LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2) 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
199
Highest
221.31 %
Belarus
Lowest
-158.97 %
Kenya
Median
2.76 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,446
What the numbers show
LULUCF — Emissions Share (CO2) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 221.31 % in Belarus; the lowest is -158.97 % in Kenya.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.76 %, and the mean is 18.43 %.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 7,689.7%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 887.1%).
LULUCF — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 221.31 % | 2023 | up 3,619.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Fiji | 219.01 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | Honduras | 176.6 % | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ghana | 156.01 % | 2023 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Rwanda | 119.31 % | 2023 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Mayotte | 100 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 99.09 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 97.28 % | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | Liberia | 95.64 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Madagascar | 91.89 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 88.53 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 12 | Belize | 86.05 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 85.19 % | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 14 | Guinea | 83.56 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 15 | Somalia | 83.25 % | 2023 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 16 | Mozambique | 82.6 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 17 | South Sudan | 81.04 % | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 18 | Mali | 80.34 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 80.14 % | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 20 | Guyana | 79.8 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 21 | Suriname | 79.25 % | 2023 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 77.92 % | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 23 | Paraguay | 77.64 % | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 24 | Cambodia | 77.63 % | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 77.1 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 26 | Burundi | 76.48 % | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 74.9 % | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 74.66 % | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 29 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 72 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 71.97 % | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 31 | Melanesia | 70.44 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 70.4 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.4 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 34 | Bhutan | 70.04 % | 2023 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 68.47 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 36 | Peru | 67.26 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 37 | Brazil | 66.21 % | 2023 | up 85.6% | falling |
| 38 | Sudan | 66.03 % | 2023 | up 7,689.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Myanmar | 65.68 % | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 62.75 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 41 | Uganda | 62.34 % | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 42 | Benin | 61.92 % | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 43 | Solomon Islands | 61.72 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.01 % | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 45 | Angola | 59.01 % | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 46 | Eritrea | 55.18 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 52.6 % | 2023 | up 185.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Gambia | 44.99 % | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 49 | Gabon | 44.45 % | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 40.67 % | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 51 | Estonia | 39.21 % | 2023 | up 319.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Mongolia | 35.33 % | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 53 | Sudan (former) | 35.08 % | 2011 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 54 | Colombia | 34.38 % | 2023 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.09 % | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 56 | Indonesia | 30.81 % | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Laos | 30.21 % | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.21 % | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 59 | Finland | 29.39 % | 2023 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 25.35 % | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 61 | Lithuania | 25 % | 2023 | up 418.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Ireland | 24.02 % | 2023 | up 77.0% | flat |
| 63 | East Timor | 23.35 % | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | 23.35 % | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 65 | Samoa | 22.66 % | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 66 | Sweden | 22.37 % | 2023 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 22.2 % | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 68 | Guatemala | 21.33 % | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 69 | Ecuador | 20.54 % | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 70 | Cuba | 19.94 % | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Nigeria | 19.53 % | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 72 | Eswatini | 19.26 % | 2023 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 73 | Canada | 19.22 % | 2023 | up 90.3% | falling |
| 74 | Seychelles | 19.07 % | 2023 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Argentina | 18.78 % | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 76 | Malaysia | 16.72 % | 2023 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 15.26 % | 2023 | up 442.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Thailand | 13.74 % | 2023 | up 1,035.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 13.71 % | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 79 | Niger | 13.71 % | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 81 | Senegal | 12.08 % | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 82 | Dominica | 11.86 % | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Iceland | 10.94 % | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 84 | Norway | 10.5 % | 2023 | up 135.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Panama | 10.44 % | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Botswana | 9.29 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 8.85 % | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 7.32 % | 2023 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 88 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.32 % | 2023 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Morocco | 7.01 % | 2023 | up 268.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Poland | 6.74 % | 2023 | up 237.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Polynesia | 6.51 % | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | 6.5 % | 2023 | up 335.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.73 % | 2023 | up 49.7% | falling |
