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environmental2026

Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•197 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.2indicator value
Median: 0.2indicator value
Countries Covered
197
with available data
Highest
India
37.7indicator value
Lowest
Virgin Islands, U.S.
0.0indicator value
Top 5 Countries
1India37.7indicator value
2People's Republic of China32.7indicator value
3Ethiopia12.6indicator value
4United States of America9.5indicator value
5Pakistan9.4indicator value
By Region
North America3.8indicator value(4 countries)
Asia3.6indicator value(26 countries)
Africa3.3indicator value(9 countries)
South America1.0indicator value(7 countries)
Europe0.7indicator value(31 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0indicator value)High (37.7indicator value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.2indicator value)

North America (4)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
Other (118)
Oceania (2)

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

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India37.7indicator value
2People's Republic of China32.7indicator value
3Ethiopia12.6indicator value
4United States of America9.5indicator value
5Pakistan9.4indicator value
6Nigeria8.7indicator value
7Democratic Republic of the Congo7.7indicator value
8United Republic of Tanzania5.6indicator value
9Brazil4.1indicator value
10Uganda4.0indicator value
11Myanmar3.7indicator value
12Bangladesh3.6indicator value
13Kenya3.4indicator value
14Poland3.3indicator value
15Nepal3.2indicator value
16Germany2.9indicator value
17Guatemala2.7indicator value
18France2.5indicator value
19Sudan2.4indicator value
20Italy2.3indicator value
21Cameroon2.2indicator value
22Zambia2.2indicator value
23Mexico2.1indicator value
24Somalia2.1indicator value
25Philippines2.1indicator value
26Russian Federation2.0indicator value
27Angola1.8indicator value
28Madagascar1.7indicator value
29Cote d'Ivoire1.7indicator value
30Mozambique1.7indicator value
31Burkina Faso1.7indicator value
32Kazakhstan1.5indicator value
33Islamic Republic of Iran1.4indicator value
34Guinea1.4indicator value
35South Africa1.3indicator value
36Türkiye1.2indicator value
37Liberia1.2indicator value
38North Korea1.2indicator value
39Romania1.1indicator value
40Indonesia1.1indicator value
41Zimbabwe1.0indicator value
42Niger1.0indicator value
43Japan1.0indicator value
44Chad1.0indicator value
45Colombia1.0indicator value
46Rwanda0.9indicator value
47Chile0.9indicator value
48Ukraine0.9indicator value
49Peru0.8indicator value
50Czech Republic0.8indicator value
51Spain0.8indicator value
52Canada0.8indicator value
53Ghana0.8indicator value
54Vietnam0.8indicator value
55Haiti0.8indicator value
56Malawi0.8indicator value
57Togo0.7indicator value
58United Kingdom0.7indicator value
59Sierra Leone0.7indicator value
60Thailand0.7indicator value
61Benin0.7indicator value
62Sri Lanka0.7indicator value
63Central African Republic0.7indicator value
64Burundi0.7indicator value
65Mali0.7indicator value
66Austria0.6indicator value
67Lao People's Democratic Republic0.5indicator value
68Finland0.5indicator value
69Bhutan0.5indicator value
70Australia0.5indicator value
71Hungary0.5indicator value
72Honduras0.5indicator value
73Papua New Guinea0.5indicator value
74Republic of the Congo0.5indicator value
75Egypt0.5indicator value
76Bosnia and Herzegovina0.4indicator value
77Cambodia0.4indicator value
78Gabon0.4indicator value
79Uzbekistan0.4indicator value
80Morocco0.4indicator value
81Nicaragua0.4indicator value
82Croatia0.4indicator value
83Senegal0.3indicator value
84Sweden0.3indicator value
85South Korea0.3indicator value
86Guinea-Bissau0.3indicator value
87Paraguay0.3indicator value
88Portugal0.3indicator value
