Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) 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 (N2O) 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 1.94 %.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 477.4%), 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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38.83 % | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 3 | Zambia | 31.75 % | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27.81 % | 2023 | up 238.3% | falling |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.95 % | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 6 | Angola | 20.77 % | 2023 | down 35.2% | flat |
| 7 | Myanmar | 20.05 % | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 8 | Belize | 19.38 % | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Bahamas | 12.97 % | 2023 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 10 | Cambodia | 10.79 % | 2023 | down 42.4% | flat |
| 11 | Honduras | 9.52 % | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Nepal | 9.16 % | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Mozambique | 9.11 % | 2023 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 14 | Congo | 7.83 % | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 15 | Liberia | 6.62 % | 2023 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 5.02 % | 2023 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.66 % | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 18 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.13 % | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 19 | South Sudan | 3.89 % | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.74 % | 2023 | down 80.6% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 3.25 % | 2023 | up 49.8% | flat |
| 22 | Gabon | 2.81 % | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar | 2.42 % | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 24 | Brazil | 2.39 % | 2023 | up 143.9% | falling |
| 25 | Sudan (former) | 1.89 % | 2011 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 26 | Suriname | 1.79 % | 2023 | up 477.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Guyana | 1.7 % | 2023 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 1.66 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Cuba | 1.61 % | 2023 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Melanesia | 1.46 % | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 1.3 % | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Timor-Leste | 1.03 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Chad | 0.95 % | 2023 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 0.9 % | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Fiji | 0.89 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 0.89 % | 2023 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Indonesia | 0.78 % | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.68 % | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.62 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 0.6 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.56 % | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Mexico | 0.55 % | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Nigeria | 0.4 % | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 0.37 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Guinea | 0.34 % | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 0.33 % | 2023 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Bhutan | 0.29 % | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Benin | 0.23 % | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 0.23 % | 2023 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Senegal | 0.22 % | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Panama | 0.2 % | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 0.19 % | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.18 % | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 0.14 % | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 0.14 % | 2023 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 57 | India | 0.12 % | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 0.08 % | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 0.06 % | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Australia | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Philippines | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Malaysia | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Uganda | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 63 | OECD | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.03 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Aruba | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Albania | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Armenia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Austria | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Burundi | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Belgium | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Bahrain | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Belarus | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Barbados | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Botswana | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Canada | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Switzerland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Chile | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | China | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Comoros | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Cyprus | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Czechia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Germany | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Djibouti | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Dominica | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Denmark | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Algeria | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Egypt | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Eritrea | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Spain | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Estonia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Finland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | France | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Georgia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Gambia | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Greece | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Grenada | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Croatia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Haiti | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Ireland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Iraq | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Iceland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Israel | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Italy | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Jamaica | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Jordan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Japan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Kenya | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Kiribati | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Kuwait | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Lebanon | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Libya | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Lesotho | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Lithuania | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Latvia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Morocco | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Maldives | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Marshall Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Mali | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Malta | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Montenegro | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Mongolia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Mauritania | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Mauritius | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Namibia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Niger | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Norway | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Nauru | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | New Zealand | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Oman | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Pakistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Palau | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Poland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Portugal | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Qatar | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Romania | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Rwanda | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Sudan | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Singapore | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Somalia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Serbia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Slovenia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Sweden | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Eswatini | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Seychelles | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Tonga | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Tuvalu | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Ukraine | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Uruguay | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Samoa | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Yemen | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Anguilla | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Cook Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Niue | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Tokelau | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Micronesia | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 % | 2005 | — | flat |
| 70 | Cabo Verde | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Polynesia | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Republic of Korea | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Russian Federation | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Türkiye | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 % | 1999 | — | flat |
| 70 | China, mainland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | China, Macao SAR | 0 % | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | 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 46.78 %
- Middle Africa 22.21 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 8.98 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 6.78 %
- Africa 6.43 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6.34 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.74 %
- Eastern Africa 5.08 %
- South-Eastern Asia 3.88 %
- South America 2.8 %
- Non-Annex I countries 2.41 %
- World 1.74 %
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.