Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) 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
205
Highest
19.88 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
0.0314 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,556

What the numbers show

Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 19.88 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0314 kt, and the mean is 0.2848 kt.

Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 405.6%), and the largest decrease in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (down 100.0%).

Food Transport — Emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 19.88 kt 2023 up 0.4% rising
2 China (People’s Republic of) 2.94 kt 2023 down 0.8% rising
3 Russian Federation 2.58 kt 2023 up 36.4% rising
4 China, mainland 2.51 kt 2023 down 0.8% rising
5 Brazil 2.42 kt 2023 up 11.2% rising
6 Canada 1.91 kt 2023 down 4.3% rising
7 India 1.76 kt 2023 down 14.6% rising
8 Japan 1.71 kt 2023 down 16.0% falling
9 Mexico 1.5 kt 2023 down 9.2% rising
10 Saudi Arabia 1.25 kt 2023 up 7.4% rising
11 Australia and New Zealand 1 kt 2023 down 3.0% rising
12 Australia 0.8805 kt 2023 down 2.8% rising
13 Germany 0.8555 kt 2023 down 7.9% falling
14 Republic of Korea 0.7858 kt 2023 up 17.6% rising
15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7029 kt 2023 down 5.5% falling
16 Nigeria 0.6795 kt 2023 up 33.8% volatile
17 Thailand 0.6745 kt 2023 up 47.0% rising
18 Indonesia 0.6622 kt 2023 down 41.6% rising
19 France 0.6603 kt 2023 up 4.7% falling
20 Malaysia 0.5536 kt 2023 down 4.3% rising
21 Pakistan 0.5532 kt 2023 up 67.9% rising
22 Italy 0.5031 kt 2023 up 0.8% falling
23 Argentina 0.4774 kt 2023 up 10.1% rising
24 Kazakhstan 0.4629 kt 2023 up 146.1% rising
25 Spain 0.4319 kt 2023 up 12.1% falling
26 South Africa 0.4132 kt 2023 down 16.8% rising
27 Iraq 0.4027 kt 2023 up 33.2% rising
28 China, Taiwan Province of 0.3948 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
29 Colombia 0.371 kt 2023 up 72.2% rising
30 United Arab Emirates 0.3628 kt 2023 down 2.2% volatile
31 Egypt 0.3536 kt 2023 down 11.6% rising
32 Poland 0.3453 kt 2023 up 52.5% rising
33 Algeria 0.2972 kt 2023 down 0.1% rising
34 Philippines 0.2939 kt 2023 up 47.3% rising
35 Chile 0.2582 kt 2023 up 33.6% rising
36 Peru 0.2233 kt 2023 up 72.7% rising
37 Libya 0.1986 kt 2023 up 9.5% rising
38 Israel 0.1831 kt 2023 up 15.6% rising
39 Kuwait 0.1737 kt 2023 up 28.7% rising
40 Ecuador 0.1652 kt 2023 up 26.3% rising
41 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.1631 kt 2023 down 10.6% rising
42 Bangladesh 0.1553 kt 2023 up 64.2% volatile
43 Uzbekistan 0.1365 kt 2023 up 125.6% rising
44 Belgium 0.1348 kt 2023 up 12.8% flat
45 Switzerland 0.1322 kt 2023 down 16.9% falling
46 Romania 0.1248 kt 2023 up 17.3% rising
47 New Zealand 0.1228 kt 2023 down 4.6% rising
48 Myanmar 0.1196 kt 2023 up 372.7% volatile
49 Oman 0.1182 kt 2023 down 5.7% volatile
50 Morocco 0.117 kt 2023 up 16.3% rising
51 Czechia 0.1146 kt 2023 up 12.5% rising
52 Austria 0.1126 kt 2023 down 8.5% rising
53 Cambodia 0.1093 kt 2023 up 131.1% volatile
54 Guatemala 0.103 kt 2023 up 85.3% rising
55 Qatar 0.1029 kt 2023 up 21.3% volatile
56 Belarus 0.0989 kt 2023 down 19.8% falling
57 Sweden 0.0986 kt 2023 down 16.1% falling
58 Ghana 0.098 kt 2023 up 36.5% rising
59 Kenya 0.0951 kt 2023 up 76.8% volatile
60 Greece 0.0945 kt 2023 down 3.6% falling
61 Sudan 0.0935 kt 2023 up 38.5% rising
62 Ukraine 0.0934 kt 2023 down 62.2% volatile
63 Hungary 0.0889 kt 2023 up 38.3% rising
64 Norway 0.0882 kt 2023 down 8.9% falling
65 Azerbaijan 0.0846 kt 2023 up 25.7% rising
66 Portugal 0.0821 kt 2023 up 4.6% falling
67 Sri Lanka 0.0767 kt 2023 up 17.8% rising
68 Denmark 0.0743 kt 2023 down 6.1% falling
69 Jordan 0.0741 kt 2023 up 12.3% rising
70 Lebanon 0.0729 kt 2023 up 15.3% rising
71 Dominican Republic 0.0716 kt 2023 up 55.7% rising
72 Sudan (former) 0.0711 kt 2011 up 137.8% rising
73 Angola 0.0708 kt 2023 up 14.9% volatile
74 Turkmenistan 0.0705 kt 2023 up 3.4% rising
75 Paraguay 0.0656 kt 2023 up 61.6% volatile
76 Finland 0.0635 kt 2023 down 12.7% falling
77 Ireland 0.0629 kt 2023 down 4.0% rising
78 Tunisia 0.0608 kt 2023 up 30.5% rising
79 Serbia 0.0571 kt 2023 up 49.1% rising
80 Ethiopia 0.0568 kt 2023 up 116.8% volatile
81 Panama 0.0546 kt 2023 up 57.8% rising
82 Honduras 0.0545 kt 2023 up 98.2% rising
83 Costa Rica 0.052 kt 2023 up 16.6% rising
84 Singapore 0.0504 kt 2023 down 13.3% flat
85 Benin 0.0475 kt 2023 up 29.8% volatile
86 Serbia and Montenegro 0.0455 kt 2004 up 405.6% rising
87 Bulgaria 0.0445 kt 2023 up 34.8% rising
88 Afghanistan 0.0441 kt 2023 up 41.8% volatile
88 El Salvador 0.0441 kt 2023 up 72.9% rising
90 Bahrain 0.0433 kt 2023 up 30.4% rising
91 Uganda 0.0405 kt 2023 up 96.6% volatile
92 Slovak Republic 0.0389 kt 2023 up 20.1% rising
93 Uruguay 0.0376 kt 2023 up 18.6% rising
94 Nepal 0.0355 kt 2023 up 58.5% volatile
95 Burkina Faso 0.0347 kt 2023 up 102.9% volatile
95 Georgia 0.0347 kt 2023 up 30.5% volatile
97 Croatia 0.0345 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
98 Mali 0.0333 kt 2023 up 72.5% volatile
99 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0331 kt 2023 down 17.5% falling
100 Lithuania 0.0329 kt 2023 up 17.1% falling
100 Senegal 0.0329 kt 2023 up 122.3% volatile
102 Cameroon 0.0326 kt 2023 up 6.2% rising
103 Mozambique 0.0314 kt 2023 up 110.7% volatile
104 Slovenia 0.0302 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
105 Jamaica 0.0296 kt 2023 up 52.6% rising
106 Yemen 0.0289 kt 2023 down 63.6% falling
107 Zambia 0.0282 kt 2023 up 61.1% rising
108 Zimbabwe 0.0279 kt 2023 down 15.2% rising
109 Mongolia 0.0265 kt 2023 up 79.1% rising
110 Palestine, State of 0.0261 kt 2023 up 137.3% volatile
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0258 kt 2023 up 27.7% rising
112 Botswana 0.0257 kt 2023 up 23.6% rising
113 Guinea 0.0248 kt 2023 up 121.4% volatile
114 Luxembourg 0.0241 kt 2023 down 22.5% falling
115 Trinidad and Tobago 0.023 kt 2023 down 4.6% rising
116 Tajikistan 0.0216 kt 2023 up 163.4% volatile
117 Nicaragua 0.0207 kt 2023 up 42.8% rising
118 Latvia 0.0181 kt 2023 down 30.9% falling
119 Armenia 0.018 kt 2023 up 39.5% volatile
119 Niger 0.018 kt 2023 up 133.8% volatile
121 Namibia 0.0155 kt 2023 down 1.9% rising
122 North Macedonia 0.0153 kt 2023 up 36.6% rising
123 Estonia 0.0149 kt 2023 down 10.2% falling
124 Mauritania 0.0141 kt 2023 up 139.0% volatile
125 Albania 0.0132 kt 2023 down 21.0% rising
125 Chad 0.0132 kt 2023 up 22.2% volatile
127 Guyana 0.0131 kt 2023 up 104.7% rising
128 Brunei Darussalam 0.0125 kt 2023 down 6.0% rising
129 Congo 0.0122 kt 2023 down 57.8% volatile
129 Haiti 0.0122 kt 2023 up 47.0% rising
131 Cuba 0.012 kt 2023 down 12.4% volatile
132 Cyprus 0.0119 kt 2023 down 1.7% rising
132 Malawi 0.0119 kt 2023 up 88.9% rising
134 Togo 0.0117 kt 2023 up 56.0% rising
135 Madagascar 0.0116 kt 2023 up 56.8% rising
136 Kyrgyzstan 0.0113 kt 2023 down 72.1% volatile
137 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.011 kt 2010 up 42.9% rising
138 Papua New Guinea 0.0106 kt 2023 up 10.4% rising
139 Mauritius 0.0104 kt 2023 up 28.4% rising
140 Réunion 0.0098 kt 2010 up 14.0% rising
141 Eswatini 0.0089 kt 2023 up 67.9% rising
142 Sierra Leone 0.0085 kt 2023 up 60.4% volatile
143 Iceland 0.0082 kt 2023 up 9.3% rising
144 Fiji 0.008 kt 2023 up 81.8% rising
145 Rwanda 0.0078 kt 2023 up 100.0% rising
146 Maldives 0.0074 kt 2023 up 146.7% volatile
147 Bahamas 0.0068 kt 2023 up 21.4% volatile
147 Guadeloupe 0.0068 kt 2010 down 2.9% rising
149 Martinique 0.0067 kt 2010 down 8.2% rising
150 Burundi 0.0064 kt 2023 up 120.7% volatile
151 Montenegro 0.0061 kt 2023 up 64.9% rising
152 South Sudan 0.006 kt 2023 down 4.8% falling
153 Equatorial Guinea 0.0052 kt 2023 up 20.9% volatile
154 Somalia 0.0051 kt 2023 up 37.8% rising
155 Lesotho 0.005 kt 2023 up 28.2% rising
156 New Caledonia 0.0048 kt 2023 unchanged rising
157 Belize 0.0043 kt 2023 up 43.3% rising
158 Malta 0.0041 kt 2023 up 32.3% rising
159 Gibraltar 0.004 kt 2023 up 48.1% rising
160 Liberia 0.0039 kt 2023 down 25.0% volatile
161 Barbados 0.0038 kt 2023 down 9.5% rising
162 French Polynesia 0.0036 kt 2023 up 20.0% rising
163 China, Macao SAR 0.0035 kt 2023 unchanged rising
164 Aruba 0.0025 kt 2023 unchanged rising
164 Andorra 0.0025 kt 2023 up 4.2% falling
164 Central African Republic 0.0025 kt 2023 up 257.1% rising
167 Comoros 0.0024 kt 2023 up 200.0% volatile
168 Suriname 0.0023 kt 2023 up 228.6% volatile
169 Bhutan 0.0022 kt 2023 up 144.4% volatile
169 Gabon 0.0022 kt 2023 down 66.2% rising
169 Saint Lucia 0.0022 kt 2023 up 4.8% rising
169 French Guiana 0.0022 kt 2010 up 10.0% rising
173 Cayman Islands 0.0021 kt 2023 up 23.5% rising
174 Seychelles 0.0019 kt 2023 up 137.5% volatile
175 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0018 kt 2023 up 12.5% rising
176 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0016 kt 2023 up 23.1% volatile
177 Eritrea 0.0015 kt 2023 up 15.4% falling
177 Solomon Islands 0.0015 kt 2023 down 28.6% rising
177 Vanuatu 0.0015 kt 2023 up 200.0% volatile
180 Samoa 0.0014 kt 2023 up 40.0% rising
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0013 kt 2023 up 116.7% rising
182 Bermuda 0.0011 kt 2023 down 15.4% falling
182 Djibouti 0.0011 kt 2023 up 37.5% rising
182 Grenada 0.0011 kt 2023 up 10.0% rising
185 American Samoa 0.001 kt 2023 unchanged falling
185 Gambia 0.001 kt 2023 up 11.1% falling
187 Guinea-Bissau 0.0009 kt 2023 up 28.6% rising
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0009 kt 2023 up 28.6% rising
187 Tonga 0.0009 kt 2023 up 50.0% rising
190 Faroe Islands 0.0008 kt 2023 down 11.1% rising
190 Marshall Islands 0.0008 kt 2023 up 14.3% rising
190 Mayotte 0.0008 kt 2010 up 60.0% rising
193 Dominica 0.0005 kt 2023 unchanged flat
193 British Virgin Islands 0.0005 kt 2023 unchanged rising
195 Greenland 0.0004 kt 2023 unchanged falling
195 Palau 0.0004 kt 2023 down 33.3% flat
195 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0004 kt 2023 up 33.3% rising
195 Anguilla 0.0004 kt 2023 unchanged rising
199 Kiribati 0.0002 kt 2023 unchanged rising
200 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged flat
200 Cook Islands 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged rising
200 Montserrat 0.0001 kt 2023 down 50.0% falling
200 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged falling
204 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt 2023 volatile
204 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% falling

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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 Transport — Emissions (N2O)
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