Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) 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...
Countries reporting
209
Highest
142,421 kt
OECD
Lowest
0.0012 kt
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
196.42 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,524
What the numbers show
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 142,421 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.0012 kt in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 196.42 kt, and the mean is 1,842 kt.
Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 19,855.3%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 68.2%).
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 142,421 kt | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 24,798 kt | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 14,330 kt | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 12,630 kt | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 5 | India | 12,518 kt | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 9,187 kt | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 8,503 kt | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 7,372 kt | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 6,941 kt | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6,071 kt | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 11 | South Africa | 5,826 kt | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 4,893 kt | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 4,823 kt | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 4,428 kt | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 15 | China | 4,400 kt | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,262 kt | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,142 kt | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 3,939 kt | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 19 | Malaysia | 3,867 kt | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 3,824 kt | 2023 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 3,682 kt | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 3,431 kt | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 3,381 kt | 2023 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 3,198 kt | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 25 | France | 3,149 kt | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 3,006 kt | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 2,947 kt | 2023 | up 336.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 2,917 kt | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 2,807 kt | 2023 | up 305.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Oman | 2,726 kt | 2023 | up 465.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 2,623 kt | 2023 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 2,537 kt | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 33 | Caribbean | 2,490 kt | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 34 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,361 kt | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,332 kt | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 36 | Nigeria | 2,306 kt | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 37 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,001 kt | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 1,916 kt | 2023 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 39 | Ukraine | 1,843 kt | 2023 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 1,492 kt | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,471 kt | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 1,291 kt | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 1,254 kt | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 1,198 kt | 2023 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 1,182 kt | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Czechia | 1,180 kt | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 47 | Israel | 1,146 kt | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 48 | Madagascar | 1,136 kt | 2023 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Kuwait | 1,100 kt | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 50 | Singapore | 1,072 kt | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 1,030 kt | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 1,018 kt | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 990.23 kt | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 54 | Colombia | 863.01 kt | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 55 | Cameroon | 838.39 kt | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 56 | Sudan (former) | 700.01 kt | 2011 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 680.63 kt | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 58 | Ireland | 654.22 kt | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 650.12 kt | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 632.07 kt | 2023 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 631.53 kt | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 615.17 kt | 2023 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 63 | Mongolia | 593.72 kt | 2023 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Belarus | 586.95 kt | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 65 | Switzerland | 565.62 kt | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 557.92 kt | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Portugal | 541.32 kt | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 534.41 kt | 2023 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Sudan | 527.32 kt | 2023 | up 139.5% | rising |
| 70 | Hungary | 522.37 kt | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 71 | Guatemala | 502.94 kt | 2023 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 502.02 kt | 2023 | up 279.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 490.01 kt | 2023 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Bahrain | 472.39 kt | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Nepal | 458.77 kt | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 441.47 kt | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 439.09 kt | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 78 | Tunisia | 416.7 kt | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 79 | Algeria | 410.05 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 404.98 kt | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 81 | Finland | 389.95 kt | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 82 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 376.28 kt | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 361.84 kt | 2023 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Ecuador | 335.54 kt | 2023 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 329.36 kt | 2023 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 86 | Niger | 311.18 kt | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 87 | Slovakia | 302.96 kt | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 88 | Estonia | 298.05 kt | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 297.63 kt | 2023 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Cambodia | 284.37 kt | 2023 | up 201.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Benin | 278.98 kt | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 92 | Jamaica | 276.86 kt | 2023 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 269.7 kt | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 94 | Botswana | 255.29 kt | 2023 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Denmark | 251.75 kt | 2023 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 96 | Honduras | 245.64 kt | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 242.41 kt | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Angola | 239.08 kt | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Libya | 230.9 kt | 2023 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 218.34 kt | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 101 | Ghana | 212.54 kt | 2023 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 206.84 kt | 2023 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 103 | New Zealand | 202.82 kt | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | 201 kt | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 105 | Croatia | 196.42 kt | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 106 | Mali | 195.13 kt | 2023 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 192.89 kt | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Sweden | 187.55 kt | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 109 | Gabon | 183.11 kt | 2023 | up 410.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 178.87 kt | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Cyprus | 174.15 kt | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 112 | Kenya | 167.61 kt | 2023 | up 324.