Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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...

Countries reporting
122
Highest
285,079 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Mali
Median
439.01 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,068

What the numbers show

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 285,079 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 439.01 kt, and the mean is 7,873 kt.

Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 57,775.1%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 100.0%).

Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 285,079 kt 2023 down 2.3% rising
2 United States 119,534 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
3 China 89,166 kt 2023 down 44.8% volatile
4 China, mainland 85,327 kt 2023 down 46.0% volatile
5 Russia 36,971 kt 2023 up 26.5% rising
5 Russian Federation 36,971 kt 2023 up 26.5% rising
7 Thailand 26,449 kt 2023 up 63.2% rising
8 Brazil 19,972 kt 2023 up 57,775.1% volatile
9 Japan 19,795 kt 2023 down 18.8% rising
10 Germany 17,142 kt 2023 down 11.7% rising
11 Australia and New Zealand 16,641 kt 2023 up 11.4% rising
12 France 14,972 kt 2023 down 7.9% rising
13 Australia 13,717 kt 2023 up 10.5% rising
14 Poland 13,112 kt 2023 up 6.0% falling
15 Turkey 12,212 kt 2023 up 56.1% rising
15 Türkiye 12,212 kt 2023 up 56.1% rising
17 Republic of Korea 10,287 kt 2023 up 28.1% rising
18 Italy 9,453 kt 2023 down 37.7% flat
19 Philippines 8,442 kt 2023 up 119.3% volatile
20 Colombia 8,322 kt 2023 up 84.7% volatile
21 United Kingdom 8,016 kt 2023 down 28.4% falling
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,016 kt 2023 down 28.4% falling
23 Canada 7,044 kt 2023 up 58.2% volatile
24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6,327 kt 2023 down 4.4% falling
25 Spain 6,019 kt 2023 down 53.0% rising
26 China, Taiwan Province of 3,839 kt 2023 up 6.1% rising
27 Belgium 3,729 kt 2023 up 3.4% rising
28 Zimbabwe 3,054 kt 2023 up 456.1% volatile
29 Mexico 2,956 kt 2023 up 5.0% falling
30 New Zealand 2,923 kt 2023 up 15.9% volatile
31 Ukraine 2,909 kt 2023 up 50.3% volatile
32 Kazakhstan 2,816 kt 2023 up 15.8% volatile
33 Algeria 2,657 kt 2023 up 50.1% volatile
34 Caribbean 2,364 kt 2023 up 49.8% volatile
35 Czechia 2,341 kt 2023 up 6.8% falling
36 Hungary 2,316 kt 2023 up 23.1% falling
37 Dominican Republic 2,131 kt 2023 up 56.1% volatile
38 Serbia 2,106 kt 2023 down 23.1% rising
39 Switzerland 2,049 kt 2023 up 9.3% rising
40 Morocco 2,044 kt 2023 up 799.2% volatile
41 Romania 2,026 kt 2023 up 14.5% falling
42 Belarus 1,939 kt 2023 down 14.4% falling
43 Uzbekistan 1,858 kt 2023 up 5,188.9% volatile
44 Greece 1,576 kt 2023 down 19.5% falling
45 Denmark 1,455 kt 2023 down 22.1% falling
46 Austria 1,413 kt 2023 up 10.1% rising
47 Ireland 1,339 kt 2023 down 16.5% falling
48 Portugal 1,188 kt 2023 up 1.1% falling
49 South Africa 1,113 kt 2023 up 28.0% volatile
50 Bulgaria 1,078 kt 2023 up 10.6% volatile
51 Israel 809.64 kt 2023 down 31.0% rising
52 Cote d'Ivoire 777.26 kt 2023 down 24.7% volatile
52 Côte d'Ivoire 777.26 kt 2023 down 24.7% volatile
54 Azerbaijan 711.29 kt 2023 down 29.1% volatile
55 Sweden 708.64 kt 2023 down 7.3% falling
