Data for 1990

Agricultural Emissions Intensity, 1990

1990, as FAO’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Emissions Intensity, 1990 covers 160 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 31.85; Maldives is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 2.34.

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Agricultural Emissions Intensity · Data for 1990

HighestBotswana

31.85

LowestMaldives

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

160countries
3measures per country
1990the year it describes
144distinct values2 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Agricultural Emissions Intensity, 1990, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Agricultural Emissions Intensity, 1990: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	31.85	0.40	7.92
2	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	25.57	0.68	2.60
3	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	20.68	3.23	5.58
4	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	19.94	0.20	5.55
5	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	18.31	0.96	2.56
6	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	13.33	0.40	3.20
7	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.38	0.15	2.95
8	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	11.91	0.44	0.99
9	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	11.31	0.14	7.89
10	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	10.21	0.54	3.35
11	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	9.19	3.54	2.14
12	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	8.75	0.43	1.16
13	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	7.48	0.62	0.80
14	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	7.47	0.21	0.91
15	MaliMLIWestern Africa	7.30	0.47	1.65
16	UruguayURYSouth America	7.29	1.64	7.89
17	NicaraguaNICCentral America	7.17	1.80	1.74
=18	BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.06	0.48	2.37
=18	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	7.06	2.82	0.64
20	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	6.81	1.04	1.13
21	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	6.77	0.66	1.99
22	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	6.37	1.33	0.74
23	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	6.26	3.83	1.47
24	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	6.18	0.39	10.47
25	SenegalSENWestern Africa	5.94	0.93	1.06
26	NigerNERWestern Africa	5.93	0.31	1.24
27	VenezuelaVENSouth America	5.72	1.51	1.67
28	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	5.71	2.08	1.24
29	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	5.67	1.04	1.25
30	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	5.54	0.97	1.25
31	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	5.51	0.37	2.74
32	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5.32	4.52	1.18
33	ParaguayPRYSouth America	5.03	1.36	4.82
34	KenyaKENEastern Africa	4.54	1.02	1.19
35	GuineaGINWestern Africa	4.49	0.47	1.02
36	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	4.46	4.61	0.98
37	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	4.37	1.51	1.16
=38	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4.28	6.58	0.61
=38	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	4.28	3.18	13.01
40	ColombiaCOLSouth America	4.20	1.36	1.89
41	SurinameSURSouth America	4.15	7.80	1.66
42	YemenYEMWestern Asia	4.14	0.21	0.35
43	BrazilBRASouth America	4.11	1.52	2.40
44	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	3.94	0.98	0.69
45	PeruPERSouth America	3.82	0.83	0.85
46	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	3.73	4.76	0.68
47	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.71	1.32	1.25
48	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3.69	5.06	6.53
=49	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	3.52	3.28	1.12
=49	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	3.52	2.31	2.37
51	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	3.51	3.14	0.16
52	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.45	0.74	0.50
53	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3.42	0.98	3.80
54	HondurasHNDCentral America	3.36	1.71	1.14
55	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3.30	7.35	0.75
56	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	3.29	1.16	0.94
57	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3.28	3.33	0.70
58	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.11	0.98	1.38
59	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	3.10	1.79	0.46
60	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	3.09	1.41	0.59
61	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	3.02	2.56	0.78
62	TogoTGOWestern Africa	2.95	0.62	0.49
63	MexicoMEXCentral America	2.94	0.87	1.11
64	PanamaPANCentral America	2.90	1.55	1.34
65	QatarQATWestern Asia	2.87	2.14	0.30
66	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2.83	2.62	0.64
67	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2.81	3.18	1.24
68	EcuadorECUSouth America	2.79	1.62	1.21
69	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	2.77	2.40	0.88
70	FijiFJIMelanesia	2.70	2.32	1.23
71	BeninBENWestern Africa	2.66	1.35	0.58
=72	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2.64	0.22	0.70
=72	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2.64	4.24	0.75
74	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.56	5.70	1.31
=75	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	2.45	2.48	0.58
=75	HaitiHTICaribbean	2.45	2.00	0.46
=75	SamoaWSMPolynesia	2.45	2.88	0.92
78	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2.44	0.34	0.81
79	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.42	3.63	1.15
80	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2.35	3.12	0.45
81	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.32	3.39	1.63
82	TongaTONPolynesia	2.28	2.45	0.79
83	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	2.27	1.36	0.25
84	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.24	0.51	0.42
85	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2.22	2.35	1.65
86	CubaCUBCaribbean	2.20	2.16	1.37
87	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.18	2.17	1.40
