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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 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
97
Highest
40,238 kt
Sierra Leone
Lowest
0.0272 kt
Palau
Median
217.7 kt
Years covered
31
1990–2020
Data points
2,180

What the numbers show

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 40,238 kt in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 0.0272 kt in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 217.7 kt, and the mean is 1,499 kt.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 229.6%), and the largest decrease in Palau (down 95.8%).

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sierra Leone 40,238 kt 2005 up 9.3% rising
2 China 22,238 kt 2014 up 8.4% rising
3 India 14,423 kt 2016 down 1.3% flat
4 Brazil 12,888 kt 2015 up 4.3% rising
5 United States 10,036 kt 2020 up 3.7% rising
6 Indonesia 2,928 kt 2016 — falling
7 Argentina 2,351 kt 2012 down 17.1% falling
8 Ethiopia 2,194 kt 2013 up 39.4% rising
9 Australia 2,080 kt 2020 down 6.3% falling
10 Mexico 1,951 kt 2013 up 2.1% flat
11 Russia 1,811 kt 2020 down 0.8% falling
11 Russian Federation 1,811 kt 2020 down 0.8% falling
13 Turkey 1,560 kt 2020 up 64.0% rising
13 Türkiye 1,560 kt 2020 up 64.0% rising
15 France 1,487 kt 2020 down 6.0% falling
16 Germany 1,266 kt 2020 down 1.6% falling
17 New Zealand 1,219 kt 2020 up 3.1% rising
18 Myanmar 1,109 kt 2005 up 15.1% rising
19 Canada 1,104 kt 2020 down 4.5% flat
20 Colombia 1,096 kt 2014 up 0.6% rising
21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,006 kt 2010 down 29.0% falling
22 United Kingdom 997.71 kt 2020 down 1.4% falling
22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 997.71 kt 2020 down 1.4% falling
24 Spain 951 kt 2020 up 4.5% flat
25 Kazakhstan 929.43 kt 2020 up 34.6% rising
26 Japan 883.53 kt 2020 down 4.0% falling
27 Paraguay 855.73 kt 2015 up 45.9% rising
28 Kenya 815 kt 2010 up 31.2% rising
29 Italy 771.16 kt 2020 up 0.1% falling
30 Uruguay 734.1 kt 2017 down 3.9% rising
31 Cambodia 645.15 kt 2016 up 16.5% rising
32 Uzbekistan 616.48 kt 2012 up 69.6% rising
33 Ireland 568.1 kt 2020 up 17.1% rising
34 Poland 566.66 kt 2020 up 6.3% falling
35 Republic of Korea 547.63 kt 2016 down 8.0% falling
36 Peru 544.59 kt 2014 down 5.9% rising
37 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 496.15 kt 2004 up 12.3% rising
38 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 475.41 kt 2020 up 1.8% falling
39 Madagascar 470.9 kt 2010 up 65.8% rising
40 Ukraine 340.66 kt 2020 down 25.8% volatile
41 Romania 335.83 kt 2020 down 1.8% falling
42 Belarus 335.71 kt 2020 up 0.0% falling
43 Chad 312.27 kt 2003 down 1.3% flat
44 Mongolia 288.95 kt 2006 up 4.5% rising
45 Chile 263.6 kt 2016 down 9.7% falling
46 Denmark 236.47 kt 2020 down 1.5% flat
47 Central African Republic 231.76 kt 2010 down 83.5% volatile
48 Dominican Republic 220.91 kt 2010 up 57.7% rising
49 Namibia 217.7 kt 2016 down 14.3% falling
50 Belgium 209.05 kt 2020 down 1.0% falling
51 Azerbaijan 194.52 kt 2013 up 19.4% rising
52 Tajikistan 189.94 kt 2014 up 95.8% rising
53 Portugal 178.54 kt 2020 up 4.7% falling
54 Greece 175.83 kt 2020 down 11.8% falling
55 Austria 171.5 kt 2020 down 2.8% falling
56 Malaysia 167.11 kt 2016 up 1.4% flat
57 Ghana 166.38 kt 2019 up 21.2% rising
58 Haiti 158.86 kt 2000 up 39.3% rising
59 Switzerland 152.9 kt 2020 down 4.8% falling
60 Czechia 137.75 kt 2020 up 0.8% falling
61 Kyrgyzstan 133.03 kt 2010 up 32.0% rising
62 Sweden 128.11 kt 2020 down 3.4% falling
63 Hungary 110.18 kt 2020 up 16.2% falling
64 Norway 103.99 kt 2020 down 1.2% falling
65 Finland 101.03 kt 2020 down 1.5% flat
66 Bulgaria 77.61 kt 2020 down 3.2% falling
67 Georgia 70.31 kt 2013 down 13.2% flat
68 Lithuania 67.08 kt 2020 down 13.7% falling
69 Armenia 62.22 kt 2014 up 35.5% rising
70 Albania 53.7 kt 2009 down 3.3% rising
71 Croatia 53.66 kt 2020 down 17.3% falling
72 Slovenia 46.91 kt 2020 up 3.1% flat
73 Guyana 44.63 kt 2004 up 8.7% rising
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43 kt 2014 up 5.3% falling
75 Slovakia 42.13 kt 2020 down 9.0% falling
76 Israel 40.32 kt 2015 down 3.6% falling
77 Latvia 37.79 kt 2020 up 9.8% falling
78 North Macedonia 31.36 kt 2014 up 6.4% falling
79 Togo 31.23 kt 2005 up 15.8% rising
80 Moldova 28.37 kt 2013 down 36.4% falling
80 Republic of Moldova 28.37 kt 2013 down 36.4% falling
82 Estonia 27.46 kt 2020 up 9.3% falling
83 Luxembourg 18.66 kt 2020 up 7.2% rising
84 Lebanon 14.55 kt 2013 up 120.5% rising
85 Cyprus 14.24 kt 2020 up 10.8% flat
86 Iceland 13.9 kt 2020 down 3.4% flat
87 Jamaica 12.87 kt 2012 unchanged volatile
88 Montenegro 9.27 kt 2011 down 22.3% falling
89 Belize 5.77 kt 2009 up 73.0% rising
90 Malta 1.58 kt 2020 down 7.7% falling
91 Mauritius 1.04 kt 2013 down 70.7% falling
92 Dominica 0.7795 kt 2005 up 229.6% rising
93 Liechtenstein 0.6873 kt 2020 up 5.0% rising
94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.243 kt 2004 down 79.5% volatile
95 Nauru 0.0275 kt 2010 down 53.4% volatile
95 Nauru 0.0275 kt 2010 down 53.4% volatile
97 Palau 0.0272 kt 2005 down 95.8% volatile

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
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
102 places, 2,180 data points, 1990–2020
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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