56 Tunisia 628.12 kt 2023 up 26.3% volatile
57 Sudan (former) 600.19 kt 2011 — volatile
58 Croatia 563.76 kt 2023 down 5.2% falling
59 Finland 559.78 kt 2023 down 38.7% falling
60 Malawi 526.67 kt 2023 up 67.8% volatile
61 Slovakia 455.21 kt 2023 up 14.8% falling
62 Norway 422.8 kt 2023 down 27.4% flat
63 Chile 404.19 kt 2023 up 8,801.6% volatile
64 Lithuania 400.25 kt 2023 down 23.7% flat
65 Costa Rica 375.58 kt 2023 down 15.8% volatile
66 Estonia 335.54 kt 2023 down 25.8% falling
67 Eswatini 330.9 kt 2023 up 57.7% rising
68 Moldova 306.2 kt 2023 down 25.3% volatile
68 Republic of Moldova 306.2 kt 2023 down 25.3% volatile
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 274.4 kt 2023 up 76.8% volatile
71 Armenia 244.25 kt 2023 down 18.7% volatile
72 Senegal 218.49 kt 2023 up 133.8% volatile
73 Myanmar 212.09 kt 2023 down 34.1% volatile
74 Slovenia 208.81 kt 2023 down 9.8% falling
75 Ghana 203.07 kt 2023 — volatile
76 Cyprus 193.2 kt 2023 up 21.7% rising
77 Kyrgyzstan 192.19 kt 2023 up 255.8% volatile
78 North Macedonia 191.26 kt 2023 down 31.1% volatile
79 Georgia 190.27 kt 2023 up 22.4% volatile
80 Latvia 173.65 kt 2023 down 28.9% falling
81 Jamaica 133.25 kt 2023 up 598.5% volatile
82 Botswana 124.06 kt 2023 up 903.1% volatile
83 Montenegro 117.96 kt 2023 up 436.5% volatile
84 Gabon 117.63 kt 2023 up 125.4% volatile
85 Cuba 100.06 kt 2023 down 48.3% volatile
86 Vietnam 88.93 kt 2023 down 59.0% volatile
86 Viet Nam 88.93 kt 2023 down 59.0% volatile
88 American Samoa 77.04 kt 2023 down 4.0% falling
88 Polynesia 77.04 kt 2023 down 4.0% falling
90 Tajikistan 71.49 kt 2023 up 405.6% volatile
91 Cameroon 68.37 kt 2023 up 62.3% volatile
92 Albania 64.5 kt 2023 down 49.3% volatile
93 Turkmenistan 63.44 kt 2008 up 50,247.7% volatile
94 United Republic of Tanzania 63.09 kt 2023 — volatile
95 Burkina Faso 57.31 kt 2023 up 3,476.0% volatile
96 Congo 53.77 kt 2023 down 23.5% volatile
97 Luxembourg 44.03 kt 2023 down 27.7% falling
98 Uruguay 42.55 kt 2023 — volatile
99 Iceland 40.53 kt 2023 up 14.6% volatile
100 Kuwait 39.17 kt 2023 up 32.7% volatile
101 Benin 38.43 kt 2023 up 32.2% volatile
102 Malta 38.4 kt 2023 down 7.8% volatile
103 Mozambique 37.87 kt 2023 up 251.2% volatile
104 Kenya 28.73 kt 2023 down 65.2% volatile
105 Togo 21.49 kt 2023 down 37.3% volatile
106 Greenland 17.81 kt 2023 up 5.5% falling
107 India 15.68 kt 2023 down 99.9% volatile
108 Lesotho 15.44 kt 2023 — volatile
109 Oman 7.36 kt 2023 up 18.8% volatile
110 Saudi Arabia 6.83 kt 2023 up 26.0% volatile
111 United Arab Emirates 6.34 kt 2023 up 13.4% volatile
112 Jordan 4.15 kt 2023 up 35.2% volatile
113 Bahrain 4.13 kt 2023 down 2.6% rising
114 Andorra 3.69 kt 2016 up 49.8% volatile
115 Seychelles 3.14 kt 2023 down 76.6% volatile
116 El Salvador 1.23 kt 2023 up 952.4% volatile
117 Iraq 0.393 kt 2023 down 10.8% rising
118 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0984 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Argentina 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Indonesia 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Mali 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.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 5,068 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