Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency by country
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects...
What the numbers show
Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 14.54 million million SLC in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 million SLC in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,642 million SLC, and the mean is 160,905 million SLC.
Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 18,157.4%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).
Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 14.54 million million SLC | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 5.37 million million SLC | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Colombia | 1.02 million million SLC | 2023 | up 176.5% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 714,400 million SLC | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 12,940 million SLC | 2024 | up 2,255.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Guinea | 417,414 million SLC | 2023 | up 390.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 398,124 million SLC | 2021 | up 2,452.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Hungary | 340,783 million SLC | 2023 | up 244.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 326,600 million SLC | 2024 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 247,382 million SLC | 2024 | up 7,679.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 205,046 million SLC | 2024 | up 990.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Mongolia | 170,717 million SLC | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Senegal | 137,218 million SLC | 2024 | up 4,061.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Uganda | 120,166 million SLC | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 79,840 million SLC | 2024 | up 1,623.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 79,172 million SLC | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Paraguay | 67,846 million SLC | 2023 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 58,986 million SLC | 2024 | up 3,971.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 54,544 million SLC | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 19 | Benin | 53,485 million SLC | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Myanmar | 25,486 million SLC | 2019 | up 437.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 23,957 million SLC | 2024 | up 1,068.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 23,923 million SLC | 2024 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 23,911 million SLC | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 23,309 million SLC | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 25 | Iceland | 20,872 million SLC | 2024 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 26 | China, mainland | 20,628 million SLC | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Rwanda | 17,610 million SLC | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 16,845 million SLC | 2024 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Yemen | 16,803 million SLC | 2014 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 16,420 million SLC | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Togo | 16,035 million SLC | 2023 | — | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 13,509 million SLC | 2024 | up 1,343.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Jamaica | 13,315 million SLC | 2024 | up 526.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 12,932 million SLC | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 11,908 million SLC | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Armenia | 11,025 million SLC | 2024 | up 135.9% | rising |
| 37 | Kenya | 10,447 million SLC | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 10,091 million SLC | 2023 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 9,827 million SLC | 2024 | up 310.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Thailand | 9,642 million SLC | 2024 | up 213.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Ukraine | 9,515 million SLC | 2024 | up 266.4% | volatile |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9,480 million SLC | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 43 | Mali | 9,314 million SLC | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 9,134 million SLC | 2024 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 7,597 million SLC | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Mozambique | 6,977 million SLC | 2024 | up 755.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Germany | 6,803 million SLC | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 6,546 million SLC | 2012 | up 1,150.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 6,438 million SLC | 2024 | up 18,157.4% | volatile |
| 50 | France | 5,517 million SLC | 2023 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 51 | Suriname | 5,183 million SLC | 2024 | up 911.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Denmark | 5,149 million SLC | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 53 | Burundi | 4,256 million SLC | 2019 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 54 | Nepal | 4,043 million SLC | 2024 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt | 3,986 million SLC | 2024 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Gabon | 3,983 million SLC | 2023 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 57 | Chad | 3,592 million SLC | 2020 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 3,550 million SLC | 2023 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 3,511 million SLC | 2024 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 60 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3,416 million SLC | 2023 | up 221.7% | rising |
| 61 | Mauritania | 3,370 million SLC | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,024 million SLC | 2024 | up 354.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 2,830 million SLC | 2016 | up 1,786.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Mauritius | 2,709 million SLC | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Singapore | 2,375 million SLC | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | China, Macao SAR | 2,363 million SLC | 2023 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Italy | 2,223 million SLC | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 68 | Guyana | 2,175 million SLC | 2023 | up 357.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Haiti | 2,018 million SLC | 2023 | up 139.6% | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 1,995 million SLC | 2023 | — | rising |
| 71 | Israel | 1,967 million SLC | 2024 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 72 | Maldives | 1,816 million SLC | 2024 | up 1,397.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Ireland | 1,756 million SLC | 2023 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 1,749 million SLC | 2024 | up 171.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Austria | 1,734 million SLC | 2023 | up 166.5% | rising |
