Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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
460,311 kt
OECD
Lowest
0.079 kt
Niue
Median
1,758 kt
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
15,268
What the numbers show
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 460,311 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.079 kt in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,758 kt, and the mean is 13,174 kt.
Over the past decade 192 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 460,311 kt | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 2 | China | 371,122 kt | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 355,600 kt | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 138,320 kt | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 133,560 kt | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 133,560 kt | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 124,600 kt | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 124,600 kt | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 9 | USSR | 99,677 kt | 1991 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 67,200 kt | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Türkiye | 67,200 kt | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 62,160 kt | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 48,440 kt | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 31,080 kt | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Nigeria | 29,680 kt | 2023 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 25,368 kt | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 22,960 kt | 2023 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 21,252 kt | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 21,196 kt | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 21,028 kt | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 19,656 kt | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 19,628 kt | 2023 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Algeria | 19,404 kt | 2023 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 16,408 kt | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 25 | France | 15,876 kt | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 15,820 kt | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 15,820 kt | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Egypt | 15,316 kt | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 15,260 kt | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 14,784 kt | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 31 | Caribbean | 14,142 kt | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 32 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14,112 kt | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 33 | Malaysia | 12,684 kt | 2023 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 12,264 kt | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,872 kt | 2023 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Australia | 11,704 kt | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 37 | Iraq | 11,536 kt | 2023 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 10,836 kt | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10,836 kt | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 10,500 kt | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 41 | Philippines | 10,304 kt | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 10,304 kt | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 43 | Germany | 10,192 kt | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 44 | Argentina | 10,108 kt | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 45 | Kuwait | 10,024 kt | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Poland | 9,156 kt | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 9,044 kt | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9,044 kt | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 49 | Romania | 8,960 kt | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 7,672 kt | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 7,616 kt | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7,504 kt | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 53 | Sudan | 7,392 kt | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 7,168 kt | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 7,056 kt | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Czechoslovakia | 6,776 kt | 1992 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 57 | Israel | 6,720 kt | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 58 | Japan | 6,468 kt | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 59 | Sudan (former) | 6,406 kt | 2011 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Belarus | 5,768 kt | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 5,488 kt | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 5,264 kt | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 63 | Yugoslav SFR | 5,080 kt | 1991 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 64 | Ethiopia PDR | 4,978 kt | 1992 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 65 | Singapore | 4,844 kt | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 66 | New Zealand | 4,704 kt | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 67 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4,648 kt | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 68 | Jordan | 4,620 kt | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4,480 kt | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 4,452 kt | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 71 | Cuba | 4,424 kt | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 4,424 kt | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 4,424 kt | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 74 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4,353 kt | 1999 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 75 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4,256 kt | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 4,200 kt | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Uruguay | 4,144 kt | 2023 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Yemen | 4,116 kt | 2023 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Portugal | 3,976 kt | 2023 | up 21.4% | flat |
| 80 | Greece | 3,892 kt | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 81 | Oman | 3,780 kt | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Uganda | 3,780 kt | 2023 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Hungary | 3,724 kt | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,528 kt | 2023 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Myanmar | 3,444 kt | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 86 | Lebanon | 3,332 kt | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovakia | 3,332 kt | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 88 | Qatar | 3,304 kt | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Angola | 3,220 kt | 2023 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 3,192 kt | 2023 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 3,192 kt | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 90 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,192 kt | 2023 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Sweden | 3,136 kt | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 93 | Tunisia | 3,136 kt | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 95 | Denmark | 2,996 kt | 2023 | up 52.9% | flat |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 2,968 kt | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 97 | Kenya | 2,912 kt | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 2,828 kt | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,537 kt | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 99 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,537 kt | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 101 | Somalia | 2,475 kt | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Austria | 2,391 kt | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 103 | Finland | 2,388 kt | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,366 kt | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 2,335 kt | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 2,290 kt | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Madagascar | 2,276 kt | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Belgium | 2,274 kt | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 109 | Guinea | 2,254 kt | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 2,134 kt | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Nepal | 2,019 kt | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 112 | Cyprus | 1,926 kt | 2023 | up 237.