Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU by country

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change...

Countries reporting
212
Highest
946,808
China
Lowest
-165.46
United States Virgin Islands
Median
5,304
Years covered
61
1990–2050
Data points
6,606

What the numbers show

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 946,808 in China; the lowest is -165.46 in United States Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 5,304, and the mean is 31,636.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,722.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Greenland (up 648.9%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 291.7%).

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 946,808 2050 β€” volatile
2 India 882,354 2050 β€” rising
3 Brazil 631,766 2050 β€” falling
4 United States 389,318 2050 β€” volatile
5 Pakistan 216,037 2050 β€” rising
6 Argentina 167,535 2050 β€” flat
7 Indonesia 161,881 2050 β€” falling
8 Australia 131,051 2050 β€” falling
9 Mexico 121,899 2050 β€” rising
10 Myanmar 108,753 2050 β€” falling
11 Russia 103,669 2050 β€” volatile
12 Colombia 99,398 2050 β€” falling
13 Sudan 99,134 2019 up 2.5% flat
14 Bangladesh 98,981 2050 β€” rising
15 Vietnam 98,413 2050 β€” volatile
16 Ethiopia 92,096 2050 β€” rising
17 Nigeria 89,424 2050 β€” rising
18 Philippines 81,866 2050 β€” rising
19 France 72,820 2050 β€” volatile
20 Iran 71,943 2050 β€” volatile
21 Canada 61,589 2050 β€” volatile
22 Thailand 60,579 2050 β€” falling
23 Tanzania 59,229 2050 β€” flat
24 Venezuela 57,202 2050 β€” falling
25 Germany 56,321 2050 β€” rising
26 Turkey 54,565 2050 β€” volatile
27 Kenya 52,910 2050 β€” rising
28 South Sudan 52,540 2019 down 6.3% flat
29 Chad 52,428 2050 β€” rising
30 New Zealand 46,938 2050 β€” rising
31 United Kingdom 44,788 2050 β€” falling
32 Egypt 43,451 2050 β€” rising
33 Paraguay 41,454 2050 β€” flat
34 Somalia 40,976 2050 β€” flat
35 Spain 39,869 2050 β€” volatile
36 South Africa 39,867 2050 β€” falling
37 Mali 36,330 2050 β€” rising
38 Uruguay 34,851 2050 β€” rising
39 Niger 33,783 2050 β€” rising
40 Burkina Faso 33,633 2050 β€” rising
41 Cambodia 33,147 2050 β€” volatile
42 Italy 32,920 2050 β€” volatile
43 Madagascar 32,586 2050 β€” falling
44 Peru 32,022 2050 β€” falling
45 Ukraine 31,076 2050 β€” volatile
46 Uzbekistan 29,446 2050 β€” rising
47 Uganda 29,436 2050 β€” rising
48 Nepal 29,323 2050 β€” rising
49 Poland 27,110 2050 β€” volatile
50 Afghanistan 26,199 2050 β€” rising
51 Bolivia 24,144 2050 β€” falling
52 Kazakhstan 23,797 2050 β€” falling
53 Ecuador 23,106 2050 β€” falling
54 Japan 21,899 2050 β€” volatile
55 Ireland 20,006 2050 β€” flat
56 Morocco 19,950 2050 β€” rising
57 Mongolia 17,921 2050 β€” rising
58 Chile 17,635 2050 β€” volatile
59 South Korea 17,266 2050 β€” rising
60 Netherlands 16,722 2050 β€” falling
61 Iraq 16,493 2050 β€” rising
62 Belarus 16,186 2050 β€” volatile
63 Romania 16,117 2050 β€” volatile
64 Cameroon 16,100 2050 β€” falling
65 Syria 15,921 2050 β€” rising
66 Senegal 15,374 2050 β€” flat
67 Algeria 15,174 2050 β€” rising
68 Guinea 15,072 2050 β€” rising
69 Nicaragua 14,982 2050 β€” falling
70 Mozambique 14,610 2050 β€” falling
71 Angola 14,481 2050 β€” falling
72 Cuba 14,246 2050 β€” volatile
73 Laos 14,140 2050 β€” falling
74 Guatemala 13,618 2050 β€” falling
75 Central African Republic 13,564 2050 β€” falling
76 Mauritania 13,336 2050 β€” rising
77 Yemen 12,120 2050 β€” rising
78 Dominican Republic 12,116 2050 β€” volatile
79 Malaysia 11,794 2050 β€” volatile
80 Turkmenistan 11,174 2050 β€” rising
81 Denmark 10,010 2050 β€” falling
82 Belgium 9,358 2050 β€” rising
83 North Korea 9,167 2050 β€” falling
84 Serbia 8,692 2050 β€” volatile
85 Azerbaijan 8,318 2050 β€” rising
86 Ghana 8,047 2050 β€” volatile
87 Greece 7,865 2050 β€” flat
88 Sri Lanka 7,586 2050 β€” falling
89 Honduras 7,385 2050 β€” falling
90 Tunisia 7,374 2050 β€” volatile
91 Malawi 7,291 2050 β€” flat
92 Benin 7,217 2050 β€” falling
93 Austria 7,101 2050 β€” volatile
94 Democratic Republic of Congo 6,987 2050 β€” falling
95 Haiti 6,514 2050 β€” rising
96 Portugal 6,505 2050 β€” falling
97 Switzerland 6,485 2050 β€” falling
98 El Salvador 6,453 2050 β€” rising
99 Eritrea 6,237 2050 β€” rising
100 Cote d'Ivoire 6,119 2050 β€” falling
101 Hungary 6,084 2050 β€” falling
102 Botswana 5,972 2050 β€” falling
103 Sweden 5,885 2050 β€” volatile