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Senegal | 160.28 kt | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Norway | 155.82 kt | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 115 | Syrian Arab Republic | 147.66 kt | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 145.19 kt | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | 144.2 kt | 2023 | up 611.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Togo | 140.57 kt | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 119 | Bahamas | 134.97 kt | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Latvia | 134.88 kt | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 121 | United Republic of Tanzania | 134.63 kt | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 122.18 kt | 2023 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovenia | 119.83 kt | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 124 | Melanesia | 117.41 kt | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Palestine | 117.09 kt | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 112.58 kt | 2023 | up 362.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 110.11 kt | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 128 | Mauritius | 109.11 kt | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 105.46 kt | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 130 | Cuba | 94.5 kt | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 92.21 kt | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 90.9 kt | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 133 | Congo | 87.27 kt | 2023 | up 725.4% | volatile |
| 134 | El Salvador | 84.72 kt | 2023 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 135 | Lithuania | 81.61 kt | 2023 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 69.91 kt | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Barbados | 65.5 kt | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 138 | China, mainland | 63.29 kt | 2023 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Montenegro | 60.58 kt | 2023 | up 781.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Mauritania | 59.45 kt | 2023 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Afghanistan | 57.66 kt | 2023 | up 219.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Aruba | 57.01 kt | 2023 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 143 | Mozambique | 56.5 kt | 2023 | up 480.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Malawi | 54.46 kt | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Malta | 52.34 kt | 2023 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 146 | Yemen | 51.98 kt | 2023 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea | 50.37 kt | 2023 | up 603.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Haiti | 47.17 kt | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 149 | Fiji | 42.08 kt | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 150 | Costa Rica | 40.21 kt | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Zambia | 34.03 kt | 2023 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 32.76 kt | 2023 | up 991.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Guyana | 32.29 kt | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 31.71 kt | 2023 | up 19,855.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Armenia | 30.88 kt | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Uruguay | 30.05 kt | 2023 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 29.04 kt | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 158 | Maldives | 27.95 kt | 2023 | up 381.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Eritrea | 27.72 kt | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 160 | Albania | 27.58 kt | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Rwanda | 26.05 kt | 2023 | up 272.2% | rising |
| 162 | Suriname | 24.94 kt | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Belize | 23.25 kt | 2023 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23.05 kt | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 165 | Cabo Verde | 19.61 kt | 2023 | up 259.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Lesotho | 18.52 kt | 2023 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 167 | Eswatini | 18.48 kt | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.33 kt | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Bhutan | 18.21 kt | 2023 | up 532.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Djibouti | 17.72 kt | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 171 | Polynesia | 16.98 kt | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 172 | Grenada | 15.72 kt | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.16 kt | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 174 | Seychelles | 12.12 kt | 2023 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Micronesia | 11.24 kt | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 176 | Samoa | 10.52 kt | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | 8.42 kt | 2023 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 178 | South Sudan | 8.2 kt | 2023 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Dominica | 8.04 kt | 2023 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 7.53 kt | 2023 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.48 kt | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 182 | Anguilla | 6.65 kt | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 183 | Paraguay | 5.07 kt | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 184 | Greenland | 4.57 kt | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 185 | Palau | 4 kt | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 186 | American Samoa | 3.78 kt | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 187 | Chad | 3.76 kt | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 3.62 kt | 2023 | down 23.3% | flat |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.1 kt | 2023 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Gibraltar | 3.06 kt | 2023 | up 310.3% | volatile |
| 191 | China, Macao SAR | 2.92 kt | 2023 | up 479.6% | falling |
| 192 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2.9 kt | 2023 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | 2.27 kt | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 194 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.27 kt | 2023 | up 860.0% | volatile |
| 195 | New Caledonia | 2.15 kt | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 196 | Tonga | 2.12 kt | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 197 | Comoros | 2.04 kt | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 198 | Burundi | 1.81 kt | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 199 | Solomon Islands | 1.64 kt | 2023 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Vanuatu | 1.64 kt | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 201 | Nauru | 1.33 kt | 2023 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 202 | Liberia | 0.8922 kt | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 203 | Kiribati | 0.7381 kt | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 204 | Tuvalu | 0.4195 kt | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 205 | Iceland | 0.3216 kt | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Niue | 0.1473 kt | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 207 | Gambia | 0.088 kt | 1994 | — | falling |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0247 kt | 2023 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0012 kt | 2023 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 277,551 kt
- Annex I countries 144,813 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 132,621 kt
- Asia 122,787 kt
- Americas 67,704 kt
- Europe 58,646 kt
- Northern America 50,301 kt
- United States of America 46,865 kt
- Eastern Asia 42,798 kt
- European Union (27) 35,819 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 27,749 kt
- Western Asia 26,135 kt
- Eastern Europe 25,018 kt
- South-eastern Asia 24,513 kt
- Africa 24,127 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 22,932 kt
- Southern Asia 21,327 kt
- Sub-Saharan Africa 17,520 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 17,403 kt
- Western Europe 16,787 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 15,072 kt
- South America 11,373 kt
- Southern Europe 10,420 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 10,117 kt
- Central Asia 8,014 kt
- Northern Africa 6,607 kt
- Northern Europe 6,420 kt
- Southern Africa 6,263 kt
- Eastern Africa 5,166 kt
- Western Africa 4,686 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 4,445 kt
- Oceania 4,287 kt
- Central America 3,540 kt
- Middle Africa 1,406 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.