Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)
Compare methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e) across 203 countries using the latest fixed-year World Bank WDI observations for 2024.
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Key Insights
- •203 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
- •People's Republic of China has the highest published value (195.669 Mt CO₂e).
- •Nauru has the lowest published value (0.0006 Mt CO₂e).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.1Mt CO₂e)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).
Values use one fixed 2024 reference year from World Development Indicators series EN.GHG.CH4.WA.MT.CE.AR5. MapTheory excludes aggregates, missing/non-finite values, and geographies without an ISO 3166-1 numeric mapping; it does not interpolate missing countries.
Methodology
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 195.7Mt CO₂e |
| 2 | United States of America | 149.5Mt CO₂e |
| 3 | India | 135.2Mt CO₂e |
| 4 | Brazil | 107.9Mt CO₂e |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 89.2Mt CO₂e |
| 6 | Indonesia | 54.4Mt CO₂e |
| 7 | Mexico | 48.5Mt CO₂e |
| 8 | Nigeria | 33.3Mt CO₂e |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 33.2Mt CO₂e |
| 10 | Canada | 28.9Mt CO₂e |
| 11 | Thailand | 26.6Mt CO₂e |
| 12 | South Africa | 25.4Mt CO₂e |
| 13 | Pakistan | 24.6Mt CO₂e |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 22.6Mt CO₂e |
| 15 | Colombia | 22.4Mt CO₂e |
| 16 | Egypt | 22.3Mt CO₂e |
| 17 | Morocco | 22.0Mt CO₂e |
| 18 | Türkiye | 20.8Mt CO₂e |
| 19 | South Korea | 18.6Mt CO₂e |
| 20 | France | 18.4Mt CO₂e |
| 21 | Argentina | 18.2Mt CO₂e |
| 22 | Vietnam | 17.3Mt CO₂e |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 17.0Mt CO₂e |
| 24 | Australia | 15.7Mt CO₂e |
| 25 | Italy | 15.6Mt CO₂e |
| 26 | Chile | 14.3Mt CO₂e |
| 27 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 14.0Mt CO₂e |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 13.6Mt CO₂e |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.4Mt CO₂e |
| 30 | Iraq | 13.2Mt CO₂e |
| 31 | Spain | 12.9Mt CO₂e |
| 32 | Malaysia | 12.3Mt CO₂e |
| 33 | Philippines | 11.2Mt CO₂e |
| 34 | Kuwait | 11.1Mt CO₂e |
| 35 | Ukraine | 10.1Mt CO₂e |
| 36 | Sudan | 10.0Mt CO₂e |
| 37 | Algeria | 9.8Mt CO₂e |
| 38 | Germany | 8.1Mt CO₂e |
| 39 | Venezuela | 7.9Mt CO₂e |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 7.7Mt CO₂e |
| 41 | Peru | 7.6Mt CO₂e |
| 42 | Guatemala | 7.6Mt CO₂e |
| 43 | Finland | 7.4Mt CO₂e |
| 44 | Israel | 7.0Mt CO₂e |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 6.4Mt CO₂e |
| 46 | Romania | 5.9Mt CO₂e |
| 47 | Japan | 5.7Mt CO₂e |
| 48 | Uruguay | 5.3Mt CO₂e |
| 49 | Jordan | 5.3Mt CO₂e |
| 50 | Poland | 5.2Mt CO₂e |
| 51 | Portugal | 5.1Mt CO₂e |
| 52 | Greece | 5.0Mt CO₂e |
| 53 | Czech Republic | 5.0Mt CO₂e |
| 54 | Cuba | 4.8Mt CO₂e |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 4.8Mt CO₂e |
| 56 | Yemen | 4.8Mt CO₂e |
| 57 | Hong Kong | 4.8Mt CO₂e |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 4.7Mt CO₂e |
| 59 | Hungary | 4.6Mt CO₂e |
| 60 | North Korea | 4.5Mt CO₂e |
| 61 | Cameroon | 4.4Mt CO₂e |
| 62 | Ecuador | 4.3Mt CO₂e |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 4.3Mt CO₂e |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 4.2Mt CO₂e |
| 65 | Uganda | 4.1Mt CO₂e |
| 66 | Singapore | 4.1Mt CO₂e |
| 67 | Oman | 3.8Mt CO₂e |
| 68 | New Zealand | 3.8Mt CO₂e |
| 69 | Myanmar | 3.7Mt CO₂e |
| 70 | Honduras | 3.7Mt CO₂e |
| 71 | Lebanon | 3.6Mt CO₂e |
| 72 | Belarus | 3.6Mt CO₂e |
| 73 | Qatar | 3.6Mt CO₂e |
| 74 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.5Mt CO₂e |
| 75 | Angola | 3.5Mt CO₂e |
| 76 | Kenya | 3.4Mt CO₂e |
| 77 | Tunisia | 3.4Mt CO₂e |
| 78 | Sweden | 3.3Mt CO₂e |
| 79 | Ghana | 3.3Mt CO₂e |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.3Mt CO₂e |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2Mt CO₂e |
| 82 | Libya | 3.1Mt CO₂e |
| 83 | Netherlands | 2.9Mt CO₂e |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.9Mt CO₂e |
| 85 | Somalia | 2.8Mt CO₂e |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 2.7Mt CO₂e |
| 87 | Madagascar | 2.7Mt CO₂e |
| 88 | Slovakia | 2.6Mt CO₂e |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 2.6Mt CO₂e |
| 90 | Guinea | 2.6Mt CO₂e |
| 91 | Bolivia | 2.2Mt CO₂e |
| 92 | El Salvador | 2.1Mt CO₂e |
| 93 | Mozambique | 2.1Mt CO₂e |
| 94 | Nepal | 2.0Mt CO₂e |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 2.0Mt CO₂e |
| 96 | Belgium | 2.0Mt CO₂e |
| 97 | Georgia | 1.9Mt CO₂e |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 1.9Mt CO₂e |
| 99 | Senegal | 1.9Mt CO₂e |
| 100 | Chad | 1.9Mt CO₂e |
| 101 | Croatia | 1.8Mt CO₂e |
| 102 | Panama | 1.7Mt CO₂e |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 1.6Mt CO₂e |
| 104 | Cambodia | 1.5Mt CO₂e |
| 105 | Mali | 1.5Mt CO₂e |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 1.5Mt CO₂e |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 1.5Mt CO₂e |
| 108 | Norway | 1.4Mt CO₂e |
| 109 | Benin | 1.4Mt CO₂e |
| 110 | Austria | 1.4Mt CO₂e |
| 111 | Malawi | 1.3Mt CO₂e |
| 112 | Niger | 1.2Mt CO₂e |
| 113 | Haiti | 1.2Mt CO₂e |
| 114 | Ireland | 1.2Mt CO₂e |
| 115 | Rwanda | 1.1Mt CO₂e |
| 116 | Bahrain | 1.1Mt CO₂e |
| 117 | Puerto Rico | 1.1Mt CO₂e |
| 118 | Zambia | 1.0Mt CO₂e |
| 119 | Burundi | 1.0Mt CO₂e |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 1.0Mt CO₂e |
| 121 | Togo | 1.0Mt CO₂e |
| 122 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.0Mt CO₂e |
| 123 | Mauritania | 1.0Mt CO₂e |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9Mt CO₂e |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9Mt CO₂e |
| 126 | Denmark | 0.8Mt CO₂e |
| 127 | Cyprus | 0.8Mt CO₂e |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 0.8Mt CO₂e |
| 129 | Armenia | 0.8Mt CO₂e |
| 130 | Lithuania | 0.7Mt CO₂e |
| 131 | Republic of the Congo | 0.7Mt CO₂e |
| 132 | Eritrea | 0.7Mt CO₂e |
| 133 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.7Mt CO₂e |
| 134 | Paraguay | 0.6Mt CO₂e |
| 135 | Djibouti | 0.6Mt CO₂e |
| 136 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.6Mt CO₂e |
| 137 | Latvia | 0.6Mt CO₂e |
| 138 | Liberia | 0.5Mt CO₂e |
| 139 | Estonia | 0.5Mt CO₂e |
| 140 | Albania | 0.5Mt CO₂e |
| 141 | Botswana | 0.5Mt CO₂e |
| 142 | Mauritius | 0.5Mt CO₂e |
| 143 | Mongolia | 0.5Mt CO₂e |
| 144 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5Mt CO₂e |
| 145 | Slovenia | 0.5Mt CO₂e |
| 146 | Guyana | 0.5Mt CO₂e |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 0.4Mt CO₂e |
| 148 | Fiji | 0.4Mt CO₂e |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4Mt CO₂e |
| 150 | Namibia | 0.4Mt CO₂e |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3Mt CO₂e |
| 152 | Bahamas | 0.3Mt CO₂e |
| 153 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.3Mt CO₂e |
| 154 | Belize | 0.3Mt CO₂e |
| 155 | Gabon | 0.3Mt CO₂e |
| 156 | Jamaica | 0.3Mt CO₂e |
| 157 | Switzerland | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 158 | Suriname | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 160 | Iceland | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 161 | Lesotho | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 162 | Malta | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 163 | Bhutan | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 164 | Comoros | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 165 | Maldives | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 166 | Eswatini | 0.2Mt CO₂e |
| 167 | Barbados | 0.1Mt CO₂e |
| 168 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1Mt CO₂e |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 0.1Mt CO₂e |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | 0.1Mt CO₂e |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 0.1Mt CO₂e |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 0.1Mt CO₂e |
| 173 | Seychelles | 0.1Mt CO₂e |
| 174 | Greenland | 0.1Mt CO₂e |
| 175 | New Caledonia | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 178 | Grenada | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 179 | Tonga | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 180 | Macao | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 184 | Samoa | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 186 | Dominica | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 187 | Kiribati | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 189 | Cayman Islands | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 190 | Aruba | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 191 | Bermuda | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 193 | Guam | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 194 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 195 | Palau | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 196 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 198 | American Samoa | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 200 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
| 203 | Nauru | 0.0Mt CO₂e |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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