Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) by country
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases...
Countries reporting
227
Highest
522,503 kt
China
Lowest
0.1009 kt
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
244.46 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,371
What the numbers show
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 227 countries. The highest value is 522,503 kt in China; the lowest is 0.1009 kt in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 244.46 kt, and the mean is 8,549 kt.
Over the past decade 162 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 25,306.3%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 78.6%).
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) (Food CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 522,503 kt | 2023 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 503,063 kt | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 234,051 kt | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 4 | India | 83,414 kt | 2023 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 64,403 kt | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 52,318 kt | 2023 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 25,975 kt | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 25,661 kt | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 23,484 kt | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 22,595 kt | 2023 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 20,822 kt | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 17,705 kt | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 13 | Malaysia | 15,751 kt | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 15,408 kt | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 15,008 kt | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 16 | China, Taiwan Province of | 14,933 kt | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 14,102 kt | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 12,528 kt | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 12,270 kt | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 12,180 kt | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 10,642 kt | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 9,902 kt | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 9,323 kt | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 8,764 kt | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,476 kt | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 8,319 kt | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 27 | Philippines | 8,113 kt | 2023 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 7,921 kt | 2023 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Türkiye | 7,489 kt | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 30 | Canada | 7,252 kt | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 7,105 kt | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 6,457 kt | 2023 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 6,303 kt | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 6,154 kt | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 35 | Pakistan | 5,135 kt | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 4,950 kt | 2023 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 37 | Caribbean | 4,634 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 38 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4,477 kt | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 39 | France | 4,325 kt | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 40 | Libya | 3,960 kt | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3,485 kt | 2023 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 3,134 kt | 2023 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,927 kt | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 44 | Tunisia | 2,724 kt | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 2,653 kt | 2023 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 2,543 kt | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 2,383 kt | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 48 | Nigeria | 2,374 kt | 2023 | up 291.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Romania | 2,319 kt | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 2,283 kt | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 51 | Kuwait | 2,281 kt | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 2,278 kt | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 2,219 kt | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 2,104 kt | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 55 | Myanmar | 1,659 kt | 2023 | up 365.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Sudan | 1,616 kt | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 1,593 kt | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 58 | Angola | 1,479 kt | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Cambodia | 1,428 kt | 2023 | up 616.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Israel | 1,428 kt | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 1,403 kt | 2023 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,382 kt | 2023 | up 369.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Qatar | 1,382 kt | 2023 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 1,357 kt | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 65 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,356 kt | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 66 | Yemen | 1,337 kt | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 67 | Guatemala | 1,326 kt | 2023 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 1,305 kt | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,297 kt | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 70 | Singapore | 1,258 kt | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 71 | Belarus | 1,226 kt | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 72 | Cuba | 1,184 kt | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 73 | Hungary | 1,171 kt | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 74 | Serbia | 1,171 kt | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 75 | Austria | 1,104 kt | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 76 | Belgium | 1,038 kt | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 77 | Oman | 1,021 kt | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 1,004 kt | 2023 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Greece | 972.61 kt | 2023 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 80 | Panama | 918.78 kt | 2023 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 891.28 kt | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 878.76 kt | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 857.18 kt | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 84 | Mongolia | 829.51 kt | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahrain | 796.46 kt | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 86 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 722.2 kt | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 87 | Georgia | 716.01 kt | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovakia | 700.65 kt | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 89 | Palestine | 691.72 kt | 2023 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 90 | Senegal | 678.48 kt | 2023 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 675.26 kt | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 635.84 kt | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Ghana | 613.79 kt | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 582.96 kt | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 95 | Nepal | 534.83 kt | 2023 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Sudan (former) | 510.97 kt | 2011 | up 289.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 466.75 kt | 2023 | up 307.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Ireland | 424.02 kt | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 421.16 kt | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 100 | Brunei Darussalam | 412.83 kt | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 101 | Switzerland | 397.87 kt | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 102 | Republic of Moldova | 396.87 kt | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 375.64 kt | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 337.14 kt | 2023 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Denmark | 328.7 kt | 2023 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 106 | Botswana | 326.3 kt | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 306.17 kt | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 108 | Armenia | 300.05 kt | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 109 | Croatia | 287.79 kt | 2023 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 110 | Cameroon | 272.46 kt | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 111 | United Republic of Tanzania | 268.35 kt | 2023 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 112 | New Zealand | 258.15 kt | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 113 | Jamaica | 246.29 kt | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 114 | Tajikistan | 244.46 kt | 2023 | up 25,306.