Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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
229
Highest
743,347 kt
China
Lowest
0.0013 kt
Niue
Median
1,688 kt
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
15,109
What the numbers show
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 743,347 kt in China; the lowest is 0.0013 kt in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,688 kt, and the mean is 23,734 kt.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 5,419.1%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 83.5%).
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 743,347 kt | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 742,000 kt | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 3 | OECD | 660,425 kt | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 4 | United States | 428,400 kt | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 5 | USSR | 317,186 kt | 1991 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 255,920 kt | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 255,920 kt | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 249,760 kt | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 138,880 kt | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 10 | Iraq | 134,680 kt | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 11 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 122,920 kt | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 12 | Nigeria | 112,840 kt | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 66,920 kt | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 66,080 kt | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 15 | Australia and New Zealand | 48,798 kt | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 47,880 kt | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 39,480 kt | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 39,480 kt | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 36,400 kt | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 33,040 kt | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 21 | Pakistan | 27,468 kt | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 27,356 kt | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 23 | Kuwait | 26,600 kt | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 26,096 kt | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 25 | Mongolia | 24,836 kt | 2023 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Oman | 24,444 kt | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Vietnam | 24,192 kt | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 24,192 kt | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Libya | 21,896 kt | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Angola | 21,700 kt | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Bahrain | 21,420 kt | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21,280 kt | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Egypt | 20,048 kt | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 19,656 kt | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 17,948 kt | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 17,500 kt | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 37 | Qatar | 17,416 kt | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Mexico | 15,176 kt | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 39 | Turkmenistan | 13,692 kt | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 40 | Gabon | 13,636 kt | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 41 | Congo | 13,328 kt | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Germany | 13,272 kt | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Philippines | 12,768 kt | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 44 | Uganda | 12,404 kt | 2023 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Mozambique | 12,348 kt | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 12,320 kt | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 47 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12,012 kt | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Argentina | 11,788 kt | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 49 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10,892 kt | 2023 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | 10,808 kt | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 51 | Sudan (former) | 10,794 kt | 2011 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 10,304 kt | 2023 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 9,772 kt | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Malaysia | 9,688 kt | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Yugoslav SFR | 9,111 kt | 1991 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 56 | Cameroon | 9,044 kt | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Turkey | 8,848 kt | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 57 | Türkiye | 8,848 kt | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 59 | Ethiopia PDR | 8,358 kt | 1992 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 8,344 kt | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Sudan | 7,896 kt | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 61 | Thailand | 7,896 kt | 2023 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 63 | Italy | 7,532 kt | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 64 | Czechoslovakia | 7,288 kt | 1992 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 65 | Caribbean | 6,440 kt | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 66 | France | 6,104 kt | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Zambia | 6,076 kt | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 5,936 kt | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5,852 kt | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Japan | 5,852 kt | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5,852 kt | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 5,012 kt | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 73 | Somalia | 4,984 kt | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Myanmar | 4,816 kt | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 4,732 kt | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 75 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,732 kt | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Madagascar | 4,536 kt | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Republic of Korea | 4,480 kt | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 79 | Norway | 4,368 kt | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Haiti | 4,200 kt | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 4,032 kt | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 82 | Romania | 3,752 kt | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 83 | Chad | 3,612 kt | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Nepal | 3,556 kt | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 3,276 kt | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 85 | Peru | 3,276 kt | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,248 kt | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 3,080 kt | 2023 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Guatemala | 3,024 kt | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 90 | Belgium | 2,912 kt | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 91 | Togo | 2,884 kt | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Hungary | 2,601 kt | 2023 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 93 | Tunisia | 2,576 kt | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 94 | Belarus | 2,542 kt | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 95 | Spain | 2,411 kt | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 96 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,374 kt | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,346 kt | 2023 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Benin | 2,248 kt | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Greece | 2,156 kt | 2023 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 100 | Malawi | 2,139 kt | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Afghanistan | 2,120 kt | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Laos | 2,120 kt | 2023 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,120 kt | 2023 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2,115 kt | 1999 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 105 | Guinea | 2,106 kt | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 106 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,996 kt | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 107 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,946 kt | 2005 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 108 | Chile | 1,862 kt | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 109 | Serbia | 1,831 kt | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 110 | South Sudan | 1,812 kt | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 111 | Cambodia | 1,809 kt | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Melanesia | 1,777 kt | 2023 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Rwanda | 1,767 kt | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 1,736 kt | 2023 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 1,688 kt | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 116 | Liberia | 1,666 kt | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 1,638 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 118 | Mali | 1,630 kt | 2023 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Paraguay | 1,599 kt | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 120 | Austria | 1,518 kt | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 121 | Brunei | 1,470 kt | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,470 kt | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Switzerland | 1,467 kt | 2023 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 124 | Guyana | 1,459 kt | 2023 | up 5,419.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Niger | 1,436 kt | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Yemen | 1,417 kt | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Botswana | 1,375 kt | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Ireland | 1,316 kt | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 129 | Syria | 1,260 kt | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,260 kt | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Portugal | 1,254 kt | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 132 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,221 kt | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 1,215 kt | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 1,190 kt | 2023 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,033 kt | 2023 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 136 | Slovakia | 1,014 kt | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 988.4 kt | 2023 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Sweden | 985.6 kt | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 139 | Finland | 963.2 kt | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 140 | Namibia | 954.8 kt | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Senegal | 943.6 kt | 2023 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 142 | New Zealand | 918.4 kt | 2023 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 143 | Slovenia | 890.4 kt | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 144 | Denmark | 856.8 kt | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 837.2 kt | 2023 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritania | 792.4 kt | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 719.6 kt | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 148 | Croatia | 697.2 kt | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 149 | Eritrea | 644 kt | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 150 | Morocco | 635.6 kt | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 151 | Israel | 632.8 kt | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Cuba | 546 kt | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 153 | Bhutan | 543.2 kt | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Honduras | 537.6 kt | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 155 | Lesotho | 498.4 kt | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 155 | Singapore | 498.4 kt | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 157 | Dominican Republic | 495.6 kt | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 158 | Lithuania | 484.4 kt | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 436.8 kt | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 160 | Nicaragua | 434 kt | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 161 | Latvia | 400.4 kt | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 162 | Armenia | 394.8 kt | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 163 | Moldova | 369.6 kt | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 163 | Republic of Moldova | 369.6 kt | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 165 | Eswatini | 333.2 kt | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 166 | Albania | 273.84 kt | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Estonia | 266 kt | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 168 | Uruguay | 248.36 kt | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 169 | Gambia | 243.32 kt | 2023 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Georgia | 238.28 kt | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 171 | Jordan | 209.16 kt | 2023 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 191.8 kt | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 173 | Suriname | 185.92 kt | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Montenegro | 173.04 kt | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 175 | Djibouti | 170.8 kt | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 176 | East Timor | 164.92 kt | 2023 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Timor-Leste | 164.92 kt | 2023 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Comoros | 156.24 kt | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 141 kt | 1990 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Jamaica | 121.24 kt | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 181 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 115.92 kt | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Panama | 101.36 kt | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 183 | Lebanon | 98.28 kt | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | El Salvador | 86.24 kt | 2023 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 185 | Costa Rica | 73.64 kt | 2023 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 186 | Micronesia | 50.53 kt | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Luxembourg | 47.6 kt | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 188 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 43.12 kt | 2010 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.44 kt | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | 27.69 kt | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Cyprus | 25.26 kt | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 192 | Cabo Verde | 24.28 kt | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Belize | 22.6 kt | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Marshall Islands | 21 kt | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 16.69 kt | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Mauritius | 16.55 kt | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 197 | Bahamas | 16.27 kt | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 198 | Maldives | 15.01 kt | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Fiji | 14.5 kt | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 200 | China, Macao SAR | 10.33 kt | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 201 | Vanuatu | 10.14 kt | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Polynesia | 9.94 kt | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 203 | Iceland | 8.85 kt | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 204 | Barbados | 8.62 kt | 2023 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Samoa | 8.4 kt | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 206 | Andorra | 7.34 kt | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 6.55 kt | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 208 | Seychelles | 5.54 kt | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Lucia | 4.26 kt | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 210 | San Marino | 4 kt | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 211 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.78 kt | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 212 | Aruba | 3.75 kt | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Monaco | 3.53 kt | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Dominica | 2.68 kt | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 215 | Malta | 2.44 kt | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 216 | Kiribati | 1.72 kt | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 217 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.66 kt | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 218 | Tonga | 1.28 kt | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 219 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9716 kt | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 220 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7588 kt | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 220 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.7588 kt | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 222 | Grenada | 0.3416 kt | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 223 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2828 kt | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 224 | Cook Islands | 0.259 kt | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 225 | Nauru | 0.1162 kt | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 225 | Nauru | 0.1162 kt | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 227 | Anguilla | 0.1044 kt | 2023 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 228 | Holy See | 0.0591 kt | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 229 | Niue | 0.0013 kt | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.31 million kt
- Non-Annex I countries 2.38 million kt
- Asia 1.80 million kt
- Annex I countries 935,971 kt
- Eastern Asia 789,407 kt
- Americas 613,615 kt
- Northern America 494,480 kt
- Africa 460,642 kt
- United States of America 428,400 kt
- Europe 384,059 kt
- Western Asia 335,711 kt
- Eastern Europe 321,678 kt
- South-eastern Asia 315,182 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 307,968 kt
- Southern Asia 302,275 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 208,060 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 181,394 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 166,050 kt
- Western Africa 147,644 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 119,135 kt
- Eastern Africa 95,205 kt
- South America 93,240 kt
- Northern Africa 89,452 kt
- Middle Africa 85,700 kt
- European Union (27) 75,896 kt
- Central Asia 60,726 kt
- Oceania 50,636 kt
- Southern Africa 42,641 kt
- Western Europe 27,327 kt
- Southern Europe 20,672 kt
- Central America 19,455 kt
- Northern Europe 14,381 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 11,297 kt
About this data
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