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

World: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 33,195 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33,195 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
33,195 kt
in 2023
All-time low
18,178 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 20.9k kt1991: 21.7k kt1992: 18.2k kt1993: 19.8k kt1994: 20.5k kt1995: 20.8k kt1996: 20.5k kt1997: 20.2k kt1998: 20.0k kt1999: 19.4k kt2000: 18.3k kt2001: 18.5k kt2002: 18.4k kt2003: 19.2k kt2004: 19.9k kt2005: 20.8k kt2006: 21.6k kt2007: 21.7k kt2008: 22.5k kt2009: 23.0k kt2010: 23.8k kt2011: 25.1k kt2012: 25.6k kt2013: 25.9k kt2014: 26.4k kt2015: 27.6k kt2016: 29.2k kt2017: 30.6k kt2018: 31.1k kt2019: 32.6k kt2020: 32.1k kt2021: 32.3k kt2022: 33.1k kt2023: 33.2k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 33,195 kt for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World peaked at 33,195 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,178 kt, in 1992.

That places World 1st out of 31 groups 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 World, year by year

Annual values for On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 20,893 kt
1991 21,662 kt +3.7%
1992 18,178 kt -16.1%
1993 19,765 kt +8.7%
1994 20,504 kt +3.7%
1995 20,765 kt +1.3%
1996 20,452 kt -1.5%
1997 20,209 kt -1.2%
1998 20,012 kt -1.0%
1999 19,362 kt -3.2%
2000 18,286 kt -5.6%
2001 18,482 kt +1.1%
2002 18,444 kt -0.2%
2003 19,159 kt +3.9%
2004 19,905 kt +3.9%
2005 20,806 kt +4.5%
2006 21,556 kt +3.6%
2007 21,676 kt +0.6%
2008 22,532 kt +4.0%
2009 23,035 kt +2.2%
2010 23,809 kt +3.4%
2011 25,138 kt +5.6%
2012 25,609 kt +1.9%
2013 25,920 kt +1.2%
2014 26,410 kt +1.9%
2015 27,566 kt +4.4%
2016 29,216 kt +6.0%
2017 30,606 kt +4.8%
2018 31,115 kt +1.7%
2019 32,646 kt +4.9%
2020 32,096 kt -1.7%
2021 32,325 kt +0.7%
2022 33,120 kt +2.5%
2023 33,195 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,180 kt 18,178 kt 21,662 kt 10
2000s 20,388 kt 18,286 kt 23,035 kt 10
2010s 27,804 kt 23,809 kt 32,646 kt 10
2020s 32,684 kt 32,096 kt 33,195 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 9,274 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 9,161 kt compare
  3. 3 India 8,094 kt compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 467.38 kt compare
  5. 4 OECD 7,678 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 World?
On-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in World was 33,195 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 33,195 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 18,178 kt in 1992.
How does World rank for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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