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 230.22 kt | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | 226.78 kt | 2023 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 225.96 kt | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 118 | Mauritania | 223.78 kt | 2023 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Finland | 223.63 kt | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 120 | Slovenia | 218.18 kt | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 121 | Uruguay | 215.99 kt | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 122 | Lithuania | 187.87 kt | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 123 | Niger | 187.78 kt | 2023 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Kenya | 186.92 kt | 2023 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Gabon | 184.1 kt | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 126 | Estonia | 180.41 kt | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 173.43 kt | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 128 | Albania | 150.56 kt | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Cyprus | 128.85 kt | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 130 | Haiti | 128.43 kt | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Chad | 123.77 kt | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 132 | Congo | 119.26 kt | 2023 | up 221.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Mali | 113.89 kt | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Suriname | 113.88 kt | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Latvia | 108.93 kt | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 136 | Bahamas | 106.56 kt | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 137 | Guyana | 106.39 kt | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 138 | Melanesia | 105.72 kt | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritius | 105.31 kt | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 140 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 101.15 kt | 2010 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 141 | Montenegro | 100.76 kt | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 142 | Togo | 98.64 kt | 2023 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Benin | 89.04 kt | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 88.43 kt | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Zambia | 74.8 kt | 2023 | up 1,762.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Eswatini | 70.59 kt | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 147 | Belize | 70.27 kt | 2023 | up 138.3% | rising |
| 148 | Curaçao | 69.13 kt | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 66.41 kt | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 150 | Serbia and Montenegro | 64.95 kt | 2004 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 151 | Malta | 61.04 kt | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 152 | Maldives | 60.01 kt | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Sweden | 57.51 kt | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 154 | Equatorial Guinea | 53.59 kt | 2023 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 53.54 kt | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Aruba | 49.84 kt | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 157 | Guinea | 48.08 kt | 2023 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Barbados | 47.23 kt | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 159 | Madagascar | 44.33 kt | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Fiji | 43.8 kt | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 161 | Norway | 41.57 kt | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Timor-Leste | 36.72 kt | 2023 | up 285.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Bhutan | 36.46 kt | 2023 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Mozambique | 33.85 kt | 2023 | up 353.0% | volatile |
| 165 | China, Macao SAR | 29.09 kt | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 166 | Cabo Verde | 28.44 kt | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | 27.41 kt | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 168 | Malawi | 25.46 kt | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 169 | Rwanda | 24.85 kt | 2023 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 170 | South Sudan | 20.16 kt | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 171 | Djibouti | 20.14 kt | 2023 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.4 kt | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.02 kt | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 174 | Eritrea | 18.94 kt | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 175 | Guadeloupe | 17.95 kt | 2010 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 176 | Grenada | 17.35 kt | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 177 | Anguilla | 16.75 kt | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 178 | Polynesia | 16.09 kt | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 14.46 kt | 2023 | up 718.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Uganda | 13.09 kt | 2023 | up 335.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Namibia | 12.44 kt | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Réunion | 12.2 kt | 2010 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 183 | Micronesia | 11.75 kt | 2023 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.05 kt | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 185 | Dominica | 9.59 kt | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 186 | French Guiana | 7.95 kt | 2010 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 187 | Gibraltar | 7.72 kt | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 188 | Cayman Islands | 7.7 kt | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.68 kt | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.82 kt | 2023 | up 605.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Seychelles | 6.82 kt | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 192 | Samoa | 6.56 kt | 2023 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 193 | Somalia | 6.15 kt | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 194 | Burundi | 5.73 kt | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 195 | Isle of Man | 5.71 kt | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 196 | French Polynesia | 5.12 kt | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 197 | Ethiopia | 4.94 kt | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.03 kt | 2023 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 3.78 kt | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Tonga | 3.77 kt | 2023 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Vanuatu | 3.63 kt | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 202 | Comoros | 3.21 kt | 2023 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.21 kt | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 204 | Marshall Islands | 3.01 kt | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 205 | Palau | 2.92 kt | 2023 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 206 | New Caledonia | 2.77 kt | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 207 | Montserrat | 2.6 kt | 2023 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 2.54 kt | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 209 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2.1 kt | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 210 | Nauru | 2.06 kt | 2023 | up 105.3% | falling |
| 211 | Solomon Islands | 1.98 kt | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 212 | Andorra | 1.83 kt | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 213 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1.66 kt | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 214 | Bermuda | 1.49 kt | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 215 | Mayotte | 1.28 kt | 2010 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 216 | Kiribati | 1.18 kt | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 217 | Jersey | 1.08 kt | 2023 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 218 | Greenland | 0.8603 kt | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 219 | American Samoa | 0.8027 kt | 2010 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 220 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.7976 kt | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 221 | Iceland | 0.5642 kt | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 222 | Tuvalu | 0.4905 kt | 2023 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 223 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.4734 kt | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 224 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.4104 kt | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 225 | Niue | 0.1547 kt | 2023 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 226 | Paraguay | 0.1372 kt | 2023 | up 59.9% | flat |
| 227 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.1009 kt | 2023 | down 46.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.26 million kt
- Non-Annex I countries 973,659 kt
- Asia 849,485 kt
- Eastern Asia 551,661 kt
- Annex I countries 280,903 kt
- Americas 165,647 kt
- Europe 147,976 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 130,957 kt
- Southern Asia 118,204 kt
- South-eastern Asia 118,141 kt
- Northern America 96,608 kt
- United States of America 89,354 kt
- Eastern Europe 85,512 kt
- Africa 79,562 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 69,038 kt
- European Union (27) 66,093 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 65,454 kt
- Northern Africa 60,326 kt
- South America 45,460 kt
- Western Asia 43,536 kt
- Western Europe 35,519 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 26,702 kt
- Sub-Saharan Africa 19,236 kt
- Central America 18,945 kt
- Central Asia 17,942 kt
- Southern Europe 16,909 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 15,739 kt
- Oceania 12,661 kt
- Northern Europe 10,036 kt
- Southern Africa 9,821 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 7,361 kt
- Western Africa 6,086 kt
- Middle Africa 2,241 kt
- Eastern Africa 1,089 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.