Farm gate — Emissions (CO2) 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...
What the numbers show
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 521,473 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Réunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 886.76 kt, and the mean is 13,460 kt.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 107,405.0%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 95.4%).
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 521,473 kt | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 248,486 kt | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 245,041 kt | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 243,025 kt | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 5 | India | 227,197 kt | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 129,116 kt | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 87,070 kt | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 87,070 kt | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 59,776 kt | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 46,065 kt | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 11 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 44,823 kt | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 40,375 kt | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 38,608 kt | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 35,226 kt | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 31,232 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 31,232 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | Brazil | 27,354 kt | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 18 | Ukraine | 23,754 kt | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 19 | Melanesia | 22,574 kt | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 22,482 kt | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 22,457 kt | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 22,318 kt | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | Japan | 19,822 kt | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 24 | France | 17,874 kt | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Argentina | 16,660 kt | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 16,402 kt | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 26 | Türkiye | 16,402 kt | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 16,037 kt | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 15,882 kt | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 15,807 kt | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 15,684 kt | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 32 | Zambia | 14,779 kt | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 33 | Myanmar | 14,420 kt | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 12,330 kt | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 11,945 kt | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 36 | Australia | 11,551 kt | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 11,095 kt | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 11,042 kt | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 10,475 kt | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 9,969 kt | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 41 | Sudan (former) | 9,932 kt | 2011 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 9,468 kt | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 43 | South Sudan | 9,454 kt | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 44 | Vietnam | 9,001 kt | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 44 | Viet Nam | 9,001 kt | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 8,445 kt | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 7,311 kt | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 48 | Norway | 6,738 kt | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 6,497 kt | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 6,395 kt | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 6,074 kt | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 5,838 kt | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Latvia | 5,745 kt | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 5,631 kt | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 55 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 5,510 kt | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 4,737 kt | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 57 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,624 kt | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 58 | Denmark | 4,452 kt | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 4,394 kt | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 60 | Madagascar | 4,354 kt | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 61 | New Zealand | 4,256 kt | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 62 | Guyana | 3,780 kt | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 3,761 kt | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 3,693 kt | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Chile | 3,502 kt | 2023 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 66 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3,445 kt | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 67 | Pakistan | 3,398 kt | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 68 | Greece | 3,083 kt | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 69 | Burundi | 3,080 kt | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 70 | Congo | 3,036 kt | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 2,926 kt | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Nepal | 2,858 kt | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,830 kt | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 73 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,830 kt | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 2,445 kt | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Belgium | 2,428 kt | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 77 | Romania | 2,272 kt | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Czechia | 2,086 kt | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 79 | Algeria | 1,956 kt | 2023 | up 227.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Tunisia | 1,946 kt | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 81 | Portugal | 1,873 kt | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 1,825 kt | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 1,793 kt | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 84 | Philippines | 1,742 kt | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 85 | Caribbean | 1,721 kt | 2023 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 86 | Jordan | 1,690 kt | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,673 kt | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 88 | Rwanda | 1,636 kt | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 89 | Cameroon | 1,563 kt | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 90 | Panama | 1,465 kt | 2023 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 91 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,383 kt | 2023 | up 930.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Austria | 1,340 kt | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 93 | Iceland | 1,304 kt | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 94 | Libya | 1,301 kt | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 95 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,248 kt | 2023 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 1,218 kt | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 97 | Suriname | 1,172 kt | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 996.2 kt | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Colombia | 960.02 kt | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Sudan | 957.27 kt | 2023 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 101 | Botswana | 909.09 kt | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 102 | Peru | 887.29 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 103 | Kuwait | 886.76 kt | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Malawi | 863.6 kt | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 105 | Switzerland | 825.67 kt | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 106 | Croatia | 801.79 kt | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 107 | Guinea | 719.64 kt | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 108 | Cambodia | 685.13 kt | 2023 | up 107,405.