Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) 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
222
Highest
37.32 %
China, Hong Kong SAR
Lowest
0.28 %
Palau
Median
4.98 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,412
What the numbers show
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 37.32 % in China, Hong Kong SAR; the lowest is 0.28 % in Palau.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.98 %, and the mean is 6.14 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 133.
Over the past decade 160 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 21,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (down 70.2%).
Waste — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 37.32 % | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 2 | Israel | 30.01 % | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 3 | Anguilla | 25 % | 2023 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.25 % | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 5 | Kiribati | 21.51 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 6 | British Virgin Islands | 19.7 % | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.64 % | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 8 | China, Macao SAR | 19.61 % | 2023 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Malta | 18.52 % | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 17.67 % | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 17.36 % | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 12 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.28 % | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 13 | Albania | 15.63 % | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 14 | Maldives | 13.07 % | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 15 | Aruba | 13.06 % | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 16 | Saint Lucia | 12.96 % | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 17 | Tokelau | 12.5 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 12.5 % | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 19 | Comoros | 12.2 % | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 12.08 % | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 11.92 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.75 % | 2023 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 11.63 % | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.54 % | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.67 % | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 26 | Mauritius | 10.61 % | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 27 | Grenada | 10.43 % | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 28 | Jamaica | 10.33 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 29 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10.31 % | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.8 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 30 | Tuvalu | 9.8 % | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 9.7 % | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 33 | Barbados | 9.66 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 34 | Nauru | 9.52 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 34 | Nauru | 9.52 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 36 | Bahamas | 9.49 % | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 9.49 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 38 | Lebanon | 9.36 % | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 9.09 % | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 40 | Egypt | 9.02 % | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 8.91 % | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 42 | Afghanistan | 8.85 % | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 8.69 % | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 44 | Dominica | 8.59 % | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 8.58 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 46 | Cabo Verde | 8.54 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 47 | Cyprus | 8.53 % | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 48 | Rwanda | 8.52 % | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 49 | Switzerland | 8.51 % | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 50 | Algeria | 8.47 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 51 | Niue | 8.33 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 52 | Austria | 8.14 % | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 53 | Armenia | 8.07 % | 2023 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 54 | Morocco | 7.99 % | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 7.92 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 56 | Montenegro | 7.8 % | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 7.73 % | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 57 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.73 % | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 59 | Gambia | 7.63 % | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 7.44 % | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.32 % | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.32 % | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 63 | Samoa | 7.13 % | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 64 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.09 % | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 65 | Tunisia | 7.08 % | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 66 | Kuwait | 6.89 % | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 6.85 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 68 | Iraq | 6.84 % | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 68 | Singapore | 6.84 % | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Germany | 6.81 % | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 70 | Liberia | 6.81 % | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 6.62 % | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 6.56 % | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 74 | Oman | 6.5 % | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 75 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6.48 % | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 6.36 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 6.34 % | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 78 | Yemen | 6.29 % | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 79 | Nepal | 6.26 % | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 6.23 % | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 81 | Slovenia | 6.14 % | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 82 | Peru | 6.08 % | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 83 | Tonga | 5.95 % | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 84 | China | 5.84 % | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 85 | China, mainland | 5.8 % | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 5.79 % | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 87 | Slovakia | 5.78 % | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 88 | Polynesia | 5.76 % | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 89 | France | 5.71 % | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 90 | Greece | 5.64 % | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 91 | India | 5.6 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 92 | Malaysia | 5.59 % | 2023 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 5.57 % | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 94 | Nigeria | 5.51 % | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 95 | Fiji | 5.49 % | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 5.43 % | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 97 | Melanesia | 5.41 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 98 | Haiti | 5.4 % | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 5.4 % | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Belize | 5.36 % | 2023 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 101 | Cameroon | 5.3 % | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 102 | Myanmar | 5.24 % | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 103 | Senegal | 5.19 % | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 104 | Mexico | 5.14 % | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 105 | Libya | 5.11 % | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 106 | Vietnam | 5.09 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 106 | Viet Nam | 5.09 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.05 % | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 109 | Burundi | 5.03 % | 2023 | up 220.4% | falling |
| 110 | Syria | 4.99 % | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.99 % | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 112 | Ecuador | 4.97 % | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 113 | Panama | 4.84 % | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 114 | Seychelles | 4.82 % | 2023 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 114 | East Timor | 4.82 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 4.82 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 117 | Cuba | 4.8 % | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 118 | Indonesia | 4.75 % | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 119 | Benin | 4.72 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 4.68 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 121 | Denmark | 4.67 % | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 122 | Gabon | 4.66 % | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 123 | Djibouti | 4.62 % | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 124 | Vanuatu | 4.56 % | 2023 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 125 | Togo | 4.51 % | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 125 | OECD | 4.51 % | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 127 | Guatemala | 4.5 % | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 127 | Qatar | 4.5 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 129 | Czechia | 4.49 % | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 130 | Caribbean | 4.46 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 131 | Cook Islands | 4.44 % | 2023 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 132 | Bahrain | 4.41 % | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 133 | Micronesia | 4.2 % | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 134 | United States | 4.1 % | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 135 | Turkey | 4.07 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 135 | Türkiye | 4.07 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 137 | Moldova | 4.05 % | 2023 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 137 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.05 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 137 | Republic of Moldova | 4.05 % | 2023 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 3.99 % | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 141 | South Africa | 3.97 % | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 142 | Malawi | 3.96 % | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 143 | Hungary | 3.93 % | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 143 | Lesotho | 3.93 % | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 145 | Romania | 3.92 % | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 3.84 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 147 | Serbia | 3.79 % | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 148 | Belgium | 3.78 % | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 149 | Croatia | 3.73 % | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 150 | Honduras | 3.67 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 151 | Pakistan | 3.63 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 3.62 % | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 3.58 % | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 154 | Sweden | 3.53 % | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 155 | Iceland | 3.49 % | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 156 | Eritrea | 3.44 % | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 157 | Cambodia | 3.42 % | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 158 | Eswatini | 3.27 % | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 159 | Norway | 3.25 % | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 160 | Ukraine | 3.24 % | 2023 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 161 | Congo | 3.23 % | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 162 | Russia | 3.1 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 162 | Russian Federation | 3.1 % | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 164 | Uganda | 3.09 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 3.09 % | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 166 | Niger | 3.07 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 167 | Kenya | 2.97 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 168 | Georgia | 2.96 % | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 169 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2.92 % | 2005 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 170 | Bulgaria | 2.88 % | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 171 | Somalia | 2.83 % | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 171 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.83 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 173 | Ethiopia | 2.82 % | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 174 | Poland | 2.79 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 175 | Finland | 2.78 % | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 176 | Madagascar | 2.76 % | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 177 | Thailand | 2.74 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 178 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.63 % | 1999 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 179 | Latvia | 2.6 % | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 180 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2.54 % | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 181 | Suriname | 2.51 % | 2023 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 182 | Sudan | 2.39 % | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 183 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.28 % | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 184 | Estonia | 2.26 % | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 184 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2.26 % | 2010 | up 60.3% | falling |
| 186 | Mauritania | 2.25 % | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 187 | Guinea | 2.18 % | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 188 | Guyana | 2.16 % | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 189 | Bhutan | 2.11 % | 2023 | up 21,000.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Argentina | 2.08 % | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 190 | Canada | 2.08 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 192 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.07 % | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nicaragua | 2.07 % | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 194 | Lithuania | 2.02 % | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 195 | Mali | 1.97 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 196 | Brazil | 1.82 % | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.78 % | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 198 | Mozambique | 1.56 % | 2023 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 198 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.56 % | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 200 | Ireland | 1.5 % | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 200 | Laos | 1.5 % | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 200 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5 % | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 203 | Turkmenistan | 1.39 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 204 | Angola | 1.36 % | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 205 | Sudan (former) | 1.19 % | 2011 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 206 | Belarus | 1.04 % | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 207 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1 % | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 208 | Namibia | 0.99 % | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 209 | Paraguay | 0.96 % | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 210 | Australia | 0.95 % | 2023 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 210 | New Zealand | 0.95 % | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 210 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.95 % | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 213 | Zambia | 0.9 % | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 214 | South Sudan | 0.78 % | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 215 | Chad | 0.74 % | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 215 | Uruguay | 0.74 % | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 217 | Brunei | 0.61 % | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.61 % | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 219 | Botswana | 0.43 % | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 220 | Mongolia | 0.37 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 221 | Central African Republic | 0.29 % | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 222 | Palau | 0.28 % | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Europe 8.74 %
- Western Europe 6.25 %
- Northern Africa 6.06 %
- Eastern Asia 5.99 %
- Western Asia 5.59 %
- Asia 5.47 %
- European Union (27) 5.46 %
- Southern Asia 5.33 %
- Central America 4.99 %
- Europe 4.84 %
- Northern Europe 4.81 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4.73 %
- South-Eastern Asia 4.7 %
- Non-Annex I countries 4.44 %
- Western Africa 4.35 %
- World 4.32 %
- United States of America 4.1 %
- Annex I countries 4 %
- Northern America 3.72 %
- Central Asia 3.5 %
- Americas 3.3 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.25 %
- Africa 3.15 %
- Eastern Europe 3.05 %
- Southern Africa 2.8 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.78 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.75 %
- South America 2.59 %
- Eastern Africa 2.41 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.29 %
- Middle Africa 1.44 %
- Oceania 1.05 %
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.