 | Serbia and Montenegro | 21.42 % | 2005 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 118 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 20.42 % | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 119 | Gabon | 20.35 % | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 120 | Poland | 20.33 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 19.54 % | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 121 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19.54 % | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 123 | Norway | 19.22 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 124 | Mexico | 18.66 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 125 | Niue | 18.35 % | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 18.34 % | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 18.29 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Morocco | 18.26 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 129 | El Salvador | 17.73 % | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 130 | Kiribati | 17.48 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 131 | Slovenia | 17.32 % | 2023 | up 86.8% | falling |
| 132 | Vietnam | 17.2 % | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Viet Nam | 17.2 % | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Caribbean | 17.09 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 135 | Syria | 16.35 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 135 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.35 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 16.28 % | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 138 | Spain | 16.24 % | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 139 | Armenia | 16.23 % | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 140 | Serbia | 16.04 % | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 141 | Portugal | 15.71 % | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 15.35 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 143 | Comoros | 15.24 % | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 144 | Switzerland | 15.22 % | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 145 | Austria | 15.17 % | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 146 | Cook Islands | 14.79 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 147 | Croatia | 14.47 % | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 148 | OECD | 13.99 % | 2023 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 149 | Greece | 13.88 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 150 | Tunisia | 13.81 % | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 151 | Germany | 13.3 % | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 152 | Chile | 13.09 % | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 153 | Turkey | 12.67 % | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 153 | Türkiye | 12.67 % | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 155 | Jamaica | 12.24 % | 2023 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 155 | Montenegro | 12.24 % | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Russia | 11.82 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 157 | Russian Federation | 11.82 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 159 | Cabo Verde | 11.39 % | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 160 | Micronesia | 11.34 % | 2023 | up 40.7% | falling |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 10.98 % | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Italy | 10.34 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 163 | Belgium | 10.04 % | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 164 | Grenada | 9.93 % | 2023 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 165 | Jordan | 9.73 % | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 166 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 9.38 % | 1999 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 167 | United States | 9.18 % | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.16 % | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 9.03 % | 2023 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 170 | Kazakhstan | 8.89 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 171 | South Africa | 8.82 % | 2023 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 8.73 % | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 173 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8.7 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 174 | Egypt | 8.5 % | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 175 | Czechia | 8.12 % | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 176 | Seychelles | 7.94 % | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 177 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.92 % | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 178 | China, mainland | 6.83 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 179 | China | 6.72 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 180 | Slovakia | 6.64 % | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 181 | Malta | 6.13 % | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.92 % | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 183 | Algeria | 5.52 % | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 184 | Cyprus | 5.37 % | 2023 | down 33.4% | flat |
| 185 | Israel | 4.78 % | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 186 | Republic of Korea | 4.51 % | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 187 | Japan | 4.39 % | 2023 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 188 | Libya | 4.2 % | 2023 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 189 | Barbados | 4.07 % | 2023 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.99 % | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.69 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 192 | Brunei | 2.78 % | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.78 % | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Nauru | 2.75 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 194 | Nauru | 2.75 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 196 | Lebanon | 2.71 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 197 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2.6 % | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 198 | Iraq | 2.57 % | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 199 | Mauritius | 2.19 % | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 200 | Oman | 1.94 % | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 201 | Saudi Arabia | 1.74 % | 2023 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 202 | United Arab Emirates | 1.59 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 203 | Bahamas | 1.46 % | 2023 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 204 | Kuwait | 0.84 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.68 % | 2023 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 206 | Qatar | 0.39 % | 2023 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 207 | China, Macao SAR | 0.27 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 208 | Bahrain | 0.15 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 209 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.13 % | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 210 | Maldives | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Palau | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Singapore | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Aruba | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Marshall Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 213 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Ghana | -136.34 % | 2023 | down 765.1% | volatile |
| 221 | Rwanda | -160.19 % | 2023 | down 271.6% | volatile |
| 222 | Honduras | -493.21 % | 2023 | down 626.8% | volatile |
| 223 | Belarus | -518.84 % | 2023 | down 820.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 75.24 %
- Eastern Africa 73.35 %
- South America 71.9 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 70.74 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 65.38 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 56.81 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 54.9 %
- Western Africa 52.85 %
- Africa 46.9 %
- Oceania 38.86 %
- South-eastern Asia 33.72 %
- Americas 32.48 %
- Northern Europe 29.1 %
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 26.77 %
- Central America 25.39 %
- Southern Asia 25.18 %
- Non-Annex I countries 24.27 %
- World 21.66 %
- European Union (27) 19.2 %
- Europe 18.55 %
- Eastern Europe 18.48 %
- Central Asia 16.65 %
- Western Europe 16.53 %
- Northern Africa 15.28 %
- Annex I countries 15 %
- Asia 14.14 %
- Southern Europe 13.27 %
- Southern Africa 13.06 %
- Northern America 11.23 %
- United States of America 9.18 %
- Eastern Asia 6.78 %
- Western Asia 4.83 %
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.