| 95 | Germany | 4.64 % | 2023 | up 230.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Chile | 4.07 % | 2023 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.33 % | 2023 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 98 | Moldova | 3.23 % | 2023 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Republic of Moldova | 3.23 % | 2023 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Mexico | 2.76 % | 2023 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Switzerland | 2.59 % | 2023 | up 255.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Caribbean | 2.58 % | 2023 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 2.4 % | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Greece | 2.3 % | 2023 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei | 2.2 % | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.2 % | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 2.1 % | 2023 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 1.91 % | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Hungary | 1.83 % | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 110 | Spain | 0.75 % | 2023 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Montenegro | 0.75 % | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Barbados | 0.28 % | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.27 % | 2023 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 114 | Tunisia | 0.23 % | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Belgium | 0.22 % | 2023 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 0.06 % | 2023 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Libya | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 118 | Aruba | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Algeria | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 120 | Djibouti | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Israel | 0 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Kuwait | 0 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Marshall Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 0 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritius | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Singapore | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Cook Islands | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Niue | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | -0.02 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Malta | -0.02 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Saudi Arabia | -0.02 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Lebanon | -0.04 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Iraq | -0.16 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Bahrain | -0.18 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Vietnam | -0.42 % | 2023 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Viet Nam | -0.42 % | 2023 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Tajikistan | -0.44 % | 2023 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Denmark | -0.46 % | 2023 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Cabo Verde | -1 % | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 169 | OECD | -1.03 % | 2023 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 170 | Portugal | -1.55 % | 2023 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Turkey | -1.64 % | 2023 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Türkiye | -1.64 % | 2023 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Uzbekistan | -1.74 % | 2023 | down 262.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Pakistan | -1.93 % | 2023 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 175 | El Salvador | -2.49 % | 2023 | down 591.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Japan | -2.52 % | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 177 | Slovenia | -2.66 % | 2023 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Czechia | -2.86 % | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Australia | -3.2 % | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -3.66 % | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Belgium-Luxembourg | -3.68 % | 1999 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 182 | Cyprus | -3.76 % | 2023 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 183 | Comoros | -4.27 % | 2023 | down 115.0% | falling |
| 184 | Australia and New Zealand | -4.51 % | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 185 | India | -4.93 % | 2023 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | -5.14 % | 2023 | down 107.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Dominican Republic | -5.4 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Slovakia | -5.81 % | 2023 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 189 | Syria | -6.31 % | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 189 | Syrian Arab Republic | -6.31 % | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 191 | China | -7.09 % | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 192 | China, mainland | -7.28 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 193 | Azerbaijan | -7.37 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 194 | United States | -7.62 % | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 195 | Armenia | -7.7 % | 2023 | down 147.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Republic of Korea | -7.78 % | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 197 | Austria | -9.16 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Mauritania | -9.4 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 199 | France | -10 % | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 200 | Micronesia | -10.03 % | 2023 | down 135.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | -10.76 % | 2023 | down 88.8% | falling |
| 202 | Haiti | -12.62 % | 2023 | down 165.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Romania | -12.65 % | 2023 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Nepal | -13.94 % | 2023 | down 169.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -14.55 % | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Costa Rica | -17.11 % | 2023 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Togo | -18.15 % | 2023 | down 190.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Jamaica | -19.52 % | 2023 | down 887.1% | volatile |
| 209 | Philippines | -20.12 % | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 210 | South Africa | -20.14 % | 2023 | down 624.5% | volatile |
| 211 | New Zealand | -21.14 % | 2023 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 212 | Palau | -24.95 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 213 | Croatia | -27.05 % | 2023 | down 204.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Uruguay | -32.89 % | 2023 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 215 | Georgia | -69.85 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 216 | Bulgaria | -71.88 % | 2023 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 217 | Serbia | -86.17 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 218 | Russia | -105.34 % | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 218 | Russian Federation | -105.34 % | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 220 | Saint Lucia | -118.61 % | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 221 | Congo | -124.62 % | 2023 | down 282.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Serbia and Montenegro | -132.02 % | 2005 | down 234.6% | volatile |
| 223 | Kenya | -158.97 % | 2023 | down 462.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 82.87 %
- Eastern Africa 65.38 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 64.84 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 55.6 %
- South America 54.18 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 40.11 %
- Western Africa 33.23 %
- Africa 28.25 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 27.89 %
- South-Eastern Asia 22.26 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 20.94 %
- Northern Europe 14.09 %
- Americas 13.37 %
- Northern Africa 6.96 %
- Non-Annex I countries 5.65 %
- European Union (27) 4 %
- Southern Europe 3.08 %
- Oceania 1.2 %
- Central Asia 0.68 %
- World 0.62 %
- Western Europe 0.42 %
- Central America 0.03 %
- Western Asia -0.79 %
- Asia -1.73 %
- Southern Asia -3.15 %
- Northern America -3.79 %
- Eastern Asia -6.57 %
- United States of America -7.62 %
- Annex I countries -11.59 %
- Southern Africa -19.09 %
- Europe -25.64 %
- Eastern Europe -72.86 %
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.