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GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 by country

GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the...

Countries reporting
204
Highest
1.32 million
Indonesia
Lowest
0.0002
Tuvalu
Median
5,809
Years covered
26
1990–2015
Data points
5,304

What the numbers show

GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 1.32 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.0002 in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 5,809, and the mean is 43,589.

Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 2,724.5%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia (country) (down 100.0%).

GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Indonesia 1.32 million 2015 up 48.4% falling
1 Djibouti 44.68 2015 down 41.5% falling
2 China 1.09 million 2015 up 29.2% rising
3 United States 708,935 2015 down 13.1% rising
4 Brazil 624,304 2015 down 55.9% falling
5 Canada 287,031 2015 up 34.3% rising
6 India 269,467 2015 up 70.0% rising
7 Russia 254,675 2015 down 26.8% falling
8 Tanzania 224,994 2015 down 17.2% falling
9 Sudan 222,804 2015 down 19.0% flat
10 Nigeria 196,544 2015 up 2.5% flat
11 Argentina 170,136 2015 down 14.4% rising
12 Democratic Republic of Congo 160,631 2015 down 1.0% flat
13 Paraguay 154,889 2015 up 82.2% rising
14 Myanmar 150,168 2015 up 47.6% rising
15 Botswana 128,256 2015 up 55.6% falling
16 Cameroon 122,484 2015 down 0.5% flat
17 Japan 115,510 2015 down 5.1% flat
18 Angola 113,813 2015 down 5.3% flat
19 Papua New Guinea 110,718 2015 up 142.9% rising
20 Venezuela 107,461 2015 down 30.1% falling
21 Malaysia 95,063 2015 down 22.0% rising
22 Bolivia 92,009 2015 up 1.4% rising
23 Peru 90,350 2015 up 43.6% falling
24 Germany 84,470 2015 down 11.0% falling
25 Iran 74,184 2015 up 29.9% rising
26 Mexico 67,726 2015 down 4.4% rising
27 France 62,388 2015 down 0.4% rising
28 Australia 56,654 2015 down 57.4% volatile
29 South Korea 54,449 2015 up 8.7% rising
30 Thailand 54,370 2015 down 41.7% rising
31 Poland 51,531 2015 down 7.0% falling
32 Pakistan 48,703 2015 up 12.8% rising
33 Vietnam 47,132 2015 up 163.1% volatile
34 Turkey 46,005 2015 up 60.8% rising
35 Italy 44,565 2015 down 29.1% falling
36 Sweden 43,617 2015 down 1.7% rising
37 Saudi Arabia 42,904 2015 up 76.6% rising
38 United Kingdom 42,703 2015 down 22.6% falling
39 Guyana 42,309 2015 up 79.8% rising
40 Ukraine 41,477 2015 down 13.9% falling
41 Ecuador 39,009 2015 up 5.4% falling
42 Congo 38,122 2015 down 8.8% rising
43 Mozambique 37,721 2015 down 0.8% flat
44 Bangladesh 37,420 2015 up 19.6% rising
45 Spain 37,012 2015 down 30.4% rising
46 Belarus 35,072 2015 up 7.6% falling
47 South Africa 34,541 2015 up 7.6% rising
48 Colombia 34,199 2015 down 82.4% falling
49 Uganda 29,522 2015 up 18.4% rising
50 Netherlands 29,509 2015 down 6.1% falling
51 Honduras 29,415 2015 down 5.2% falling
52 Cambodia 26,618 2015 down 14.7% falling
53 Chad 25,936 2015 up 241.6% volatile
54 Ethiopia 24,878 2015 down 6.1% rising
55 Mongolia 24,309 2015 up 20.6% falling
56 Egypt 23,728 2015 up 24.9% rising
57 Madagascar 21,592 2015 down 31.4% falling
58 Algeria 19,975 2015 up 81.1% rising
59 Liberia 19,947 2015 up 32.1% rising
