Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) by country

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Countries reporting
228
Highest
525,533 kt
China
Lowest
0.0095 kt
Holy See
Median
241.56 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,608

What the numbers show

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 228 countries. The highest value is 525,533 kt in China; the lowest is 0.0095 kt in Holy See.

The median across all reporting countries is 241.56 kt, and the mean is 8,576 kt.

Over the past decade 165 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Gibraltar (up 3,221.6%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 77.3%).

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 525,533 kt 2023 up 58.5% volatile
2 China, mainland 506,020 kt 2023 up 61.6% volatile
3 OECD 238,783 kt 2023 down 16.0% falling
4 India 87,116 kt 2023 up 59.7% volatile
5 Russian Federation 65,027 kt 2023 up 86.0% rising
6 Indonesia 52,577 kt 2023 up 97.4% volatile
7 Algeria 26,043 kt 2023 up 53.7% rising
8 Germany 25,784 kt 2023 down 21.8% falling
9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23,600 kt 2023 up 33.3% rising
10 Viet Nam 22,721 kt 2023 up 172.3% volatile
11 Brazil 21,324 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
12 Japan 17,777 kt 2023 down 16.8% rising
13 Malaysia 16,102 kt 2023 up 36.2% volatile
14 Egypt 15,444 kt 2023 down 11.7% rising
15 Mexico 15,430 kt 2023 down 20.2% rising
16 China, Taiwan Province of 14,987 kt 2023 up 8.9% rising
17 Thailand 14,222 kt 2023 up 21.8% rising
18 Australia and New Zealand 12,664 kt 2023 up 10.9% rising
19 Australia 12,376 kt 2023 up 11.3% rising
20 Saudi Arabia 12,210 kt 2023 up 5.4% rising
21 Morocco 10,680 kt 2023 up 38.2% volatile
22 Republic of Korea 9,939 kt 2023 up 7.3% rising
23 Italy 9,260 kt 2023 down 22.8% falling
24 Uzbekistan 8,813 kt 2023 down 4.9% rising
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,634 kt 2023 down 52.8% falling
26 Philippines 8,412 kt 2023 up 85.5% volatile
27 Kazakhstan 8,221 kt 2023 up 197.4% volatile
28 Türkiye 7,546 kt 2023 up 51.8% rising
29 Canada 7,319 kt 2023 down 9.6% falling
30 Poland 7,260 kt 2023 down 16.7% flat
31 Colombia 6,600 kt 2023 up 64.0% rising
32 Argentina 6,515 kt 2023 up 14.4% rising
33 Iraq 6,170 kt 2023 up 34.7% rising
34 Pakistan 5,203 kt 2023 up 28.7% rising
35 Ukraine 5,141 kt 2023 down 59.1% falling
36 Caribbean 4,655 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
37 China, Hong Kong SAR 4,496 kt 2023 down 4.3% rising
38 France 4,457 kt 2023 down 36.0% falling
39 Libya 3,968 kt 2023 up 69.6% rising
40 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,592 kt 2023 down 24.0% rising
41 Bangladesh 3,139 kt 2023 up 101.1% volatile
42 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,087 kt 2023 up 21.3% rising
43 Spain 2,973 kt 2023 down 10.7% rising
44 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,949 kt 2023 down 37.0% falling
45 Tunisia 2,730 kt 2023 up 32.4% rising
46 United Arab Emirates 2,549 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
47 Czechia 2,395 kt 2023 down 22.0% falling
48 Portugal 2,384 kt 2023 up 28.1% rising
49 Nigeria 2,379 kt 2023 up 291.9% volatile
50 Chile 2,352 kt 2023 down 17.5% rising
51 Romania 2,328 kt 2023 up 9.1% rising
52 Peru 2,316 kt 2023 up 16.3% rising
53 Kuwait 2,299 kt 2023 up 26.5% rising
54 Ecuador 2,116 kt 2023 up 8.9% rising
55 Myanmar 1,681 kt 2023 up 348.4% volatile
56 Sudan 1,620 kt 2023 up 79.1% rising
57 Azerbaijan 1,603 kt 2023 up 30.6% rising
58 Angola 1,483 kt 2023 up 55.2% volatile
59 Israel 1,458 kt 2023 down 19.0% rising
60 Cambodia 1,435 kt 2023 up 617.3% volatile
61 Yemen 1,409 kt 2023 up 0.3% rising
62 Afghanistan 1,407 kt 2023 up 68.9% volatile
63 Qatar 1,390 kt 2023 up 67.3% volatile
64 Guatemala 1,389 kt 2023 up 119.9% volatile
65 Côte d'Ivoire 1,386 kt 2023 up 369.8% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 1,361 kt 2023 up 29.1% rising
67 Singapore 1,354 kt 2023 up 8.4% rising
68 Syrian Arab Republic 1,341 kt 2023 up 1.7% rising
69 Jordan 1,309 kt 2023 up 46.6% rising
70 Belarus 1,236 kt 2023 down 3.9% falling
71 Serbia 1,224 kt 2023 down 5.5% rising
72 Cuba 1,189 kt 2023 down 12.3% rising
73 Hungary 1,176 kt 2023 up 1.2% falling
74 Austria 1,112 kt 2023 down 7.2% flat
75 Belgium 1,059 kt 2023 down 27.8% falling
76 Greece 1,058 kt 2023 down 77.3% falling
77 Oman 1,026 kt 2023 up 20.3% rising
78 Sri Lanka 1,008 kt 2023 up 105.6% volatile
79 Panama 934.74 kt 2023 up 109.4% volatile
80 Lebanon 909.14 kt 2023 up 4.6% rising
81 Puerto Rico 881.65 kt 2023 down 1.7% falling
82 Bulgaria 866.86 kt 2023 up 3.8% falling
83 Mongolia 839.1 kt 2023 up 33.2% volatile
84 Bahrain 799.12 kt 2023 up 45.1% rising
85 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 750.71 kt 2023 up 1,361.4% volatile
86 Turkmenistan 732.09 kt 2023 up 36.9% rising
87 Georgia 718.51 kt 2023 up 110.6% volatile
88 Palestine 704.85 kt 2023 up 72.9% rising
89 Slovakia 703.37 kt 2023 down 5.8% falling
90 Senegal 680.85 kt 2023 up 135.7% volatile
91 Honduras 670.54 kt 2023 up 107.8% volatile
92 Ghana 615.19 kt 2023 up 29.1% volatile
93 El Salvador 601.14 kt 2023 up 28.0% rising
94 Nepal 536.33 kt 2023 up 96.7% volatile
95 Sudan (former) 512.32 kt 2011 up 289.1% volatile
96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 468.89 kt 2023 up 307.2% volatile
97 Brunei Darussalam 450.68 kt 2023 up 15.2% rising
98 Ireland 429.45 kt 2023 down 31.7% falling
99 Switzerland 426.95 kt 2023 down 10.5% rising
100 Trinidad and Tobago 421.87 kt 2023 down 11.2% rising
101 Republic of Moldova 401.37 kt 2023 down 8.6% falling
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 400.09 kt 2023 down 1.0% rising
103 Kyrgyzstan 357.31 kt 2023 up 145.9% volatile
104 Denmark 331.62 kt 2023 down 67.0% falling
105 Botswana 327.85 kt 2023 down 32.5% volatile
106 North Macedonia 324.44 kt 2023 down 6.4% flat
107 Croatia 313.9 kt 2023 down 9.5% rising
108 Armenia 307.78 kt 2023 up 23.1% rising