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 1,910 kt | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Mozambique | 1,809 kt | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 115 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,792 kt | 2005 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 116 | Senegal | 1,761 kt | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 117 | Chad | 1,756 kt | 2023 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 118 | South Sudan | 1,694 kt | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 119 | Serbia | 1,638 kt | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 120 | Georgia | 1,635 kt | 2023 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 1,543 kt | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 122 | Melanesia | 1,540 kt | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 1,512 kt | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 124 | Panama | 1,453 kt | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 124 | El Salvador | 1,453 kt | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 1,364 kt | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 127 | Mali | 1,341 kt | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 1,338 kt | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 129 | Cambodia | 1,302 kt | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 130 | Benin | 1,296 kt | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 131 | Croatia | 1,165 kt | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 131 | Niger | 1,165 kt | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 133 | Malawi | 1,162 kt | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 134 | Haiti | 1,086 kt | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 135 | Moldova | 1,028 kt | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | 1,028 kt | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 137 | Syria | 1,022 kt | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,022 kt | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Rwanda | 1,016 kt | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 140 | Bahrain | 999.6 kt | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 957.6 kt | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 142 | Zambia | 952 kt | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 929.6 kt | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 144 | Togo | 884.8 kt | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 823.2 kt | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritania | 792.4 kt | 2023 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 778.4 kt | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 770 kt | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 149 | Norway | 764.4 kt | 2023 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 150 | Estonia | 736.4 kt | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 151 | Congo | 722.4 kt | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 694.4 kt | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 655.2 kt | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 154 | Eritrea | 649.6 kt | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 155 | Paraguay | 588 kt | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 156 | Ireland | 548.8 kt | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 157 | Albania | 540.4 kt | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 158 | Mongolia | 532 kt | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 159 | Liberia | 506.8 kt | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 160 | Mauritius | 501.2 kt | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 161 | Djibouti | 484.4 kt | 2023 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Lithuania | 484.4 kt | 2023 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 163 | Laos | 473.2 kt | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 473.2 kt | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Armenia | 464.8 kt | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 166 | Botswana | 453.6 kt | 2023 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Fiji | 436.8 kt | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 168 | Guyana | 434 kt | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 169 | Slovenia | 403.2 kt | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 170 | Central African Republic | 394.8 kt | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 336 kt | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 319.2 kt | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Namibia | 319.2 kt | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahamas | 296.8 kt | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 175 | Belize | 273.84 kt | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 175 | Gambia | 273.84 kt | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Jamaica | 264.88 kt | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 178 | Gabon | 254.24 kt | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 179 | Iceland | 250.6 kt | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 180 | Suriname | 229.32 kt | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 181 | Switzerland | 227.36 kt | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 194.32 kt | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Lesotho | 168 kt | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 184 | Montenegro | 154.56 kt | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 185 | Eswatini | 153.16 kt | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 186 | Comoros | 150.64 kt | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 187 | Bhutan | 148.4 kt | 2023 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Maldives | 140.28 kt | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Barbados | 115.92 kt | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 190 | Brunei | 105 kt | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 190 | Brunei Darussalam | 105 kt | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 192 | Malta | 97.72 kt | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 193 | East Timor | 95.48 kt | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 193 | Timor-Leste | 95.48 kt | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 195 | Vanuatu | 85.96 kt | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Polynesia | 70.73 kt | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 197 | Seychelles | 62.16 kt | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 198 | Cabo Verde | 60.2 kt | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 199 | Luxembourg | 45.08 kt | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 200 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.28 kt | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 201 | China, Macao SAR | 37.52 kt | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 202 | Tonga | 35.84 kt | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 202 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 35.84 kt | 2010 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 204 | Grenada | 35.28 kt | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 205 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 35 kt | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 206 | Micronesia | 32.68 kt | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 207 | Saint Lucia | 31.08 kt | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 208 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 29.96 kt | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 209 | Samoa | 29.4 kt | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 210 | Dominica | 25.87 kt | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 211 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.31 kt | 2023 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Kiribati | 20.72 kt | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 213 | Andorra | 18.82 kt | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 214 | Aruba | 16.74 kt | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 215 | Monaco | 9.07 kt | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 216 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 8.78 kt | 1990 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 217 | San Marino | 5.96 kt | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 218 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 4.76 kt | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 219 | Cook Islands | 4.31 kt | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 220 | Palau | 4.23 kt | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 221 | British Virgin Islands | 3.75 kt | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 222 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.14 kt | 2023 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 223 | Anguilla | 2.52 kt | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 224 | Marshall Islands | 2.44 kt | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 225 | Liechtenstein | 1.02 kt | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 226 | Tuvalu | 0.8456 kt | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 227 | Nauru | 0.5236 kt | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 227 | Nauru | 0.5236 kt | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 229 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.4172 kt | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 230 | Tokelau | 0.2498 kt | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 231 | Holy See | 0.0876 kt | 2023 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 232 | Niue | 0.079 kt | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.83 million kt
- Non-Annex I countries 1.30 million kt
- Asia 889,751 kt
- Annex I countries 528,533 kt
- Americas 445,232 kt
- Eastern Asia 402,006 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 285,716 kt
- Europe 281,958 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 211,845 kt
- Africa 197,669 kt
- South America 192,514 kt
- Eastern Europe 186,584 kt
- Southern Asia 185,601 kt
- Western Asia 161,896 kt
- Northern America 159,516 kt
- United States of America 138,320 kt
- South-eastern Asia 122,880 kt
- European Union (27) 118,986 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 102,101 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 101,192 kt
- Central America 79,060 kt
- Northern Africa 67,732 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 59,992 kt
- Western Africa 48,192 kt
- Southern Europe 38,760 kt
- Eastern Africa 37,850 kt
- Western Europe 35,495 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 22,921 kt
- Southern Africa 22,122 kt
- Middle Africa 21,772 kt
- Northern Europe 21,119 kt
- Oceania 18,052 kt
- Central Asia 17,368 kt
About this data
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