60 Taiwan 18,123 2015 down 16.1% rising
61 Guinea 17,472 2015 down 2.1% rising
62 Somalia 16,668 2015 up 1.2% flat
63 Guatemala 15,883 2015 down 21.7% falling
64 Philippines 15,139 2015 down 49.8% rising
65 Costa Rica 15,066 2015 up 982.7% volatile
66 North Korea 14,939 2015 down 3.6% falling
67 Morocco 14,809 2015 up 118.5% volatile
68 Belgium 14,550 2015 down 2.3% flat
69 Uzbekistan 14,318 2015 up 8.7% rising
70 Kazakhstan 13,426 2015 down 7.1% falling
71 Burkina Faso 12,861 2015 up 15.2% rising
72 Finland 12,801 2015 down 71.1% volatile
73 Iraq 12,320 2015 up 31.6% rising
74 Qatar 11,878 2015 up 144.3% volatile
75 Hungary 11,829 2015 down 9.8% falling
76 United Arab Emirates 11,442 2015 up 54.2% rising
77 Benin 11,235 2015 up 1.6% falling
78 Portugal 10,674 2015 down 26.8% rising
79 New Zealand 10,232 2015 up 18.9% rising
80 Trinidad and Tobago 9,949 2015 down 14.7% rising
81 Czechia 9,944 2015 down 13.9% falling
82 Panama 9,794 2015 down 8.9% falling
83 Romania 9,767 2015 down 15.9% falling
84 Senegal 9,747 2015 down 3.9% flat
85 Greece 9,715 2015 down 35.4% falling
86 Lithuania 9,691 2015 up 34.8% rising
87 Namibia 9,382 2015 up 9.1% rising
88 Norway 9,130 2015 down 11.5% flat
89 Chile 9,119 2015 up 52.0% volatile
90 Austria 9,014 2015 down 12.0% falling
91 Cote d'Ivoire 8,559 2015 up 111.8% volatile
92 Central African Republic 8,307 2015 down 2.5% falling
93 Kuwait 7,374 2015 up 30.0% rising
94 Denmark 7,257 2015 down 33.8% falling
95 Togo 6,982 2015 up 0.1% flat
96 Malawi 6,893 2015 down 33.8% falling
97 Oman 6,863 2015 up 87.4% volatile
98 Turkmenistan 6,774 2015 up 50.3% rising
99 Mali 6,587 2015 down 27.5% rising
100 Bulgaria 6,553 2015 down 31.3% falling
101 Ireland 6,286 2015 down 19.4% flat
102 Laos 5,856 2015 up 1.6% volatile
103 Suriname 5,761 2015 up 56.5% rising
104 Israel 5,570 2015 up 4.4% rising
105 Equatorial Guinea 5,466 2015 down 0.1% flat
106 Tunisia 5,304 2015 up 48.7% rising
107 Sri Lanka 4,752 2015 up 2.3% rising
108 Burundi 4,738 2015 down 26.3% falling
109 Latvia 4,627 2015 up 0.5% rising
110 Belize 4,563 2015 down 35.9% falling
111 Nicaragua 4,528 2015 down 85.2% falling
112 Switzerland 4,370 2015 down 8.4% rising
113 Estonia 4,364 2015 down 4.5% flat
114 Nepal 4,280 2015 down 86.7% volatile
115 Azerbaijan 4,275 2015 up 69.6% falling
116 East Timor 4,169 2015 down 7.8% falling
117 Rwanda 4,118 2015 up 8.2% falling
118 Slovakia 3,915 2015 down 7.2% falling
119 Croatia 3,816 2015 down 18.5% flat
120 Sierra Leone 3,732 2015 down 43.4% falling
121 Libya 3,724 2015 down 39.3% rising
122 Dominican Republic 3,331 2015 up 19.0% rising
123 Jordan 3,214 2015 up 77.7% rising
124 Syria 2,946 2015 down 58.3% rising
125 Bahrain 2,901 2015 up 41.2% rising
126 Hong Kong 2,892 2015 up 4.4% rising
127 Kenya 2,769 2015 up 120.0% volatile
128 Singapore 2,548 2015 up 7.4% rising
129 Lebanon 2,321 2015 up 59.0% rising
130 Gabon 2,015 2015 up 13.1% rising
131 Cuba 2,009 2015 up 2.7% falling
132 El Salvador 1,920 2015 up 26.5% rising
133 Ghana 1,904 2015 up 69.8% rising
134 Slovenia 1,862 2015 down 8.3% rising
135 Guinea-Bissau 1,834 2015 up 6.6% flat
136 Solomon Islands 1,698 2015 up 3.6% flat
137 Uruguay 1,663 2015 up 8.0% rising
