Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) 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...
What the numbers show
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 26,645 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.1608 kt in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.47 kt, and the mean is 900.16 kt.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 96,200.4%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 93.6%).
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) (Food F-gases): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 26,645 kt | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 9,287 kt | 2023 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 5,876 kt | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Switzerland | 1,332 kt | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 1,201 kt | 2023 | down 82.6% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,134 kt | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 989.14 kt | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 532.58 kt | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 460.37 kt | 2023 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Hungary | 440.33 kt | 2023 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 381.12 kt | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 380.26 kt | 2023 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 13 | New Zealand | 344.96 kt | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 344.96 kt | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 338.62 kt | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 219.58 kt | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 135.22 kt | 2023 | up 803.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Belarus | 134.52 kt | 2023 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 113.4 kt | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Romania | 105.26 kt | 2023 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Türkiye | 72.96 kt | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Israel | 65.33 kt | 2023 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkmenistan | 63.44 kt | 2008 | up 50,251.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Croatia | 59.34 kt | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Republic of Moldova | 54.67 kt | 2014 | up 1,109.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 54.23 kt | 2023 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 48.55 kt | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 46.65 kt | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Estonia | 46.47 kt | 2023 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 45.5 kt | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 41.96 kt | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.01 kt | 2023 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 35.61 kt | 2023 | up 1,261.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Kuwait | 33.55 kt | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 30.08 kt | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 25.72 kt | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 22.32 kt | 2023 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 20.48 kt | 2023 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 39 | Ukraine | 13.53 kt | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 12.96 kt | 2023 | up 96,200.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Albania | 12.86 kt | 2023 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Malta | 12.64 kt | 2004 | up 1,402.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Oman | 7.36 kt | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 7.12 kt | 2023 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 6.83 kt | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Latvia | 6.55 kt | 2023 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 6.34 kt | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Jordan | 4.15 kt | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Bahrain | 4.13 kt | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 50 | Andorra | 3.69 kt | 2016 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 2.66 kt | 1999 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Portugal | 1.63 kt | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 53 | El Salvador | 1.23 kt | 2023 | up 952.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Georgia | 1.09 kt | 2023 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 1.01 kt | 2023 | up 964.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 0.393 kt | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 57 | Armenia | 0.1608 kt | 1997 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 36,905 kt
- Annex I countries 36,193 kt
- Europe 22,547 kt
- Americas 13,293 kt
- Northern America 13,255 kt
- United States of America 12,723 kt
- European Union (27) 10,542 kt
- Eastern Europe 10,407 kt
- Western Europe 8,649 kt
- Southern Europe 1,783 kt
- Northern Europe 1,708 kt
- Asia 719.06 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 712 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 532.12 kt
- Central Asia 496.85 kt
- Oceania 344.96 kt
- Western Asia 222.21 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 115.72 kt
- Central America 37.85 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.38 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 4.13 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.