Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (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...
Countries reporting
222
Highest
260,548 kt
OECD
Lowest
0.0013 kt
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
554.22 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,441
What the numbers show
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 260,548 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.0013 kt in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 554.22 kt, and the mean is 4,486 kt.
Over the past decade 179 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 2,659.2%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 65.6%).
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 260,548 kt | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 103,850 kt | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 98,810 kt | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 51,368 kt | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Japan | 30,113 kt | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 29,307 kt | 2023 | up 588.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 20,063 kt | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 19,479 kt | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 17,377 kt | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 14,973 kt | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 13,128 kt | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Caribbean | 11,368 kt | 2023 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 10,555 kt | 2023 | down 39.2% | flat |
| 14 | France | 10,076 kt | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 15 | Australia and New Zealand | 9,103 kt | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 9,097 kt | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 9,011 kt | 2023 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 8,936 kt | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 19 | Uganda | 8,933 kt | 2023 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 8,885 kt | 2023 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 8,619 kt | 2023 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia | 8,594 kt | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8,051 kt | 2023 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 7,881 kt | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 25 | Indonesia | 7,551 kt | 2023 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7,285 kt | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 7,273 kt | 2023 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Egypt | 7,250 kt | 2023 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Mexico | 7,184 kt | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6,714 kt | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 31 | Israel | 6,664 kt | 2023 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 5,406 kt | 2023 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 5,332 kt | 2023 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4,508 kt | 2023 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 4,377 kt | 2023 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Yemen | 4,288 kt | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Haiti | 4,158 kt | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 3,934 kt | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,763 kt | 2023 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Nigeria | 3,702 kt | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 3,545 kt | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 3,482 kt | 2023 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 3,383 kt | 2023 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 44 | Oman | 3,350 kt | 2023 | up 305.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Singapore | 2,993 kt | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Palestine | 2,952 kt | 2023 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Qatar | 2,817 kt | 2023 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Spain | 2,805 kt | 2023 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 2,731 kt | 2023 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 50 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,717 kt | 2023 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 2,577 kt | 2023 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 52 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,536 kt | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 2,482 kt | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 54 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2,466 kt | 2023 | up 188.6% | volatile |
| 55 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,448 kt | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 56 | Belgium | 2,357 kt | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 57 | Ukraine | 2,296 kt | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Pakistan | 2,294 kt | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 59 | Lebanon | 2,170 kt | 2023 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,159 kt | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Puerto Rico | 2,155 kt | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 62 | Switzerland | 2,138 kt | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,064 kt | 2023 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 1,988 kt | 2023 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Sudan | 1,947 kt | 2023 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 66 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,773 kt | 2023 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Myanmar | 1,683 kt | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 1,561 kt | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 69 | Nepal | 1,559 kt | 2023 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Serbia | 1,556 kt | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 1,536 kt | 2023 | up 374.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 1,506 kt | 2023 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 73 | South Sudan | 1,434 kt | 2023 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 1,355 kt | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,336 kt | 2023 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Morocco | 1,324 kt | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 1,313 kt | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 78 | Austria | 1,279 kt | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 79 | Hungary | 1,244 kt | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 80 | Panama | 1,201 kt | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,184 kt | 2023 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritius | 1,184 kt | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Madagascar | 1,178 kt | 2023 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 1,157 kt | 2023 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 1,129 kt | 2023 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Romania | 1,107 kt | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 87 | Libya | 1,091 kt | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Algeria | 1,009 kt | 2023 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Finland | 999.82 kt | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 90 | Benin | 922.01 kt | 2023 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Ireland | 897.03 kt | 2023 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 92 | Cameroon | 881.72 kt | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 93 | Bahrain | 821.35 kt | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 807.55 kt | 2023 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Honduras | 781.44 kt | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 747.07 kt | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Niger | 743.24 kt | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 98 | Guatemala | 735.48 kt | 2023 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 734.39 kt | 2023 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Mongolia | 732.7 kt | 2023 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 730.32 kt | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Sudan (former) | 715.67 kt | 2011 | up 252.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 688.36 kt | 2023 | up 149.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Cambodia | 686.03 kt | 2023 | up 165.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Togo | 677.6 kt | 2023 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Melanesia | 673.38 kt | 2023 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea | 655.64 kt | 2023 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Belarus | 637.76 kt | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 109 | Mali | 598 kt | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Slovakia | 579.33 kt | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 111 | Jordan | 557.38 kt | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Botswana | 551.06 kt | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Cuba | 547.36 kt | 2023 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Ecuador | 523.01 kt | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 115 | New Zealand | 509.15 kt | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 116 | Sweden | 443.96 kt | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 117 | Chad | 434.83 kt | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 376.23 kt | 2023 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 375.62 kt | 2023 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 120 | Jamaica | 373.37 kt | 2023 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 354.61 kt | 2023 | up 163.