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Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) by country

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases...

Countries reporting
248
Highest
10,702 kt
China
Lowest
0 kt
Pitcairn
Median
27.19 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
9,260

What the numbers show

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 248 countries. The highest value is 10,702 kt in China; the lowest is 0 kt in Pitcairn.

The median across all reporting countries is 27.19 kt, and the mean is 271.15 kt.

Over the past decade 171 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 255.9%), and the largest decrease in Pitcairn (down 100.0%).

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) (Pre- CH4): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 10,702 kt 2023 down 0.1% rising
2 China, mainland 10,573 kt 2023 down 0.1% rising
3 OECD 9,648 kt 2023 down 3.0% rising
4 India 5,780 kt 2023 up 4.6% rising
5 Brazil 2,882 kt 2023 down 3.0% rising
6 Indonesia 2,620 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
7 Mexico 2,162 kt 2023 up 6.3% rising
8 Pakistan 1,189 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
9 Türkiye 1,181 kt 2023 up 11.4% rising
10 Nigeria 1,141 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
11 Russian Federation 1,108 kt 2023 down 1.5% rising
12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 655.58 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
13 Thailand 641.21 kt 2023 up 0.0% rising
14 Bangladesh 613.87 kt 2023 up 6.1% rising
15 Egypt 604.09 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
16 Spain 449.44 kt 2023 down 3.4% falling
17 Colombia 436.66 kt 2023 up 3.4% rising
18 Iraq 410.47 kt 2023 up 6.8% rising
19 Argentina 401.92 kt 2023 down 0.4% rising
20 Poland 397.76 kt 2023 up 12.4% rising
21 Caribbean 385.71 kt 2023 down 11.0% rising
22 Philippines 378.14 kt 2023 up 3.6% rising
23 Saudi Arabia 375.15 kt 2023 up 8.8% rising
24 United Republic of Tanzania 344.62 kt 2023 up 8.7% rising
25 South Africa 331.78 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
26 Peru 331.01 kt 2023 up 2.2% rising
27 Algeria 330.34 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
28 Democratic Republic of the Congo 320.87 kt 2023 up 15.0% rising
29 Ukraine 315.3 kt 2023 down 6.5% rising
30 Ethiopia 298.93 kt 2023 up 14.7% rising
31 Viet Nam 273.14 kt 2023 up 4.2% rising
32 Myanmar 259.95 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
33 Republic of Korea 256.44 kt 2023 down 13.0% falling
34 Canada 255.12 kt 2023 down 0.2% rising
35 Japan 245.71 kt 2023 down 5.3% flat
36 Kenya 235.33 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
37 France 232 kt 2023 down 42.3% rising
38 Malaysia 224.94 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
39 Australia and New Zealand 219.75 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
40 Germany 219.47 kt 2023 down 19.6% volatile
41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 211.01 kt 2023 down 2.0% falling
42 Uganda 207.72 kt 2023 up 10.4% rising
43 Italy 205.96 kt 2023 down 58.4% falling
44 Morocco 203.26 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
45 Chile 191.56 kt 2023 up 5.2% rising
46 Australia 178 kt 2023 down 0.8% rising
47 Greece 174.27 kt 2023 down 1.0% flat
48 Ecuador 165.7 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
49 Ghana 160.84 kt 2023 up 7.4% rising
50 Côte d'Ivoire 154.13 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
