Total Energy — Emissions (CH4) by country

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also...

Countries reporting
182
Highest
331.22 kt
China
Lowest
0 kt
China, Macao SAR
Median
0.2722 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
6,850

What the numbers show

Total Energy — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 331.22 kt in China; the lowest is 0 kt in China, Macao SAR.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2722 kt, and the mean is 9.29 kt.

Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 11,735.7%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 100.0%).

Total Energy — Emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 331.22 kt 2023 up 15.5% rising
2 China, mainland 327.18 kt 2023 up 15.4% rising
3 India 289.06 kt 2023 up 48.9% rising
4 OECD 274.22 kt 2023 up 26.6% rising
5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 55.51 kt 2023 up 36.6% volatile
6 Russian Federation 50.3 kt 2023 up 35.7% falling
7 Brazil 41.89 kt 2023 up 41.4% rising
8 Republic of Korea 22.37 kt 2023 up 20.2% rising
9 Canada 17.84 kt 2023 up 0.7% rising
10 Mexico 16.82 kt 2023 up 30.9% rising
11 Türkiye 16.69 kt 2023 up 156.5% volatile
12 Poland 14.65 kt 2023 down 44.8% falling
13 Viet Nam 10.97 kt 2023 up 331.7% volatile
14 Egypt 10.51 kt 2023 up 36.4% volatile
15 France 10.33 kt 2023 down 9.7% rising
16 Pakistan 9.7 kt 2023 down 2.6% rising
17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9.42 kt 2023 down 13.2% rising
18 Italy 8.45 kt 2023 up 14.3% rising
19 Uzbekistan 8.45 kt 2023 down 20.8% falling
20 Germany 7.01 kt 2023 up 21.5% volatile
21 Spain 6.79 kt 2023 up 13.9% rising
22 Kazakhstan 6.24 kt 2023 down 3.4% falling
23 Australia and New Zealand 6.16 kt 2023 down 6.8% rising
24 Saudi Arabia 6.08 kt 2023 up 18.0% rising
25 Turkmenistan 5.81 kt 2023 up 47.3% rising
26 Japan 5.13 kt 2023 up 3.3% rising
27 Morocco 4.95 kt 2023 up 24.0% volatile
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.91 kt 2023 up 0.7% flat
29 Ukraine 4.74 kt 2023 down 35.8% volatile
30 Chile 4.48 kt 2023 up 1,502.2% volatile
31 United Arab Emirates 4.36 kt 2023 up 43.8% rising
32 China, Taiwan Province of 4.04 kt 2023 up 17.7% rising
33 Belarus 3.73 kt 2023 up 13.8% falling
34 Algeria 3.62 kt 2023 up 308.8% volatile
35 Philippines 3.38 kt 2023 up 48.9% volatile
36 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.33 kt 2023 volatile
37 Jordan 3.24 kt 2023 up 30.0% volatile
38 New Zealand 3.11 kt 2023 down 0.1% rising
39 Tajikistan 3.08 kt 2023 down 37.5% falling
40 Australia 3.05 kt 2023 down 12.7% flat
41 Israel 2.9 kt 2023 up 24.9% rising
42 Panama 2.85 kt 2023 up 11,735.7% volatile
43 Norway 2.83 kt 2023 up 10.7% rising
44 Greece 2.68 kt 2023 down 17.8% rising
45 Azerbaijan 2.67 kt 2023 up 122.8% volatile
46 Denmark 2.4 kt 2023 down 31.3% falling
47 Bangladesh 2.24 kt 2023 up 33.2% volatile
48 Argentina 2.13 kt 2023 up 6.3% rising
49 Sweden 2.05 kt 2023 up 22.4% falling
50 Libya 2.03 kt 2023 up 17.0% rising
51 Peru 2.01 kt 2023 up 42.3% rising
52 Tunisia 1.86 kt 2023 up 45.6% volatile
53 Caribbean 1.84 kt 2023 down 10.0% rising
54 Kuwait 1.81 kt 2023 up 39.8% rising
55 Finland 1.76 kt 2023 down 14.6% rising
56 Austria 1.66 kt 2023 up 8.1% rising
57 Belgium 1.61 kt 2023 down 18.0% rising
58 Dominican Republic 1.56 kt 2023 up 3.5% volatile
59 Czechia 1.46 kt 2023 up 27.1% falling
60 Sudan 1.37 kt 2023 up 110.2% rising
61 Zimbabwe 1.36 kt 2023 up 0.7% volatile
62 Portugal 1.3 kt 2023 up 8.8% rising
63 Hungary 1.29 kt 2023 up 33.3% falling
64 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.26 kt 2023 up 55.0% volatile
65 Iraq 1.21 kt 2023 up 43.5% rising
66 Switzerland 1.14 kt 2023 down 4.0% flat
67 Colombia 1.11 kt 2023 up 50.5% volatile
68 Malaysia 0.9895 kt 2023 up 5.7% volatile
69 Thailand 0.973 kt 2023 down 22.7% rising
70 Indonesia 0.9059 kt 2023 up 26.0% volatile
71 Iceland 0.9007 kt 2023 up 82.1% rising
72 Romania 0.7695 kt 2023 down 38.9% volatile
73 Bulgaria 0.6615 kt 2023 up 35.4% volatile
74 Oman 0.6532 kt 2023 up 82.1% rising
75 Ireland 0.653 kt 2023 down 7.3% rising
76 Costa Rica 0.4704 kt 2023 up 13.6% volatile
77 Serbia 0.4567 kt 2023 up 17.1% rising
78 Nepal 0.4193 kt 2023 up 224.8% volatile
79 Ecuador 0.3896 kt 2023 up 12.9% volatile
80 Zambia 0.3865 kt 2023 up 17.7% rising
81 Sudan (former) 0.381 kt 2011 up 495.3% volatile
82 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.3738 kt 2023 down 42.8% volatile
83 Eswatini 0.3546 kt 2023 up 22.6% rising
84 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3312 kt 2023 up 2,009.5% volatile
85 Senegal 0.3302 kt 2023 up 1,518.6% volatile
86 Uruguay 0.3226 kt 2023 down 24.2% rising
87 Uganda 0.3217 kt 2023 up 163.0% volatile
88 Lithuania 0.3184 kt 2023 up 8.3% volatile
89 Latvia 0.305 kt 2023 up 12.7% volatile
90 Croatia 0.3018 kt 2023 up 15.5% rising
91 Myanmar 0.2751 kt 2023 up 303.4% volatile
92 Namibia 0.2692 kt 2023 up 140.4% volatile
93 Afghanistan 0.2664 kt 2023 up 48.0% volatile
94 Slovakia 0.2636 kt 2023 down 23.9% volatile
95 Kyrgyzstan 0.2505 kt 2023 down 52.1% volatile
96 Cuba 0.2337 kt 2023 down 45.9% rising
97 Armenia 0.2277 kt 2023 up 21.8% volatile
98 Estonia 0.2152 kt 2023 down 32.5% volatile
99 Botswana 0.2111 kt 2023 up 177.8% volatile
100 Cyprus 0.2052 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
101 Mongolia 0.1742 kt 2023 up 76.1% volatile
102 Republic of Moldova 0.1728 kt 2023 up 77.4% volatile
103 Nicaragua 0.1514 kt 2023 up 36.4% rising
104 Ghana 0.1499 kt 2023 down 55.7% volatile
105 Georgia 0.1393 kt 2023 up 196.4% volatile
106 Faroe Islands 0.1364 kt 2023 up 158.3% volatile
107 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1357 kt 2023 down 40.7% volatile
108 Melanesia 0.1199 kt 2023 up 42.1% rising
109 Papua New Guinea 0.1178 kt 2023 up 42.3% rising
110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1151 kt 2023 up 94.1% volatile
111 El Salvador 0.096 kt 2011 up 27.0% rising
112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0936 kt 2023 up 55.0% volatile
113 Cameroon 0.0874 kt 2023 down 0.2% rising
114 South Sudan 0.0861 kt 2023 down 2.7% falling
115 Guyana 0.0717 kt 2023 down 13.0% volatile
116 Benin 0.066 kt 2023 volatile
117 Bahrain 0.0636 kt 2023 up 1.9% rising
118 Slovenia 0.0594 kt 2023 up 135.7% volatile
119 Burkina Faso 0.0542 kt 2023 up 211.5% volatile
120 Palestine 0.0538 kt 2023 down 8.7% volatile
121 North Macedonia 0.0525 kt 2023 up 12.9% falling