138 Georgia 1,605 2015 up 53.2% falling
139 Niger 1,572 2015 down 31.2% volatile
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,568 2015 up 69.8% flat
141 Eritrea 1,448 2015 down 2.2% rising
142 Albania 1,314 2015 up 47.3% rising
143 Kyrgyzstan 1,242 2015 up 228.7% volatile
144 Luxembourg 1,074 2015 down 20.2% rising
145 Moldova 1,056 2015 up 12.0% falling
146 Iceland 1,042 2015 down 3.3% falling
147 Cyprus 1,025 2015 down 14.7% rising
148 Brunei 998.61 2015 down 51.5% falling
149 Jamaica 974.14 2015 down 13.8% rising
150 Afghanistan 867.9 2015 up 854.1% volatile
151 Mauritania 831.77 2015 down 38.9% falling
152 Armenia 666.11 2015 up 233.7% volatile
153 North Macedonia 661.33 2015 down 25.6% falling
154 Haiti 512.29 2015 up 7.7% rising
155 Bahamas 414.67 2015 up 19.1% rising
156 Tajikistan 348.07 2015 up 76.9% falling
157 Fiji 287.47 2015 down 72.8% volatile
158 Barbados 272.14 2015 up 63.9% volatile
159 Puerto Rico 235.61 2015 up 5.0% falling
160 Mauritius 225.18 2015 down 34.9% rising
161 Eswatini 223.02 2015 down 7.7% flat
162 New Caledonia 205.31 2015 up 59.3% volatile
163 Malta 179.35 2015 down 32.8% rising
164 Greenland 140.38 2015 up 10.0% volatile
165 Palau 130.98 2015 up 7.3% rising
166 Comoros 123.96 2015 down 15.4% rising
167 Lesotho 109.54 2015 up 636.4% volatile
168 Aruba 105.9 2015 up 90.2% rising
169 Dominica 100.66 2015 down 5.6% flat
170 Bhutan 95.31 2015 up 159.4% volatile
171 Macao 91.16 2015 down 14.4% rising
172 Maldives 77.43 2015 up 169.3% volatile
173 Cape Verde 75.43 2015 up 502.5% volatile
174 Antigua and Barbuda 68.85 2015 up 42.4% rising
175 Northern Mariana Islands 60.58 2015 up 0.2% rising
176 Saint Lucia 59.1 2015 up 43.1% rising
177 French Polynesia 58.25 2015 up 5.6% volatile
178 Seychelles 55.85 2015 up 33.2% rising
179 Cayman Islands 54.47 2015 up 144.5% volatile
180 Gibraltar 53.7 2015 up 42.4% rising
181 Niue 48.38 2015 up 3.5% rising
182 Bermuda 47.08 2015 up 40.9% rising
183 Gambia 32.93 2015 up 61.4% volatile
184 Grenada 27.22 2015 up 101.3% volatile
185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25.93 2015 up 238.5% volatile
186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.45 2015 up 71.8% volatile
187 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.09 2015 up 2,724.5% volatile
188 British Virgin Islands 17.53 2015 up 298.1% volatile
189 Vanuatu 16.98 2015 up 303.0% volatile
190 Faroe Islands 16.8 2015 up 0.0% flat
191 American Samoa 13.63 2015 up 0.3% flat
192 Samoa 13.58 2015 up 61.2% rising
193 Tonga 12.56 2015 up 49.2% volatile
194 United States Virgin Islands 12.48 2015 down 39.4% falling
195 Sao Tome and Principe 8.3 2015 up 155.9% volatile
196 Cook Islands 4.32 2015 up 5.0% volatile
197 Kiribati 3.25 2015 up 44.1% volatile
198 Isle of Man 1.64 2015 up 4.7% flat
199 Guam 0.0038 2015 up 5.6% rising
200 Micronesia (country) 0.0023 2015 down 100.0% volatile
201 Marshall Islands 0.0012 2015 up 1.6% rising
202 Nauru 0.0002 2015 up 0.5% rising
203 Tuvalu 0.0002 2015 up 2.0% rising

About this data

Indicator
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2
Source
Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,304 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).