Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture 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 — Energy use in agriculture is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 269,649 TJ in OECD; the lowest is 0 TJ in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,396 TJ, and the mean is 11,449 TJ.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 45,621.4%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 100.0%).
Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 269,649 TJ | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 87,730 TJ | 2023 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 66,466 TJ | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 49,304 TJ | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 17,755 TJ | 2023 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 15,058 TJ | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 13,719 TJ | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 8 | China, People's Republic of | 8,944 TJ | 2023 | up 239.7% | volatile |
| 9 | China, mainland | 8,741 TJ | 2023 | up 238.4% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 7,812 TJ | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 11 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 7,226 TJ | 2023 | up 315.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 6,398 TJ | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 13 | India | 6,176 TJ | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus, Republic of | 5,206 TJ | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 4,557 TJ | 2023 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Hungary | 4,408 TJ | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 3,650 TJ | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,530 TJ | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 19 | Armenia, Republic of | 3,362 TJ | 2023 | — | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 3,058 TJ | 2023 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 2,411 TJ | 2023 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,271 TJ | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 1,904 TJ | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 24 | Poland, Republic of | 1,702 TJ | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Tunisia | 1,701 TJ | 2023 | up 186.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovak Republic | 1,466 TJ | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 1,419 TJ | 2023 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 1,372 TJ | 2023 | up 45,621.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Australia | 1,225 TJ | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 1,217 TJ | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia, Republic of | 1,188 TJ | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 1,046 TJ | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania, Republic of | 944 TJ | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia, Republic of | 940.61 TJ | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Austria | 921 TJ | 2023 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 721.63 TJ | 2023 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 475.33 TJ | 2023 | up 5,181.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 473.78 TJ | 2023 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Georgia | 408.74 TJ | 2023 | up 523.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 318.68 TJ | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 203.25 TJ | 2023 | up 306.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Portugal | 197.66 TJ | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 43 | Sweden | 152.96 TJ | 2023 | down 86.3% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 152.67 TJ | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 144.36 TJ | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Latvia, Republic of | 127.88 TJ | 2023 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 47 | Estonia, Republic of | 114.27 TJ | 2023 | down 66.2% | rising |
| 48 | Norway | 101.38 TJ | 2023 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 89 TJ | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Albania | 71 TJ | 1994 | — | falling |
| 51 | Japan | 25.07 TJ | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 52 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6 TJ | 2016 | — | falling |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 0.198 TJ | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Brazil | 0 TJ | 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 592,990 TJ
- Europe 244,569 TJ
- Annex I countries 370,383 TJ
- Asia 222,810 TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 222,607 TJ
- European Union (27) 143,902 TJ
- Americas 120,219 TJ
- Eastern Europe 109,699 TJ
- Southern Europe 25,114 TJ
- Western Europe 103,976 TJ
- Western Asia 17,180 TJ
- United States of America 69,072 TJ
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.