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environmental2024

Methane Emissions per Capita

Annual methane emissions per person, a potent greenhouse gas from agriculture and fossil fuels.

Source: Our World in Data based on CAIT•196 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
N/A
Median: 1.0tonnes CO2e
Countries Covered
196
with available data
Highest
Bahrain
14.8tonnes CO2e
Lowest
Monaco
tonnes CO2e
Top 5 Countries
1Bahrain14.8tonnes CO2e
2Mongolia12.2tonnes CO2e
3Kuwait8.0tonnes CO2e
4Qatar7.4tonnes CO2e
5Uruguay7.4tonnes CO2e
By Region
EuropeN/A(46 countries)
South America2.6tonnes CO2e(12 countries)
Asia2.1tonnes CO2e(47 countries)
North America1.3tonnes CO2e(15 countries)
Africa1.2tonnes CO2e(54 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 (5.0tonnes CO2e)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: N/A)

South America (12)
Asia (47)
North America (15)
Africa (54)
Other (8)
Europe (46)
Oceania (14)

About This Statistic

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with ~80x the warming potential of CO2 over 20 years. Major sources include livestock, rice cultivation, landfills, and natural gas systems.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Bahrain14.8tonnes CO2e
2Mongolia12.2tonnes CO2e
3Kuwait8.0tonnes CO2e
4Qatar7.4tonnes CO2e
5Uruguay7.4tonnes CO2e
6New Zealand6.6tonnes CO2e
7Oman6.2tonnes CO2e
8Gabon5.6tonnes CO2e
9Australia5.1tonnes CO2e
10Guyana4.7tonnes CO2e
11Botswana4.1tonnes CO2e
12Libya3.8tonnes CO2e
13Chad3.6tonnes CO2e
14Paraguay3.6tonnes CO2e
15Saudi Arabia3.4tonnes CO2e
16Trinidad and Tobago3.4tonnes CO2e
17Brunei Darussalam3.4tonnes CO2e
18United Arab Emirates3.4tonnes CO2e
19Iraq3.4tonnes CO2e
20Ireland3.4tonnes CO2e
21Russian Federation3.3tonnes CO2e
22Turkmenistan3.1tonnes CO2e
23Canada2.9tonnes CO2e
24Brazil2.7tonnes CO2e
25Kazakhstan2.7tonnes CO2e
26South Sudan2.6tonnes CO2e
27Argentina2.5tonnes CO2e
28Central African Republic2.5tonnes CO2e
29Republic of the Congo2.4tonnes CO2e
30United States of America2.4tonnes CO2e
31Bolivia2.2tonnes CO2e
32Palau2.1tonnes CO2e
33Belarus2.1tonnes CO2e
34Namibia2.0tonnes CO2e
35Islamic Republic of Iran1.9tonnes CO2e
36Bosnia and Herzegovina1.8tonnes CO2e
37Mauritania1.8tonnes CO2e
38Cyprus1.7tonnes CO2e
39Colombia1.7tonnes CO2e
40Denmark1.7tonnes CO2e
41Venezuela1.7tonnes CO2e
42Nicaragua1.7tonnes CO2e
43Norway1.5tonnes CO2e
44Algeria1.5tonnes CO2e
45Lao People's Democratic Republic1.5tonnes CO2e
46Guinea1.5tonnes CO2e
47Indonesia1.5tonnes CO2e
48Suriname1.5tonnes CO2e
49Uzbekistan1.4tonnes CO2e
50Equatorial Guinea1.4tonnes CO2e
51Iceland1.4tonnes CO2e
52Bhutan1.4tonnes CO2e
53Ukraine1.4tonnes CO2e
54Sudan1.4tonnes CO2e
55Cambodia1.4tonnes CO2e
56Eritrea1.3tonnes CO2e
57Thailand1.3tonnes CO2e
58Somalia1.3tonnes CO2e
59Bulgaria1.3tonnes CO2e
60Türkiye1.3tonnes CO2e
61South Africa1.2tonnes CO2e
62Azerbaijan1.2tonnes CO2e
63Latvia1.2tonnes CO2e
64Belize1.2tonnes CO2e
65Ecuador1.2tonnes CO2e
66Mali1.2tonnes CO2e
67Czech Republic1.2tonnes CO2e
68Mexico1.2tonnes CO2e
69Poland1.2tonnes CO2e
70Angola1.1tonnes CO2e
71Romania1.1tonnes CO2e
72People's Republic of China1.1tonnes CO2e
73Niger1.1tonnes CO2e
74Kyrgyzstan1.1tonnes CO2e
75Slovenia1.1tonnes CO2e
76Saint Kitts and Nevis1.1tonnes CO2e
77Costa Rica1.1tonnes CO2e
78Dominican Republic1.1tonnes CO2e
79Cuba1.1tonnes CO2e
80Slovakia1.1tonnes CO2e
81Netherlands1.0tonnes CO2e
82Djibouti1.0tonnes CO2e
83Portugal1.0tonnes CO2e
84Myanmar1.0tonnes CO2e
85Serbia1.0tonnes CO2e
86Austria1.0tonnes CO2e
87Finland1.0tonnes CO2e
88Belgium1.0tonnes CO2e
89Vanuatu1.0tonnes CO2e
90Tonga1.0tonnes CO2e
91Guatemala1.0tonnes CO2e
92Singapore1.0tonnes CO2e
93Zambia1.0tonnes CO2e
94Greece1.0tonnes CO2e
95Hungary1.0tonnes CO2e
96Estonia1.0tonnes CO2e
97Burkina Faso1.0tonnes CO2e
98Israel1.0tonnes CO2e
99Kenya1.0tonnes CO2e
100Guinea-Bissau1.0tonnes CO2e
101Eswatini0.9tonnes CO2e
102France0.9tonnes CO2e
103Chile0.9tonnes CO2e
104Nepal0.9tonnes CO2e
105Vietnam0.9tonnes CO2e
106Andorra0.9tonnes CO2e
107Panama0.9tonnes CO2e
108Spain0.9tonnes CO2e
109Peru0.9tonnes CO2e
110Montenegro0.9tonnes CO2e
111Lithuania0.9tonnes CO2e
112Pakistan0.9tonnes CO2e
113United Republic of Tanzania0.9tonnes CO2e
114Ethiopia0.9tonnes CO2e
115Dominica0.9tonnes CO2e
116Georgia0.9tonnes CO2e
117Bahamas0.9tonnes CO2e
118The Republic of North Macedonia0.8tonnes CO2e
119Nigeria0.8tonnes CO2e
120Honduras0.8tonnes CO2e
121Fiji0.8tonnes CO2e
122Croatia0.8tonnes CO2e
123Zimbabwe0.8tonnes CO2e
124Morocco0.8tonnes CO2e
125Malaysia0.8tonnes CO2e
126Luxembourg0.8tonnes CO2e
127Mozambique0.8tonnes CO2e
128Albania0.8tonnes CO2e
129Madagascar0.8tonnes CO2e
130South Korea0.8tonnes CO2e
131Tajikistan0.8tonnes CO2e
132Haiti0.8tonnes CO2e
133Sweden0.7tonnes CO2e
134Uganda0.7tonnes CO2e
135Samoa0.7tonnes CO2e
136Timor-Leste0.7tonnes CO2e
137Cameroon0.7tonnes CO2e
138Tuvalu0.7tonnes CO2e
139North Korea0.7tonnes CO2e
140Hong Kong0.7tonnes CO2e
141Italy0.7tonnes CO2e
142Lebanon0.7tonnes CO2e
143Tunisia0.7tonnes CO2e
144Moldova, Republic of0.7tonnes CO2e
145Philippines0.7tonnes CO2e
146Switzerland0.7tonnes CO2e
147Togo0.7tonnes CO2e
148Taiwan, Province of China0.7tonnes CO2e
149Germany0.7tonnes CO2e
150United Kingdom0.6tonnes CO2e
151Sierra Leone0.6tonnes CO2e
152Liechtenstein0.6tonnes CO2e
153Senegal0.6tonnes CO2e
154Antigua and Barbuda0.6tonnes CO2e
155India0.6tonnes CO2e
156Seychelles0.6tonnes CO2e
157Barbados0.6tonnes CO2e
158Ghana0.6tonnes CO2e
159Lesotho0.6tonnes CO2e
160Armenia0.6tonnes CO2e
161Bangladesh0.6tonnes CO2e
162Micronesia, Federated States of0.5tonnes CO2e
163Benin0.5tonnes CO2e
164Jordan0.5tonnes CO2e
165El Salvador0.5tonnes CO2e
166Sri Lanka0.5tonnes CO2e
167Democratic Republic of the Congo0.5tonnes CO2e
168Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.5tonnes CO2e
169Comoros0.5tonnes CO2e
170Liberia0.5tonnes CO2e
171Mauritius0.4tonnes CO2e
172Republic of The Gambia0.4tonnes CO2e
173Egypt0.4tonnes CO2e
174Grenada0.4tonnes CO2e
175Cote d'Ivoire0.4tonnes CO2e
176Afghanistan0.4tonnes CO2e
177Malawi0.4tonnes CO2e
178Papua New Guinea0.4tonnes CO2e
179Solomon Islands0.4tonnes CO2e
180Saint Lucia0.3tonnes CO2e
181Burundi0.3tonnes CO2e
182Rwanda0.3tonnes CO2e
183Maldives0.3tonnes CO2e
184Malta0.3tonnes CO2e
185Cape Verde0.3tonnes CO2e
186Sao Tome and Principe0.3tonnes CO2e
187Yemen0.3tonnes CO2e
188Jamaica0.3tonnes CO2e
189Syrian Arab Republic0.2tonnes CO2e
190Japan0.2tonnes CO2e
191Kiribati0.2tonnes CO2e
192Nauru0.2tonnes CO2e
193Macao0.1tonnes CO2e
194Monacotonnes CO2e
195Marshall Islandstonnes CO2e
196San Marinotonnes CO2e
Showing 196 of 196 countries

Topics

#climate#methane#greenhouse gas#agriculture

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data based on CAIT (2024).

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