Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
1,185 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
0.0223 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Ireland
Median
17.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,476
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 1,185 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 0.0223 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 97.18 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53,252.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 4,005.3%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 98.0%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1,185 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 43.4% | falling |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 436.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 2 | France | 476.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 2 | Netherlands | 67.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 3 | South Africa | 376.48 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 46.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 323.64 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 24.83 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Argentina | 291.15 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 5 | Croatia | 16.59 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 163.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 747.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 156.45 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 10.62 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 104.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 8.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 64.51 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 61.16 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Slovenia | 5.29 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 58.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 0.4571 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 341.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Chile | 57.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 42.52 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 40.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 34.31 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 16 | New Zealand | 27.28 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 19.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 17.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 19 | Australia | 14.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Hungary | 9.16 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 9.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2,053.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 7.46 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 5.95 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 189.8% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 5.45 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 176.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 4.9 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 2.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 27 | Greece | 1.27 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 1.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 0.8886 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 0.5978 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 31 | Cyprus | 0.1129 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0.0521 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Malta | 0.0238 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 0.0223 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 4,005.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 1,364 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 16.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 7.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent