Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in OECD

OECD: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 783,887 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
783,887 kt
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
1st
of 216 countries
All-time high
850,801 kt
in 1990
All-time low
742,220 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in OECD, 1990–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200620231990: 850.8k kt1991: 837.8k kt1992: 835.3k kt1993: 836.8k kt1994: 840.5k kt1995: 834.9k kt1996: 825.5k kt1997: 823.0k kt1998: 818.9k kt1999: 828.4k kt2000: 832.0k kt2001: 833.4k kt2002: 825.0k kt2003: 776.0k kt2004: 797.3k kt2005: 774.8k kt2006: 792.5k kt2007: 787.5k kt2008: 767.8k kt2009: 766.2k kt2010: 750.9k kt2011: 798.4k kt2012: 795.8k kt2013: 751.4k kt2014: 765.2k kt2015: 761.9k kt2016: 750.8k kt2017: 776.0k kt2018: 777.5k kt2019: 758.9k kt2020: 747.3k kt2021: 750.2k kt2022: 742.2k kt2023: 783.9k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

OECD recorded 783,887 kt for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD peaked at 850,801 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 742,220 kt, in 2022.

OECD ranks 1st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 833,202 kt 818,884 kt 850,801 kt 10
2000s 795,266 kt 766,242 kt 833,416 kt 10
2010s 768,686 kt 750,800 kt 798,377 kt 10
2020s 755,892 kt 742,220 kt 783,887 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 India 596,268 kt compare
  2. 3 Brazil 412,513 kt compare
  3. 4 China, People's Republic of 408,389 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD?
Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD was 783,887 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 850,801 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 742,220 kt in 2022.
How does OECD rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
OECD ranks 1st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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