109 New Zealand 288.24 kt 2023 down 2.6% rising
110 Cameroon 273.14 kt 2023 up 42.8% volatile
111 United Republic of Tanzania 269.11 kt 2023 up 94.5% volatile
112 Tajikistan 262.05 kt 2023 up 3,204.2% volatile
113 Nicaragua 253.12 kt 2023 up 31.7% rising
114 Jamaica 250.09 kt 2023 up 33.7% rising
115 Slovenia 233.03 kt 2023 down 18.3% falling
116 Finland 227.8 kt 2023 down 44.4% falling
117 Burkina Faso 227.47 kt 2023 up 151.1% volatile
118 Zimbabwe 227.4 kt 2023 up 10.2% rising
119 Uruguay 225.6 kt 2023 down 16.1% rising
120 Mauritania 224.41 kt 2023 up 36.5% volatile
121 Lithuania 190.47 kt 2023 down 21.9% falling
122 Niger 188.34 kt 2023 up 139.8% volatile
123 Kenya 187.56 kt 2023 up 174.1% volatile
124 Costa Rica 185.01 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
125 Gabon 184.56 kt 2023 up 37.7% rising
126 Estonia 181.74 kt 2023 down 28.4% rising
127 Albania 160.81 kt 2023 up 24.0% volatile
128 Cyprus 132 kt 2023 up 19.4% rising
129 Haiti 128.84 kt 2023 down 16.1% volatile
130 Chad 124.13 kt 2023 up 46.2% rising
131 Congo 119.43 kt 2023 up 221.0% volatile
132 Mali 114.45 kt 2023 up 100.0% volatile
133 Suriname 114.23 kt 2023 up 5.7% rising
134 Latvia 110.15 kt 2023 down 14.7% falling
135 Melanesia 108.33 kt 2023 up 14.7% rising
136 Bahamas 106.9 kt 2023 down 3.0% rising
137 Guyana 106.75 kt 2023 up 50.5% rising
138 Mauritius 106.12 kt 2023 up 19.6% rising
139 Montenegro 105.56 kt 2023 up 11.5% flat
140 Netherlands Antilles (former) 101.42 kt 2010 up 21.8% rising
141 Togo 98.85 kt 2023 up 98.5% volatile
142 Benin 89.27 kt 2023 up 94.7% volatile
143 Lesotho 88.83 kt 2023 up 30.6% volatile
144 Zambia 75.16 kt 2023 up 1,736.7% volatile
145 Belize 71.8 kt 2023 up 135.9% rising
146 Eswatini 70.93 kt 2023 down 2.2% rising
147 Curaçao 69.32 kt 2023 up 1.2% flat
148 Luxembourg 67.06 kt 2023 down 21.8% falling
149 Malta 66.3 kt 2023 down 12.7% falling
150 Serbia and Montenegro 65.15 kt 2004 up 2.4% rising
151 Sweden 61.56 kt 2023 down 19.5% falling
152 Maldives 60.19 kt 2023 up 83.8% volatile
153 Papua New Guinea 55.95 kt 2023 up 4.4% volatile
154 Equatorial Guinea 53.67 kt 2023 up 107.8% volatile
155 Aruba 50 kt 2023 up 8.9% rising
156 Guinea 48.25 kt 2023 up 203.5% volatile
157 Barbados 47.37 kt 2023 down 13.8% falling
158 Norway 47.36 kt 2023 down 30.1% volatile
159 Madagascar 44.51 kt 2023 up 29.0% volatile
160 Fiji 43.97 kt 2023 up 36.6% rising
161 Timor-Leste 36.88 kt 2023 up 286.1% volatile
162 Bhutan 36.57 kt 2023 up 45.4% volatile
163 Mozambique 33.97 kt 2023 up 351.8% volatile
164 China, Macao SAR 29.18 kt 2023 down 10.4% rising
165 Saint Lucia 28.92 kt 2023 up 8.7% rising
166 Cabo Verde 28.52 kt 2023 up 35.1% rising
167 Malawi 25.84 kt 2023 up 8.5% rising
168 Rwanda 24.92 kt 2023 up 85.7% rising
169 Djibouti 20.4 kt 2023 up 59.7% rising
170 South Sudan 20.23 kt 2023 up 14.0% rising
171 Antigua and Barbuda 20.03 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.27 kt 2023 up 3.5% rising
173 Eritrea 19 kt 2023 up 54.0% rising
174 Uganda 18.04 kt 2023 up 422.9% volatile