88	OmanOMNWestern Asia	2.11	0.58	0.35
=89	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1.85	1.28	0.61
=89	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.85	4.04	0.48
91	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1.84	1.19	0.52
=92	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1.83	0.21	0.31
=92	NauruNRUMicronesia	1.83	3.12	0.13
94	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	1.81	0.15	0.52
95	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.80	4.59	1.10
96	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1.77	0.67	0.41
97	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.75	2.63	1.05
98	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.73	0.83	1.82
=99	ChileCHLSouth America	1.71	0.67	0.79
=99	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1.71	0.59	0.62
101	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.70	5.02	1.13
102	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1.68	0.90	0.61
103	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1.66	3.39	1.34
104	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.64	0.40	0.50
105	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.58	0.81	0.43
106	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1.57	1.40	0.12
107	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	1.55	1.42	0.42
108	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1.53	2.19	0.44
109	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1.52	1.95	1.36
110	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.51	12.03	1.61
111	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.50	0.53	0.23
112	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.49	2.91	1.56
113	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1.46	0.04	0.50
=114	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.44	4.62	2.51
=114	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.44	0.85	1.43
116	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.43	10.09	0.36
117	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	1.42	3.69	0.07
118	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.39	1.93	0.29
=119	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1.38	0.20	0.40
=119	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.38	2.10	0.83
=121	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.37	5.37	0.39
=121	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1.37	7.19	0.36
123	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	1.35	7.94	0.36
124	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	1.34	2.84	0.15
=125	BelizeBLZCentral America	1.33	1.40	0.96
=125	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.33	2.51	1.24
127	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	1.25	2.99	0.18
128	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.17	0.46	0.49
129	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1.12	1.11	0.79
130	ItalyITASouthern Europe	1.10	2.67	0.79
131	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1.05	0.40	0.44
=132	JapanJPNEastern Asia	1.02	5.22	0.25
=132	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1.02	1.29	1.00
134	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	1.01	1.30	0.49
135	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.97	0.31	0.15
=136	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.96	1.10	0.99
=136	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.96	1.73	1.08
138	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.91	0.25	0.40
139	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.89	2.28	0.09
140	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.83	0.66	0.19
141	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.82	1.89	0.45
142	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.81	0.58	0.22
143	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.80	2.71	0.70
144	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.75	0.74	0.19
145	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.70	0.95	0.19
146	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.69	5.67	0.25
147	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.68	—	0.01
148	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.64	12.00	0.02
149	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.62	55.34	0.04
150	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.61	2.32	0.47
151	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.55	2.37	0.36
152	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.53	1.21	0.16
153	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.49	2.26	0.21
154	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.48	0.29	0.07
155	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.47	1.40	0.14
156	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.39	1.95	0.25
157	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.32	0.14	0.07
=158	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.29	0.18	0.04
=158	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.29	0.74	0.12
160	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	0.00	0.00

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Botswana31.85
2Angola25.57
3Central African Republic20.68
4Namibia19.94
5Zambia18.31

Lowest

160Maldives0.00
158Lebanonshared0.29
158Equatorial Guineashared0.29
157Kiribati0.32
156Israel0.39

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 2.34. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Farming emissions per hectare of agricultural land (t CO₂eq)
HighestSingapore55.34
LowestMaldives0.00
Middle country: 1.41
Farming emissions per person (t CO₂eq)
HighestNew Zealand13.01
LowestMaldives0.00
Middle country: 0.79

03Caveats

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144 distinct values among 160
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 3 countries share 2.45. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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A higher value is the worse result.
1 empty cell
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1990). Agricultural Emissions Intensity, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-emissions-intensity/1990

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