122 Suriname 0.0509 kt 2023 up 39.1% rising
123 Greenland 0.0493 kt 2023 up 58.0% volatile
124 Singapore 0.048 kt 2004 up 73.9% rising
125 Luxembourg 0.0456 kt 2023 down 11.3% flat
126 Gabon 0.0432 kt 2023 up 1,340.0% volatile
127 Cambodia 0.0384 kt 2023 volatile
127 Madagascar 0.0384 kt 2023 up 60.0% rising
129 Puerto Rico 0.0379 kt 2023 up 14.8% falling
130 Honduras 0.0354 kt 2023 up 1,585.7% volatile
131 Albania 0.0331 kt 2023 down 85.3% volatile
132 Ethiopia 0.03 kt 2023 up 60.4% volatile
133 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0287 kt 2023 down 32.2% volatile
134 Malta 0.0257 kt 2023 up 48.6% volatile
135 Kenya 0.0229 kt 2023 up 89.3% volatile
136 Mauritius 0.0227 kt 2023 down 26.3% rising
137 Montenegro 0.0194 kt 2023 up 3.2% falling
138 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0192 kt 1999 up 6.7% rising
139 Belize 0.0181 kt 2023 up 33.1% rising
140 Niger 0.014 kt 2023 up 75.0% rising
141 Guinea-Bissau 0.0134 kt 2023 up 235.0% volatile
142 Mali 0.013 kt 2023 up 519.0% volatile
143 Mauritania 0.0118 kt 2023 up 66.2% falling
144 Yemen 0.0102 kt 2023 down 80.9% volatile
145 Kiribati 0.0092 kt 2023 up 13.6% volatile
145 Micronesia 0.0092 kt 2023 up 13.6% volatile
147 Polynesia 0.0081 kt 2023 down 11.0% volatile
148 Malawi 0.0074 kt 2023 down 8.6% falling
149 Dominica 0.0062 kt 2023 up 37.8% volatile
150 French Polynesia 0.0053 kt 2023 up 8.2% volatile
150 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0053 kt 2023 up 47.2% volatile
152 Martinique 0.0052 kt 2010 up 44.4% rising
153 Mozambique 0.0032 kt 2023 down 94.9% volatile
154 Bhutan 0.0028 kt 2023 up 27.3% volatile
154 Togo 0.0028 kt 2023 up 366.7% rising
156 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.0026 kt 2023 up 44.4% rising
157 Sri Lanka 0.0025 kt 2023 up 47.1% volatile
158 Grenada 0.0013 kt 2023 up 160.0% volatile
158 Lesotho 0.0013 kt 2023 down 23.5% falling
158 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0013 kt 2023 down 13.3% rising
161 New Caledonia 0.0011 kt 2023 up 37.5% volatile
162 Angola 0.0009 kt 2023 down 57.1% volatile
162 Solomon Islands 0.0009 kt 2023 up 12.5% rising
164 Comoros 0.0008 kt 2023 volatile
164 Nigeria 0.0008 kt 2023 up 14.3% falling
166 Liberia 0.0007 kt 2023 volatile
167 Samoa 0.0006 kt 2023 down 68.4% volatile
168 Tuvalu 0.0005 kt 2023 unchanged rising
169 Eritrea 0.0004 kt 2023 volatile
169 Saint Lucia 0.0004 kt 2023 up 33.3% volatile
171 Djibouti 0.0003 kt 2023 volatile
172 Barbados 0.0001 kt 2023 down 50.0% volatile
172 Niue 0.0001 kt 2023 volatile
174 Guatemala 0 kt 2023 volatile
174 Jamaica 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
174 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt 2023 flat
174 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kt 2023 volatile
174 French Guiana 0 kt 2023 volatile
174 Serbia and Montenegro 0 kt 2005 down 100.0% volatile
174 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt 2001 flat
174 Brunei Darussalam 0 kt 2023 volatile
174 China, Macao SAR 0 kt 1999 flat

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
Total Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
217 places, 6,850 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.