89Denmark0.3indicator value
90Mauritania0.3indicator value
91Mongolia0.3indicator value
92Lesotho0.3indicator value
93Belgium0.3indicator value
94Greece0.3indicator value
95Tunisia0.3indicator value
96Netherlands0.3indicator value
97Switzerland0.3indicator value
98Bulgaria0.2indicator value
99Botswana0.2indicator value
100Belarus0.2indicator value
101Afghanistan0.2indicator value
102Norway0.2indicator value
103Moldova, Republic of0.2indicator value
104Eritrea0.2indicator value
105Dominican Republic0.2indicator value
106Slovakia0.2indicator value
107Latvia0.2indicator value
108Lithuania0.2indicator value
109Argentina0.2indicator value
110Estonia0.1indicator value
111Slovenia0.1indicator value
112Kyrgyzstan0.1indicator value
113Uruguay0.1indicator value
114Eswatini0.1indicator value
115Tajikistan0.1indicator value
116Republic of The Gambia0.1indicator value
117Libya0.1indicator value
118Ireland0.1indicator value
119Venezuela0.1indicator value
120Turkmenistan0.1indicator value
121Georgia0.1indicator value
122New Zealand0.1indicator value
123Ecuador0.1indicator value
124Algeria0.1indicator value
125Armenia0.1indicator value
126The Republic of North Macedonia0.1indicator value
127Lebanon0.1indicator value
128Oman0.1indicator value
129Panama0.1indicator value
130Djibouti0.1indicator value
131Albania0.0indicator value
132Comoros0.0indicator value
133El Salvador0.0indicator value
134Iraq0.0indicator value
135Equatorial Guinea0.0indicator value
136Namibia0.0indicator value
137Jamaica0.0indicator value
138Jordan0.0indicator value
139Cuba0.0indicator value
140Azerbaijan0.0indicator value
141Bolivia0.0indicator value
142Costa Rica0.0indicator value
143Cape Verde0.0indicator value
144Malaysia0.0indicator value
145Yemen0.0indicator value
146Fiji0.0indicator value
147Saudi Arabia0.0indicator value
148Israel0.0indicator value
149Sao Tome and Principe0.0indicator value
150Luxembourg0.0indicator value
151Solomon Islands0.0indicator value
152Bermuda0.0indicator value
153Cyprus0.0indicator value
154Belize0.0indicator value
155Vanuatu0.0indicator value
156Suriname0.0indicator value
157Syrian Arab Republic0.0indicator value
158Guyana0.0indicator value
159United Arab Emirates0.0indicator value
160Samoa0.0indicator value
161Hong Kong0.0indicator value
162Timor-Leste0.0indicator value
163Trinidad and Tobago0.0indicator value
164Kuwait0.0indicator value
165Bahamas0.0indicator value
166Puerto Rico0.0indicator value
167Maldives0.0indicator value
168Qatar0.0indicator value
169New Caledonia0.0indicator value
170Singapore0.0indicator value
171Mauritius0.0indicator value
172Iceland0.0indicator value
173Macao0.0indicator value
174French Polynesia0.0indicator value
175Saint Lucia0.0indicator value
176Greenland0.0indicator value
177Malta0.0indicator value
178Dominica0.0indicator value
179Aruba0.0indicator value
180Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0indicator value
181Seychelles0.0indicator value
182Bahrain0.0indicator value
183Barbados0.0indicator value
184Kiribati0.0indicator value
185Palau0.0indicator value
186Tonga0.0indicator value
187Brunei Darussalam0.0indicator value
188Guam0.0indicator value
189Turks and Caicos Islands0.0indicator value
190Virgin Islands, British0.0indicator value
191Cayman Islands0.0indicator value
192Antigua and Barbuda0.0indicator value
193Faroe Islands0.0indicator value
194Gibraltar0.0indicator value
195Grenada0.0indicator value
196Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0indicator value
197Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0indicator value
Showing 197 of 197 countries

Topics

#environmental#indicator value#methane#ch4#emissions#from#building#energy#co2e

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).

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