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
209
Highest
94.19 %
Niue
Lowest
0 %
Netherlands Antilles (former)
Median
45.49 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,018
What the numbers show
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Share (CH4) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 94.19 % in Niue; the lowest is 0 % in Netherlands Antilles (former).
The median across all reporting countries is 45.49 %, and the mean is 44.23 %.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 125 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 | Timor-Leste | 77.03 % | 2023 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 25 | Pakistan | 76.79 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 76.38 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 27 | Senegal | 75.87 % | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 28 | Samoa | 75.46 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 29 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 75.42 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 75.25 % | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 74.98 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 74.88 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 33 | Polynesia | 74.31 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 73.55 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 72.69 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 36 | Eritrea | 72.61 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 37 | Kenya | 72.54 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Nepal | 72.43 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 39 | Switzerland | 71.44 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 40 | Philippines | 70.87 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 41 | Brazil | 70.79 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 42 | Somalia | 70.71 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 43 | Cook Islands | 70.48 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 44 | Australia and New Zealand | 70.06 % | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 45 | Vanuatu | 68.71 % | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.42 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 47 | India | 68.28 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 68.28 % | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 49 | Australia | 67.56 % | 2023 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 50 | Nauru | 66.67 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 51 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 65.69 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 52 | France | 65.46 % | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 53 | Peru | 64.99 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 64.5 % | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 64.28 % | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Lithuania | 64.23 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 57 | Albania | 63.97 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 58 | Tonga | 63.96 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 59 | Gambia | 63.49 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 60 | Thailand | 63.48 % | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 60 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 63.48 % | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 62 | Panama | 62.98 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 63 | Colombia | 62.28 % | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 61.94 % | 2023 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 65 | Denmark | 61.87 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.47 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 60.38 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 68 | Spain | 60.14 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 69 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 58.62 % | 1999 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 70 | Malawi | 58.45 % | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 71 | Germany | 57.96 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 72 | Cuba | 57.77 % | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 57.59 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 74 | Viet Nam | 56.96 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 56.93 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 76 | Honduras | 56.42 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 56.34 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 78 | Austria | 56.3 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia and Montenegro | 56.16 % | 2005 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 80 | Eswatini | 55.88 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 81 | Japan | 55.62 % | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 82 | Italy | 55.38 % | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 83 | Uganda | 55.13 % | 2023 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 84 | Belgium | 54.9 % | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 85 | Belarus | 54.65 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 85 | Lesotho | 54.65 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 87 | Iceland | 54.43 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 88 | Benin | 53.25 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 52.57 % | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 90 | Suriname | 52.46 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 91 | Yemen | 50.75 % | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 50.57 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 93 | Dominica | 50.17 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 94 | Portugal | 48.88 % | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 48.76 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 96 | Jamaica | 48.62 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 97 | Mexico | 47.24 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 98 | Burundi | 47.1 % | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 99 | Caribbean | 46.96 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 100 | Serbia | 46.79 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 101 | Fiji | 46.78 % | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 102 | Latvia | 46.6 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 103 | Montenegro | 46.06 % | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 104 | Slovenia | 45.63 % | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 105 | Zambia | 45.49 % | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 106 | Sweden | 45.11 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 107 | Djibouti | 44.93 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 108 | Guyana | 44.04 % | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 109 | Armenia | 43.84 % | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 43.81 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 111 | Cabo Verde | 43.78 % | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 112 | Mongolia | 43.68 % | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 113 | Micronesia | 42.71 % | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 114 | Guatemala | 42.61 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 115 | Greece | 40.72 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 116 | OECD | 40.61 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 117 | Ecuador | 40.59 % | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 118 | Estonia | 40.54 % | 2023 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 119 | Croatia | 40.38 % | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 120 | Rwanda | 39.89 % | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 121 | Haiti | 39.81 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 122 | Angola | 39.6 % | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 123 | Saint Lucia | 39.37 % | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 124 | Romania | 39.36 % | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 125 | Finland | 39.23 % | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 126 | Cameroon | 39.04 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 38.2 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 128 | Malta | 37.67 % | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 129 | Poland | 37.57 % | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 130 | Melanesia | 37.45 % | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 131 | Belize | 35.87 % | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 132 | Bhutan | 35.45 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 133 | Ghana | 35.28 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 134 | Togo | 34.1 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 33.95 % | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 135 | Norway | 33.95 % | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 33.38 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 32.96 % | 2023 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 139 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.45 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 140 | Grenada | 32.21 % | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 141 | Mozambique | 32.1 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | 31.18 % | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 143 | Republic of Korea | 30.72 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 144 | Hungary | 30.07 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 145 | Chile | 29.44 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 146 | Nigeria | 28.69 % | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 147 | Tunisia | 28.6 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 148 | Morocco | 27.99 % | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 149 | Republic of Moldova | 27.74 % | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 150 | Czechia | 26.85 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 151 | China, mainland | 26.37 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 152 | China | 26.19 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 153 | Türkiye | 26.14 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 154 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.73 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 155 | Egypt | 25.57 % | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.23 % | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 157 | Kiribati | 23.47 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 158 | Canada | 23.37 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 23.25 % | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.85 % | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 161 | Bulgaria | 22.3 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 162 | Indonesia | 21.13 % | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 163 | Slovakia | 20.02 % | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 164 | Comoros | 19.59 % | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 165 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 19.2 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 166 | Barbados | 18.51 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.88 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 168 | Malaysia | 17.11 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 169 | China, Taiwan Province of | 16.3 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.9 % | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 171 | Ukraine | 15.6 % | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 172 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.39 % | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 173 | Algeria | 12.77 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 174 | Russian Federation | 12.28 % | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 175 | Jordan | 12.21 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 176 | Liberia | 10.39 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 177 | Israel | 8.9 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 178 | Congo | 8.87 % | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.72 % | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 180 | Lebanon | 7.6 % | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 181 | Libya | 7.05 % | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | 6.74 % | 2023 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 183 | Cyprus | 6.08 % | 2023 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | 4.48 % | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 185 | Oman | 4.44 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 186 | Mauritius | 3.82 % | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 187 | Iraq | 2.84 % | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Seychelles | 2.84 % | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Bahamas | 2.36 % | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 190 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.11 % | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 191 | Qatar | 1.79 % | 2023 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Gabon | 1.68 % | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 193 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.3 % | 2023 | up 35.4% | falling |
| 194 | China, Macao SAR | 0.95 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 195 | Kuwait | 0.62 % | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 196 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.54 % | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.48 % | 2023 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Bahrain | 0.12 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 199 | Singapore | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Aruba | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 200 | Maldives | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Marshall Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 200 | Palau | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 200 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 200 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 200 | Mayotte | 0 % | 1999 | — | flat |
| 200 | Anguilla | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 200 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 200 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 % | 2010 | — | flat |
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 %
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.