Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) 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
229
Highest
213,019 kt
OECD
Lowest
0.2646 kt
Tuvalu
Median
371.45 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,686
What the numbers show
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 229 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 371.45 kt, and the mean is 3,028 kt.
Over the past decade 164 countries rose and 65 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 213,019 kt | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 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 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 15,727 kt | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 14,765 kt | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 10 | India | 14,306 kt | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 14,193 kt | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 11,366 kt | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 11,084 kt | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 10,619 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 15 | France | 9,661 kt | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 9,661 kt | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 9,413 kt | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 9,115 kt | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,483 kt | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 20 | Italy | 7,811 kt | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 21 | Indonesia | 7,446 kt | 2023 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 6,677 kt | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 23 | Nigeria | 6,592 kt | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 6,180 kt | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 25 | Pakistan | 5,961 kt | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 5,749 kt | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 5,286 kt | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 4,681 kt | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 4,458 kt | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 4,334 kt | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 31 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4,270 kt | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 3,992 kt | 2023 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 3,865 kt | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 3,784 kt | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 3,752 kt | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 3,265 kt | 2023 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 3,212 kt | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 3,138 kt | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 39 | Caribbean | 2,131 kt | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 40 | Ecuador | 2,053 kt | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 2,038 kt | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,006 kt | 2023 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 1,958 kt | 2023 | up 283.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 1,910 kt | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 45 | Libya | 1,909 kt | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 1,908 kt | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 47 | Kuwait | 1,878 kt | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 1,666 kt | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 49 | Switzerland | 1,653 kt | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 50 | Austria | 1,648 kt | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 1,526 kt | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 52 | Myanmar | 1,510 kt | 2023 | up 406.0% | volatile |
| 53 | New Zealand | 1,504 kt | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,497 kt | 2023 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 55 | Ukraine | 1,431 kt | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 1,409 kt | 2023 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Norway | 1,393 kt | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 58 | Sweden | 1,338 kt | 2023 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 59 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,332 kt | 2023 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | 1,310 kt | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 61 | Sudan | 1,291 kt | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 1,269 kt | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 63 | Qatar | 1,263 kt | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Oman | 1,202 kt | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Ghana | 1,194 kt | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Hungary | 1,174 kt | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 67 | Guatemala | 1,164 kt | 2023 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 68 | Kenya | 1,128 kt | 2023 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 69 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,073 kt | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Belarus | 1,060 kt | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 71 | Sudan (former) | 957.56 kt | 2011 | up 145.6% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 957.24 kt | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 940.91 kt | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 74 | Angola | 899.33 kt | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Denmark | 894.9 kt | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 76 | Ireland | 894.48 kt | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 77 | Serbia | 888.17 kt | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 78 | Jordan | 859.67 kt | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 79 | Paraguay | 851.99 kt | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Finland | 839.7 kt | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 811.26 kt | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 798.43 kt | 2023 | up 200.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 792.04 kt | 2023 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 790.76 kt | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 790.38 kt | 2023 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 790.01 kt | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 752.77 kt | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 88 | Lebanon | 710.62 kt | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 89 | Singapore | 642.22 kt | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 624.57 kt | 2023 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 619.43 kt | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 92 | Panama | 614.34 kt | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 93 | Serbia and Montenegro | 594.61 kt | 2004 | up 450.1% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 585.73 kt | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 95 | Senegal | 516.28 kt | 2023 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 510.71 kt | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 97 | Croatia | 495.62 kt | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 482.96 kt | 2023 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Benin | 482.54 kt | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 480.24 kt | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 479.91 kt | 2023 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 102 | Lithuania | 476.74 kt | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 103 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 464.05 kt | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 104 | Uruguay | 462.78 kt | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 105 | Mozambique | 451.44 kt | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 444.79 kt | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 107 | Slovenia | 443.3 kt | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 108 | Nepal | 440.37 kt | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Bahrain | 430.19 kt | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 110 | Georgia | 419.56 kt | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Mali | 411.85 kt | 2023 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Uganda | 410.69 kt | 2023 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Cameroon | 399.69 kt | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 114 | Palestine | 374.89 kt | 2023 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 371.45 kt | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Melanesia | 363.92 kt | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 117 | Zambia | 363.36 kt | 2023 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 354.74 kt | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 119 | Jamaica | 328.42 kt | 2023 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 327.2 kt | 2023 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Yemen | 294.1 kt | 2023 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 271.33 kt | 2023 | up 171.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Armenia | 268.56 kt | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Guinea | 266.21 kt | 2023 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 263.31 kt | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 258.35 kt | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 256.77 kt | 2023 | down 21.8% | flat |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 256.21 kt | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 129 | Botswana | 248.42 kt | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 130 | Republic of Moldova | 244.11 kt | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 131 | Latvia | 236.06 kt | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 132 | Niger | 234.81 kt | 2023 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | 233.76 kt | 2023 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Mongolia | 229.83 kt | 2023 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 135 | Albania | 221.23 kt | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 136 | Namibia | 197.97 kt | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 137 | Estonia | 191.19 kt | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 138 | Madagascar | 171.06 kt | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 139 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 170.53 kt | 2010 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 140 | Chad | 169.28 kt | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 157.4 kt | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 156.91 kt | 2023 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Haiti | 148.89 kt | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 144 | Cyprus | 143.77 kt | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 145 | Togo | 134.21 kt | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Congo | 133.55 kt | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 130.16 kt | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 148 | Malawi | 130.09 kt | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 149 | Guyana | 129.7 kt | 2023 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 150 | Curaçao | 127.5 kt | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 151 | Cuba | 126.85 kt | 2023 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritius | 126.59 kt | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 153 | Maldives | 118.76 kt | 2023 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Iceland | 111.37 kt | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 155 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 109.44 kt | 2023 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Montenegro | 102.25 kt | 2023 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 157 | South Sudan | 97.28 kt | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 158 | Fiji | 96.6 kt | 2023 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 159 | Eswatini | 93.95 kt | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 92.63 kt | 2023 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Guadeloupe | 91.1 kt | 2010 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 162 | Rwanda | 88.42 kt | 2023 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 163 | Martinique | 88.16 kt | 2010 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 164 | Polynesia | 88.05 kt | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 165 | Bahamas | 82.65 kt | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Burundi | 74.48 kt | 2023 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.27 kt | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 64.86 kt | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 169 | Somalia | 59.64 kt | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 170 | Gibraltar | 58.65 kt | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 171 | Lesotho | 57.6 kt | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 172 | Malta | 55.79 kt | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 173 | Belize | 47.89 kt | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 174 | French Polynesia | 45.78 kt | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 175 | Suriname | 43.9 kt | 2023 | up 211.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Liberia | 41.58 kt | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Barbados | 39.44 kt | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 178 | China, Macao SAR | 37.28 kt | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 179 | Andorra | 35.35 kt | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 180 | Micronesia | 34.07 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 181 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 33.71 kt | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 182 | French Guiana | 30.46 kt | 2010 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 183 | Comoros | 30.17 kt | 2023 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Martin (French part) | 28.07 kt | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 25.84 kt | 2023 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Eritrea | 25.33 kt | 2023 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 187 | Cabo Verde | 24.48 kt | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 24.43 kt | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 189 | Aruba | 23.61 kt | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22.82 kt | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 191 | Gabon | 22.06 kt | 2023 | down 76.0% | flat |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 21.39 kt | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 19.22 kt | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 194 | Seychelles | 18.92 kt | 2023 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 195 | Bhutan | 18.85 kt | 2023 | up 149.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.94 kt | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 197 | Samoa | 14.04 kt | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 198 | Timor-Leste | 14.01 kt | 2023 | up 143.7% | rising |
| 199 | Djibouti | 13.89 kt | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 200 | Bermuda | 12.13 kt | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 201 | Grenada | 11.96 kt | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 202 | Palau | 11.64 kt | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 11.63 kt | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 204 | Jersey | 11.51 kt | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 205 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.16 kt | 2023 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 206 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.75 kt | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 207 | Mayotte | 10.53 kt | 2010 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 208 | Tonga | 10.1 kt | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 209 | Marshall Islands | 9.94 kt | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 210 | Gambia | 8.78 kt | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 211 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.69 kt | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 212 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 7.47 kt | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 213 | Greenland | 7.01 kt | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 214 | Dominica | 5.69 kt | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 215 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4.5 kt | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 216 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.17 kt | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 217 | Anguilla | 4.09 kt | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 218 | British Virgin Islands | 4.02 kt | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 219 | Cook Islands | 3.32 kt | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 220 | Kiribati | 3.24 kt | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 221 | Saint Barthélemy | 2.67 kt | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 222 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.78 kt | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 223 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.21 kt | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 224 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.9118 kt | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 225 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.8712 kt | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 226 | Montserrat | 0.7092 kt | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 227 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.5396 kt | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 228 | Niue | 0.354 kt | 2023 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 229 | 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.
- World 539,555 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 277,572 kt
- Annex I countries 209,500 kt
- Asia 194,002 kt
- Americas 145,415 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 143,132 kt
- Europe 97,912 kt
- Northern America 73,849 kt
- Eastern Asia 70,068 kt
- European Union (27) 60,733 kt
- United States of America 56,418 kt
- South America 51,434 kt
About this data
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.