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Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 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
80
Highest
325,363 kt
Brazil
Lowest
0.0364 kt
Nauru
Median
4,099 kt
Years covered
31
1990–2020
Data points
1,876

What the numbers show

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 325,363 kt in Brazil; the lowest is 0.0364 kt in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,099 kt, and the mean is 14,566 kt.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 237.8%), and the largest decrease in Palau (down 95.2%).

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 325,363 kt 2015 up 3.6% rising
2 Argentina 62,876 kt 2012 down 18.0% falling
3 Ethiopia 58,339 kt 2013 up 40.3% rising
4 Australia 51,796 kt 2020 down 6.3% falling
5 Mexico 51,208 kt 2013 up 2.2% rising
6 Colombia 44,345 kt 2004 up 15.7% rising
7 Russian Federation 43,722 kt 2020 down 3.6% falling
8 Türkiye 38,768 kt 2020 up 65.3% rising
9 France 37,250 kt 2020 down 6.9% falling
10 New Zealand 32,291 kt 2020 up 1.9% flat
11 Germany 26,732 kt 2020 down 5.2% falling
12 Canada 26,518 kt 2020 down 6.3% falling
13 Kazakhstan 24,476 kt 2020 up 35.9% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23,450 kt 2020 down 1.7% falling
15 Paraguay 22,834 kt 2015 up 43.6% rising
16 Kenya 19,376 kt 2010 up 35.2% rising
17 Spain 18,015 kt 2020 down 0.4% rising
18 Uzbekistan 16,056 kt 2012 up 74.7% rising
19 Italy 15,159 kt 2020 up 5.1% falling
20 Myanmar 14,538 kt 2005 up 28.4% rising
21 Poland 14,466 kt 2020 up 9.1% falling
22 Ireland 14,118 kt 2020 up 16.9% flat
23 Peru 12,422 kt 2014 down 10.5% rising
24 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11,995 kt 2004 up 6.3% rising
25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9,180 kt 2020 up 2.9% falling
26 Belarus 8,693 kt 2020 up 0.4% falling
27 Japan 8,549 kt 2020 down 6.9% falling
28 Ukraine 8,341 kt 2020 down 25.9% volatile
29 Romania 8,094 kt 2020 down 1.0% falling
30 Mongolia 7,860 kt 2006 up 1.6% rising
31 Chile 5,566 kt 2018 down 8.1% falling
32 Mauritania 5,528 kt 2018 up 31.7% rising
33 Republic of Korea 5,397 kt 2016 up 16.8% rising
34 Namibia 5,334 kt 2016 up 27.4% rising
35 Dominican Republic 5,323 kt 2010 up 65.8% rising
36 Azerbaijan 4,951 kt 2013 up 21.4% rising
37 Cambodia 4,704 kt 2016 down 11.6% flat
38 Belgium 4,520 kt 2020 down 1.9% falling
39 Austria 4,181 kt 2020 down 4.6% falling
40 Denmark 4,154 kt 2020 up 1.3% falling
41 Greece 4,043 kt 2020 down 11.6% falling
42 Portugal 4,003 kt 2020 up 5.0% falling
43 Haiti 3,799 kt 2000 up 45.7% rising
44 Switzerland 3,645 kt 2020 down 3.9% flat
45 Kyrgyzstan 3,464 kt 2010 up 33.2% rising
46 Czechia 3,462 kt 2020 up 13.6% falling
47 Sweden 3,290 kt 2020 down 4.2% falling
48 Tajikistan 3,248 kt 2010 up 73.1% rising
49 Ghana 3,210 kt 2016 up 39.7% rising
50 Norway 2,501 kt 2020 down 1.3% falling
51 Hungary 2,346 kt 2020 up 19.3% falling
52 Finland 2,328 kt 2020 down 0.8% falling
53 Georgia 1,801 kt 2013 down 4.0% falling
54 Bulgaria 1,672 kt 2020 down 4.7% falling
55 Lithuania 1,619 kt 2020 down 12.4% falling
56 Malaysia 1,535 kt 2016 down 5.5% flat
57 Albania 1,421 kt 2009 down 27.4% falling
58 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,400 kt 2010 down 5.0% falling
59 Croatia 1,093 kt 2020 down 14.0% falling
60 Slovakia 1,082 kt 2020 down 7.3% falling
61 Slovenia 1,055 kt 2020 up 4.3% rising
62 Israel 1,044 kt 2015 up 15.0% rising
63 Latvia 958.75 kt 2020 up 12.2% falling
64 Republic of Moldova 721.69 kt 2013 down 37.5% falling
65 North Macedonia 700.28 kt 2014 down 6.5% falling
66 Estonia 586.28 kt 2020 up 2.4% falling
67 Luxembourg 450.65 kt 2020 up 5.5% rising
68 Guyana 448 kt 2004 up 60.0% rising
69 Sierra Leone 401.26 kt 2005 up 37.2% rising
70 Lebanon 353.92 kt 2013 up 109.6% rising
71 Cyprus 329.61 kt 2020 up 25.0% rising
72 Iceland 326.24 kt 2020 down 3.9% flat
73 Jamaica 230.44 kt 2012 down 0.4% volatile
74 Belize 141.96 kt 2009 up 85.1% rising
75 Malta 38.67 kt 2020 down 6.6% falling
76 Mauritius 22.4 kt 2013 down 71.7% falling
77 Dominica 20.94 kt 2005 up 237.8% rising
78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.27 kt 2004 down 63.8% falling
79 Palau 0.0616 kt 2005 down 95.2% volatile
80 Nauru 0.0364 kt 2010 down 53.6% volatile

Regions and income groups

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

About this data

Indicator
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,876 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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