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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
244
Highest
10,702 kt
China
Lowest
0 kt
Pitcairn
Median
28.3 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
9,234

What the numbers show

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 244 countries. The highest value is 10,702 kt in China; the lowest is 0 kt in Pitcairn.

The median across all reporting countries is 28.3 kt, and the mean is 274.15 kt.

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

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.