Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
914,227 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
-89,429 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Russian Federation
Median
78.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,650
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 914,227 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is -89,429 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Russian Federation.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 21,860 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 1,027.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 276.5%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 914,227 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 120.8% | falling |
| 1 | United States | 38,973 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 86,099 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 2 | Latvia | 1,403 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 36,990 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1,329 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 4 | Argentina | 28,762 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 447.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 21,998 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 37.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 10,428 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 1,027.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 8,357 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 6,476 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | -175.41 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 5,437 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | -246.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 2,854 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Croatia | -287.16 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Ireland | 1,120 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | -347.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 276.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Denmark | 757.31 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | -2,879 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 13 | Switzerland | 738.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Finland | 703.51 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 15 | Japan | 653.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 526.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Chile | 612.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 600.59 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 592.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 127.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Ukraine | 78.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 6.28 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | -3.06 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Luxembourg | -3.89 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Cyprus | -19.62 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | -42.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 112.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | -66.29 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | -508.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | -633.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 91.3% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | -1,064 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | -1,465 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 120.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | -1,578 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Greece | -2,071 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 208.9% | volatile |
| 33 | France | -4,430 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | -6,544 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Australia | -9,033 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 128.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | -21,570 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 265.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Russian Federation | -89,429 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 25.9% | falling |
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) 8,602 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 1.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic -27.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent