Natural gas — Emissions (CH4) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also...
What the numbers show
Natural gas — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 1.35 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0072 kt, and the mean is 0.0719 kt.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 566.7%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 100.0%).
Natural gas — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.35 kt | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.9016 kt | 2023 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 0.4386 kt | 2023 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.3323 kt | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 0.0309 kt | 2023 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 4 | Canada | 0.2465 kt | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 0.0888 kt | 2023 | up 198.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0005 kt | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 0.0753 kt | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 0.0686 kt | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 8 | China | 0.0447 kt | 2023 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 9 | China, mainland | 0.0437 kt | 2023 | up 238.8% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 0.0391 kt | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 0.0361 kt | 2023 | up 314.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 0.032 kt | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 13 | India | 0.0309 kt | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 0.026 kt | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 0.0228 kt | 2023 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Hungary | 0.022 kt | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 0.0182 kt | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0177 kt | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 19 | Armenia | 0.0168 kt | 2023 | — | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 0.0153 kt | 2023 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 0.0121 kt | 2023 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.0114 kt | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 0.0095 kt | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 24 | Tunisia | 0.0085 kt | 2023 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Poland | 0.0085 kt | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0.0073 kt | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 0.0071 kt | 2023 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 0.0069 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Australia | 0.0061 kt | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 0.0061 kt | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 0.0059 kt | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 0.0052 kt | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 0.0047 kt | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 0.0047 kt | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 0.0046 kt | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 0.0036 kt | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 0.0024 kt | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Greece | 0.0024 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Georgia | 0.002 kt | 2023 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 0.0016 kt | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Portugal | 0.001 kt | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.001 kt | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Sweden | 0.0008 kt | 2023 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 43 | Peru | 0.0008 kt | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 0.0007 kt | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Estonia | 0.0006 kt | 2023 | down 64.7% | rising |
| 46 | Latvia | 0.0006 kt | 2023 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 48 | Norway | 0.0005 kt | 2023 | down 86.1% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 0.0004 kt | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 49 | Albania | 0.0004 kt | 1994 | — | falling |
| 51 | Japan | 0.0001 kt | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2016 | — | falling |
| 52 | Brazil | 0 kt | 2015 | 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 2.96 kt
- Asia 1.11 kt
- Annex I countries 1.85 kt
- Europe 1.22 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 1.11 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.0061 kt
- Southern Asia 0.9385 kt
- European Union (27) 0.7195 kt
- Americas 0.6011 kt
- Northern America 0.5919 kt
- Eastern Europe 0.5485 kt
- Western Europe 0.5199 kt
- United States of America 0.3454 kt
- Southern Europe 0.1256 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.0975 kt
- Western Asia 0.0859 kt
- Eastern Asia 0.0456 kt
- Central Asia 0.044 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.032 kt
- Northern Europe 0.0289 kt
- Northern Africa 0.0156 kt
- Africa 0.0156 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.0154 kt
- Oceania 0.0114 kt
- South America 0.0092 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.