Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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
112
Highest
3,989 kt
China
Lowest
0.0001 kt
Mali
Median
1 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
3,850
What the numbers show
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 3,989 kt in China; the lowest is 0.0001 kt in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 kt, and the mean is 94.63 kt.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 242,162.0%), and the largest decrease in India (down 99.7%).
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3,989 kt | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3,985 kt | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 3 | OECD | 767.85 kt | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 4 | Thailand | 330.93 kt | 2023 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 300.76 kt | 2023 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 6 | Colombia | 199.5 kt | 2023 | up 1,099.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 128.75 kt | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 8 | Brazil | 98.84 kt | 2023 | up 242,162.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 91.2 kt | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 85.56 kt | 2023 | up 473.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 84.28 kt | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 12 | Turkey | 73.39 kt | 2023 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 73.39 kt | 2023 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Russia | 55.24 kt | 2023 | up 58.7% | falling |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 55.24 kt | 2023 | up 58.7% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 29.88 kt | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 17 | France | 27.2 kt | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 18.76 kt | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.76 kt | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 15.31 kt | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 21 | Belgium | 10.06 kt | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 9.94 kt | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Eswatini | 8.81 kt | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 8.78 kt | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 8.55 kt | 2023 | up 208,556.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 8.32 kt | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 7.36 kt | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 7.29 kt | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 6.92 kt | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 6.77 kt | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6.01 kt | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 32 | Caribbean | 5.45 kt | 2023 | up 293.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 5.22 kt | 2023 | up 350.9% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 5.17 kt | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 4.66 kt | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 4.44 kt | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 4.44 kt | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.09 kt | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Serbia | 3.6 kt | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 40 | Malawi | 3.54 kt | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 3.43 kt | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 2.17 kt | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 2.15 kt | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 2.05 kt | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 45 | Finland | 1.9 kt | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 1.89 kt | 2012 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 1.67 kt | 2023 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.62 kt | 2023 | up 6,739.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 1.33 kt | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Switzerland | 1.24 kt | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 51 | Algeria | 1.23 kt | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 1.2 kt | 2023 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 1.14 kt | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Austria | 1.14 kt | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 55 | Belarus | 1.09 kt | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 56 | Ireland | 1.02 kt | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Georgia | 0.9843 kt | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 0.8439 kt | 2023 | up 3,650.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 0.8429 kt | 2023 | up 93,555.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | 0.8234 kt | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 61 | Lithuania | 0.7589 kt | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 0.6601 kt | 2011 | — | rising |
| 63 | South Africa | 0.6118 kt | 2023 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 0.5758 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.5126 kt | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5126 kt | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 67 | Slovakia | 0.4596 kt | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 0.4148 kt | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 69 | Montenegro | 0.3818 kt | 2023 | up 2,069.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 0.3695 kt | 2023 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Senegal | 0.3122 kt | 2023 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Israel | 0.3102 kt | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 73 | Tunisia | 0.3028 kt | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 74 | Moldova | 0.2869 kt | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2869 kt | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Estonia | 0.2376 kt | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Myanmar | 0.2228 kt | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 78 | Indonesia | 0.2206 kt | 2016 | down 91.5% | falling |
| 79 | Uruguay | 0.2066 kt | 2023 | up 2,419.5% | volatile |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 0.2011 kt | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Albania | 0.1872 kt | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Iceland | 0.1832 kt | 2023 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 83 | Cyprus | 0.175 kt | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 84 | Luxembourg | 0.1586 kt | 2023 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 85 | Slovenia | 0.1502 kt | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 86 | Armenia | 0.1284 kt | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 0.1245 kt | 2023 | up 580.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Ghana | 0.12 kt | 2023 | up 213.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1178 kt | 2023 | up 202.1% | rising |
| 90 | Cuba | 0.1082 kt | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 91 | Gabon | 0.1005 kt | 2023 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 0.0883 kt | 2023 | up 4,104.8% | volatile |
| 93 | American Samoa | 0.087 kt | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 93 | Polynesia | 0.087 kt | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 95 | Congo | 0.0603 kt | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 96 | Kenya | 0.0534 kt | 2023 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 97 | Cameroon | 0.05 kt | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Mozambique | 0.0437 kt | 2023 | up 709.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Vietnam | 0.0423 kt | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Viet Nam | 0.0423 kt | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Botswana | 0.0337 kt | 2023 | up 240.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Benin | 0.0336 kt | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 103 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0268 kt | 2023 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 104 | Malta | 0.0251 kt | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 105 | Greenland | 0.0213 kt | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 106 | Togo | 0.0174 kt | 2023 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 107 | India | 0.017 kt | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.009 kt | 1995 | up 291.3% | rising |
| 109 | Kuwait | 0.0064 kt | 2023 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 110 | Lesotho | 0.0061 kt | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 111 | Seychelles | 0.0034 kt | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Mali | 0.0001 kt | 2012 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 5,594 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 4,779 kt
- Asia 4,441 kt
- Eastern Asia 4,013 kt
- Annex I countries 814.63 kt
- Americas 621.7 kt
- South-eastern Asia 339.51 kt
- Europe 333.29 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 315.75 kt
- South America 307.11 kt
- Northern America 305.95 kt
- United States of America 300.76 kt
- European Union (27) 246.31 kt
- Eastern Europe 202.2 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 112.31 kt
- Africa 105.98 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 93.13 kt
- Oceania 91.29 kt
- Eastern Africa 89.23 kt
- Western Europe 75.69 kt
- Western Asia 75.41 kt
- Northern Europe 33.35 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 24.02 kt
- Southern Europe 22.04 kt
- Central Asia 13.24 kt
- Southern Africa 9.46 kt
- Northern Africa 5.97 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 5.54 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.32 kt
- Central America 3.19 kt
- Western Africa 1.08 kt
- Middle Africa 0.2377 kt
- Southern Asia 0.017 kt
About this data
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