Food Processing — Emissions (CO2) 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...
What the numbers show
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 257,009 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.0358 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 518.12 kt, and the mean is 7,009 kt.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 569,804.0%), and the largest decrease in India (down 99.9%).
Food Processing — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 257,009 kt | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 2 | China | 84,975 kt | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 81,150 kt | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 27,566 kt | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 5 | Thailand | 25,997 kt | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 19,748 kt | 2023 | up 57,322.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 19,731 kt | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 16,121 kt | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 16,082 kt | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 13,555 kt | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 12,939 kt | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 12,029 kt | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 10,245 kt | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 14 | France | 9,053 kt | 2023 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 15 | Philippines | 8,396 kt | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 8,230 kt | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 8,099 kt | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6,845 kt | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 19 | Canada | 6,498 kt | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5,973 kt | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 5,542 kt | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 22 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3,824 kt | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 3,795 kt | 2012 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 3,710 kt | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 2,959 kt | 2023 | up 455.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 2,914 kt | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 27 | Ukraine | 2,879 kt | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Algeria | 2,654 kt | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 2,566 kt | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 2,417 kt | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Caribbean | 2,353 kt | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 2,120 kt | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 2,092 kt | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 34 | Morocco | 2,032 kt | 2023 | up 811.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 1,951 kt | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 36 | Romania | 1,914 kt | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 37 | Hungary | 1,864 kt | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 38 | Belarus | 1,803 kt | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 1,801 kt | 2023 | up 569,804.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 1,572 kt | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 41 | Ireland | 1,337 kt | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 42 | Denmark | 1,310 kt | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 43 | Austria | 1,297 kt | 2023 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 44 | Portugal | 1,182 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 1,072 kt | 2023 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 776.14 kt | 2023 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 741.83 kt | 2023 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 48 | Switzerland | 713.77 kt | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 697.42 kt | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 627.52 kt | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 51 | Sudan (former) | 598.28 kt | 2011 | — | rising |
| 52 | Malawi | 518.12 kt | 2023 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 53 | Finland | 506.69 kt | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 54 | Croatia | 502.85 kt | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 55 | Sweden | 484.98 kt | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 56 | Slovakia | 407.39 kt | 2023 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 57 | Chile | 394.09 kt | 2023 | up 8,600.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Norway | 373.15 kt | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 371.8 kt | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 356.55 kt | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 61 | Eswatini | 321.06 kt | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Republic of Moldova | 305.7 kt | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Estonia | 287.75 kt | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 273.31 kt | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 65 | Armenia | 244 kt | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Senegal | 217.36 kt | 2023 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Myanmar | 211.45 kt | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 68 | Indonesia | 203.25 kt | 2016 | down 91.2% | falling |
| 69 | Ghana | 202.71 kt | 2023 | up 267.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Georgia | 187.99 kt | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 71 | Cyprus | 185.51 kt | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 72 | Slovenia | 182.49 kt | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 168.1 kt | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Latvia | 166.33 kt | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 149.23 kt | 2023 | up 485.4% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | 132.86 kt | 2023 | up 598.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 123.48 kt | 2023 | up 900.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Gabon | 117.35 kt | 2023 | up 125.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 116.96 kt | 2023 | up 433.9% | rising |
| 80 | Cuba | 99.75 kt | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 81 | Viet Nam | 88.84 kt | 2023 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Polynesia | 76.78 kt | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 83 | Cameroon | 68.22 kt | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 57.06 kt | 2023 | up 3,475.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Congo | 53.59 kt | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 86 | Albania | 51.23 kt | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 49.98 kt | 2023 | up 47,499.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 43.61 kt | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 89 | Uruguay | 42.04 kt | 2023 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 90 | Malta | 38.34 kt | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 91 | Benin | 38.34 kt | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 37.77 kt | 2023 | up 250.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | 28.54 kt | 2023 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Togo | 21.44 kt | 2023 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Greenland | 17.75 kt | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 96 | India | 15.63 kt | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho | 15.36 kt | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 98 | Iceland | 9.77 kt | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.6 kt | 1995 | up 436.9% | rising |
| 100 | Kuwait | 5.6 kt | 2023 | down 81.5% | falling |
| 101 | Seychelles | 3.13 kt | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Mali | 0.2985 kt | 2012 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 103 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0358 kt | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 464,322 kt
- Annex I countries 279,126 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 185,196 kt
- Asia 168,169 kt
- Americas 146,709 kt
- Europe 121,202 kt
- Eastern Asia 114,950 kt
- Northern America 112,788 kt
- United States of America 106,272 kt
- European Union (27) 78,191 kt
- Eastern Europe 52,702 kt
- Western Europe 36,873 kt
About this data
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.