51 Romania 138.84 kt 2023 down 1.2% rising
52 Sudan 134.6 kt 2023 up 15.1% rising
53 Syrian Arab Republic 134.36 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
54 Dominican Republic 131.62 kt 2023 up 2.1% rising
55 Afghanistan 128.66 kt 2023 up 33.0% volatile
56 Uzbekistan 125.17 kt 2023 up 24.7% rising
57 Madagascar 118.75 kt 2023 up 8.2% rising
58 Sri Lanka 116.35 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
59 Guatemala 115.16 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
60 Hungary 110.3 kt 2023 up 7.0% rising
61 Nepal 109.27 kt 2023 up 4.2% rising
62 Rwanda 108.02 kt 2023 up 5.7% rising
63 Portugal 104.03 kt 2023 up 7.9% rising
64 Mozambique 102.19 kt 2023 up 11.4% rising
65 Yemen 99.54 kt 2023 down 8.7% rising
66 Mongolia 96.62 kt 2023 up 10.4% rising
67 Angola 96.57 kt 2023 up 17.3% rising
68 Tunisia 94.92 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
69 Israel 93.09 kt 2023 up 5.8% rising
70 Kazakhstan 88.26 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
71 China, Hong Kong SAR 87.29 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
72 Burkina Faso 86.41 kt 2023 up 12.8% rising
73 Haiti 86.13 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
74 Senegal 85.96 kt 2023 up 10.2% rising
75 United Arab Emirates 82.25 kt 2023 up 9.3% rising
76 Niger 81.27 kt 2023 up 17.0% rising
77 Cameroon 81.07 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
78 Sudan (former) 79.29 kt 2011 up 15.0% rising
79 Azerbaijan 78.82 kt 2023 up 8.3% rising
80 Belarus 76.29 kt 2023 down 0.8% rising
81 Honduras 73.92 kt 2023 up 4.2% rising
82 Jordan 73.59 kt 2023 up 11.2% rising
83 Zambia 72.96 kt 2023 up 8.5% rising
84 Czechia 69.63 kt 2023 down 2.2% rising
85 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 68.93 kt 2023 up 6.2% rising
86 Republic of Moldova 68.64 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
87 Somalia 68.43 kt 2023 up 14.5% rising
88 Nicaragua 67.24 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
89 Panama 65.71 kt 2023 up 2.9% rising
90 Serbia 65.44 kt 2023 up 0.4% flat
91 Belgium-Luxembourg 64.55 kt 1999 down 8.9% flat
92 Kuwait 62.48 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
93 El Salvador 61.44 kt 2023 up 0.3% rising
94 Paraguay 58.82 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
95 Cambodia 58.63 kt 2023 up 7.3% rising
96 Lebanon 56.94 kt 2023 up 2.1% rising
97 Serbia and Montenegro 54.53 kt 2005 up 255.9% volatile
98 Chad 54.07 kt 2023 up 18.1% rising
99 Costa Rica 53.67 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
100 Burundi 51.79 kt 2023 up 14.7% rising
101 Mali 50.85 kt 2023 up 19.5% rising
102 Austria 48.82 kt 2023 down 3.6% rising
103 Libya 44.96 kt 2023 up 4.9% rising
104 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 42.4 kt 2023 down 17.9% rising
105 Palestine 42.2 kt 2023 up 16.6% rising
106 Zimbabwe 41.92 kt 2023 up 14.8% rising
107 New Zealand 41.74 kt 2023 up 11.9% rising
108 Tajikistan 41.25 kt 2023 up 8.5% rising
109 Cuba 40.69 kt 2023 down 56.8% falling
110 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 40.62 kt 2023 up 0.3% falling
111 Togo 39.93 kt 2023 up 7.7% rising
112 Slovakia 37.2 kt 2023 down 1.4% flat
113 Uruguay 37 kt 2023 down 1.5% rising
114 Jamaica 36.67 kt 2023 up 0.1% rising
115 Puerto Rico 35.73 kt 2023 down 0.0% rising
116 China, Taiwan Province of 34.29 kt 2023 down 12.5% flat
117 Guinea 32.99 kt 2023 up 14.9% rising
118 Bulgaria 31.88 kt 2023 down 2.0% flat
119 Switzerland 31.45 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
