Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
5,586 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Indonesia
Lowest
0.0907 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Ireland
Median
69.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
894
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 5,586 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.0907 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 486.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61,569.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 4,005.3%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 100.0%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 5,586 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 316.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 3,517 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 2 | Latvia | 153.88 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 3 | Russia | 1,093 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 12.59 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 4 | Argentina | 1,046 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 4 | Lithuania | 0.5934 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 33.1% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 535.51 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 107.6% | falling |
| 5 | Croatia | 0 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 373.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 237.18 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 8 | France | 179.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 147.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 118.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 11 | Norway | 104.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 96.46 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 13 | Japan | 42.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 15.96 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Austria | 11.27 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 9.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | — | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 4.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 34.1% | flat |
| 18 | Chile | 4.21 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Portugal | 1.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Italy | 1.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Ukraine | 0.9746 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 644.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 0.4832 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ireland | 0.0907 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) 1,257 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent