Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat,...
What the numbers show
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 121,692 kt in India; the lowest is 0 kt in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.06 kt, and the mean is 6,517 kt.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 330.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 121,692 kt | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 53,634 kt | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 51,223 kt | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 4,392 kt | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 51,218 kt | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 5,777 kt | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 4,185 kt | 2023 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 281.19 kt | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 3,902 kt | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 3,371 kt | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Türkiye | 180.21 kt | 2023 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 1,885 kt | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 1,877 kt | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 1,852 kt | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 1,411 kt | 2023 | down 67.4% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 1,384 kt | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 1,135 kt | 2023 | up 330.0% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 920.13 kt | 2023 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 16 | USSR | 855.99 kt | 1991 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 415.2 kt | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 18 | Iraq | 378.59 kt | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 211.16 kt | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 20 | Malaysia | 141.9 kt | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 21 | Bhutan | 111.3 kt | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Yugoslav SFR | 80.81 kt | 1991 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia and Montenegro | 62.68 kt | 2005 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 38.38 kt | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 25 | Romania | 34.86 kt | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 32.18 kt | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 26.51 kt | 2023 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 19.46 kt | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 15.68 kt | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.3 kt | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 12.59 kt | 2023 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 10.57 kt | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 9.28 kt | 2023 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.19 kt | 2023 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Suriname | 2.08 kt | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 1.94 kt | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 37 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.88 kt | 2023 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 1.37 kt | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 39 | Poland | 1.28 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 1.05 kt | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 41 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.6938 kt | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Jordan | 0.1833 kt | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritius | 0.0392 kt | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Singapore | 0.0308 kt | 1991 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Albania | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 260,265 kt
- Asia 253,901 kt
- Southern Asia 182,146 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 14,047 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 68,433 kt
- Eastern Asia 50,023 kt
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,522 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 22,138 kt
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 296.97 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5,904 kt
- Americas 4,522 kt
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 219.07 kt
- South America 4,509 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4,223 kt
- Syrian Arab Republic 6.67 kt
- Africa 1,411 kt
- Micronesia 0.3455 kt
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.3455 kt
- Northern Africa 1,411 kt
- Western Asia 816.37 kt
- Europe 449.01 kt
- European Union (27) 436.66 kt
- Southern Europe 362.07 kt
- Eastern Europe 65.66 kt
- Central Asia 51.64 kt
- Western Europe 19.63 kt
- Caribbean 13.3 kt
- Oceania 0.3455 kt
- Eastern Africa 0.0392 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.