| 76 | New Zealand | 1,668 million SLC | 2024 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 1,642 million SLC | 2017 | up 405.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Greece | 1,624 million SLC | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Albania | 1,453 million SLC | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Honduras | 1,247 million SLC | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 1,143 million SLC | 2023 | up 2,069.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Spain | 1,087 million SLC | 2023 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 83 | Zambia | 1,060 million SLC | 2023 | up 15,839.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 960.52 million SLC | 2024 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 85 | Congo | 897.05 million SLC | 2012 | up 608.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Portugal | 855.61 million SLC | 2023 | up 433.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 838.8 million SLC | 2019 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Uruguay | 808.67 million SLC | 2020 | up 539.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovakia | 791.72 million SLC | 2023 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Cuba | 781.05 million SLC | 2019 | — | rising |
| 91 | Belgium | 778.78 million SLC | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Botswana | 712.99 million SLC | 2024 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | 675.23 million SLC | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 94 | Qatar | 662.96 million SLC | 2010 | up 751.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 632 million SLC | 2022 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Namibia | 544 million SLC | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Slovenia | 529.65 million SLC | 2023 | up 223.7% | rising |
| 98 | Finland | 479 million SLC | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 454.54 million SLC | 2024 | up 194.9% | rising |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates | 414.65 million SLC | 2024 | up 47.6% | flat |
| 101 | Tunisia | 414.56 million SLC | 2023 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Croatia | 384.37 million SLC | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 103 | Seychelles | 359.48 million SLC | 2020 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 340.53 million SLC | 2023 | up 3,206.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 322.01 million SLC | 2024 | up 241.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Georgia | 260.5 million SLC | 2024 | up 287.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Lebanon | 257.4 million SLC | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Malta | 225.15 million SLC | 2023 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 109 | Ghana | 202.87 million SLC | 2024 | up 1,875.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Gambia | 191.15 million SLC | 2022 | — | rising |
| 111 | Belarus | 166.65 million SLC | 2023 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Latvia | 160.5 million SLC | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 156.9 million SLC | 2024 | up 676.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Lithuania | 154.02 million SLC | 2023 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Estonia | 129 million SLC | 2023 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 121.54 million SLC | 2024 | up 872.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Panama | 109.13 million SLC | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 101 million SLC | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Barbados | 93.7 million SLC | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 89.49 million SLC | 2021 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 121 | Bahamas | 85.56 million SLC | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Bhutan | 74.72 million SLC | 2020 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 69.68 million SLC | 2020 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 66.64 million SLC | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Lesotho | 62 million SLC | 2024 | up 239.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Dominica | 47.9 million SLC | 2023 | up 439.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Cyprus | 47.8 million SLC | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 40.4 million SLC | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 38.22 million SLC | 2024 | up 247.1% | rising |
| 130 | Samoa | 37.46 million SLC | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 131 | Oman | 19 million SLC | 2014 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 132 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.26 million SLC | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 133 | Andorra | 16.88 million SLC | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 134 | Kuwait | 14 million SLC | 2015 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.63 million SLC | 2023 | up 1,045.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.86 million SLC | 2024 | up 216.6% | volatile |
| 137 | San Marino | 10.63 million SLC | 2023 | — | falling |
| 138 | Marshall Islands | 9.37 million SLC | 2019 | up 176.4% | rising |
| 139 | Cook Islands | 8.28 million SLC | 2022 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 140 | Jordan | 7.5 million SLC | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Kiribati | 5.92 million SLC | 2023 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 142 | Belize | 5.81 million SLC | 2020 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 143 | Liberia | 5.6 million SLC | 2013 | up 7,900.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Palau | 5.35 million SLC | 2019 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 145 | Montenegro | 5.19 million SLC | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 146 | Palestine | 5.13 million SLC | 2021 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 147 | Bahrain | 5 million SLC | 2022 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 2 million SLC | 2012 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Tuvalu | 1.65 million SLC | 2017 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 150 | Somalia | 1.14 million SLC | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 0.94 million SLC | 2024 | down 97.4% | rising |
| 152 | Grenada | 0.58 million SLC | 2020 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Nauru | 0.51 million SLC | 2019 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Angola | 0 million SLC | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.54 million million SLC
- Côte d'Ivoire 97,462 million SLC
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 43,861 million SLC
- Cabo Verde 1,128 million SLC
- United Republic of Tanzania 43,603 million SLC
- Syrian Arab Republic 900.73 million SLC
- Republic of Moldova 518 million SLC
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 142.23 million SLC
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.71 million SLC
- Timor-Leste 1.28 million SLC
About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.