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Greenhouse gas emissions from food
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
82.7tonnes CO₂e
Median: 16.0tonnes CO₂e
Countries Covered
216
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
2,418.6tonnes CO₂e
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0tonnes CO₂e
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China2,418.6tonnes CO₂e
2Indonesia1,580.6tonnes CO₂e
3United States of America1,470.1tonnes CO₂e
4Brazil1,327.0tonnes CO₂e
5India1,127.1tonnes CO₂e
By Region
North America530.9tonnes CO₂e(4 countries)
South America288.0tonnes CO₂e(7 countries)
Asia255.8tonnes CO₂e(27 countries)
Oceania126.4tonnes CO₂e(2 countries)
Africa103.9tonnes CO₂e(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0tonnes CO₂e)High (2,418.6tonnes CO₂e)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 82.7tonnes CO₂e)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
Other (136)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 2,418.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 2 | Indonesia | 1,580.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 3 | United States of America | 1,470.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 4 | Brazil | 1,327.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 5 | India | 1,127.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 465.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 7 | Zambia | 458.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 8 | Canada | 383.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 9 | Argentina | 328.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 10 | Sudan | 322.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 11 | Nigeria | 315.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 279.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 13 | Pakistan | 273.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 14 | Myanmar | 253.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 15 | Mexico | 237.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 16 | Japan | 209.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 17 | Australia | 195.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 18 | Paraguay | 188.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 181.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 20 | Germany | 179.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 174.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 22 | France | 171.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 23 | Venezuela | 164.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 24 | Vietnam | 163.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 25 | Thailand | 158.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 26 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 143.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 27 | Cameroon | 141.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 137.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 29 | Botswana | 133.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 30 | Angola | 133.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 31 | Malaysia | 123.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 32 | Türkiye | 121.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 33 | Peru | 120.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 34 | Bolivia | 118.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 35 | Colombia | 115.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 113.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 112.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 38 | Poland | 100.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 39 | South Africa | 99.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 40 | Italy | 98.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 41 | Spain | 97.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 42 | Philippines | 92.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 43 | South Korea | 89.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 44 | Ukraine | 80.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 45 | Egypt | 76.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 71.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 64.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 48 | Uganda | 62.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 49 | Kenya | 61.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 50 | Belarus | 60.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 51 | Ecuador | 59.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 52 | New Zealand | 57.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 53 | Netherlands | 57.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 54 | Sweden | 56.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 55 | Algeria | 54.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 53.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 57 | Cambodia | 53.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 51.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 59 | Mozambique | 48.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 60 | Mongolia | 46.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 61 | Guyana | 46.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 62 | Madagascar | 45.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 63 | Chad | 45.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 64 | Morocco | 43.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 65 | Somalia | 42.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 66 | Republic of the Congo | 41.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 67 | Honduras | 39.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 68 | Nepal | 38.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 69 | Iraq | 37.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 70 | Mali | 36.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 34.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 72 | Guinea | 34.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 73 | Romania | 33.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 74 | Uruguay | 33.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 75 | Guatemala | 32.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 76 | Belgium | 32.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 77 | Chile | 32.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 78 | Ireland | 31.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 79 | North Korea | 31.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 80 | Taiwan, Province of China | 30.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 81 | Niger | 29.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 82 | Finland | 27.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 27.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 84 | Czech Republic | 23.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 23.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 86 | Senegal | 22.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 87 | Hungary | 22.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 88 | Liberia | 21.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 89 | Greece | 21.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 90 | Austria | 21.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 91 | Portugal | 21.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 92 | Qatar | 21.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 21.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 94 | Denmark | 21.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 20.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 96 | Cuba | 20.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 19.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 18.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 18.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 100 | Norway | 18.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 18.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 102 | Lithuania | 17.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 103 | Central African Republic | 17.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 104 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 105 | Benin | 17.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 106 | Kuwait | 17.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 107 | Namibia | 16.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 16.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 109 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 110 | Israel | 15.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 111 | Yemen | 15.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 112 | Panama | 15.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 113 | Malawi | 15.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 14.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 115 | Tunisia | 13.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 116 | Switzerland | 13.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 117 | Ghana | 13.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 118 | Oman | 12.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 120 | Togo | 10.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 121 | Slovakia | 10.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 122 | Mauritania | 10.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 123 | Libya | 9.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 124 | Tajikistan | 9.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 125 | Latvia | 9.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 126 | Rwanda | 8.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 128 | Burundi | 8.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 129 | Croatia | 8.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 130 | Jordan | 8.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 7.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 132 | Hong Kong | 7.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 133 | Estonia | 6.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 134 | Haiti | 6.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 135 | Suriname | 6.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 136 | El Salvador | 6.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 137 | Eritrea | 6.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 138 | Georgia | 6.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 140 | Lebanon | 5.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 141 | Singapore | 5.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 142 | Belize | 5.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 143 | Albania | 5.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 145 | Slovenia | 4.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 146 | Bahrain | 4.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 148 | Armenia | 3.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 149 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 150 | Gabon | 3.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | 2.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 152 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 153 | Cyprus | 2.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 154 | Jamaica | 2.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 1.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 1.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 158 | Iceland | 1.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 159 | Lesotho | 1.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 160 | Fiji | 1.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 161 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 162 | Djibouti | 1.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 163 | Mauritius | 0.9tonnes CO₂e |
| 164 | Bhutan | 0.8tonnes CO₂e |
| 165 | Bahamas | 0.7tonnes CO₂e |
| 166 | Western Sahara | 0.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 168 | Guadeloupe | 0.6tonnes CO₂e |
| 169 | Reunion | 0.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 170 | New Caledonia | 0.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 171 | Comoros | 0.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 172 | Malta | 0.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 173 | Barbados | 0.5tonnes CO₂e |
| 174 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 175 | Martinique | 0.4tonnes CO₂e |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 0.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 177 | Samoa | 0.3tonnes CO₂e |
| 178 | French Guiana | 0.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 179 | Macao | 0.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 180 | Greenland | 0.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 0.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 182 | Maldives | 0.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 183 | Dominica | 0.2tonnes CO₂e |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 185 | Palau | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 187 | Aruba | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 188 | Seychelles | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 189 | Tonga | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 190 | Mayotte | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 191 | Grenada | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 195 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 196 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 199 | Gibraltar | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 200 | Guam | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 201 | Faroe Islands | 0.1tonnes CO₂e |
| 202 | Niue | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 203 | Montserrat | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 204 | Kiribati | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 206 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 207 | American Samoa | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 208 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 209 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 210 | Cook Islands | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 211 | Anguilla | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 212 | Tuvalu | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 213 | Saint Helena | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 214 | Nauru | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
| 216 | Tokelau | 0.0tonnes CO₂e |
Showing 216 of 216 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).
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