IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share (CH4) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.
Countries reporting
215
Highest
94.19 %
Niue
Lowest
0 %
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
46.78 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,422
What the numbers show
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share (CH4) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 94.19 % in Niue; the lowest is 0 % in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.78 %, and the mean is 45.76 %.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 133 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 182.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 74.7%).
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 94.19 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Chad | 92.23 % | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 91.88 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Paraguay | 91.21 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 90.57 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Mali | 90.29 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 89.47 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 8 | Tuvalu | 88.11 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | South Sudan | 87.13 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Cambodia | 83.82 % | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 11 | New Zealand | 83.45 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 12 | Nicaragua | 83.22 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 83.08 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 83.06 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritania | 82.87 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Botswana | 81.13 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 81.06 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | Guinea | 80.57 % | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan (former) | 80.48 % | 2011 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 20 | Namibia | 80.19 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 21 | Tokelau | 79.82 % | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 77.68 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 23 | Sudan | 77.52 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 24 | East Timor | 77.03 % | 2023 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 24 | Timor-Leste | 77.03 % | 2023 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 26 | Pakistan | 76.79 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 76.38 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 28 | Senegal | 75.87 % | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 29 | Samoa | 75.46 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 30 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 75.42 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 75.25 % | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 74.98 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 33 | United Republic of Tanzania | 74.88 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 34 | Polynesia | 74.31 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 73.55 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 36 | Madagascar | 72.69 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 37 | Eritrea | 72.61 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 38 | Kenya | 72.54 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 39 | Nepal | 72.43 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 40 | Switzerland | 71.44 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 41 | Philippines | 70.87 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 42 | Brazil | 70.79 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 43 | Somalia | 70.71 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 44 | Cook Islands | 70.48 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 45 | Australia and New Zealand | 70.06 % | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 68.71 % | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 68.42 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.42 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 49 | India | 68.28 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 68.28 % | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 51 | Australia | 67.56 % | 2023 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 52 | Nauru | 66.67 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 52 | Nauru | 66.67 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 54 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 65.69 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 55 | France | 65.46 % | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 56 | Peru | 64.99 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 64.5 % | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 58 | Syria | 64.28 % | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 64.28 % | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 64.23 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 61 | Albania | 63.97 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 62 | Tonga | 63.96 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 63 | Gambia | 63.49 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 64 | Thailand | 63.48 % | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 64 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 63.48 % | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 66 | Panama | 62.98 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 67 | Colombia | 62.28 % | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 68 | Laos | 61.94 % | 2023 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 61.94 % | 2023 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 70 | Denmark | 61.87 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.47 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 60.38 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 73 | Spain | 60.14 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 74 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 58.62 % | 1999 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 75 | Malawi | 58.45 % | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 76 | Germany | 57.96 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 77 | Cuba | 57.77 % | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 57.59 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 79 | Vietnam | 56.96 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 79 | Viet Nam | 56.96 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 56.93 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 82 | Honduras | 56.42 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 56.34 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 84 | Austria | 56.3 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 56.16 % | 2005 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 86 | Eswatini | 55.88 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 87 | Japan | 55.62 % | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 88 | Italy | 55.38 % | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 55.13 % | 2023 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 90 | Belgium | 54.9 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 91 | Belarus | 54.65 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 91 | Lesotho | 54.65 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 93 | Iceland | 54.43 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 94 | Benin | 53.25 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 52.57 % | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 96 | Suriname | 52.46 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 97 | Yemen | 50.75 % | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 50.57 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 99 | Dominica | 50.17 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 100 | Central African Republic | 49.65 % | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 101 | Portugal | 48.88 % | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 48.76 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 103 | Jamaica | 48.62 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 104 | Mexico | 47.24 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 105 | Burundi | 47.1 % | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 106 | Caribbean | 46.96 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 107 | Serbia | 46.79 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 108 | Fiji | 46.78 % | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 109 | Latvia | 46.6 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 110 | Montenegro | 46.06 % | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 111 | Slovenia | 45.63 % | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 112 | Zambia | 45.49 % | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 113 | Sweden | 45.11 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 114 | Djibouti | 44.93 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 115 | Guyana | 44.04 % | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 116 | Armenia | 43.84 % | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 43.81 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 118 | Cabo Verde | 43.78 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 119 | Mongolia | 43.68 % | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 120 | Micronesia | 42.71 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 121 | Guatemala | 42.61 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 122 | Greece | 40.72 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 123 | OECD | 40.61 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 124 | Ecuador | 40.59 % | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 125 | Estonia | 40.54 % | 2023 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 126 | Croatia | 40.38 % | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 127 | Rwanda | 39.89 % | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 128 | Haiti | 39.81 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 129 | Angola | 39.6 % | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 39.37 % | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 131 | Romania | 39.36 % | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 132 | Finland | 39.23 % | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 133 | Cameroon | 39.04 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 38.2 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 135 | Malta | 37.67 % | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 136 | Poland | 37.57 % | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 137 | Melanesia | 37.45 % | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 138 | Belize | 35.87 % | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 139 | Bhutan | 35.45 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 140 | Ghana | 35.28 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 141 | Togo | 34.1 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 33.95 % | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 142 | Norway | 33.95 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 144 | Azerbaijan | 33.38 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 145 | Turkmenistan | 32.96 % | 2023 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 146 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.45 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 146 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.45 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 148 | Grenada | 32.21 % | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 149 | Mozambique | 32.1 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 31.18 % | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 151 | Republic of Korea | 30.72 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 152 | Hungary | 30.07 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 153 | Chile | 29.44 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 154 | Nigeria | 28.69 % | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 155 | Tunisia | 28.6 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 156 | Morocco | 27.99 % | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 157 | Moldova | 27.74 % | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 157 | Republic of Moldova | 27.74 % | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 159 | United States | 27.41 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 160 | Czechia | 26.85 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 161 | China, mainland | 26.37 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 162 | China | 26.19 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 163 | Turkey | 26.14 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 163 | Türkiye | 26.14 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 165 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.73 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 166 | Egypt | 25.57 % | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.23 % | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 168 | Kiribati | 23.47 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 169 | Canada | 23.37 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 23.25 % | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 171 | South Africa | 22.93 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 172 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.85 % | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 173 | Bulgaria | 22.3 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 174 | Indonesia | 21.13 % | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 175 | Slovakia | 20.02 % | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 176 | Comoros | 19.59 % | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 177 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 19.2 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 178 | Barbados | 18.51 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.88 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 180 | Malaysia | 17.11 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 181 | China, Taiwan Province of | 16.3 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.9 % | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 183 | Ukraine | 15.6 % | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 184 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.39 % | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 185 | Algeria | 12.77 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 186 | Russia | 12.28 % | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 186 | Russian Federation | 12.28 % | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 188 | Jordan | 12.21 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 189 | Liberia | 10.39 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 190 | Israel | 8.9 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 191 | Congo | 8.87 % | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.72 % | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 193 | Lebanon | 7.6 % | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 194 | Libya | 7.05 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Saudi Arabia | 6.74 % | 2023 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 196 | Cyprus | 6.08 % | 2023 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 197 | United Arab Emirates | 4.48 % | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 198 | Oman | 4.44 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 199 | Mauritius | 3.82 % | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 200 | Iraq | 2.84 % | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Seychelles | 2.84 % | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Bahamas | 2.36 % | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 203 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.11 % | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 204 | Qatar | 1.79 % | 2023 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Gabon | 1.68 % | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 206 | Brunei | 1.3 % | 2023 | up 35.4% | falling |
| 206 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.3 % | 2023 | up 35.4% | falling |
| 208 | China, Macao SAR | 0.95 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 209 | Kuwait | 0.62 % | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 210 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.54 % | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 211 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.48 % | 2023 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Bahrain | 0.12 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 213 | Singapore | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 214 | Maldives | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South America 70.13 %
- Oceania 69.27 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 68.37 %
- Eastern Africa 66.88 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 66.28 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 65.69 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 65.13 %
- Northern Europe 64.22 %
- Southern Asia 63.93 %
- Western Europe 61.98 %
- European Union (27) 53.35 %
- Southern Europe 52.83 %
- Africa 50.89 %
- Central America 50.23 %
- Americas 49.53 %
- Western Africa 48.22 %
- Middle Africa 47.66 %
- Non-Annex I countries 46.38 %
- Central Asia 44.11 %
- World 43.52 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 42.11 %
- South-Eastern Asia 40.64 %
- Asia 39.3 %
- Northern Africa 35.12 %
- Annex I countries 34.4 %
- Europe 33.77 %
- Southern Africa 33.36 %
- United States of America 27.41 %
- Eastern Asia 27.2 %
- Northern America 26.86 %
- Eastern Europe 17.31 %
- Western Asia 10.65 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.