Raw milk of buffalo — Emissions intensity by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat,...
What the numbers show
Raw milk of buffalo — Emissions intensity is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 4.68 kg CO2eq/kg in Bhutan; the lowest is 0.6697 kg CO2eq/kg in Iran (Islamic Republic of).
The median across all reporting countries is 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg, and the mean is 2.43 kg CO2eq/kg.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 91.8%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 59.1%).
Raw milk of buffalo — Emissions intensity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 4.68 kg CO2eq/kg | 1990 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Myanmar | 4.16 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 3 | China | 4.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 3 | China, mainland | 4.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 5 | Albania | 3.6 kg CO2eq/kg | 2019 | down 59.1% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 3.33 kg CO2eq/kg | 1990 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 7 | Iraq | 3.2 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 3.16 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 61.6% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 2.87 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 2.8 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 2.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 2017 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 2.07 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 1.81 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg | 2017 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 17 | Malaysia | 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 19 | Nepal | 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 20 | Egypt | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 21 | India | 0.8789 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.829 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.6697 kg CO2eq/kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 4.36 kg CO2eq/kg
- South-eastern Asia 3.31 kg CO2eq/kg
- Western Asia 3.08 kg CO2eq/kg
- Southern Europe 2.24 kg CO2eq/kg
- European Union (27) 2.08 kg CO2eq/kg
- Europe 2.08 kg CO2eq/kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.86 kg CO2eq/kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.69 kg CO2eq/kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.14 kg CO2eq/kg
- Northern Africa 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg
- Africa 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg
- Eastern Europe 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg
- World 0.9696 kg CO2eq/kg
- Asia 0.9661 kg CO2eq/kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.9056 kg CO2eq/kg
- Southern Asia 0.8736 kg CO2eq/kg
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.