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Waste — Emissions (CH4) by country

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas...

Countries reporting
232
Highest
16,440 kt
OECD
Lowest
0.0028 kt
Niue
Median
62.8 kt
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
15,268

What the numbers show

Waste — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 16,440 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.0028 kt in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 62.8 kt, and the mean is 470.49 kt.

Over the past decade 191 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 237.3%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 76.0%).

Waste — Emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 16,440 kt 2023 up 6.5% falling
2 China 13,254 kt 2023 up 36.9% volatile
3 China, mainland 12,700 kt 2023 up 38.5% volatile
4 United States 4,940 kt 2023 up 8.1% falling
5 Russia 4,770 kt 2023 up 38.3% rising
5 Russian Federation 4,770 kt 2023 up 38.3% rising
7 Brazil 4,450 kt 2023 up 19.0% volatile
7 India 4,450 kt 2023 up 17.4% rising
9 USSR 3,560 kt 1991 up 5.3% rising
10 Turkey 2,400 kt 2023 up 54.8% volatile
10 Türkiye 2,400 kt 2023 up 54.8% volatile
12 Mexico 2,220 kt 2023 up 19.4% rising
13 Indonesia 1,730 kt 2023 up 20.1% volatile
14 Saudi Arabia 1,110 kt 2023 up 28.0% volatile
15 Nigeria 1,060 kt 2023 up 38.2% volatile
16 Thailand 906 kt 2023 up 20.8% volatile
17 Pakistan 820 kt 2023 up 37.8% volatile
18 Colombia 759 kt 2023 up 20.5% rising
19 Canada 757 kt 2023 up 17.7% rising
20 South Africa 751 kt 2023 up 9.5% rising
21 Morocco 702 kt 2023 up 26.9% volatile
22 Republic of Korea 701 kt 2023 up 56.5% volatile
23 Algeria 693 kt 2023 up 49.7% volatile
24 Australia and New Zealand 586 kt 2023 down 6.2% rising
25 France 567 kt 2023 down 25.5% rising
26 Vietnam 565 kt 2023 up 35.2% volatile
26 Viet Nam 565 kt 2023 up 35.2% volatile
28 Egypt 547 kt 2023 up 45.1% rising
29 Bangladesh 545 kt 2023 up 43.8% volatile
30 Spain 528 kt 2023 down 2.4% rising
31 Caribbean 505.06 kt 2023 up 12.5% rising
32 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 504 kt 2023 up 26.0% rising
33 Malaysia 453 kt 2023 up 29.1% volatile
34 Ethiopia 438 kt 2023 up 35.6% rising
35 Democratic Republic of the Congo 424 kt 2023 up 52.0% volatile
36 Australia 418 kt 2023 down 10.9% falling
37 Iraq 412 kt 2023 up 35.5% volatile
38 Chile 387 kt 2023 down 2.0% rising
38 China, Taiwan Province of 387 kt 2023 up 7.5% volatile
40 Italy 375 kt 2023 down 39.9% falling
41 Philippines 368 kt 2023 up 13.9% rising
41 Ukraine 368 kt 2023 up 5.1% falling
43 Germany 364 kt 2023 down 38.1% falling
44 Argentina 361 kt 2023 up 9.1% rising
45 Kuwait 358 kt 2023 up 26.1% volatile
46 Poland 327 kt 2023 down 10.9% falling
47 United Kingdom 323 kt 2023 down 14.3% falling
47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 323 kt 2023 down 14.3% falling
49 Romania 320 kt 2023 up 31.1% rising
50 Uzbekistan 274 kt 2023 up 22.9% rising
51 Peru 272 kt 2023 up 20.4% rising
52 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 268 kt 2023 down 21.6% rising
53 Sudan 264 kt 2023 up 41.2% rising
54 United Arab Emirates 256 kt 2023 up 20.8% volatile
55 Guatemala 252 kt 2023 up 32.6% volatile
56 Czechoslovakia 242 kt 1992 down 12.9% rising
57 Israel 240 kt 2023 up 21.2% rising
58 Japan 231 kt 2023 down 28.5% falling
59 Sudan (former) 228.8 kt 2011 up 40.9% volatile
60 Belarus 206 kt 2023 up 21.2% rising
61 Czechia 196 kt 2023 up 10.7% rising
62 Bulgaria 188 kt 2023 down 4.6% falling
63 Yugoslav SFR 181.44 kt 1991 up 6.2% rising
64 Ethiopia PDR 177.8 kt 1992 up 22.4% rising
65 Singapore 173 kt 2023 up 39.5% volatile
66 New Zealand 168 kt 2023 up 7.7% rising
67 China, Hong Kong SAR 166 kt 2023 up 10.7% rising
68 Jordan 165 kt 2023 up 36.4% volatile
69 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 160 kt 2023 down 9.6% falling
70 Sri Lanka 159 kt 2023 up 15.2% rising
71 Cuba 158 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
71 Ecuador 158 kt 2023 up 17.0% rising
71 Kazakhstan 158 kt 2023 up 12.9% rising
74 Belgium-Luxembourg 155.47 kt 1999 down 10.3% rising
75 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 152 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
76 Dominican Republic 150 kt 2023 up 36.4% volatile
77 Uruguay 148 kt 2023 up 101.6% volatile
78 Yemen 147 kt 2023 up 12.2% volatile
79 Portugal 142 kt 2023 up 21.4% flat
80 Greece 139 kt 2023 down 14.7% rising
81 Oman 135 kt 2023 up 72.6% volatile
81 Uganda 135 kt 2023 up 39.0% volatile
83 Hungary 133 kt 2023 up 5.6% falling
84 Trinidad and Tobago 126 kt 2023 up 0.8% volatile
85 Myanmar 123 kt 2023 up 13.9% rising
86 Lebanon 119 kt 2023 up 26.3% volatile
86 Slovakia 119 kt 2023 down 2.5% rising
88 Qatar 118 kt 2023 up 25.3% volatile
89 Angola 115 kt 2023 up 42.5% volatile
90 Cameroon 114 kt 2023 up 44.5% volatile
90 Honduras 114 kt 2023 up 37.0% volatile
90 United Republic of Tanzania 114 kt 2023 up 47.5% volatile
93 Sweden 112 kt 2023 down 8.9% falling
93 Tunisia 112 kt 2023 up 17.4% rising
95 Denmark 107 kt 2023 up 52.9% flat
96 Azerbaijan 106 kt 2023 up 13.7% rising
97 Kenya 104 kt 2023 up 40.9% volatile
98 Libya 101 kt 2023 up 15.3% volatile
99 Cote d'Ivoire 90.6 kt 2023 up 42.7% rising
99 Côte d'Ivoire 90.6 kt 2023 up 42.7% rising
101 Somalia 88.4 kt 2023 up 33.3% volatile
102 Austria 85.4 kt 2023 up 0.9% falling
103 Finland 85.3 kt 2023 down 42.0% falling
104 Kyrgyzstan 84.5 kt 2023 up 42.5% rising
105 Ghana 83.4 kt 2023 up 20.5% rising
106 Burkina Faso 81.8 kt 2023 up 44.0% volatile
107 Madagascar 81.3 kt 2023 up 48.1% volatile
108 Belgium 81.2 kt 2023 down 9.3% falling
109 Guinea 80.5 kt 2023 up 44.3% volatile
110 Costa Rica 76.2 kt 2023 up 26.6% volatile
111 Nepal 72.1 kt 2023 up 11.8% rising
112 Cyprus 68.8 kt 2023 up 237.3% volatile
113 Afghanistan 68.2 kt 2023 up 30.9% volatile
114 Mozambique 64.6 kt 2023 up 45.2% rising
115 Serbia and Montenegro 64.01 kt 2005 down 6.8% flat
116 Senegal 62.9 kt 2023 up 36.1% rising
117 Chad 62.7 kt 2023 up 32.8% volatile
118 South Sudan 60.5 kt 2023 up 9.4% rising
119 Serbia 58.5 kt 2023 down 1.7% flat
120 Georgia 58.4 kt 2023 up 10.2% flat
121 Turkmenistan 55.1 kt 2023 up 36.7% rising
122 Melanesia 55.01 kt 2023 up 24.5% rising
123 Zimbabwe 54 kt 2023 up 21.3% rising
124 Panama 51.9 kt 2023 up 28.5% volatile
124 El Salvador 51.9 kt 2023 up 20.1% rising
126 Tajikistan 48.7 kt 2023 up 34.5% rising
127 Mali 47.9 kt 2023 up 50.6% rising
128 Nicaragua 47.8 kt 2023 up 18.6% rising
129 Cambodia 46.5 kt 2023 up 37.2% rising
130 Benin 46.3 kt 2023 up 33.0% rising
131 Croatia 41.6 kt 2023 down 17.3% rising
131 Niger 41.6 kt 2023 up 44.4% rising
133 Malawi 41.5 kt 2023 up 42.1% rising
134 Haiti 38.8 kt 2023 up 16.2% rising
135 Moldova 36.7 kt 2023 up 23.6% rising
135 Republic of Moldova 36.7 kt 2023 up 23.6% rising
137 Syria 36.5 kt 2023 down 76.0% volatile
137 Syrian Arab Republic 36.5 kt 2023 down 76.0% volatile
139 Rwanda 36.3 kt 2023 up 34.9% rising
140 Bahrain 35.7 kt 2023 up 27.5% volatile
141 Burundi 34.2 kt 2023 up 37.3% rising
142 Zambia 34 kt 2023 up 37.7% volatile
143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33.2 kt 2023 up 14.1% rising
144 Togo 31.6 kt 2023 up 37.4% rising
145 Papua New Guinea 29.4 kt 2023 up 23.5% rising
146 Mauritania 28.3 kt 2023 up 36.7% volatile
147 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.8 kt 2023 up 23.0% rising
148 Latvia 27.5 kt 2023 down 4.2% rising
149 Norway 27.3 kt 2023 up 35.8% falling
150 Estonia 26.3 kt 2023 down 52.4% falling
151 Congo 25.8 kt 2023 up 28.4% volatile
152 Sierra Leone 24.8 kt 2023 up 22.2% rising
153 North Macedonia 23.4 kt 2023 up 4.5% rising
154 Eritrea 23.2 kt 2023 up 23.4% rising
155 Paraguay 21 kt 2023 up 21.4% rising
156 Ireland 19.6 kt 2023 down 26.3% falling
157 Albania 19.3 kt 2023 up 22.2% rising
158 Mongolia 19 kt 2023 up 31.9% rising
159 Liberia 18.1 kt 2023 up 28.4% rising
160 Mauritius 17.9 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
161 Djibouti 17.3 kt 2023 up 41.8% volatile
161 Lithuania 17.3 kt 2023 down 65.8% falling
163 Laos 16.9 kt 2023 up 37.4% volatile
163 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.9 kt 2023 up 37.4% volatile
165 Armenia 16.6 kt 2023 up 7.8% falling
166 Botswana 16.2 kt 2023 up 32.8% volatile
167 Fiji 15.6 kt 2023 up 21.9% rising
168 Guyana 15.5 kt 2023 up 9.9% rising
169 Slovenia 14.4 kt 2023 down 28.4% falling
170 Central African Republic 14.1 kt 2023 up 27.0% rising
171 Equatorial Guinea 12 kt 2023 up 1.7% volatile
172 Guinea-Bissau 11.4 kt 2023 up 37.2% volatile
172 Namibia 11.4 kt 2023 up 34.0% volatile
174 Bahamas 10.6 kt 2023 up 11.3% rising
175 Belize 9.78 kt 2023 up 25.4% rising
175 Gambia 9.78 kt 2023 up 37.9% volatile
177 Jamaica 9.46 kt 2023 up 2.2% rising
