Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share (CO2) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.
Countries reporting
223
Highest
50.99 %
Tokelau
Lowest
-28.02 %
Belarus
Median
9.04 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,445
What the numbers show
Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share (CO2) is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 50.99 % in Tokelau; the lowest is -28.02 % in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.04 %, and the mean is 9.9 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 1,050.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 260.7%).
Pre- and post-production — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 50.99 % | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 46.89 % | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.85 % | 2023 | up 73.7% | falling |
| 4 | Polynesia | 38.09 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 5 | Eswatini | 35.11 % | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 6 | Haiti | 33.73 % | 2023 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Georgia | 30.91 % | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Lithuania | 28.69 % | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Caribbean | 27.16 % | 2023 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 10 | Morocco | 25.85 % | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 24.83 % | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 12 | Niger | 22.89 % | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 13 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 22.81 % | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 14 | Moldova | 22.13 % | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 22.13 % | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 21.85 % | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 17 | Jamaica | 21.65 % | 2023 | up 149.1% | rising |
| 18 | Anguilla | 20.19 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 19.61 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 20 | Togo | 18.63 % | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 18.45 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 18.33 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 23 | Ukraine | 18.27 % | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 17.95 % | 2023 | up 309.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Tunisia | 17.78 % | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 26 | New Zealand | 17.72 % | 2023 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 27 | Grenada | 17.65 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 17.42 % | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.32 % | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 30 | Aruba | 17.21 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.18 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 32 | Thailand | 16.85 % | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 16.76 % | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 16.6 % | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Jordan | 16.51 % | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 36 | Russia | 16.49 % | 2023 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 16.49 % | 2023 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 38 | Montenegro | 16.39 % | 2023 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 16.23 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 40 | Bahamas | 16.07 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 15.76 % | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 42 | El Salvador | 15.69 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 43 | Kenya | 15.27 % | 2023 | up 312.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritania | 15.22 % | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 14.86 % | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 46 | Panama | 14.7 % | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 14.57 % | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 48 | Armenia | 14.49 % | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Botswana | 14.44 % | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 14.4 % | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 51 | Congo | 13.96 % | 2023 | up 679.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominica | 13.78 % | 2023 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 53 | Barbados | 13.64 % | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 13.59 % | 2023 | up 250.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 13.4 % | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 13.39 % | 2023 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 13.14 % | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 58 | Guatemala | 13.12 % | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Samoa | 12.76 % | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 60 | Australia and New Zealand | 12.6 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 61 | Denmark | 12.25 % | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 62 | France | 12.22 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Australia | 12.2 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 11.99 % | 2023 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 65 | Yemen | 11.97 % | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 66 | Germany | 11.9 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 67 | Israel | 11.8 % | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.72 % | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 69 | Senegal | 11.71 % | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 70 | China, Taiwan Province of | 11.68 % | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 71 | Djibouti | 11.64 % | 2023 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 72 | Nepal | 11.46 % | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Sudan (former) | 11.44 % | 2011 | up 152.5% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 11.39 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 75 | Slovenia | 11.29 % | 2023 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 76 | Pakistan | 11.19 % | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 77 | Vietnam | 11.18 % | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Viet Nam | 11.18 % | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Switzerland | 11.15 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 80 | Palau | 11.04 % | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 10.87 % | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 82 | Greece | 10.77 % | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 83 | Tuvalu | 10.76 % | 2023 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 84 | Austria | 10.67 % | 2023 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 85 | Comoros | 10.5 % | 2023 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 10.39 % | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 87 | Micronesia | 10.28 % | 2023 | up 57.2% | flat |
| 88 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 10.27 % | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 89 | Spain | 10.24 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 90 | Turkey | 10.11 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 90 | Türkiye | 10.11 % | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 92 | Marshall Islands | 10.08 % | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 9.98 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Cyprus | 9.98 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 95 | Cabo Verde | 9.91 % | 2023 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 96 | Czechia | 9.9 % | 2023 | up 24.1% | flat |
| 97 | Japan | 9.85 % | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 98 | Italy | 9.8 % | 2023 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 99 | Malta | 9.68 % | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 100 | United Kingdom | 9.65 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 100 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.65 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 102 | Oman | 9.64 % | 2023 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 103 | Libya | 9.55 % | 2023 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 104 | Belgium | 9.49 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 105 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 9.48 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 106 | Kiribati | 9.4 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 107 | Bahrain | 9.39 % | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 108 | OECD | 9.35 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 109 | Lebanon | 9.29 % | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 110 | Niue | 9.26 % | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 9.22 % | 2023 | up 176.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Maldives | 9.04 % | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 113 | Republic of Korea | 8.97 % | 2023 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 114 | Albania | 8.89 % | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 115 | Tonga | 8.82 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.79 % | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | 8.66 % | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovakia | 8.57 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 8.5 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Ireland | 8.46 % | 2023 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 8.36 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.27 % | 2023 | up 204.0% | rising |
| 123 | United States | 8.23 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 124 | Mauritius | 8.18 % | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 125 | Malaysia | 8.16 % | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Ecuador | 8.09 % | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 127 | Kazakhstan | 8.01 % | 2023 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Canada | 7.88 % | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 129 | China | 7.7 % | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.7 % | 2023 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.7 % | 2023 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Finland | 7.65 % | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Syria | 7.62 % | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 133 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.62 % | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 135 | Lesotho | 7.57 % | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 135 | China, mainland | 7.57 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 137 | Malawi | 7.43 % | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Mexico | 7.23 % | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 138 | South Africa | 7.23 % | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 140 | Brazil | 7.03 % | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Indonesia | 7.03 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 7.02 % | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 143 | Nigeria | 6.95 % | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 143 | China, Macao SAR | 6.95 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.92 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 146 | Nauru | 6.91 % | 2023 | up 90.4% | falling |
| 146 | Nauru | 6.91 % | 2023 | up 90.4% | falling |
| 148 | East Timor | 6.8 % | 2023 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Timor-Leste | 6.8 % | 2023 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Argentina | 6.79 % | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 151 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.77 % | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 6.33 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 153 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.22 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 154 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 5.99 % | 2010 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Brunei | 5.98 % | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.98 % | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 157 | Cuba | 5.95 % | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 158 | Qatar | 5.84 % | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 159 | Sweden | 5.75 % | 2023 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Iraq | 5.74 % | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 161 | Latvia | 5.6 % | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Cook Islands | 5.55 % | 2023 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 163 | Seychelles | 5.39 % | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 164 | Benin | 5.32 % | 2023 | up 198.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 5.25 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 166 | Sudan | 5.12 % | 2023 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 167 | India | 5.09 % | 2023 | down 27.0% | flat |
| 168 | Myanmar | 5 % | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Angola | 4.93 % | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Kuwait | 4.93 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 171 | Burkina Faso | 4.89 % | 2023 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Gabon | 4.73 % | 2023 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 173 | United Arab Emirates | 4.64 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 174 | Estonia | 4.54 % | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 175 | Singapore | 4.33 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 176 | Eritrea | 4.22 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 177 | Norway | 4.18 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 178 | Ethiopia | 4.14 % | 2023 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.99 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 180 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 3.88 % | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 3.79 % | 2023 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 182 | Peru | 3.19 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Mongolia | 3.16 % | 2023 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 184 | Laos | 3.12 % | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.12 % | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 3.09 % | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 187 | Mayotte | 3.08 % | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 188 | Belize | 3.05 % | 2023 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 189 | Cambodia | 3 % | 2023 | up 222.6% | falling |
| 190 | Paraguay | 2.73 % | 2023 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 191 | British Virgin Islands | 2.59 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 192 | Mali | 2.55 % | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 2.54 % | 2023 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Cameroon | 2.48 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 195 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.4 % | 2023 | up 281.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Iceland | 2.37 % | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 197 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.29 % | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 198 | Madagascar | 2.25 % | 2023 | up 158.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Melanesia | 2.19 % | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 200 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.07 % | 2023 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Burundi | 2.06 % | 2023 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Guyana | 1.92 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 203 | Somalia | 1.84 % | 2023 | up 1,050.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Zambia | 1.81 % | 2023 | up 166.2% | rising |
| 204 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.81 % | 2005 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Guinea | 1.57 % | 2023 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Gambia | 1.55 % | 2023 | up 72.2% | falling |
| 208 | Bhutan | 1.52 % | 2023 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Suriname | 1.32 % | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 210 | Mozambique | 1.3 % | 2023 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 211 | Chad | 1.27 % | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 212 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.22 % | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 213 | South Sudan | 1.13 % | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 214 | Papua New Guinea | 1.04 % | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 215 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.31 % | 2023 | up 416.7% | volatile |
| 216 | Central African Republic | 0.3 % | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 216 | Liberia | 0.3 % | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.19 % | 1999 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 219 | Rwanda | -1.85 % | 2023 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 220 | Ghana | -6.35 % | 2023 | down 226.2% | volatile |
| 221 | Honduras | -10.39 % | 2023 | down 180.1% | volatile |
| 222 | Fiji | -20.83 % | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 223 | Belarus | -28.02 % | 2023 | down 260.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Europe 17.14 %
- Northern Africa 14.57 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 13.73 %
- Europe 13.33 %
- Oceania 11.84 %
- Western Europe 11.83 %
- European Union (27) 11.77 %
- Southern Europe 10.93 %
- Annex I countries 10.48 %
- Central Asia 9.55 %
- South-Eastern Asia 9.11 %
- Northern Europe 9.02 %
- Africa 8.52 %
- World 8.47 %
- Central America 8.42 %
- United States of America 8.23 %
- Americas 8.18 %
- Northern America 8.18 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8.08 %
- Eastern Asia 7.88 %
- Non-Annex I countries 7.63 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 7.62 %
- Asia 7.61 %
- Southern Africa 7.49 %
- Western Africa 7.41 %
- Western Asia 7.4 %
- South America 7.23 %
- Southern Asia 5.65 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.38 %
- Eastern Africa 4.68 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.92 %
- Middle Africa 1.8 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.