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Methane Emissions per Capita
Annual methane emissions per person, a potent greenhouse gas from agriculture and fossil fuels.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.5tonnes CO2e
Median: 1.0tonnes CO2e
Countries Covered
193
with available data
Highest
Bahrain
14.8tonnes CO2e
Lowest
Macao
0.1tonnes CO2e
Top 5 Countries
1Bahrain14.8tonnes CO2e
2Mongolia12.2tonnes CO2e
3Kuwait8.0tonnes CO2e
4Qatar7.4tonnes CO2e
5Uruguay7.4tonnes CO2e
By Region
Oceania5.9tonnes CO2e(2 countries)
South America2.5tonnes CO2e(7 countries)
North America1.9tonnes CO2e(4 countries)
Asia1.7tonnes CO2e(27 countries)
Other1.5tonnes CO2e(112 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1tonnes CO2e)High (14.8tonnes CO2e)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.5tonnes CO2e)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Other (112)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
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
Annual methane emissions per person, a potent greenhouse gas from agriculture and fossil fuels. Source: Our World in Data based on CAIT.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 14.8tonnes CO2e |
| 2 | Mongolia | 12.2tonnes CO2e |
| 3 | Kuwait | 8.0tonnes CO2e |
| 4 | Qatar | 7.4tonnes CO2e |
| 5 | Uruguay | 7.4tonnes CO2e |
| 6 | New Zealand | 6.6tonnes CO2e |
| 7 | Oman | 6.2tonnes CO2e |
| 8 | Gabon | 5.6tonnes CO2e |
| 9 | Australia | 5.1tonnes CO2e |
| 10 | Guyana | 4.7tonnes CO2e |
| 11 | Botswana | 4.1tonnes CO2e |
| 12 | Libya | 3.8tonnes CO2e |
| 13 | Chad | 3.6tonnes CO2e |
| 14 | Paraguay | 3.6tonnes CO2e |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 3.4tonnes CO2e |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.4tonnes CO2e |
| 17 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.4tonnes CO2e |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 3.4tonnes CO2e |
| 19 | Iraq | 3.4tonnes CO2e |
| 20 | Ireland | 3.4tonnes CO2e |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 3.3tonnes CO2e |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 3.1tonnes CO2e |
| 23 | Canada | 2.9tonnes CO2e |
| 24 | Brazil | 2.7tonnes CO2e |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 2.7tonnes CO2e |
| 26 | South Sudan | 2.6tonnes CO2e |
| 27 | Argentina | 2.5tonnes CO2e |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 2.5tonnes CO2e |
| 29 | Republic of the Congo | 2.4tonnes CO2e |
| 30 | United States of America | 2.4tonnes CO2e |
| 31 | Bolivia | 2.2tonnes CO2e |
| 32 | Palau | 2.1tonnes CO2e |
| 33 | Belarus | 2.1tonnes CO2e |
| 34 | Namibia | 2.0tonnes CO2e |
| 35 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.9tonnes CO2e |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.8tonnes CO2e |
| 37 | Mauritania | 1.8tonnes CO2e |
| 38 | Cyprus | 1.7tonnes CO2e |
| 39 | Colombia | 1.7tonnes CO2e |
| 40 | Denmark | 1.7tonnes CO2e |
| 41 | Venezuela | 1.7tonnes CO2e |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 1.7tonnes CO2e |
| 43 | Norway | 1.5tonnes CO2e |
| 44 | Algeria | 1.5tonnes CO2e |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5tonnes CO2e |
| 46 | Guinea | 1.5tonnes CO2e |
| 47 | Indonesia | 1.5tonnes CO2e |
| 48 | Suriname | 1.5tonnes CO2e |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 1.4tonnes CO2e |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.4tonnes CO2e |
| 51 | Iceland | 1.4tonnes CO2e |
| 52 | Bhutan | 1.4tonnes CO2e |
| 53 | Ukraine | 1.4tonnes CO2e |
| 54 | Sudan | 1.4tonnes CO2e |
| 55 | Cambodia | 1.4tonnes CO2e |
| 56 | Eritrea | 1.3tonnes CO2e |
| 57 | Thailand | 1.3tonnes CO2e |
| 58 | Somalia | 1.3tonnes CO2e |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 1.3tonnes CO2e |
| 60 | Türkiye | 1.3tonnes CO2e |
| 61 | South Africa | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 63 | Latvia | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 64 | Belize | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 65 | Ecuador | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 66 | Mali | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 67 | Czech Republic | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 68 | Mexico | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 69 | Poland | 1.2tonnes CO2e |
| 70 | Angola | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 71 | Romania | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 72 | People's Republic of China | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 73 | Niger | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 75 | Slovenia | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 76 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 79 | Cuba | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 80 | Slovakia | 1.1tonnes CO2e |
| 81 | Netherlands | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 82 | Djibouti | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 83 | Portugal | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 84 | Myanmar | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 85 | Serbia | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 86 | Austria | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 87 | Finland | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 88 | Belgium | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 90 | Tonga | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 91 | Guatemala | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 92 | Singapore | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 93 | Zambia | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 94 | Greece | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 95 | Hungary | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 96 | Estonia | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 98 | Israel | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 99 | Kenya | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.0tonnes CO2e |
| 101 | Eswatini | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 102 | France | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 103 | Chile | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 104 | Nepal | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 105 | Vietnam | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 106 | Andorra | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 107 | Panama | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 108 | Spain | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 109 | Peru | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 110 | Montenegro | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 111 | Lithuania | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 112 | Pakistan | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 113 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 115 | Dominica | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 116 | Georgia | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 117 | Bahamas | 0.9tonnes CO2e |
| 118 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 119 | Nigeria | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 120 | Honduras | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 121 | Fiji | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 122 | Croatia | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 124 | Morocco | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 125 | Malaysia | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 127 | Mozambique | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 128 | Albania | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 129 | Madagascar | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 130 | South Korea | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 132 | Haiti | 0.8tonnes CO2e |
| 133 | Sweden | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 134 | Uganda | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 135 | Samoa | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 136 | Timor-Leste | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 137 | Cameroon | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 138 | Tuvalu | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 139 | North Korea | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 140 | Hong Kong | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 141 | Italy | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 142 | Lebanon | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 143 | Tunisia | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 144 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 145 | Philippines | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 146 | Switzerland | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 147 | Togo | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 148 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 149 | Germany | 0.7tonnes CO2e |
| 150 | United Kingdom | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 152 | Liechtenstein | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 153 | Senegal | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 155 | India | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 156 | Seychelles | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 157 | Barbados | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 158 | Ghana | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 159 | Lesotho | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 160 | Armenia | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 0.6tonnes CO2e |
| 162 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.5tonnes CO2e |
| 163 | Benin | 0.5tonnes CO2e |
| 164 | Jordan | 0.5tonnes CO2e |
| 165 | El Salvador | 0.5tonnes CO2e |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 0.5tonnes CO2e |
| 167 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.5tonnes CO2e |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5tonnes CO2e |
| 169 | Comoros | 0.5tonnes CO2e |
| 170 | Liberia | 0.5tonnes CO2e |
| 171 | Mauritius | 0.4tonnes CO2e |
| 172 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.4tonnes CO2e |
| 173 | Egypt | 0.4tonnes CO2e |
| 174 | Grenada | 0.4tonnes CO2e |
| 175 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.4tonnes CO2e |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 0.4tonnes CO2e |
| 177 | Malawi | 0.4tonnes CO2e |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4tonnes CO2e |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 0.4tonnes CO2e |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 0.3tonnes CO2e |
| 181 | Burundi | 0.3tonnes CO2e |
| 182 | Rwanda | 0.3tonnes CO2e |
| 183 | Maldives | 0.3tonnes CO2e |
| 184 | Malta | 0.3tonnes CO2e |
| 185 | Cape Verde | 0.3tonnes CO2e |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3tonnes CO2e |
| 187 | Yemen | 0.3tonnes CO2e |
| 188 | Jamaica | 0.3tonnes CO2e |
| 189 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.2tonnes CO2e |
| 190 | Japan | 0.2tonnes CO2e |
| 191 | Kiribati | 0.2tonnes CO2e |
| 192 | Nauru | 0.2tonnes CO2e |
| 193 | Macao | 0.1tonnes CO2e |
Showing 193 of 193 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data based on CAIT (2024).
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