120 Croatia 31.44 kt 2023 down 2.0% rising
121 Benin 30.55 kt 2023 up 18.6% rising
122 Belgium 29.72 kt 2023 down 66.2% falling
123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.7 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
124 Kyrgyzstan 27.9 kt 2023 up 0.1% rising
125 Malawi 26.48 kt 2023 up 28.5% rising
126 Sierra Leone 25.41 kt 2023 up 9.4% rising
127 Albania 24.65 kt 2023 up 12.3% rising
128 Trinidad and Tobago 24.46 kt 2023 down 0.1% rising
129 Ireland 23.25 kt 2023 down 1.4% rising
130 Sweden 22.2 kt 2023 up 3.2% falling
131 Qatar 22.02 kt 2023 up 12.2% rising
132 Georgia 21.2 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
133 Liberia 20.75 kt 2023 up 7.6% rising
134 Central African Republic 20.36 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
135 Bahrain 19.13 kt 2023 up 7.6% rising
136 Lithuania 19.06 kt 2023 down 3.5% rising
137 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.88 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
138 Oman 18.17 kt 2023 up 12.5% rising
139 Armenia 18.03 kt 2023 down 5.6% rising
140 Melanesia 18.03 kt 2023 up 16.3% rising
141 Turkmenistan 17.97 kt 2023 up 14.0% rising
142 Finland 17.16 kt 2023 down 1.7% volatile
143 Mauritania 17.09 kt 2023 up 12.8% rising
144 Latvia 16.71 kt 2023 down 5.3% rising
145 Slovenia 14.73 kt 2023 up 2.9% flat
146 Papua New Guinea 14.41 kt 2023 up 20.8% rising
147 North Macedonia 14.23 kt 2023 up 1.1% rising
148 South Sudan 14.03 kt 2023 up 2.9% flat
149 Norway 13.76 kt 2023 down 71.0% volatile
150 Denmark 13.5 kt 2023 down 4.0% volatile
151 Cyprus 13.01 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
152 Congo 12.53 kt 2023 up 13.8% rising
153 Belize 10.4 kt 2023 up 0.2% rising
154 Guinea-Bissau 9.87 kt 2023 up 7.5% rising
155 Singapore 8.55 kt 2023 up 6.7% rising
156 Estonia 8.47 kt 2023 down 0.5% rising
157 Mauritius 8.02 kt 2023 down 6.1% flat
158 Bahamas 7.9 kt 2023 up 1.1% rising
159 Gambia 7.88 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
160 China, Macao SAR 7.41 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
161 Malta 6.76 kt 2023 up 5.5% rising
162 Namibia 6.65 kt 2023 up 12.2% rising
163 Gabon 6.52 kt 2023 up 16.4% rising
164 Guyana 6.35 kt 2023 down 0.3% flat
165 Montenegro 5.94 kt 2023 up 8.2% rising
166 Brunei Darussalam 5.9 kt 2023 down 0.3% rising
167 Botswana 5.9 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
168 Barbados 5.3 kt 2023 down 0.4% flat
169 Iceland 4.88 kt 2023 up 0.7% rising
170 Equatorial Guinea 4.7 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
171 Eritrea 4.55 kt 2023 up 9.4% rising
172 Eswatini 4.55 kt 2023 down 13.1% rising
173 United States Virgin Islands 4.21 kt 2023 up 0.7% volatile
174 Bhutan 4.19 kt 2023 up 9.1% rising
175 Cabo Verde 3.84 kt 2023 up 4.6% rising
176 Lesotho 3.79 kt 2023 up 7.7% rising
177 Djibouti 3.63 kt 2023 up 11.1% rising
178 Luxembourg 3.28 kt 2023 up 6.7% rising
179 Timor-Leste 3.09 kt 2023 up 11.7% rising
180 Suriname 3.01 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
181 Comoros 2.92 kt 2023 up 7.7% rising
182 Saint Lucia 2.62 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
183 Aruba 2.54 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
184 Maldives 2.33 kt 2023 up 10.8% rising
185 Seychelles 1.88 kt 2023 up 3.1% rising
186 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.75 kt 2023 up 19.9% rising
187 Fiji 1.7 kt 2023 down 14.4% flat
188 Cayman Islands 1.56 kt 2023 up 6.8% volatile
189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.19 kt 2023 up 0.5% flat
190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.08 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
191 Grenada 1.07 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
192 Antigua and Barbuda 1.06 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
193 Solomon Islands 1.05 kt 2023 up 31.7% rising
194 Channel Islands 1.03 kt 2023 up 33.9% rising
195 Curaçao 0.9912 kt 2023 up 3.2% rising
196 Polynesia 0.894 kt 2023 down 0.2% rising
197 Micronesia 0.6866 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
198 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6068 kt 2023 up 10.5% rising
199 Andorra 0.5041 kt 2023 up 2.5% rising
200 Dominica 0.4935 kt 2023 down 0.5% flat
201 New Caledonia 0.4381 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
202 Faroe Islands 0.4286 kt 2023 up 3.5% rising
203 Vanuatu 0.4221 kt 2023 up 20.2% rising
204 French Polynesia 0.379 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
205 Réunion 0.3435 kt 2023 down 0.2% falling
206 Samoa 0.2917 kt 2023 up 5.0% rising
207 Liechtenstein 0.2815 kt 2023 up 3.0% rising
208 Isle of Man 0.2648 kt 2023 down 18.4% rising
209 San Marino 0.2192 kt 2023 up 6.0% rising
210 Guam 0.2132 kt 2023 up 0.0% rising
211 Kiribati 0.1749 kt 2023 up 13.7% rising
212 Guadeloupe 0.1642 kt 2023 down 7.4% falling
213 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.15 kt 2023 up 4.1% flat
214 Monaco 0.146 kt 2023 up 5.5% rising
215 Tonga 0.1415 kt 2023 down 4.4% rising
216 Bermuda 0.1027 kt 2023 down 0.6% rising
217 Greenland 0.1012 kt 2023 down 1.4% flat
218 Gibraltar 0.0727 kt 2023 up 21.8% rising
219 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.0678 kt 2010 up 11.8% rising
220 American Samoa 0.0673 kt 2023 down 11.1% flat
221 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0643 kt 2023 up 36.5% rising
222 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.058 kt 2023 up 18.0% rising
223 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0579 kt 2023 down 14.4% falling
224 British Virgin Islands 0.0516 kt 2023 up 19.6% rising
225 Marshall Islands 0.0514 kt 2023 down 22.6% falling
226 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.0379 kt 2023 down 25.3% falling
227 Palau 0.0239 kt 2023 down 1.5% flat
228 Nauru 0.0153 kt 2023 up 11.8% rising
229 Martinique 0.0149 kt 2023 down 49.1% falling
230 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.0148 kt 2023 down 11.1% rising
231 Tuvalu 0.0129 kt 2023 down 12.5% rising
232 Western Sahara 0.0032 kt 2023 down 60.7% falling
233 Anguilla 0.0025 kt 2023 up 23.2% rising
234 Jersey 0.0025 kt 2023 down 24.1% rising
235 French Guiana 0.0023 kt 2023 down 44.9% volatile
236 Montserrat 0.0016 kt 2023 down 55.9% falling
237 Cook Islands 0.0008 kt 2023 down 58.9% falling
238 Saint Barthélemy 0.0007 kt 2023 up 8.1% rising
239 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0006 kt 2023 down 54.2% falling
240 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0005 kt 2023 down 7.4% rising
241 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0005 kt 2023 up 18.2% rising
242 Niue 0.0002 kt 2023 down 41.3% falling
243 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged falling
244 Tokelau 0 kt 2023 down 63.4% falling
245 Mayotte 0 kt 2023 up 4.2% volatile
246 Norfolk Island 0 kt 2023 — falling
246 Holy See 0 kt 2023 unchanged flat
248 Pitcairn 0 kt 2004 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
283 places, 9,260 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.