175 Guadeloupe 18 kt 2010 up 23.2% falling
176 Grenada 17.5 kt 2023 up 5.9% rising
177 Anguilla 16.8 kt 2023 up 53.6% rising
178 Polynesia 16.15 kt 2023 up 46.8% rising
179 Sierra Leone 14.51 kt 2023 up 717.9% volatile
180 Namibia 12.52 kt 2023 up 45.3% volatile
181 Micronesia 11.8 kt 2023 up 30.7% falling
182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.4 kt 2023 up 12.0% rising
183 Dominica 9.62 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
184 Gibraltar 7.98 kt 2023 up 3,221.6% volatile
185 French Guiana 7.97 kt 2010 up 4.7% rising
186 Cayman Islands 7.72 kt 2023 up 29.6% rising
187 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.7 kt 2023 up 29.2% volatile
188 Seychelles 6.9 kt 2023 up 37.8% rising
189 Guinea-Bissau 6.84 kt 2023 up 605.2% volatile
190 Samoa 6.58 kt 2023 up 101.0% rising
191 Somalia 6.17 kt 2023 up 47.4% rising
192 Burundi 5.82 kt 2023 up 6.0% rising
193 Isle of Man 5.77 kt 2023 down 23.2% volatile
194 Ethiopia 5.18 kt 2023 up 26.1% volatile
195 French Polynesia 5.13 kt 2023 up 7.9% rising
196 Sao Tome and Principe 4.04 kt 2023 up 81.2% volatile
197 Tonga 3.78 kt 2023 up 49.4% volatile
198 Vanuatu 3.64 kt 2023 up 17.9% rising
199 Comoros 3.25 kt 2023 up 152.6% volatile
200 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.21 kt 2023 up 18.6% rising
201 Marshall Islands 3.02 kt 2023 up 44.2% rising
202 Palau 2.94 kt 2023 up 40.8% falling
203 New Caledonia 2.78 kt 2023 down 24.4% falling
204 Montserrat 2.61 kt 2023 up 75.3% volatile
205 Saint Martin (French part) 2.55 kt 2023 down 3.8% flat
206 Andorra 2.37 kt 2023 up 14.5% falling
207 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.11 kt 2023 down 8.5% falling
208 Nauru 2.07 kt 2023 up 105.3% falling
209 Solomon Islands 1.99 kt 2023 up 4.1% flat
210 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.66 kt 2023 up 18.6% rising
211 Bermuda 1.65 kt 2023 up 14.3% volatile
212 Mayotte 1.29 kt 2010 up 140.0% rising
213 Kiribati 1.19 kt 2023 up 17.7% rising
214 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.13 kt 2023 up 121.6% volatile
215 Jersey 1.08 kt 2023 down 39.1% rising
216 Greenland 1 kt 2023 up 1.2% volatile
217 Saint Barthélemy 0.7997 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
218 Iceland 0.7818 kt 2023 down 8.5% falling
219 Tuvalu 0.4925 kt 2023 up 60.5% volatile
220 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4747 kt 2023 down 9.5% falling
221 Paraguay 0.4389 kt 2023 up 44.5% rising
222 San Marino 0.2369 kt 2023 up 2.1% volatile
223 Niue 0.1553 kt 2023 up 21.2% flat
224 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1012 kt 2023 down 46.5% falling
225 Monaco 0.0271 kt 2023 down 60.7% volatile
226 Liechtenstein 0.0262 kt 2023 down 62.0% volatile
227 Faroe Islands 0.0243 kt 2023 down 67.1% rising
228 Holy See 0.0095 kt 2023 up 60.7% 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
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 8,608 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.