104 Czechia 5,805 2050 β€” volatile
105 Taiwan 5,455 2050 β€” flat
106 Tajikistan 5,415 2050 β€” rising
107 Namibia 5,194 2050 β€” falling
108 Kyrgyzstan 5,116 2050 β€” rising
109 Saudi Arabia 5,048 2050 β€” flat
110 Panama 5,033 2050 β€” falling
111 Norway 4,979 2050 β€” rising
112 Libya 4,806 2050 β€” rising
113 Rwanda 4,450 2050 β€” rising
114 Costa Rica 4,440 2050 β€” volatile
115 Bulgaria 4,363 2050 β€” volatile
116 Finland 4,301 2050 β€” volatile
117 Croatia 4,090 2050 β€” volatile
118 Albania 3,963 2050 β€” falling
119 Lithuania 3,852 2050 β€” volatile
120 Georgia 3,418 2050 β€” volatile
121 Togo 3,380 2050 β€” falling
122 Sierra Leone 2,958 2050 β€” falling
123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,822 2050 β€” volatile
124 Slovakia 2,441 2050 β€” volatile
125 Papua New Guinea 2,399 2050 β€” falling
126 Burundi 2,180 2050 β€” falling
127 Lesotho 2,144 2050 β€” rising
128 Moldova 2,076 2050 β€” volatile
129 Armenia 1,999 2050 β€” rising
130 Guinea-Bissau 1,734 2050 β€” falling
131 United Arab Emirates 1,709 2050 β€” rising
132 Latvia 1,683 2050 β€” volatile
133 North Macedonia 1,593 2050 β€” falling
134 Slovenia 1,580 2050 β€” volatile
135 Israel 1,556 2050 β€” rising
136 Fiji 1,493 2050 β€” volatile
137 Guyana 1,482 2050 β€” rising
138 Eswatini 1,474 2050 β€” rising
139 Jordan 1,454 2050 β€” rising
140 Gambia 1,453 2050 β€” rising
141 Puerto Rico 1,357 2050 β€” volatile
142 East Timor 1,194 2050 β€” rising
143 Oman 1,062 2050 β€” rising
144 Estonia 1,050 2050 β€” volatile
145 Northern Mariana Islands 970.53 2019 up 577.0% volatile
146 Jamaica 966.94 2050 β€” volatile
147 Bhutan 919.25 2050 β€” volatile
148 Suriname 776.13 2050 β€” rising
149 Congo 775.99 2050 β€” falling
150 Kuwait 726.23 2050 β€” rising
151 Lebanon 678.12 2050 β€” rising
152 Liberia 665.04 2050 β€” falling
153 Vanuatu 645.65 2050 β€” rising
154 Luxembourg 573.03 2050 β€” volatile
155 Montenegro 566.52 2050 β€” volatile
156 Iceland 555.3 2050 β€” falling
157 Palestine 450.31 2050 β€” rising
158 Cyprus 395.45 2050 β€” falling
159 New Caledonia 361.77 2050 β€” rising
160 Comoros 357.87 2050 β€” rising
161 Trinidad and Tobago 344.48 2050 β€” rising
162 Samoa 319.61 2050 β€” rising
163 Belize 271.68 2050 β€” falling
164 Gabon 258.65 2050 β€” falling
165 Brunei 224.82 2050 β€” volatile
166 Cape Verde 219.91 2050 β€” volatile
167 Tonga 138.68 2050 β€” rising
168 Qatar 131.58 2050 β€” volatile
169 Solomon Islands 119.22 2050 β€” volatile
170 Barbados 116.47 2050 β€” falling
171 Malta 114.59 2050 β€” falling
172 Micronesia (country) 108.54 2050 β€” volatile
173 Mauritius 105.03 2050 β€” falling
174 Singapore 73.38 2050 β€” volatile
175 French Polynesia 69.03 2050 β€” volatile
176 Antigua and Barbuda 67.86 2050 β€” falling
177 Dominica 58.13 2050 β€” volatile
178 Bahamas 55.71 2050 β€” volatile
179 Saint Lucia 52.16 2050 β€” rising
180 Bahrain 47.21 2050 β€” rising
181 Cook Islands 35.2 2050 β€” volatile
182 Faroe Islands 31.38 2050 β€” falling
183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.23 2050 β€” volatile
184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.58 2050 β€” falling
185 Equatorial Guinea 25.26 2050 β€” falling
186 Sao Tome and Principe 23.92 2050 β€” volatile
187 Grenada 23.66 2050 β€” rising
188 Hong Kong 20.78 2050 β€” falling
189 Kiribati 20.06 2050 β€” rising
190 Seychelles 15.22 2050 β€” falling
191 Tuvalu 14.93 2050 β€” rising
192 Macao 11.33 2050 β€” volatile
193 Isle of Man 5.01 2019 down 0.1% flat
194 Niue 2.96 2050 β€” volatile
195 Nauru 2.6 2050 β€” rising
196 Maldives 1.16 2050 β€” volatile
197 Greenland 0.1202 2019 up 648.9% volatile
198 Bermuda 0.0126 2050 β€” volatile
199 Guam 0.0052 2050 β€” volatile
200 American Samoa 0.0023 2050 β€” rising
201 Andorra 0 2019 β€” flat
201 Gibraltar 0 2019 β€” volatile
201 Liechtenstein 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
201 Monaco 0 2019 β€” flat
201 Marshall Islands 0 2019 β€” flat
201 Palau 0 2019 β€” flat
201 San Marino 0 2019 up 100.0% rising
201 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
201 British Virgin Islands 0 2019 β€” volatile
210 Aruba -0.1222 2019 down 32.4% volatile
211 Cayman Islands -3.7 2019 down 291.7% volatile
212 United States Virgin Islands -165.46 2019 down 255.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,606 data points, 1990–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).