178 Gabon 9.08 kt 2023 up 26.8% rising
179 Iceland 8.95 kt 2023 up 7.8% rising
180 Suriname 8.19 kt 2023 up 5.8% rising
181 Switzerland 8.12 kt 2023 up 6.7% volatile
182 Solomon Islands 6.94 kt 2023 up 35.0% volatile
183 Lesotho 6 kt 2023 up 26.1% rising
184 Montenegro 5.52 kt 2023 up 7.0% rising
185 Eswatini 5.47 kt 2023 up 16.9% falling
186 Comoros 5.38 kt 2023 up 29.0% rising
187 Bhutan 5.3 kt 2023 up 42.5% volatile
188 Maldives 5.01 kt 2023 up 46.5% volatile
189 Barbados 4.14 kt 2023 up 0.7% flat
190 Brunei 3.75 kt 2023 up 15.7% rising
190 Brunei Darussalam 3.75 kt 2023 up 15.7% rising
192 Malta 3.49 kt 2023 up 26.0% volatile
193 East Timor 3.41 kt 2023 up 22.2% rising
193 Timor-Leste 3.41 kt 2023 up 22.2% rising
195 Vanuatu 3.07 kt 2023 up 26.3% volatile
196 Polynesia 2.53 kt 2023 up 6.7% rising
197 Seychelles 2.22 kt 2023 up 20.7% rising
198 Cabo Verde 2.15 kt 2023 up 22.9% rising
199 Luxembourg 1.61 kt 2023 down 49.8% falling
200 Antigua and Barbuda 1.51 kt 2023 up 10.2% rising
201 China, Macao SAR 1.34 kt 2023 up 13.6% rising
202 Tonga 1.28 kt 2023 up 8.5% rising
202 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1.28 kt 2010 up 9.4% rising
204 Grenada 1.26 kt 2023 up 16.7% rising
205 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.25 kt 2023 up 12.6% rising
206 Micronesia 1.17 kt 2023 up 19.2% rising
207 Saint Lucia 1.11 kt 2023 up 8.8% rising
208 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.07 kt 2023 up 12.8% rising
209 Samoa 1.05 kt 2023 up 6.5% rising
210 Dominica 0.924 kt 2023 up 5.1% rising
211 Sao Tome and Principe 0.904 kt 2023 up 40.8% volatile
212 Kiribati 0.74 kt 2023 up 26.1% rising
213 Andorra 0.672 kt 2023 down 23.1% rising
214 Aruba 0.598 kt 2023 up 6.0% rising
215 Monaco 0.324 kt 2023 down 21.4% rising
216 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 0.3136 kt 1990 up 39.3% rising
217 San Marino 0.213 kt 2023 down 38.4% rising
218 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.17 kt 2023 up 6.9% flat
219 Cook Islands 0.154 kt 2023 down 3.8% rising
220 Palau 0.151 kt 2023 up 17.1% rising
221 British Virgin Islands 0.134 kt 2023 up 12.6% volatile
222 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.112 kt 2023 down 64.8% volatile
223 Anguilla 0.09 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
224 Marshall Islands 0.0873 kt 2023 up 1.7% rising
225 Liechtenstein 0.0363 kt 2023 up 4.6% volatile
226 Tuvalu 0.0302 kt 2023 down 0.3% rising
227 Nauru 0.0187 kt 2023 up 1.6% rising
227 Nauru 0.0187 kt 2023 up 1.6% rising
229 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.0149 kt 2023 down 0.7% falling
230 Tokelau 0.0089 kt 2023 up 17.1% rising
231 Holy See 0.0031 kt 2023 down 49.2% falling
232 Niue 0.0028 kt 2023 unchanged falling

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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
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf