On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in OECD

OECD: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 7,678 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,678 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 169 countries
All-time high
8,038 kt
in 2019
All-time low
3,534 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in OECD, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 3.5k kt1991: 4.0k kt1992: 4.2k kt1993: 4.2k kt1994: 4.3k kt1995: 4.2k kt1996: 4.3k kt1997: 4.3k kt1998: 4.1k kt1999: 4.2k kt2000: 3.9k kt2001: 4.2k kt2002: 5.5k kt2003: 5.5k kt2004: 5.8k kt2005: 6.1k kt2006: 6.0k kt2007: 5.9k kt2008: 5.9k kt2009: 5.9k kt2010: 6.1k kt2011: 6.1k kt2012: 6.1k kt2013: 6.1k kt2014: 6.0k kt2015: 6.5k kt2016: 6.7k kt2017: 7.1k kt2018: 7.1k kt2019: 8.0k kt2020: 8.0k kt2021: 7.5k kt2022: 7.7k kt2023: 7.7k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD stood at 7,678 kt.

That represents a change of up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD peaked at 8,038 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,534 kt, in 1990.

That places OECD 4th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in OECD, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,534 kt
1991 4,005 kt +13.3%
1992 4,152 kt +3.7%
1993 4,238 kt +2.1%
1994 4,285 kt +1.1%
1995 4,249 kt -0.8%
1996 4,337 kt +2.1%
1997 4,255 kt -1.9%
1998 4,117 kt -3.2%
1999 4,160 kt +1.1%
2000 3,939 kt -5.3%
2001 4,161 kt +5.6%
2002 5,469 kt +31.4%
2003 5,505 kt +0.7%
2004 5,786 kt +5.1%
2005 6,096 kt +5.3%
2006 6,045 kt -0.8%
2007 5,924 kt -2.0%
2008 5,855 kt -1.2%
2009 5,883 kt +0.5%
2010 6,076 kt +3.3%
2011 6,145 kt +1.1%
2012 6,102 kt -0.7%
2013 6,064 kt -0.6%
2014 5,967 kt -1.6%
2015 6,456 kt +8.2%
2016 6,664 kt +3.2%
2017 7,056 kt +5.9%
2018 7,129 kt +1.0%
2019 8,038 kt +12.7%
2020 7,958 kt -1.0%
2021 7,461 kt -6.2%
2022 7,678 kt +2.9%
2023 7,678 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,133 kt 3,534 kt 4,337 kt 10
2000s 5,466 kt 3,939 kt 6,096 kt 10
2010s 6,570 kt 5,967 kt 8,038 kt 10
2020s 7,694 kt 7,461 kt 7,958 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 1 China 9,274 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 9,161 kt compare
  3. 3 India 8,094 kt compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 1,409 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 1,173 kt compare
  6. 7 Republic of Korea 626.34 kt compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD?
On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in OECD was 7,678 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 8,038 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 3,534 kt in 1990.
How does OECD rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
OECD ranks 4th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
218 places, 6,884 data points, 1990–2023
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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