IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 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
242
Highest
27,722 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Median
83.74 kt
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
15,374
What the numbers show
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 242 countries. The highest value is 27,722 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 83.74 kt, and the mean is 840.16 kt.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 131.6%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 52.9%).
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 27,722 kt | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 2 | India | 21,006 kt | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 14,691 kt | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 4 | China | 14,254 kt | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 14,168 kt | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 6 | USSR | 11,489 kt | 1991 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 6,165 kt | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,503 kt | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 4,475 kt | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 3,499 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 3,369 kt | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 3,218 kt | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 13 | Sudan (former) | 2,674 kt | 2011 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 2,509 kt | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 2,452 kt | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 16 | Chad | 2,411 kt | 2023 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 2,170 kt | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 2,051 kt | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 2,007 kt | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 1,986 kt | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 1,956 kt | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 1,905 kt | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 23 | Sudan | 1,883 kt | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,854 kt | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Myanmar | 1,801 kt | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia PDR | 1,506 kt | 1992 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 27 | France | 1,492 kt | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 28 | Kenya | 1,295 kt | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 1,167 kt | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 30 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,119 kt | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,070 kt | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 32 | South Sudan | 1,061 kt | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 33 | Canada | 1,034 kt | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 34 | New Zealand | 1,028 kt | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 996.34 kt | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 986.03 kt | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Türkiye | 961.68 kt | 2023 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 38 | Spain | 932.3 kt | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 39 | Niger | 891.98 kt | 2023 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 885.96 kt | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 839.74 kt | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 42 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 825.08 kt | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 43 | Italy | 801.03 kt | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 44 | Cambodia | 773.73 kt | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 770.33 kt | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 726.92 kt | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 47 | Angola | 710.85 kt | 2023 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Uganda | 710.49 kt | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Mongolia | 702.63 kt | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 50 | Madagascar | 684.68 kt | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 51 | Caribbean | 663.92 kt | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 52 | Guinea | 649.59 kt | 2023 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Somalia | 643.24 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 54 | Yugoslav SFR | 605.15 kt | 1991 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 55 | Nepal | 590.69 kt | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 584.73 kt | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 57 | Poland | 582.87 kt | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 574.92 kt | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Japan | 572.85 kt | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 60 | Ireland | 566.13 kt | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 61 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 557.09 kt | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 452.19 kt | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 63 | Zambia | 448.27 kt | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 437.47 kt | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 65 | Egypt | 434.37 kt | 2023 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 66 | Czechoslovakia | 395.18 kt | 1992 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 67 | Republic of Korea | 386.61 kt | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 68 | Mozambique | 366.97 kt | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Belarus | 357.96 kt | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 351.65 kt | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 71 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 330.13 kt | 1999 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 327.19 kt | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 311.67 kt | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 74 | Senegal | 305.35 kt | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 295.65 kt | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 76 | Algeria | 291.97 kt | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 77 | Cameroon | 287.57 kt | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 78 | Ukraine | 286.37 kt | 2023 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Morocco | 281.69 kt | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 80 | Botswana | 280.79 kt | 2023 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritania | 273.81 kt | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 270.34 kt | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 83 | Guatemala | 268.82 kt | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 267.52 kt | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 256.5 kt | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 255.07 kt | 2023 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Cuba | 246.49 kt | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 88 | Ghana | 236.16 kt | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Belgium | 227.59 kt | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 90 | Denmark | 223.43 kt | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 91 | Yemen | 203.63 kt | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 92 | Chile | 202.85 kt | 2023 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 196.31 kt | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 193.22 kt | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 95 | Honduras | 188.98 kt | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 96 | Namibia | 184.37 kt | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 97 | Austria | 180.57 kt | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 98 | Portugal | 179.35 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 99 | Malawi | 171.45 kt | 2023 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Serbia and Montenegro | 171.24 kt | 2005 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 101 | Malaysia | 169.63 kt | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 158.35 kt | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 103 | Iraq | 152.59 kt | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 104 | Switzerland | 151.66 kt | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 105 | Greece | 150.41 kt | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 106 | Syrian Arab Republic | 146.88 kt | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 107 | Benin | 144.52 kt | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Côte d'Ivoire | 144.09 kt | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 143.31 kt | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 142.84 kt | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 111 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 128.62 kt | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 112 | Haiti | 124.9 kt | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 113 | Eritrea | 122.48 kt | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 114 | Sweden | 121.59 kt | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 115 | Czechia | 115.07 kt | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 110.47 kt | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 117 | Serbia | 109.14 kt | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 118 | Hungary | 97.21 kt | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 119 | Norway | 96.42 kt | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 120 | Panama | 94.64 kt | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 121 | China, Taiwan Province of | 84.93 kt | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 122 | Burundi | 82.56 kt | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Tunisia | 81.75 kt | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 124 | Finland | 78.05 kt | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 125 | Melanesia | 72.12 kt | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 126 | Togo | 69.74 kt | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 66.96 kt | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 66.47 kt | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 129 | Rwanda | 66 kt | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 130 | Lithuania | 62.28 kt | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 55.74 kt | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Guyana | 53.59 kt | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 133 | El Salvador | 52.33 kt | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 134 | Albania | 51.79 kt | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 135 | Congo | 49.4 kt | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Oman | 47.82 kt | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Croatia | 45.06 kt | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.92 kt | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.23 kt | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 42.25 kt | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 141 | Georgia | 41.62 kt | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 142 | Slovenia | 38.98 kt | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 143 | Slovakia | 38.97 kt | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 144 | Latvia | 36.48 kt | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 145 | Gambia | 32.11 kt | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 31.68 kt | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 147 | Lesotho | 28.68 kt | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 148 | Israel | 25.67 kt | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 149 | Estonia | 24.41 kt | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 150 | Jordan | 23.99 kt | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 151 | Armenia | 23.99 kt | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 23.67 kt | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 153 | Eswatini | 22.22 kt | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 154 | Republic of Moldova | 19.16 kt | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 155 | Djibouti | 19.09 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 156 | Suriname | 16.58 kt | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 16.23 kt | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 14.5 kt | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 159 | Fiji | 14.24 kt | 2023 | down 43.8% | rising |
| 160 | Bhutan | 13.88 kt | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 161 | Qatar | 13.51 kt | 2023 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Jamaica | 13.05 kt | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 163 | Iceland | 11.25 kt | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 164 | Lebanon | 10.07 kt | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 165 | Montenegro | 10.01 kt | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 166 | Liberia | 9.17 kt | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 167 | Gabon | 8.5 kt | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Polynesia | 8.33 kt | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 169 | Kuwait | 8.19 kt | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 7.54 kt | 2023 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 171 | Palestine | 7.3 kt | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 172 | Belize | 7.14 kt | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 5.82 kt | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 174 | Cyprus | 4.51 kt | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 175 | Samoa | 4.15 kt | 2023 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 176 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.75 kt | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 177 | Comoros | 2.67 kt | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 178 | Tonga | 2.35 kt | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 179 | Cabo Verde | 2.35 kt | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 2.28 kt | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 181 | Micronesia | 2.22 kt | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Malta | 2.16 kt | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 183 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.92 kt | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 1.13 kt | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 185 | Dominica | 1.03 kt | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 186 | Barbados | 1.01 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 187 | Bahrain | 0.932 kt | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 188 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.9188 kt | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | 0.8459 kt | 2023 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 0.8195 kt | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 191 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8154 kt | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 192 | Mauritius | 0.7348 kt | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 193 | Grenada | 0.6045 kt | 2023 | up 21.5% | flat |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4916 kt | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4771 kt | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 0.3896 kt | 2023 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 197 | Bahamas | 0.2781 kt | 2023 | down 52.9% | flat |
| 198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2618 kt | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 199 | Kiribati | 0.2458 kt | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 200 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2351 kt | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 201 | Tuvalu | 0.2237 kt | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 202 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2038 kt | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 203 | Singapore | 0.0708 kt | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Seychelles | 0.0707 kt | 2023 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 205 | French Guiana | 0.0486 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Niue | 0.047 kt | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 207 | Nauru | 0.0458 kt | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 208 | Tokelau | 0.0352 kt | 2023 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 209 | China, Macao SAR | 0.0164 kt | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 210 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0006 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Maldives | 0.0001 kt | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 212 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Andorra | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Channel Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 212 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 212 | Guam | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Liechtenstein | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 212 | Monaco | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Palau | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | San Marino | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 212 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 212 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 212 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Anguilla | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 212 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Pitcairn | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 212 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
| 212 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 146,577 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 118,873 kt
- Asia 64,742 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 38,667 kt
- Americas 37,962 kt
- Southern Asia 31,683 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 29,253 kt
- Annex I countries 27,697 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 26,217 kt
- Africa 26,106 kt
- South America 24,973 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 23,530 kt
About this data
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