Land-use change — 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
208
Highest
100 %
Mayotte
Lowest
0 %
Netherlands Antilles (former)
Median
0 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,018
What the numbers show
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 100 % in Mayotte; the lowest is 0 % in Netherlands Antilles (former).
The median across all reporting countries is 0 %, and the mean is 1.25 %.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 771.4%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).
Land-use change — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 100 % | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Zambia | 26.62 % | 2023 | down 26.5% | flat |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19.43 % | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 4 | Indonesia | 14.52 % | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 14.42 % | 2023 | up 343.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.71 % | 2023 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 7 | Belize | 10.92 % | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 10.55 % | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 9 | Myanmar | 8.01 % | 2023 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 5.6 % | 2023 | down 51.1% | flat |
| 11 | Honduras | 3.61 % | 2023 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Nepal | 3.05 % | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Cambodia | 2.8 % | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 14 | Bahamas | 2.67 % | 2023 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 15 | South Sudan | 2.54 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.04 % | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 17 | Nicaragua | 1.79 % | 2023 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Liberia | 1.65 % | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 1.62 % | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 1.61 % | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.59 % | 2023 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 1.2 % | 2023 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 1.18 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 24 | Sudan (former) | 1.03 % | 2011 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 0.99 % | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 26 | Brazil | 0.93 % | 2023 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 0.92 % | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Madagascar | 0.73 % | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 29 | Melanesia | 0.7 % | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Suriname | 0.61 % | 2023 | up 771.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Cuba | 0.5 % | 2023 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 0.44 % | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Guyana | 0.36 % | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 0.3 % | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Fiji | 0.28 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 0.27 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 0.24 % | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 0.23 % | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 0.19 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 0.18 % | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.18 % | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Gabon | 0.14 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 0.13 % | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 0.12 % | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea | 0.12 % | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Benin | 0.11 % | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.11 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 49 | Nigeria | 0.09 % | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 0.09 % | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 0.07 % | 2023 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 51 | Panama | 0.07 % | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Viet Nam | 0.07 % | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.07 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 0.06 % | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 0.06 % | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 58 | Australia | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Uganda | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 61 | OECD | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Aruba | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Afghanistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Albania | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Armenia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Austria | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Burundi | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Belgium | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Bahrain | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Belarus | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Barbados | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Botswana | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Canada | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Switzerland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Chile | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | China | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Comoros | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Cyprus | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Czechia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Germany | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Djibouti | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Dominica | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Denmark | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Algeria | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Ecuador | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Eritrea | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Spain | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Estonia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Finland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | France | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Georgia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Gambia | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Greece | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Grenada | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Haiti | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Hungary | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Ireland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Iraq | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Iceland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Israel | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Italy | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Japan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Kenya | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Kiribati | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Kuwait | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Lebanon | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Libya | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Saint Lucia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Lesotho | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Lithuania | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Latvia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Morocco | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Maldives | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Mali | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Malta | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Montenegro | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Mongolia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Mauritania | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Mauritius | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Namibia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Niger | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Norway | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Nauru | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | New Zealand | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Oman | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Pakistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Palau | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Poland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Portugal | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Qatar | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Romania | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Rwanda | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Sudan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Singapore | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Somalia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Serbia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Slovakia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Slovenia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Sweden | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Eswatini | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Seychelles | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Tonga | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Tunisia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Tuvalu | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Ukraine | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Uruguay | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Samoa | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Yemen | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Anguilla | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Cook Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Niue | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Tokelau | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Micronesia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 % | 2005 | — | flat |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Polynesia | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Republic of Korea | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Türkiye | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 % | 1999 | — | flat |
| 67 | China, mainland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | China, Macao SAR | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | 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.
- Central African Republic 42.24 %
- Middle Africa 10.12 %
- South-Eastern Asia 8.77 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.26 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.19 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.79 %
- Africa 2.65 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.6 %
- Eastern Africa 2.56 %
- Non-Annex I countries 1.78 %
- Asia 1.69 %
- World 1.35 %
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.