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Denmark | 349.25 kt | 2023 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 123 | Malawi | 344.71 kt | 2023 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Timor-Leste | 343.7 kt | 2023 | up 164.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Estonia | 342.17 kt | 2023 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 126 | Republic of Moldova | 340.66 kt | 2023 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Norway | 340.03 kt | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 128 | Croatia | 337.43 kt | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 308.77 kt | 2023 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Iraq | 303.47 kt | 2023 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Angola | 299.07 kt | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Namibia | 297.69 kt | 2023 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Mozambique | 291.76 kt | 2023 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Lesotho | 287.85 kt | 2023 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Kenya | 280.7 kt | 2023 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Bahamas | 276.7 kt | 2023 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 276.11 kt | 2023 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 138 | El Salvador | 274.97 kt | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 252.89 kt | 2023 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Ghana | 240.15 kt | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 141 | Armenia | 217.05 kt | 2023 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Gabon | 216.77 kt | 2023 | up 308.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Cyprus | 208.05 kt | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 144 | Georgia | 202.02 kt | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Fiji | 195.67 kt | 2023 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovenia | 195.43 kt | 2023 | down 28.9% | flat |
| 147 | Costa Rica | 195.32 kt | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Burundi | 193.27 kt | 2023 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Albania | 190.79 kt | 2023 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 187.29 kt | 2023 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Rwanda | 183.62 kt | 2023 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Uruguay | 180.13 kt | 2023 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Barbados | 168.11 kt | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Latvia | 167.31 kt | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 155 | Eswatini | 164.75 kt | 2023 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Lithuania | 159.81 kt | 2023 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 157 | Djibouti | 146.96 kt | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Montenegro | 142.8 kt | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 138.5 kt | 2023 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | 128.21 kt | 2023 | up 305.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Gambia | 125.98 kt | 2023 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Malta | 123.84 kt | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 121.26 kt | 2023 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Suriname | 104.48 kt | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea-Bissau | 104.37 kt | 2023 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Congo | 102.97 kt | 2023 | up 393.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Aruba | 95.35 kt | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 95.26 kt | 2023 | down 29.4% | flat |
| 169 | Serbia and Montenegro | 80.64 kt | 2005 | up 2,659.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 72.78 kt | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 171 | Mauritania | 72.15 kt | 2023 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 172 | China, Macao SAR | 56.15 kt | 2023 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 55.08 kt | 2023 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 48.48 kt | 2023 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Cabo Verde | 48.16 kt | 2023 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Maldives | 48.1 kt | 2023 | up 267.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Liberia | 48.06 kt | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Bhutan | 47.05 kt | 2023 | up 207.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Belize | 46.95 kt | 2023 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 40.68 kt | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Tajikistan | 39.43 kt | 2023 | up 955.4% | volatile |
| 182 | United States Virgin Islands | 37.68 kt | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Zambia | 35.32 kt | 2023 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Eritrea | 28.12 kt | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Seychelles | 25.07 kt | 2023 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Cayman Islands | 23.67 kt | 2023 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 23.46 kt | 2023 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Sierra Leone | 23.31 kt | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.19 kt | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 190 | Iceland | 19.69 kt | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Grenada | 18.6 kt | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 192 | Polynesia | 17.05 kt | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.96 kt | 2023 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.22 kt | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 195 | Micronesia | 11.29 kt | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 196 | Greenland | 11.13 kt | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 197 | British Virgin Islands | 10.83 kt | 2023 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Samoa | 10.56 kt | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 199 | Andorra | 10.21 kt | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Dominica | 8.14 kt | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 7.52 kt | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Bermuda | 7.37 kt | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Anguilla | 6.67 kt | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 204 | Paraguay | 6.25 kt | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 205 | Faroe Islands | 5.57 kt | 2023 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 206 | San Marino | 4.49 kt | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Palau | 4.02 kt | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 208 | American Samoa | 3.79 kt | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 209 | Somalia | 3.46 kt | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Isle of Man | 3.37 kt | 2023 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 211 | Comoros | 2.95 kt | 2023 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2.91 kt | 2023 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 213 | Marshall Islands | 2.28 kt | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 214 | Tonga | 2.13 kt | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 215 | Monaco | 1.97 kt | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 1.91 kt | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 217 | Nauru | 1.33 kt | 2023 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 218 | Kiribati | 0.741 kt | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 219 | Tuvalu | 0.4213 kt | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 220 | Niue | 0.1479 kt | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 221 | Holy See | 0.1216 kt | 2023 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 222 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0013 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 694,680 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 446,811 kt
- Asia 361,245 kt
- Annex I countries 244,916 kt
- Americas 158,879 kt
- Eastern Asia 156,640 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 118,345 kt
- Europe 100,310 kt
- Northern America 93,009 kt
- United States of America 85,109 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 81,558 kt
- South-eastern Asia 70,107 kt
- European Union (27) 70,028 kt
- Southern Asia 66,600 kt
- Africa 64,442 kt
- Western Asia 59,552 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 50,749 kt
- South America 43,708 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 33,596 kt
- Southern Europe 30,835 kt
- Eastern Europe 29,812 kt
- Western Europe 29,221 kt
- Eastern Africa 23,399 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 17,960 kt
- Sub-Saharan Africa 17,766 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 17,486 kt
- Northern Africa 14,127 kt
- Western Africa 12,406 kt
- Central America 10,795 kt
- Northern Europe 10,442 kt
- Southern Africa 10,237 kt
- Oceania 9,804 kt
- Central Asia 8,346 kt
- Middle Africa 4,274 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.