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Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) 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
207
Highest
213,019 kt
OECD
Lowest
0.2646 kt
Tuvalu
Median
399.69 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,556

What the numbers show

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 213,019 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.2646 kt in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 399.69 kt, and the mean is 3,189 kt.

Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 450.1%), and the largest decrease in Gabon (down 76.0%).

Food Transport — Emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 213,019 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
2 China (People’s Republic of) 39,042 kt 2023 up 11.3% rising
3 China, mainland 34,271 kt 2023 up 13.3% rising
4 Brazil 28,629 kt 2023 up 10.8% rising
5 Russian Federation 20,918 kt 2023 up 22.8% rising
6 Japan 19,321 kt 2023 down 14.5% falling
7 Canada 17,411 kt 2023 down 5.6% rising
8 Saudi Arabia 14,765 kt 2023 up 10.7% rising
9 India 14,306 kt 2023 down 40.5% rising
10 Mexico 14,193 kt 2023 down 13.9% rising
11 Republic of Korea 11,366 kt 2023 up 14.3% rising
12 Germany 11,084 kt 2023 down 6.5% falling
13 Australia and New Zealand 10,619 kt 2023 down 0.3% rising
14 France 9,661 kt 2023 down 0.7% rising
15 Thailand 9,413 kt 2023 up 40.1% rising
16 Australia 9,115 kt 2023 down 1.3% rising
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,483 kt 2023 down 2.7% flat
18 Italy 7,811 kt 2023 up 2.9% flat
19 Indonesia 7,446 kt 2023 down 39.4% rising
20 Spain 6,677 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
21 Nigeria 6,592 kt 2023 up 36.7% rising
22 Malaysia 6,180 kt 2023 down 1.9% rising
23 Pakistan 5,961 kt 2023 up 49.1% rising
24 Argentina 5,749 kt 2023 up 0.3% rising
25 Poland 5,286 kt 2023 up 57.8% rising
26 South Africa 5,097 kt 2023 down 11.4% rising
27 Algeria 4,681 kt 2023 up 10.8% volatile
28 Iraq 4,458 kt 2023 up 29.8% rising
29 Colombia 4,334 kt 2023 up 57.8% rising
30 China, Taiwan Province of 4,270 kt 2023 up 2.2% rising
31 Egypt 3,992 kt 2023 down 24.3% rising
32 Philippines 3,784 kt 2023 up 41.6% rising
33 United Arab Emirates 3,752 kt 2023 down 12.9% rising
34 Kazakhstan 3,265 kt 2023 up 115.7% rising
35 Chile 3,212 kt 2023 up 26.5% rising
36 Peru 3,138 kt 2023 up 49.2% rising
37 Ecuador 2,053 kt 2023 up 26.7% rising
38 Israel 2,038 kt 2023 up 15.9% rising
39 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,006 kt 2023 down 15.8% flat
40 Uzbekistan 1,958 kt 2023 up 283.4% volatile
41 Belgium 1,910 kt 2023 up 1.8% flat
42 Libya 1,909 kt 2023 down 0.4% rising
43 Morocco 1,908 kt 2023 up 15.4% rising
44 Kuwait 1,878 kt 2023 up 31.2% rising
45 Romania 1,666 kt 2023 up 41.3% rising
46 Switzerland 1,653 kt 2023 down 11.6% rising
47 Austria 1,648 kt 2023 down 7.1% rising
48 Czechia 1,526 kt 2023 up 20.3% rising
49 Myanmar 1,510 kt 2023 up 406.0% volatile
50 New Zealand 1,504 kt 2023 up 5.9% rising
51 Ukraine 1,431 kt 2023 down 50.8% falling
52 Bangladesh 1,409 kt 2023 up 54.0% volatile
53 Norway 1,393 kt 2023 down 3.5% rising
54 Sweden 1,338 kt 2023 down 10.3% flat
55 Greece 1,310 kt 2023 up 9.6% rising
56 Sudan 1,291 kt 2023 up 38.2% rising
57 Portugal 1,269 kt 2023 up 6.3% rising
58 Qatar 1,263 kt 2023 up 14.4% volatile
59 Oman 1,202 kt 2023 down 10.6% volatile
60 Ghana 1,194 kt 2023 up 40.6% volatile
61 Hungary 1,174 kt 2023 up 53.1% rising
62 Guatemala 1,164 kt 2023 up 76.8% rising
63 Kenya 1,128 kt 2023 up 78.1% volatile
64 Belarus 1,060 kt 2023 down 15.6% rising
65 Sudan (former) 957.56 kt 2011 up 145.6% rising
66 Azerbaijan 957.24 kt 2023 up 26.6% rising
67 Sri Lanka 940.91 kt 2023 up 12.2% rising
68 Angola 899.33 kt 2023 up 9.5% volatile
69 Denmark 894.9 kt 2023 down 0.9% rising
70 Ireland 894.48 kt 2023 up 8.6% rising
71 Serbia 888.17 kt 2023 up 41.5% rising
72 Jordan 859.67 kt 2023 up 10.0% rising
73 Paraguay 851.99 kt 2023 up 50.0% rising
74 Finland 839.7 kt 2023 down 8.8% rising
75 Tunisia 811.26 kt 2023 up 29.7% rising
76 Cambodia 792.04 kt 2023 up 107.2% volatile
77 Turkmenistan 790.76 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
78 Ethiopia 790.38 kt 2023 up 91.1% volatile
79 Dominican Republic 790.01 kt 2023 up 24.0% rising
80 Bulgaria 752.77 kt 2023 up 39.9% rising
81 Lebanon 710.62 kt 2023 up 27.5% rising
82 Singapore 642.22 kt 2023 down 15.2% rising
83 Honduras 624.57 kt 2023 up 82.4% rising
84 Costa Rica 619.43 kt 2023 up 15.7% rising
85 Panama 614.34 kt 2023 up 50.5% rising
86 Serbia and Montenegro 594.61 kt 2004 up 450.1% rising
87 Slovak Republic 585.73 kt 2023 up 26.7% rising
88 Senegal 516.28 kt 2023 up 107.9% volatile
89 Croatia 495.62 kt 2023 up 16.9% rising
90 Benin 482.54 kt 2023 up 15.1% volatile
91 Afghanistan 480.24 kt 2023 up 26.1% volatile
92 El Salvador 479.91 kt 2023 up 58.6% rising
93 Lithuania 476.74 kt 2023 up 40.3% rising
94 China, Hong Kong SAR 464.05 kt 2023 down 21.7% falling
95 Uruguay 462.78 kt 2023 up 18.5% rising
96 Mozambique 451.44 kt 2023 up 116.5% volatile
97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 444.79 kt 2023 up 41.9% rising
98 Slovenia 443.3 kt 2023 up 8.7% rising
99 Nepal 440.37 kt 2023 up 35.4% volatile
100 Bahrain 430.19 kt 2023 up 23.4% rising
101 Georgia 419.56 kt 2023 up 28.4% volatile
102 Mali 411.85 kt 2023 up 175.4% volatile
103 Uganda 410.69 kt 2023 up 65.5% volatile
104 Cameroon 399.69 kt 2023 up 15.1% rising
105 Palestine, State of 374.89 kt 2023 up 146.6% volatile
106 Burkina Faso 371.45 kt 2023 up 99.3% volatile
107 Zambia 363.36 kt 2023 up 93.6% volatile
108 Luxembourg 354.73 kt 2023 down 28.0% falling
109 Jamaica 328.42 kt 2023 up 63.3% rising
110 Yemen 294.1 kt 2023 down 67.5% falling
111 Tajikistan 271.33 kt 2023 up 171.7% volatile
112 Armenia 268.56 kt 2023 up 39.7% volatile
113 Guinea 266.21 kt 2023 up 136.9% volatile
114 Trinidad and Tobago 263.31 kt 2023 down 9.0% rising
115 Nicaragua 258.35 kt 2023 up 41.3% rising
116 Zimbabwe 256.77 kt 2023 down 21.8% flat
117 North Macedonia 256.21 kt 2023 up 49.6% rising
118 Botswana 248.42 kt 2023 up 9.0% rising
119 Latvia 236.06 kt 2023 up 3.7% rising
120 Niger 234.81 kt 2023 up 143.1% volatile
121 Mauritania 233.76 kt 2023 up 129.8% volatile
122 Mongolia 229.83 kt 2023 up 78.9% rising
123 Albania 221.23 kt 2023 down 17.7% rising
124 Namibia 197.97 kt 2023 up 3.6% rising
125 Estonia 191.19 kt 2023 up 11.4% rising
126 Madagascar 171.06 kt 2023 up 62.8% rising
127 Netherlands Antilles (former) 170.53 kt 2010 up 42.5% rising
128 Chad 169.28 kt 2023 up 9.1% volatile
129 Papua New Guinea 157.4 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
130 Kyrgyzstan 156.91 kt 2023 down 64.2% volatile
131 Haiti 148.89 kt 2023 up 53.1% rising
132 Cyprus 143.77 kt 2023 up 5.8% rising
133 Réunion 142.38 kt 2010 up 28.5% rising
134 Togo 134.21 kt 2023 up 66.9% volatile
135 Congo 133.55 kt 2023 down 36.9% volatile
136 Brunei Darussalam 130.16 kt 2023 down 9.9% rising
137 Malawi 130.09 kt 2023 up 68.2% rising
138 Guyana 129.7 kt 2023 up 91.7% rising
139 Cuba 126.85 kt 2023 down 25.3% volatile
140 Mauritius 126.59 kt 2023 up 19.2% rising
141 Maldives 118.76 kt 2023 up 124.3% volatile
142 Iceland 111.37 kt 2023 up 25.8% rising
143 Montenegro 102.25 kt 2023 up 86.9% rising
144 South Sudan 97.28 kt 2023 down 4.1% falling
145 Fiji 96.6 kt 2023 up 78.5% rising
146 Eswatini 93.95 kt 2023 up 41.1% rising
147 Sierra Leone 92.63 kt 2023 up 55.7% volatile
148 Guadeloupe 91.1 kt 2010 up 13.1% rising
149 Rwanda 88.42 kt 2023 up 90.1% rising
150 Martinique 88.16 kt 2010 up 8.9% rising
151 Bahamas 82.65 kt 2023 up 56.3% volatile
152 Burundi 74.48 kt 2023 up 117.8% volatile
153 Equatorial Guinea 67.27 kt 2023 up 11.5% volatile
154 New Caledonia 64.86 kt 2023 down 1.1% rising
155 Somalia 59.64 kt 2023 up 36.2% rising
156 Gibraltar 58.65 kt 2023 up 48.2% rising
157 Lesotho 57.6 kt 2023 up 28.7% rising
158 Malta 55.79 kt 2023 up 36.6% rising
159 Belize 47.89 kt 2023 up 29.6% rising
160 French Polynesia 45.78 kt 2023 up 15.5% rising
161 Suriname 43.9 kt 2023 up 211.5% volatile
162 Liberia 41.58 kt 2023 down 22.0% volatile
163 Barbados 39.44 kt 2023 down 12.4% rising
164 China, Macao SAR 37.28 kt 2023 down 4.6% rising
165 Andorra 35.35 kt 2023 down 4.8% flat
166 Central African Republic 32.28 kt 2023 up 272.5% volatile
167 French Guiana 30.46 kt 2010 up 19.1% rising
168 Comoros 30.17 kt 2023 up 171.4% volatile
169 Vanuatu 25.84 kt 2023 up 224.5% volatile
170 Eritrea 25.33 kt 2023 up 23.0% falling
171 Saint Lucia 24.43 kt 2023 up 11.2% rising
172 Aruba 23.61 kt 2023 down 0.0% rising
173 Antigua and Barbuda 22.82 kt 2023 up 22.1% rising
174 Gabon 22.06 kt 2023 down 76.0% flat
175 Cayman Islands 21.39 kt 2023 up 22.8% rising
176 Solomon Islands 19.22 kt 2023 down 30.9% rising
177 Seychelles 18.92 kt 2023 up 105.5% rising
178 Bhutan 18.85 kt 2023 up 149.7% volatile
179 Turks and Caicos Islands 15.94 kt 2023 up 28.1% rising
180 Samoa 14.04 kt 2023 up 27.0% rising
181 Djibouti 13.89 kt 2023 up 20.9% rising
182 American Samoa 13.32 kt 2023 up 0.4% falling
183 Bermuda 12.13 kt 2023 down 13.8% falling
184 Grenada 11.96 kt 2023 up 31.7% rising
185 Palau 11.64 kt 2023 down 9.5% rising
186 Faroe Islands 11.63 kt 2023 up 11.8% rising
187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.16 kt 2023 up 99.0% rising
188 Guinea-Bissau 10.75 kt 2023 down 12.7% rising
189 Mayotte 10.53 kt 2010 up 64.9% rising
190 Tonga 10.1 kt 2023 up 35.1% rising
191 Marshall Islands 9.94 kt 2023 up 8.5% rising
192 Gambia 8.78 kt 2023 up 17.1% falling
193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.69 kt 2023 up 18.6% rising
194 Greenland 7.01 kt 2023 down 3.4% rising
195 Dominica 5.69 kt 2023 down 1.5% rising
196 Sao Tome and Principe 4.17 kt 2023 up 0.3% rising
197 Anguilla 4.09 kt 2023 up 6.7% rising
198 British Virgin Islands 4.02 kt 2023 down 15.0% rising
199 Cook Islands 3.32 kt 2023 down 0.9% rising
200 Kiribati 3.24 kt 2023 up 28.3% rising
201 Northern Mariana Islands 1.78 kt 2023 down 12.9% falling
202 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1.21 kt 2023 down 22.5% rising
203 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9118 kt 2023 down 10.0% falling
204 Montserrat 0.7092 kt 2023 down 57.1% falling
205 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.5396 kt 2023 up 20.4% rising
206 Niue 0.354 kt 2023 up 23.3% falling
207 Tuvalu 0.2646 kt 2023 down 11.9% rising

Regions and income groups

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

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
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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