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Uruguay | 682.27 kt | 2023 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 110 | Moldova | 670.9 kt | 2023 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Republic of Moldova | 670.9 kt | 2023 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Iraq | 667.69 kt | 2023 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 644.43 kt | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Gabon | 618.91 kt | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 115 | Serbia | 585.66 kt | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 116 | Faroe Islands | 544.21 kt | 2023 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 117 | Syria | 513.34 kt | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Syrian Arab Republic | 513.34 kt | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Ecuador | 480.42 kt | 2023 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 469.36 kt | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 121 | Slovenia | 392.92 kt | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 122 | Angola | 374.45 kt | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 123 | Cuba | 367.01 kt | 2023 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 124 | Ghana | 366.75 kt | 2023 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 125 | Slovakia | 353.57 kt | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 126 | Albania | 351.34 kt | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 127 | Namibia | 340.12 kt | 2023 | up 118.0% | flat |
| 128 | Oman | 327.71 kt | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 306.9 kt | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 287.88 kt | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 131 | Kenya | 279.21 kt | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 132 | Armenia | 260.14 kt | 2023 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Brunei | 259.74 kt | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 133 | Brunei Darussalam | 259.74 kt | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 135 | Jamaica | 243.09 kt | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Mali | 232.6 kt | 2023 | up 508.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 216.16 kt | 1999 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 138 | Mauritania | 210.3 kt | 2023 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 207.57 kt | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 140 | Eswatini | 192.85 kt | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 141 | Senegal | 183.21 kt | 2023 | up 1,518.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Yemen | 181.82 kt | 2023 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Belize | 180.72 kt | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 144 | Greenland | 167.53 kt | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Laos | 158.38 kt | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 158.38 kt | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 137.66 kt | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 148 | Liberia | 133.28 kt | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 149 | Honduras | 122.11 kt | 2023 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 88.16 kt | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 151 | Fiji | 80.18 kt | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 152 | Puerto Rico | 76.69 kt | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 153 | Afghanistan | 76.3 kt | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Malta | 74.98 kt | 2023 | up 239.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Polynesia | 67.84 kt | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Georgia | 64.18 kt | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 62.74 kt | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Benin | 59.31 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Palestine | 59.2 kt | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Palestine | 59.2 kt | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 57.69 kt | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 162 | Mozambique | 49.83 kt | 2023 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 163 | French Guiana | 45.17 kt | 2023 | up 54.3% | falling |
| 164 | Bahrain | 41.07 kt | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 165 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37.38 kt | 2005 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 166 | Montenegro | 36.73 kt | 2023 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 167 | French Polynesia | 34.93 kt | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 168 | American Samoa | 28.68 kt | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 169 | Tajikistan | 25.43 kt | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | 23.68 kt | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Grenada | 23.26 kt | 2023 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Isle of Man | 20.36 kt | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 19.74 kt | 2023 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritius | 19.08 kt | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 175 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.84 kt | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 17.27 kt | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 177 | Nigeria | 14.65 kt | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 178 | Eritrea | 11.34 kt | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 7.98 kt | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Micronesia | 7.98 kt | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 7.01 kt | 2023 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Comoros | 6.25 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Dominica | 6.11 kt | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Niger | 5.33 kt | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Djibouti | 5.19 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.02 kt | 2023 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.57 kt | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Samoa | 3.68 kt | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Barbados | 1.64 kt | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Togo | 1.05 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Lesotho | 1.01 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Bhutan | 0.7247 kt | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6581 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 0.4605 kt | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.4022 kt | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3186 kt | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Niue | 0.0901 kt | 2023 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Guatemala | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Paraguay | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | El Salvador | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Reunion | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.79 million kt
- Non-Annex I countries 1.12 million kt
- Asia 964,482 kt
- Annex I countries 666,235 kt
- Europe 421,235 kt
- South-eastern Asia 312,963 kt
- Eastern Asia 304,339 kt
- Southern Asia 302,053 kt
- Americas 272,966 kt
- European Union (27) 221,875 kt
- Eastern Europe 211,750 kt
- Northern America 189,060 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 148,083 kt
- United States of America 129,116 kt
- Northern Europe 104,307 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 95,658 kt
- Africa 93,596 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 87,315 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 83,906 kt
- Western Europe 77,046 kt
- South America 63,954 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 55,066 kt
- Eastern Africa 52,275 kt
- Oceania 38,456 kt
- Western Asia 32,258 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 29,539 kt
- Southern Europe 28,132 kt
- Northern Africa 18,494 kt
- Central America 18,230 kt
- Central Asia 12,869 kt
- Southern Africa 11,918 kt
- Middle Africa 6,125 kt
- Western Africa 4,785 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