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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — 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
1.13 million kt
Sierra Leone
Lowest
0.7616 kt
Palau
Median
6,096 kt
Years covered
31
1990–2020
Data points
2,180

What the numbers show

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 1.13 million kt in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 0.7616 kt in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 6,096 kt, and the mean is 41,961 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC (UNFCCC): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sierra Leone 1.13 million kt 2005 up 9.3% rising
2 China 622,667 kt 2014 up 8.4% rising
3 India 403,839 kt 2016 down 1.3% flat
4 Brazil 360,850 kt 2015 up 4.3% rising
5 United States 281,020 kt 2020 up 3.7% rising
6 Indonesia 81,981 kt 2016 — falling
7 Argentina 65,832 kt 2012 down 17.1% falling
8 Ethiopia 61,428 kt 2013 up 39.4% rising
9 Australia 58,238 kt 2020 down 6.3% falling
10 Mexico 54,619 kt 2013 up 2.1% flat
11 Russia 50,701 kt 2020 down 0.8% falling
11 Russian Federation 50,701 kt 2020 down 0.8% falling
13 Turkey 43,688 kt 2020 up 64.0% rising
13 Türkiye 43,688 kt 2020 up 64.0% rising
15 France 41,626 kt 2020 down 6.0% falling
16 Germany 35,449 kt 2020 down 1.6% falling
17 New Zealand 34,129 kt 2020 up 3.1% rising
18 Myanmar 31,054 kt 2005 up 15.1% rising
19 Canada 30,922 kt 2020 down 4.5% flat
20 Colombia 30,698 kt 2014 up 0.6% rising
21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 28,168 kt 2010 down 29.0% falling
22 United Kingdom 27,936 kt 2020 down 1.4% falling
22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27,936 kt 2020 down 1.4% falling
24 Spain 26,628 kt 2020 up 4.5% flat
25 Kazakhstan 26,024 kt 2020 up 34.6% rising
26 Japan 24,739 kt 2020 down 4.0% falling
27 Paraguay 23,960 kt 2015 up 45.9% rising
28 Kenya 22,820 kt 2010 up 31.2% rising
29 Italy 21,592 kt 2020 up 0.1% falling
30 Uruguay 20,555 kt 2017 down 3.9% rising
31 Cambodia 18,064 kt 2016 up 16.5% rising
32 Uzbekistan 17,261 kt 2012 up 69.6% rising
33 Ireland 15,907 kt 2020 up 17.1% rising
34 Poland 15,866 kt 2020 up 6.3% falling
35 Republic of Korea 15,334 kt 2016 down 8.0% falling
36 Peru 15,248 kt 2014 down 5.9% rising
37 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13,892 kt 2004 up 12.3% rising
38 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13,312 kt 2020 up 1.8% falling
39 Madagascar 13,185 kt 2010 up 65.8% rising
40 Ukraine 9,539 kt 2020 down 25.8% volatile
41 Romania 9,403 kt 2020 down 1.8% falling
42 Belarus 9,400 kt 2020 up 0.0% falling
43 Chad 8,744 kt 2003 down 1.3% flat
44 Mongolia 8,091 kt 2006 up 4.5% rising
45 Chile 7,381 kt 2016 down 9.7% falling
46 Denmark 6,621 kt 2020 down 1.5% flat
47 Central African Republic 6,489 kt 2010 down 83.5% volatile
48 Dominican Republic 6,185 kt 2010 up 57.7% rising
49 Namibia 6,096 kt 2016 down 14.3% falling
50 Belgium 5,853 kt 2020 down 1.0% falling
51 Azerbaijan 5,447 kt 2013 up 19.4% rising
52 Tajikistan 5,318 kt 2014 up 95.8% rising
53 Portugal 4,999 kt 2020 up 4.7% falling
54 Greece 4,923 kt 2020 down 11.8% falling
55 Austria 4,802 kt 2020 down 2.8% falling
56 Malaysia 4,679 kt 2016 up 1.4% flat
57 Ghana 4,659 kt 2019 up 21.2% rising
58 Haiti 4,448 kt 2000 up 39.3% rising
59 Switzerland 4,281 kt 2020 down 4.8% falling
60 Czechia 3,857 kt 2020 up 0.8% falling
61 Kyrgyzstan 3,725 kt 2010 up 32.0% rising
62 Sweden 3,587 kt 2020 down 3.4% falling
63 Hungary 3,085 kt 2020 up 16.2% falling
64 Norway 2,912 kt 2020 down 1.2% falling
65 Finland 2,829 kt 2020 down 1.5% flat
66 Bulgaria 2,173 kt 2020 down 3.2% falling
67 Georgia 1,969 kt 2013 down 13.2% flat
68 Lithuania 1,878 kt 2020 down 13.7% falling
69 Armenia 1,742 kt 2014 up 35.5% rising
70 Albania 1,504 kt 2009 down 3.3% rising
71 Croatia 1,503 kt 2020 down 17.3% falling
72 Slovenia 1,314 kt 2020 up 3.1% flat
73 Guyana 1,250 kt 2004 up 8.7% rising
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,204 kt 2014 up 5.3% falling
75 Slovakia 1,180 kt 2020 down 9.0% falling
76 Israel 1,129 kt 2015 down 3.6% falling
77 Latvia 1,058 kt 2020 up 9.8% falling
78 North Macedonia 878.08 kt 2014 up 6.4% falling
79 Togo 874.44 kt 2005 up 15.8% rising
80 Moldova 794.31 kt 2013 down 36.4% falling
80 Republic of Moldova 794.31 kt 2013 down 36.4% falling
82 Estonia 768.88 kt 2020 up 9.3% falling
83 Luxembourg 522.45 kt 2020 up 7.2% rising
84 Lebanon 407.4 kt 2013 up 120.5% rising
85 Cyprus 398.73 kt 2020 up 10.8% flat
86 Iceland 389.18 kt 2020 down 3.4% flat
87 Jamaica 360.36 kt 2012 unchanged volatile
88 Montenegro 259.56 kt 2011 down 22.3% falling
89 Belize 161.56 kt 2009 up 73.0% rising
90 Malta 44.27 kt 2020 down 7.7% falling
91 Mauritius 29.12 kt 2013 down 70.7% falling
92 Dominica 21.83 kt 2005 up 229.6% rising
93 Liechtenstein 19.25 kt 2020 up 5.0% rising
94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.8 kt 2004 down 79.5% volatile
95 Nauru 0.77 kt 2010 down 53.4% volatile
95 Nauru 0.77 kt 2010 down 53.4% volatile
97 Palau 0.7616 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — 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
Last refreshed

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