Data for 2021

Agricultural Emissions Intensity, 2021

2021, as FAO’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Emissions Intensity, 2021 covers 190 countries on 3 measures. Botswana is highest, at 28.61; Marshall Islands is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 1.62. Against 2020, 178 values changed (68 up, 110 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Emissions Intensity · Data for 2021

HighestBotswana

28.61

LowestMarshall Islands

0.00

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

190countries
3measures per country
2021the year it describes
154distinct values2 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Agricultural Emissions Intensity, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	28.61	0.55	5.87
2	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	17.69	0.22	3.10
3	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	13.65	1.70	4.80
4	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	12.85	1.69	4.40
5	EritreaERIEastern Africa	12.07	0.64	1.45
6	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	11.90	0.28	9.42
7	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	10.52	0.26	2.20
8	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	10.14	0.54	1.37
9	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	8.96	0.45	0.68
10	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	7.04	1.46	0.36
11	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	6.79	3.22	3.54
12	NigerNERWestern Africa	6.65	0.78	1.49
13	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	6.55	3.27	1.04
14	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	6.06	2.89	0.73
15	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.93	0.95	1.15
16	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	5.18	0.44	0.43
17	MaliMLIWestern Africa	5.11	0.90	1.74
18	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	5.01	4.10	0.72
19	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	4.98	0.69	1.61
20	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	4.77	0.53	0.74
21	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	4.63	0.74	0.99
22	UruguayURYSouth America	4.61	2.05	8.49
23	BoliviaBOLSouth America	4.27	0.82	2.64
24	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	4.21	1.86	1.17
25	GuineaGINWestern Africa	4.14	1.29	1.63
26	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	3.82	0.24	0.44
=27	NicaraguaNICCentral America	3.64	2.42	1.85
=27	SurinameSURSouth America	3.64	8.40	1.06
29	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	3.63	1.60	1.05
30	QatarQATWestern Asia	3.62	8.89	0.23
31	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	3.50	2.28	0.93
32	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	3.47	0.41	0.54
33	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	3.44	0.33	1.67
34	KenyaKENEastern Africa	3.41	1.90	1.02
35	ParaguayPRYSouth America	3.34	1.57	4.96
36	ColombiaCOLSouth America	3.07	1.73	1.45
37	SamoaWSMPolynesia	3.00	3.29	0.76
38	CubaCUBCaribbean	2.97	1.55	0.89
=39	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.91	4.15	1.50
=39	HaitiHTICaribbean	2.91	2.61	0.41
=39	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.91	5.63	4.86
=42	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	2.90	13.42	0.60
=42	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	2.90	1.49	0.19
44	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	2.89	1.01	0.68
45	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.88	0.35	4.94
46	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2.86	2.39	0.23
47	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	2.75	6.11	0.92
48	SenegalSENWestern Africa	2.73	1.39	0.77
49	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.67	7.39	0.95
50	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2.60	4.95	1.20
51	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2.57	1.46	0.89
52	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	2.47	1.43	0.22
53	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2.46	2.15	0.67
54	YemenYEMWestern Asia	2.45	0.38	0.24
55	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.42	4.23	8.43
=56	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.39	1.48	0.62
=56	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.39	5.38	0.98
58	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.37	2.61	2.30
=59	TongaTONPolynesia	2.35	2.39	0.79
=59	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2.35	0.32	1.77
61	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.34	2.23	1.65
62	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2.33	0.88	0.87
=63	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2.30	0.41	0.39
=63	TogoTGOWestern Africa	2.30	0.88	0.38
65	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	2.25	0.82	0.28
=66	BrazilBRASouth America	2.20	2.34	2.64
=66	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.20	2.85	1.17
=66	HondurasHNDCentral America	2.20	2.04	0.71
=69	PanamaPANCentral America	2.16	1.70	0.85
=69	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.16	1.09	0.53
71	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.15	4.93	1.02
72	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2.14	5.22	0.59
73	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2.13	5.03	1.49
74	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2.12	2.85	2.52
75	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.98	9.58	0.54
76	FijiFJIMelanesia	1.91	1.52	0.52
=77	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	1.84	4.00	0.91
=77	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.84	3.00	0.76
79	NauruNRUMicronesia	1.83	3.80	0.13
80	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1.82	0.12	1.31
=81	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1.81	1.16	3.01
=81	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	1.81	0.58	0.88
83	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	1.80	1.53	1.60
84	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	1.78	3.47	0.19
85	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1.77	2.74	0.79
86	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	1.71	1.85	1.94
87	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1.70	1.31	0.43
88	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.69	5.64	0.23
89	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.67	0.89	0.20
90	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.66	0.71	0.73
91	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.65	2.51	0.72
92	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1.64	1.59	1.19
=93	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	1.62	0.92	0.58
=93	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1.62	3.22	1.05
=93	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	1.62	4.90	0.18
96	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.61	4.43	0.56
97	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	1.58	0.19	0.42
=98	MexicoMEXCentral America	1.57	1.02	0.80
=98	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.57	1.94	0.75
100	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.54	3.83	0.66
101	PeruPERSouth America	1.53	1.11	0.84
102	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.52	0.91	0.63
103	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1.51	2.83	0.56
104	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1.49	8.24	0.24
105	EcuadorECUSouth America	1.47	2.41	0.75
106	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1.45	1.98	0.38
107	BelizeBLZCentral America	1.41	1.97	0.90
=108	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.39	1.86	0.30
=108	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.39	1.07	1.59
110	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.37	5.87	0.73
111	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1.36	0.06	0.35
112	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1.34	0.33	0.52
113	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1.32	1.34	0.49
114	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1.31	1.24	0.39
115	BeninBENWestern Africa	1.29	1.29	0.45
116	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.25	2.50	1.08
=117	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1.22	1.45	0.68
=117	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1.22	2.38	0.62
119	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1.20	3.25	1.09
=120	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1.16	2.81	0.82
=120	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.16	5.78	0.21
122	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	1.15	2.21	0.88
=123	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.09	4.10	1.83
=123	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.09	3.31	0.66
=123	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.09	2.15	0.21
=123	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.09	1.28	0.44
127	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1.08	1.76	0.59
128	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.07	8.83	0.15
129	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1.06	0.85	0.45
130	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	1.05	0.48	0.72
=131	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.02	6.97	0.82
=131	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.02	1.75	0.66
=131	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1.02	1.21	0.82
134	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.00	10.40	1.06
=135	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.99	—	0.00
=135	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.99	9.64	0.30
=135	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.99	0.89	1.11
138	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.98	0.85	0.14
139	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.97	2.26	0.86
140	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.96	1.04	0.77
141	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.94	0.52	0.42
142	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.93	1.69	0.25
=143	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.92	1.59	0.83
=143	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.92	3.66	0.13
=143	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.92	1.48	0.45
=146	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.91	0.88	0.60
=146	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.91	1.82	0.69
=148	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.88	0.32	0.29
=148	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.88	0.44	0.28
=150	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.86	0.81	0.47
=150	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.86	3.24	0.22
=152	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.84	4.95	0.18
=152	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.84	1.63	0.83
154	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.83	2.61	0.54
155	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.82	3.49	0.32
156	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.81	0.20	0.18
157	ChileCHLSouth America	0.79	0.95	0.53
=158	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.75	0.25	0.09
=158	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.75	1.50	0.66
=160	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.74	2.41	0.30
=160	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.74	0.48	0.39
=162	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.73	1.46	0.21
=162	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.73	1.61	0.88
164	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.72	0.86	0.33
165	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.71	1.31	0.48
166	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.70	1.53	0.57
=167	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.65	1.27	0.69
=167	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.65	1.78	0.25
169	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.62	1.24	0.31
170	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.61	0.76	0.71
171	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.60	5.66	0.21
172	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.59	3.72	0.05
173	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.56	5.11	0.17
174	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.55	1.24	0.11
175	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.54	0.72	0.10
176	BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.51	2.05	0.07
177	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.49	0.25	0.22
178	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.48	0.58	0.47
179	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.47	0.40	0.08
180	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.44	1.45	0.10
181	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.39	1.06	0.13
182	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.37	1.86	0.13
183	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.34	2.82	0.17
184	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.32	12.51	0.01
=185	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.28	0.23	0.01
=185	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.28	26.50	0.00
187	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.27	5.41	0.03
188	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.25	0.29	0.08
189	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.15	0.24	0.00
190	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.00	0.00	0.00

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

1Botswana28.61
2Namibia17.69
3Chad13.65
4South Sudan12.85
5Eritrea12.07

Lowest

190Marshall Islands0.00
189Maldives0.15
188Kiribati0.25
187Bahrain0.27
185Singaporeshared0.28

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 1.62. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Farming emissions per hectare of agricultural land (t CO₂eq)
HighestSingapore26.50
LowestMarshall Islands0.00
Middle country: 1.60
Farming emissions per person (t CO₂eq)
HighestMongolia9.42
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 0.67

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
178values changed, of 190 in both
68 · 110rose · fell
12unchanged

Rose most

Botswana11.42 → 28.61+17.19
Mongolia8.84 → 11.90+3.06
Niger5.32 → 6.65+1.33
Namibia16.73 → 17.69+0.96
Burkina Faso2.94 → 3.63+0.69

Fell most

Gambia8.87 → 7.04−1.83
South Sudan14.55 → 12.85−1.70
Madagascar5.37 → 4.77−0.60
Qatar4.16 → 3.62−0.54
Mozambique3.85 → 3.47−0.38

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2021.
154 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 4 countries share 1.09. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
1 empty cell
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2021). Agricultural Emissions Intensity, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-emissions-intensity/2021

0634 held

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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions