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Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) 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
209
Highest
4.6 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
0.0103 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,524

What the numbers show

Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 4.6 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0103 kt, and the mean is 0.0943 kt.

Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 20,788.3%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 72.9%).

Food Retail — Emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 4.6 kt 2023 down 7.3% rising
2 Uganda 1.14 kt 2023 up 502.6% volatile
3 Nigeria 1.01 kt 2023 up 18.1% rising
4 Japan 0.9531 kt 2023 down 8.3% rising
5 Indonesia 0.7567 kt 2023 up 1,064.2% volatile
5 Türkiye 0.2417 kt 2023 down 27.9% volatile
6 India 0.6308 kt 2023 down 12.0% rising
6 Viet Nam 0.1836 kt 2023 up 530.8% volatile
7 Thailand 0.5302 kt 2023 up 167.9% volatile
7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1275 kt 2023 up 12.6% volatile
8 Russian Federation 0.4709 kt 2023 down 12.9% rising
8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1061 kt 2023 up 10.4% rising
9 Madagascar 0.4689 kt 2023 up 31.6% volatile
9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0424 kt 2023 down 18.2% falling
10 Germany 0.4596 kt 2023 down 16.8% rising
10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0359 kt 2023 down 20.2% falling
11 Sudan (former) 0.3418 kt 2011 up 90.2% rising
11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0113 kt 2023 up 89.2% volatile
12 Myanmar 0.2995 kt 2023 up 18.1% rising
12 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0048 kt 2023 up 70.7% volatile
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2885 kt 2023 up 30.2% rising
13 Republic of Moldova 0.0047 kt 2023 down 11.3% volatile
14 Brazil 0.2679 kt 2023 up 214.0% volatile
14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0045 kt 2023 down 14.2% falling
15 Philippines 0.2679 kt 2023 up 11.0% volatile
15 Melanesia 0.0018 kt 2023 up 52.2% volatile
16 Republic of Korea 0.2642 kt 2023 down 3.3% rising
16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0007 kt 2023 down 49.7% volatile
17 Cameroon 0.2579 kt 2023 up 74.9% rising
17 Polynesia 0.0003 kt 2023 down 22.9% falling
18 Gabon 0.2502 kt 2023 up 20,788.3% volatile
18 Timor-Leste 0.0002 kt 2023 up 140.0% volatile
19 Argentina 0.2293 kt 2023 down 20.2% volatile
19 Micronesia 0.0001 kt 2023 up 20.5% flat
20 Sudan 0.2278 kt 2023 up 134.9% rising
20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt 2023 up 61.9% falling
21 Saudi Arabia 0.1973 kt 2023 up 10.7% rising
22 Burkina Faso 0.1893 kt 2023 up 122.6% volatile
23 South Africa 0.1767 kt 2023 down 32.2% volatile
24 France 0.1686 kt 2023 down 12.8% flat
25 Italy 0.1579 kt 2023 down 16.1% rising
26 Guatemala 0.1512 kt 2023 up 41.2% rising
27 Morocco 0.149 kt 2023 up 60.4% volatile
28 Côte d'Ivoire 0.296 kt 2023 up 4.0% volatile
28 Benin 0.1298 kt 2023 up 26.4% volatile
29 Poland 0.1275 kt 2023 down 23.3% falling
30 Spain 0.122 kt 2023 down 2.1% rising
31 Caribbean 0.1702 kt 2023 up 10.6% rising
31 Kazakhstan 0.1117 kt 2023 down 1.3% volatile
32 Canada 0.1066 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
33 Ukraine 0.0953 kt 2023 up 190.0% volatile
33 Cabo Verde 0.0012 kt 2023 up 46.9% volatile
34 Ghana 0.0887 kt 2023 down 7.3% volatile
35 Nepal 0.0882 kt 2023 up 47.4% volatile
36 China 0.0878 kt 2023 up 5.0% rising
37 Peru 0.0847 kt 2023 up 11.3% volatile
38 Ethiopia 0.0847 kt 2023 up 30.1% rising
39 Egypt 0.0815 kt 2023 up 111.4% volatile
40 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0801 kt 2023 down 15.6% rising
41 Mozambique 0.0776 kt 2023 up 2,444.2% volatile
42 Haiti 0.0742 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
43 Niger 0.067 kt 2023 up 16.1% rising
44 Pakistan 0.066 kt 2023 up 23.2% rising
45 Malaysia 0.0643 kt 2023 up 9.2% volatile
46 Switzerland 0.0637 kt 2023 down 6.8% rising
47 Namibia 0.0621 kt 2023 up 4,667.5% volatile
48 Togo 0.0608 kt 2023 up 20.7% volatile
49 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0593 kt 2023 up 12.0% rising
50 Turkmenistan 0.057 kt 2023 up 74.7% rising
51 Australia and New Zealand 0.0553 kt 2023 up 1.6% rising
52 Belgium 0.0537 kt 2023 down 25.6% rising
53 Sweden 0.0529 kt 2023 up 36.6% rising
54 Australia 0.0488 kt 2023 up 1.7% rising
55 Oman 0.0486 kt 2023 up 434.9% volatile
56 Singapore 0.0482 kt 2023 up 9.8% volatile
57 Mexico 0.047 kt 2023 down 39.6% flat
58 Portugal 0.0467 kt 2023 down 4.7% volatile
59 United Arab Emirates 0.0426 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
60 Honduras 0.042 kt 2023 up 21.3% volatile
61 Norway 0.0406 kt 2023 up 23.2% rising
62 Mali 0.0396 kt 2023 up 44.6% rising
63 Colombia 0.0392 kt 2023 up 91.1% rising
64 Nicaragua 0.0383 kt 2023 up 16.2% volatile
65 Puerto Rico 0.0358 kt 2023 down 12.9% falling
66 Finland 0.0346 kt 2023 up 5.7% rising
67 Chile 0.033 kt 2023 up 35.6% volatile
68 Bulgaria 0.0327 kt 2023 up 213.6% volatile
69 Ireland 0.0302 kt 2023 up 52.7% rising
70 El Salvador 0.0302 kt 2023 down 32.0% volatile
71 Uzbekistan 0.0294 kt 2023 up 76.7% rising
72 Hungary 0.0269 kt 2023 up 5.8% falling
73 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0265 kt 2023 up 5.2% rising
74 Kuwait 0.0259 kt 2023 down 6.8% rising
75 Tunisia 0.0251 kt 2023 up 219.3% rising
76 Congo 0.0241 kt 2023 up 45.3% rising
77 Austria 0.024 kt 2023 down 40.7% rising
78 Mongolia 0.0235 kt 2023 up 46.2% volatile
79 Czechia 0.0224 kt 2023 down 6.8% falling
80 Malawi 0.0224 kt 2023 up 281.8% volatile
81 Dominican Republic 0.0221 kt 2023 up 107.0% rising
82 Belarus 0.021 kt 2023 down 12.1% falling
83 Romania 0.0204 kt 2023 up 123.9% volatile
84 Panama 0.0192 kt 2023 up 17.1% volatile
85 Jamaica 0.0181 kt 2023 up 31.9% volatile
86 Israel 0.0172 kt 2023 up 23.0% rising
87 Greece 0.0162 kt 2023 down 6.5% rising
88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0157 kt 2023 up 535.9% volatile
89 Ecuador 0.0143 kt 2023 down 28.5% volatile
90 Serbia 0.0141 kt 2023 down 14.6% falling
91 Luxembourg 0.0127 kt 2023 up 83.6% volatile
92 Denmark 0.0121 kt 2023 down 35.0% falling
93 Azerbaijan 0.0115 kt 2023 up 10.6% rising
94 Slovakia 0.0114 kt 2023 down 54.4% volatile
95 Cyprus 0.0105 kt 2023 up 20.1% rising
96 Lithuania 0.0103 kt 2023 down 6.5% falling
97 Sri Lanka 0.0103 kt 2023 up 141.4% volatile
98 Latvia 0.01 kt 2023 down 38.8% falling
99 Bangladesh 0.0098 kt 2023 up 92.7% volatile
100 Zimbabwe 0.0098 kt 2023 up 202.2% volatile
101 Kyrgyzstan 0.0098 kt 2023 up 462.8% volatile
102 Central African Republic 0.0097 kt 2023 up 9,422.5% volatile
103 Mauritius 0.0097 kt 2023 up 3.0% volatile
104 Angola 0.0096 kt 2023 down 52.1% volatile
105 Estonia 0.0095 kt 2023 up 54.1% rising
106 Senegal 0.0081 kt 2023 up 129.5% volatile
107 Eritrea 0.0077 kt 2023 up 17.7% rising
108 Bahrain 0.0074 kt 2023 up 19.1% volatile
109 Qatar 0.0073 kt 2023 up 80.9% volatile
110 Cambodia 0.0071 kt 2023 up 139.1% volatile
111 Kenya 0.007 kt 2023 up 179.9% volatile
112 Lebanon 0.007 kt 2023 down 7.2% rising
113 Iraq 0.0067 kt 2023 down 29.8% falling
114 New Zealand 0.0066 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
115 Algeria 0.0064 kt 2023 — volatile
116 Croatia 0.0064 kt 2023 up 52.2% rising
117 Paraguay 0.0058 kt 2023 up 83.4% volatile
