Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) by country
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What the numbers show
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 228 countries. The highest value is 4,055 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.0307 kt in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.37 kt, and the mean is 87.01 kt.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Nicaragua (up 20.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia and Montenegro (down 32.1%).
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 4,055 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 2 | China | 1,546 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1,500 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 4 | India | 1,412 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 5 | United States | 1,373 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 6 | USSR | 1,331 kt | 1991 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 388.82 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 356.02 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 328.57 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 324.01 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 324.01 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 305.49 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 13 | France | 280.16 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 273.7 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 241.52 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 241.52 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 240.08 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 198.89 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 19 | Philippines | 170.19 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 167.75 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 21 | Myanmar | 164.61 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 153.18 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 131.42 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 131.42 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 25 | New Zealand | 129.68 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 121.12 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 120.16 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 119.44 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 29 | Yugoslav SFR | 118.53 kt | 1991 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 116.64 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 102.31 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 99.72 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 33 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 95.57 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 87.61 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 83.03 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 36 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 81.72 kt | 1999 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 37 | Sudan (former) | 74.23 kt | 2011 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 38 | Nigeria | 71.61 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 70.85 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 40 | Sudan | 69.77 kt | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Melanesia | 69.07 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 65.67 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 43 | Czechoslovakia | 64.01 kt | 1992 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 44 | Ireland | 63.67 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 63.53 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 46 | Colombia | 56.32 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 55.83 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 48 | Nepal | 50.75 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 50.75 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 50 | Ethiopia PDR | 50.56 kt | 1992 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 51 | Chad | 48.4 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Cambodia | 48.35 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 53 | Belarus | 47.96 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 54 | Japan | 46.12 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 55 | China, Taiwan Province of | 46.04 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 56 | Somalia | 42.62 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 57 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 41.9 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 41.67 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 59 | Kenya | 40.86 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 60 | Portugal | 40.14 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 39.52 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 39.48 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 39.42 kt | 2005 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 39.3 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 65 | United Republic of Tanzania | 38.53 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 66 | Malaysia | 36.36 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 67 | Turkey | 35.53 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 67 | Türkiye | 35.53 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 35.27 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 70 | Caribbean | 34.91 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 71 | Laos | 32.69 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.69 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Republic of Korea | 31.44 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Switzerland | 31.41 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 75 | South Africa | 31.28 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 76 | Niger | 30.83 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 77 | Mali | 30.39 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Uganda | 29.48 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Mozambique | 27.08 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 26.72 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 25.97 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 82 | Hungary | 24.56 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 83 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 22.02 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 84 | Paraguay | 22.01 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 85 | South Sudan | 21.74 kt | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 86 | Greece | 21.18 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 20.91 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 88 | Czechia | 20.61 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 20.33 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 90 | Madagascar | 20.19 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 91 | Egypt | 19.66 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 92 | Finland | 19.13 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 93 | Lithuania | 18.18 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 94 | Norway | 17.53 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 17.23 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 96 | Uruguay | 17.16 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 97 | Morocco | 16.97 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 98 | Ecuador | 16.12 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 99 | Senegal | 15.8 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 100 | Cameroon | 15.52 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 15.11 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 102 | Albania | 14.33 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 103 | Angola | 14.28 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 104 | Algeria | 14.06 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 105 | Mauritania | 13.41 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.02 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 12.88 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 108 | Iraq | 12.84 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 109 | Guatemala | 12.79 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 110 | Yemen | 12.49 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 12.02 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 112 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 11.63 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 11.43 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Syria | 11.37 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.37 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 11.36 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 117 | Polynesia | 11.12 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 118 | Chile | 11.11 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 10.19 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 120 | Slovakia | 9.46 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 121 | Guinea | 9.39 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 9.35 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 123 | Ghana | 8.95 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.8 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 125 | Zambia | 8.29 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 8 kt | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 127 | Benin | 7.91 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.88 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 129 | Slovenia | 7.85 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 130 | Latvia | 7.74 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | 7.57 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | 7.44 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Tunisia | 6.83 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.72 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.72 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Moldova | 6.67 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 136 | Republic of Moldova | 6.67 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 138 | Fiji | 6.45 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 139 | Haiti | 6.17 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 140 | Samoa | 6.13 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Honduras | 5.69 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 142 | Estonia | 5.23 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 143 | Eritrea | 5.08 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 5.05 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 145 | Togo | 4.91 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Malawi | 4.67 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Rwanda | 4.66 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 4.63 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 149 | Namibia | 4.19 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 150 | Libya | 4.14 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 151 | El Salvador | 3.89 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 152 | East Timor | 3.66 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 3.66 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 3.66 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 155 | Panama | 3.63 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 156 | Georgia | 3.44 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 3.29 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 2.75 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Israel | 2.64 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 160 | Kuwait | 2.64 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Tonga | 2.55 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 2.14 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | 2.1 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 2.09 kt | 2050 | — | flat |
| 165 | Burundi | 1.91 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Jordan | 1.91 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 1.81 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.69 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 169 | Armenia | 1.59 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 170 | Cyprus | 1.55 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 171 | Micronesia | 1.52 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Malta | 1.46 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 173 | Iceland | 1.38 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 174 | Oman | 1.37 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Reunion | 1.37 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Réunion | 1.37 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Bhutan | 1.33 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 1.32 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 179 | Eswatini | 1.18 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | 1.17 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 181 | Gambia | 1.08 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 182 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.07 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 183 | Brunei | 1.05 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.05 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.03 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 186 | Jamaica | 1 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 0.9796 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 188 | Lebanon | 0.9767 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 0.9515 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 190 | Liberia | 0.9361 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 191 | Djibouti | 0.8285 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 192 | Congo | 0.8138 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Guyana | 0.7178 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 194 | Lesotho | 0.5705 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 195 | Suriname | 0.5497 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 196 | Palestine | 0.5296 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 196 | Palestine | 0.5296 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 198 | Gabon | 0.4931 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 199 | Kiribati | 0.4165 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 0.4146 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 201 | Mauritius | 0.3838 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Barbados | 0.3787 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 203 | Cabo Verde | 0.3509 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 204 | Qatar | 0.2869 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 205 | Belize | 0.2516 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 206 | Bahamas | 0.2514 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Guadeloupe | 0.1802 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 208 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.1703 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Comoros | 0.1361 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 210 | Saint Lucia | 0.1291 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 211 | Singapore | 0.0874 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 212 | Nauru | 0.0735 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 212 | Nauru | 0.0735 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 214 | Martinique | 0.0711 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 215 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0696 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 216 | French Guiana | 0.0695 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 217 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0686 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 218 | Niue | 0.0666 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 219 | Bahrain | 0.0663 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 220 | China, Macao SAR | 0.0544 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Seychelles | 0.0525 kt | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 222 | Dominica | 0.0476 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 223 | Grenada | 0.0468 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 224 | Faroe Islands | 0.0459 kt | 2050 | — | falling |
| 225 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0458 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 226 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0363 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 227 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0337 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
| 228 | Tokelau | 0.0307 kt | 2050 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 11,145 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 6,625 kt
- Asia 4,961 kt
- Annex I countries 4,520 kt
- Europe 2,573 kt
- Americas 2,441 kt
- Southern Asia 2,115 kt
- European Union (27) 1,821 kt
- Eastern Asia 1,656 kt
- Northern America 1,613 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,611 kt
- United States of America 1,373 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 972.69 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 953.89 kt
- Western Europe 841.47 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 827.71 kt
- Africa 760.13 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 751.05 kt
- Eastern Europe 747.75 kt
- South America 653.75 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 637.32 kt
- Southern Europe 590.89 kt
- Oceania 410.27 kt
- Northern Europe 392.59 kt
- Eastern Africa 312.09 kt
- Western Africa 245.62 kt
- Central America 139.05 kt
- Central Asia 129.54 kt
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 124.54 kt
- Western Asia 107 kt
- Middle Africa 98.92 kt
- Northern Africa 61.66 kt
- Southern Africa 41.84 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf