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

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Countries reporting
247
Highest
10,702 kt
China
Lowest
0 kt
Pitcairn
Median
27.9 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
9,234

What the numbers show

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 247 countries. The highest value is 10,702 kt in China; the lowest is 0 kt in Pitcairn.

The median across all reporting countries is 27.9 kt, and the mean is 272.24 kt.

Over the past decade 170 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: 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
3 Türkiye 1,181 kt 2023 up 11.4% rising
4 India 5,780 kt 2023 up 4.6% rising
4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 655.58 kt 2023 up 5.3% 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
7 United Republic of Tanzania 344.62 kt 2023 up 8.7% rising
8 Pakistan 1,189 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 320.87 kt 2023 up 15.0% rising
9 Nigeria 1,141 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
9 Viet Nam 273.14 kt 2023 up 4.2% rising
10 Russian Federation 1,108 kt 2023 down 1.5% rising
10 Syrian Arab Republic 134.36 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
11 Thailand 641.21 kt 2023 up 0.0% rising
11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 68.93 kt 2023 up 6.2% rising
12 Bangladesh 613.87 kt 2023 up 6.1% rising
12 Republic of Moldova 68.64 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
13 Egypt 604.09 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 42.4 kt 2023 down 17.9% rising
14 Spain 449.44 kt 2023 down 3.4% falling
14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.88 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
15 Colombia 436.66 kt 2023 up 3.4% rising
15 Melanesia 18.03 kt 2023 up 16.3% rising
16 Iraq 410.47 kt 2023 up 6.8% rising
16 Timor-Leste 3.09 kt 2023 up 11.7% rising
17 Argentina 401.92 kt 2023 down 0.4% rising
17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.75 kt 2023 up 19.9% rising
18 Poland 397.76 kt 2023 up 12.4% rising
19 Philippines 378.14 kt 2023 up 3.6% rising
19 Polynesia 0.894 kt 2023 down 0.2% rising
20 Saudi Arabia 375.15 kt 2023 up 8.8% rising
20 Micronesia 0.6866 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
21 South Africa 331.78 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.15 kt 2023 up 4.1% flat
22 Peru 331.01 kt 2023 up 2.2% rising
22 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0006 kt 2023 down 54.2% falling
23 Algeria 330.34 kt 2023 up 7.1% rising
24 Ukraine 315.3 kt 2023 down 6.5% rising
25 Caribbean 385.71 kt 2023 down 11.0% rising
25 Ethiopia 298.93 kt 2023 up 14.7% rising
26 Myanmar 259.95 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
27 Republic of Korea 256.44 kt 2023 down 13.0% falling
28 Canada 255.12 kt 2023 down 0.2% rising
29 Japan 245.71 kt 2023 down 5.3% flat
30 Kenya 235.33 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
30 Côte d'Ivoire 154.13 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
31 France 232 kt 2023 down 42.3% rising
32 Malaysia 224.94 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
33 Australia and New Zealand 219.75 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
33 Cabo Verde 3.84 kt 2023 up 4.6% rising
34 Germany 219.47 kt 2023 down 19.6% volatile
35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 211.01 kt 2023 down 2.0% falling
36 Uganda 207.72 kt 2023 up 10.4% rising
37 Italy 205.96 kt 2023 down 58.4% falling
38 Morocco 203.26 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
39 Chile 191.56 kt 2023 up 5.2% rising
40 Australia 178 kt 2023 down 0.8% rising
41 Greece 174.27 kt 2023 down 1.0% flat
42 Ecuador 165.7 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
43 Ghana 160.84 kt 2023 up 7.4% rising
44 Romania 138.84 kt 2023 down 1.2% rising
45 Sudan 134.6 kt 2023 up 15.1% rising
46 Dominican Republic 131.62 kt 2023 up 2.1% rising
47 Afghanistan 128.66 kt 2023 up 33.0% volatile
48 Uzbekistan 125.17 kt 2023 up 24.7% rising
49 Madagascar 118.75 kt 2023 up 8.2% rising
50 Sri Lanka 116.35 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
51 Guatemala 115.16 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
52 Hungary 110.3 kt 2023 up 7.0% rising
53 Nepal 109.27 kt 2023 up 4.2% rising
54 Rwanda 108.02 kt 2023 up 5.7% rising
55 Portugal 104.03 kt 2023 up 7.9% rising
56 Mozambique 102.19 kt 2023 up 11.4% rising
57 Yemen 99.54 kt 2023 down 8.7% rising
58 Mongolia 96.62 kt 2023 up 10.4% rising
59 Angola 96.57 kt 2023 up 17.3% rising
60 Tunisia 94.92 kt 2023 up 1.0% rising
61 Israel 93.09 kt 2023 up 5.8% rising
62 Kazakhstan 88.26 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
63 China, Hong Kong SAR 87.29 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
64 Burkina Faso 86.41 kt 2023 up 12.8% rising
65 Haiti 86.13 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
66 Senegal 85.96 kt 2023 up 10.2% rising
67 United Arab Emirates 82.25 kt 2023 up 9.3% rising
68 Niger 81.27 kt 2023 up 17.0% rising
69 Cameroon 81.07 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
70 Sudan (former) 79.29 kt 2011 up 15.0% rising
71 Azerbaijan 78.82 kt 2023 up 8.3% rising
72 Belarus 76.29 kt 2023 down 0.8% rising
73 Honduras 73.92 kt 2023 up 4.2% rising
74 Jordan 73.59 kt 2023 up 11.2% rising
75 Zambia 72.96 kt 2023 up 8.5% rising
76 Czechia 69.63 kt 2023 down 2.2% rising
77 Somalia 68.43 kt 2023 up 14.5% rising
78 Nicaragua 67.24 kt 2023 up 1.5% rising
79 Panama 65.71 kt 2023 up 2.9% rising
80 Serbia 65.44 kt 2023 up 0.4% flat
81 Belgium-Luxembourg 64.55 kt 1999 down 8.9% flat
82 Kuwait 62.48 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
83 El Salvador 61.44 kt 2023 up 0.3% rising
84 Paraguay 58.82 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
85 Cambodia 58.63 kt 2023 up 7.3% rising
86 Lebanon 56.94 kt 2023 up 2.1% rising
87 Serbia and Montenegro 54.53 kt 2005 up 255.9% volatile
88 Chad 54.07 kt 2023 up 18.1% rising
89 Costa Rica 53.67 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
90 Burundi 51.79 kt 2023 up 14.7% rising
91 Mali 50.85 kt 2023 up 19.5% rising
92 Austria 48.82 kt 2023 down 3.6% rising
93 Libya 44.96 kt 2023 up 4.9% rising
94 Palestine 42.2 kt 2023 up 16.6% rising
95 Zimbabwe 41.92 kt 2023 up 14.8% rising
96 New Zealand 41.74 kt 2023 up 11.9% rising
97 Tajikistan 41.25 kt 2023 up 8.5% rising
98 Cuba 40.69 kt 2023 down 56.8% falling
99 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 40.62 kt 2023 up 0.3% falling
100 Togo 39.93 kt 2023 up 7.7% rising
101 Slovakia 37.2 kt 2023 down 1.4% flat
102 Uruguay 37 kt 2023 down 1.5% rising
103 Jamaica 36.67 kt 2023 up 0.1% rising
104 Puerto Rico 35.73 kt 2023 down 0.0% rising
105 China, Taiwan Province of 34.29 kt 2023 down 12.5% flat
106 Guinea 32.99 kt 2023 up 14.9% rising
107 Bulgaria 31.88 kt 2023 down 2.0% flat
108 Switzerland 31.45 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
109 Croatia 31.44 kt 2023 down 2.0% rising
110 Benin 30.55 kt 2023 up 18.6% rising
111 Belgium 29.72 kt 2023 down 66.2% falling
112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.7 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
113 Kyrgyzstan 27.9 kt 2023 up 0.1% rising
114 Malawi 26.48 kt 2023 up 28.5% rising
115 Sierra Leone 25.41 kt 2023 up 9.4% rising
116 Albania 24.65 kt 2023 up 12.3% rising
117 Trinidad and Tobago 24.46 kt 2023 down 0.1% rising
118 Ireland 23.25 kt 2023 down 1.4% rising
119 Sweden 22.2 kt 2023 up 3.2% falling
120 Qatar 22.02 kt 2023 up 12.2% rising
121 Georgia 21.2 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
122 Liberia 20.75 kt 2023 up 7.6% rising
123 Central African Republic 20.36 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
124 Bahrain 19.13 kt 2023 up 7.6% rising
125 Lithuania 19.06 kt 2023 down 3.5% rising
126 Oman 18.17 kt 2023 up 12.5% rising
127 Armenia 18.03 kt 2023 down 5.6% rising
128 Turkmenistan 17.97 kt 2023 up 14.0% rising
129 Finland 17.16 kt 2023 down 1.7% volatile
130 Mauritania 17.09 kt 2023 up 12.8% rising
131 Latvia 16.71 kt 2023 down 5.3% rising
132 Slovenia 14.73 kt 2023 up 2.9% flat
133 Papua New Guinea 14.41 kt 2023 up 20.8% rising
134 North Macedonia 14.23 kt 2023 up 1.1% rising
135 South Sudan 14.03 kt 2023 up 2.9% flat
136 Norway 13.76 kt 2023 down 71.0% volatile
137 Denmark 13.5 kt 2023 down 4.0% volatile
138 Cyprus 13.01 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
139 Congo 12.53 kt 2023 up 13.8% rising
140 Belize 10.4 kt 2023 up 0.2% rising
141 Guinea-Bissau 9.87 kt 2023 up 7.5% rising
142 Singapore 8.55 kt 2023 up 6.7% rising
143 Estonia 8.47 kt 2023 down 0.5% rising
144 Mauritius 8.02 kt 2023 down 6.1% flat
145 Bahamas 7.9 kt 2023 up 1.1% rising
146 Gambia 7.88 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
147 China, Macao SAR 7.41 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
148 Malta 6.76 kt 2023 up 5.5% rising
149 Namibia 6.65 kt 2023 up 12.2% rising
150 Gabon 6.52 kt 2023 up 16.4% rising
151 Guyana 6.35 kt 2023 down 0.3% flat
152 Montenegro 5.94 kt 2023 up 8.2% rising
153 Brunei Darussalam 5.9 kt 2023 down 0.3% rising
154 Botswana 5.9 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
155 Barbados 5.3 kt 2023 down 0.4% flat
156 Iceland 4.88 kt 2023 up 0.7% rising
157 Equatorial Guinea 4.7 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
158 Eritrea 4.55 kt 2023 up 9.4% rising
159 Eswatini 4.55 kt 2023 down 13.1% rising
160 United States Virgin Islands 4.21 kt 2023 up 0.7% volatile
161 Bhutan 4.19 kt 2023 up 9.1% rising
162 Lesotho 3.79 kt 2023 up 7.7% rising
163 Djibouti 3.63 kt 2023 up 11.1% rising
164 Luxembourg 3.28 kt 2023 up 6.7% rising
165 Suriname 3.01 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
166 Comoros 2.92 kt 2023 up 7.7% rising
167 Saint Lucia 2.62 kt 2023 up 1.4% rising
168 Aruba 2.54 kt 2023 up 1.2% rising
169 Maldives 2.33 kt 2023 up 10.8% rising
170 Seychelles 1.88 kt 2023 up 3.1% rising
171 Fiji 1.7 kt 2023 down 14.4% flat
172 Cayman Islands 1.56 kt 2023 up 6.8% volatile
173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.19 kt 2023 up 0.5% flat
174 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.08 kt 2023 up 0.9% rising
175 Grenada 1.07 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
176 Antigua and Barbuda 1.06 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
177 Solomon Islands 1.05 kt 2023 up 31.7% rising
178 Curaçao 0.9912 kt 2023 up 3.2% rising
179 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6068 kt 2023 up 10.5% rising
180 Andorra 0.5041 kt 2023 up 2.5% rising
181 Dominica 0.4935 kt 2023 down 0.5% flat
182 New Caledonia 0.4381 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
183 Faroe Islands 0.4286 kt 2023 up 3.5% rising
184 Vanuatu 0.4221 kt 2023 up 20.2% rising
185 French Polynesia 0.379 kt 2023 up 0.8% rising
186 Réunion 0.3435 kt 2023 down 0.2% falling
187 Samoa 0.2917 kt 2023 up 5.0% rising
188 Liechtenstein 0.2815 kt 2023 up 3.0% rising
189 Isle of Man 0.2648 kt 2023 down 18.4% rising
190 San Marino 0.2192 kt 2023 up 6.0% rising
191 Guam 0.2132 kt 2023 up 0.0% rising
192 Kiribati 0.1749 kt 2023 up 13.7% rising
193 Guadeloupe 0.1642 kt 2023 down 7.4% falling
194 Monaco 0.146 kt 2023 up 5.5% rising
195 Tonga 0.1415 kt 2023 down 4.4% rising
196 Bermuda 0.1027 kt 2023 down 0.6% rising
197 Greenland 0.1012 kt 2023 down 1.4% flat
198 Gibraltar 0.0727 kt 2023 up 21.8% rising
199 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.0678 kt 2010 up 11.8% rising
200 American Samoa 0.0673 kt 2023 down 11.1% flat
201 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0643 kt 2023 up 36.5% rising
202 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.058 kt 2023 up 18.0% rising
203 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0579 kt 2023 down 14.4% falling
204 British Virgin Islands 0.0516 kt 2023 up 19.6% rising
205 Marshall Islands 0.0514 kt 2023 down 22.6% falling
206 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.0379 kt 2023 down 25.3% falling
207 Palau 0.0239 kt 2023 down 1.5% flat
208 Nauru 0.0153 kt 2023 up 11.8% rising
209 Martinique 0.0149 kt 2023 down 49.1% falling
210 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.0148 kt 2023 down 11.1% rising
211 Tuvalu 0.0129 kt 2023 down 12.5% rising
212 Western Sahara 0.0032 kt 2023 down 60.7% falling
213 Anguilla 0.0025 kt 2023 up 23.2% rising
214 Jersey 0.0025 kt 2023 down 24.1% rising
215 French Guiana 0.0023 kt 2023 down 44.9% volatile
216 Montserrat 0.0016 kt 2023 down 55.9% falling
217 Cook Islands 0.0008 kt 2023 down 58.9% falling
218 Saint Barthélemy 0.0007 kt 2023 up 8.1% rising
219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0005 kt 2023 down 7.4% rising
220 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0005 kt 2023 up 18.2% rising
221 Niue 0.0002 kt 2023 down 41.3% falling
222 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged falling
223 Tokelau 0 kt 2023 down 63.4% falling
224 Mayotte 0 kt 2023 up 4.2% volatile
225 Norfolk Island 0 kt 2023 — falling
225 Holy See 0 kt 2023 unchanged flat
227 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
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.