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Fugitive emissions from the energy sector (methane)

Estimated methane emissions from energy production by country in 2022, highlighting where oil, gas and coal supply chains leak the most methane.

Source: International Energy Agency (IEA)•162 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.0Mt CH4
Median: 0.0Mt CH4
Countries Covered
162
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
2.1Mt CH4
Lowest
Armenia
0.0Mt CH4
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation2.1Mt CH4
2People's Republic of China1.3Mt CH4
3United States of America0.9Mt CH4
4India0.3Mt CH4
5Saudi Arabia0.2Mt CH4
By Region
North America0.3Mt CH4(4 countries)
Asia0.1Mt CH4(25 countries)
South America0.1Mt CH4(7 countries)
Africa0.0Mt CH4(9 countries)
Other0.0Mt CH4(83 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Mt CH4)High (2.1Mt CH4)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.0Mt CH4)

North America (4)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Other (83)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Estimated methane emissions from energy production by country in 2022, highlighting where oil, gas and coal supply chains leak the most methane. Source: International Energy Agency (IEA).

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Russian Federation2.1Mt CH4
2People's Republic of China1.3Mt CH4
3United States of America0.9Mt CH4
4India0.3Mt CH4
5Saudi Arabia0.2Mt CH4
6Brazil0.2Mt CH4
7Indonesia0.2Mt CH4
8Argentina0.2Mt CH4
9Mexico0.2Mt CH4
10Islamic Republic of Iran0.2Mt CH4
11Iraq0.1Mt CH4
12Canada0.1Mt CH4
13Nigeria0.1Mt CH4
14Venezuela0.1Mt CH4
15Mongolia0.1Mt CH4
16Ukraine0.1Mt CH4
17Algeria0.1Mt CH4
18Colombia0.1Mt CH4
19Libya0.1Mt CH4
20Bolivia0.1Mt CH4
21Malaysia0.1Mt CH4
22Pakistan0.1Mt CH4
23Australia0.1Mt CH4
24Kazakhstan0.1Mt CH4
25Kuwait0.1Mt CH4
26Türkiye0.1Mt CH4
27Angola0.1Mt CH4
28Japan0.0Mt CH4
29Papua New Guinea0.0Mt CH4
30South Africa0.0Mt CH4
31Egypt0.0Mt CH4
32North Korea0.0Mt CH4
33Oman0.0Mt CH4
34Romania0.0Mt CH4
35United Arab Emirates0.0Mt CH4
36Turkmenistan0.0Mt CH4
37Albania0.0Mt CH4
38Bulgaria0.0Mt CH4
39Myanmar0.0Mt CH4
40Cameroon0.0Mt CH4
41Chile0.0Mt CH4
42Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0Mt CH4
43France0.0Mt CH4
44Ghana0.0Mt CH4
45Philippines0.0Mt CH4
46Poland0.0Mt CH4
47Qatar0.0Mt CH4
48Vietnam0.0Mt CH4
49Syrian Arab Republic0.0Mt CH4
50Uzbekistan0.0Mt CH4
51Yemen0.0Mt CH4
52Austria0.0Mt CH4
53Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0Mt CH4
54Cape Verde0.0Mt CH4
55Central African Republic0.0Mt CH4
56Republic of the Congo0.0Mt CH4
57Cuba0.0Mt CH4
58Czech Republic0.0Mt CH4
59Ecuador0.0Mt CH4
60Germany0.0Mt CH4
61Guinea0.0Mt CH4
62Italy0.0Mt CH4
63South Korea0.0Mt CH4
64Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0Mt CH4
65Morocco0.0Mt CH4
66Mozambique0.0Mt CH4
67Norway0.0Mt CH4
68Peru0.0Mt CH4
69Spain0.0Mt CH4
70Tajikistan0.0Mt CH4
71Thailand0.0Mt CH4
72United Kingdom0.0Mt CH4
73Afghanistan0.0Mt CH4
74Bangladesh0.0Mt CH4
75Belgium0.0Mt CH4
76Botswana0.0Mt CH4
77Burundi0.0Mt CH4
78Cambodia0.0Mt CH4
79Sri Lanka0.0Mt CH4
80Chad0.0Mt CH4
81Costa Rica0.0Mt CH4
82Croatia0.0Mt CH4
83Cyprus0.0Mt CH4
84Benin0.0Mt CH4
85Denmark0.0Mt CH4
86Dominican Republic0.0Mt CH4
87El Salvador0.0Mt CH4
88Ethiopia0.0Mt CH4
89Estonia0.0Mt CH4
90Fiji0.0Mt CH4
91Finland0.0Mt CH4
92Djibouti0.0Mt CH4
93Gabon0.0Mt CH4
94Georgia0.0Mt CH4
95Republic of The Gambia0.0Mt CH4
96State of Palestine0.0Mt CH4
97Greece0.0Mt CH4
98Guatemala0.0Mt CH4
99Guyana0.0Mt CH4
100Haiti0.0Mt CH4
101Honduras0.0Mt CH4
102Hungary0.0Mt CH4
103Iceland0.0Mt CH4
104Ireland0.0Mt CH4
105Israel0.0Mt CH4
106Cote d'Ivoire0.0Mt CH4
107Jamaica0.0Mt CH4
108Jordan0.0Mt CH4
109Kenya0.0Mt CH4
110Kyrgyzstan0.0Mt CH4
111Lebanon0.0Mt CH4
112Lesotho0.0Mt CH4
113Latvia0.0Mt CH4
114Liberia0.0Mt CH4
115Lithuania0.0Mt CH4
116Luxembourg0.0Mt CH4
117Madagascar0.0Mt CH4
118Malawi0.0Mt CH4
119Maldives0.0Mt CH4
120Mali0.0Mt CH4
121Mauritania0.0Mt CH4
122Mauritius0.0Mt CH4
123Moldova, Republic of0.0Mt CH4
124Montenegro0.0Mt CH4
125Namibia0.0Mt CH4
126Nepal0.0Mt CH4
127Netherlands0.0Mt CH4
128New Caledonia0.0Mt CH4
129Vanuatu0.0Mt CH4
130New Zealand0.0Mt CH4
131Nicaragua0.0Mt CH4
132Niger0.0Mt CH4
133Panama0.0Mt CH4
134Paraguay0.0Mt CH4
135Portugal0.0Mt CH4
136Guinea-Bissau0.0Mt CH4
137Timor-Leste0.0Mt CH4
138Rwanda0.0Mt CH4
139Senegal0.0Mt CH4
140Serbia0.0Mt CH4
141Seychelles0.0Mt CH4
142Sierra Leone0.0Mt CH4
143Singapore0.0Mt CH4
144Slovakia0.0Mt CH4
145Slovenia0.0Mt CH4
146Somalia0.0Mt CH4
147Zimbabwe0.0Mt CH4
148South Sudan0.0Mt CH4
149Sudan0.0Mt CH4
150Suriname0.0Mt CH4
151Eswatini0.0Mt CH4
152Sweden0.0Mt CH4
153Switzerland0.0Mt CH4
154Togo0.0Mt CH4
155Trinidad and Tobago0.0Mt CH4
156Tunisia0.0Mt CH4
157Uganda0.0Mt CH4
158The Republic of North Macedonia0.0Mt CH4
159United Republic of Tanzania0.0Mt CH4
160Uruguay0.0Mt CH4
161Zambia0.0Mt CH4
162Armenia0.0Mt CH4
Showing 162 of 162 countries

Topics

#environmental#mt ch4#fugitive#emissions#from#the#energy#sector#methane

Data Source

This data comes from International Energy Agency (IEA) (2022).

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