118 Bahamas 0.0052 kt 2023 up 20.6% volatile
119 Libya 0.0051 kt 2023 down 60.7% volatile
120 Costa Rica 0.0049 kt 2023 down 40.5% volatile
121 Iceland 0.0049 kt 2023 up 102.1% volatile
122 Uruguay 0.0048 kt 2023 down 26.7% volatile
123 Cuba 0.0046 kt 2023 up 31.8% rising
124 Palestine 0.0045 kt 2023 up 21.1% volatile
125 Slovenia 0.0043 kt 2023 up 6.5% volatile
126 Jordan 0.0041 kt 2023 down 45.0% volatile
127 Tajikistan 0.004 kt 2023 up 232.6% volatile
128 Comoros 0.0036 kt 2023 up 120.0% rising
129 Albania 0.0035 kt 2023 down 15.5% volatile
130 Djibouti 0.0029 kt 2023 up 323.5% volatile
131 South Sudan 0.0029 kt 2023 down 72.9% volatile
132 Georgia 0.0027 kt 2023 down 6.0% falling
133 Botswana 0.0027 kt 2023 down 51.0% volatile
134 Barbados 0.0023 kt 2023 up 20.0% volatile
135 Montenegro 0.0023 kt 2023 up 132.4% rising
136 Brunei Darussalam 0.0023 kt 2023 up 8.5% volatile
137 Seychelles 0.0022 kt 2023 up 367.3% volatile
138 Belize 0.0021 kt 2023 up 105.7% volatile
139 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0021 kt 2023 down 4.3% rising
140 Aruba 0.0021 kt 2023 down 8.8% falling
141 Mauritania 0.002 kt 2023 up 122.0% volatile
142 Guinea 0.0019 kt 2023 up 603.6% volatile
143 China, mainland 0.0019 kt 2023 down 65.1% volatile
144 North Macedonia 0.0018 kt 2023 down 2.2% falling
145 Yemen 0.0015 kt 2023 down 63.6% volatile
146 Armenia 0.0015 kt 2023 up 44.5% volatile
147 Suriname 0.0014 kt 2023 down 37.1% volatile
148 Afghanistan 0.0013 kt 2023 up 221.6% volatile
149 Guyana 0.0013 kt 2023 down 12.1% flat
150 Papua New Guinea 0.0011 kt 2023 up 74.5% volatile
151 Malta 0.0011 kt 2023 down 59.7% volatile
152 Zambia 0.001 kt 2023 down 5.9% rising
153 Saint Lucia 0.001 kt 2023 up 7.6% rising
154 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0008 kt 2023 up 33.7% rising
155 Rwanda 0.0008 kt 2023 up 174.1% rising
156 Maldives 0.0007 kt 2023 up 363.7% volatile
157 Grenada 0.0006 kt 2023 up 15.3% rising
158 Fiji 0.0005 kt 2023 up 34.0% rising
159 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0005 kt 2023 up 3.7% rising
160 Bhutan 0.0004 kt 2023 up 504.1% volatile
161 Eswatini 0.0004 kt 2023 up 25.7% volatile
162 Burundi 0.0003 kt 2023 up 212.8% volatile
163 Equatorial Guinea 0.0003 kt 2023 down 21.9% volatile
164 Lesotho 0.0003 kt 2023 down 60.7% rising
165 Dominica 0.0003 kt 2023 down 7.6% volatile
166 Sierra Leone 0.0003 kt 2023 up 185.3% volatile
167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0003 kt 2023 down 3.6% rising
168 Anguilla 0.0003 kt 2023 down 0.8% rising
169 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0002 kt 2023 up 39.0% volatile
170 Greenland 0.0002 kt 2023 up 17.2% rising
171 American Samoa 0.0002 kt 2023 down 47.2% falling
172 Faroe Islands 0.0001 kt 2023 down 23.6% flat
173 Chad 0.0001 kt 2023 up 36.0% volatile
174 Samoa 0.0001 kt 2023 up 35.8% rising
175 Gibraltar 0.0001 kt 2023 up 357.7% volatile
176 Guinea-Bissau 0.0001 kt 2023 up 877.8% volatile
177 New Caledonia 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged falling
178 China, Macao SAR 0.0001 kt 2023 up 176.2% falling
179 Palau 0 kt 2023 unchanged falling
180 Liberia 0 kt 2023 up 100.0% rising
181 Marshall Islands 0 kt 2023 down 3.6% falling
182 Tonga 0 kt 2023 up 56.2% rising
183 Solomon Islands 0 kt 2023 down 24.0% volatile
183 Vanuatu 0 kt 2023 down 9.5% rising
185 Kiribati 0 kt 2023 up 21.4% rising
186 Nauru 0 kt 2023 up 128.6% rising
187 Tuvalu 0 kt 2023 up 66.7% rising
188 Gambia 0 kt 1994 — flat
189 Niue 0 kt 2023 unchanged flat
189 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt 2023 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
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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.