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Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
46.8Mt CO2eq
Median: 9.9Mt CO2eq
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
1,485.3Mt CO2eq
Lowest
Nauru
0.0Mt CO2eq
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China1,485.3Mt CO2eq
2India861.6Mt CO2eq
3United States of America843.4Mt CO2eq
4Brazil621.2Mt CO2eq
5Indonesia429.5Mt CO2eq
By Region
North America286.3Mt CO2eq(4 countries)
Asia160.1Mt CO2eq(26 countries)
South America136.0Mt CO2eq(7 countries)
Oceania89.5Mt CO2eq(2 countries)
Africa73.6Mt CO2eq(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0Mt CO2eq)High (1,485.3Mt CO2eq)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 46.8Mt CO2eq)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
Other (124)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 1,485.3Mt CO2eq |
| 2 | India | 861.6Mt CO2eq |
| 3 | United States of America | 843.4Mt CO2eq |
| 4 | Brazil | 621.2Mt CO2eq |
| 5 | Indonesia | 429.5Mt CO2eq |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 416.9Mt CO2eq |
| 7 | Pakistan | 250.9Mt CO2eq |
| 8 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 175.7Mt CO2eq |
| 9 | Nigeria | 175.1Mt CO2eq |
| 10 | Iraq | 163.2Mt CO2eq |
| 11 | Mexico | 150.7Mt CO2eq |
| 12 | Australia | 144.6Mt CO2eq |
| 13 | Argentina | 136.7Mt CO2eq |
| 14 | Canada | 133.1Mt CO2eq |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 131.6Mt CO2eq |
| 16 | Vietnam | 116.5Mt CO2eq |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 113.1Mt CO2eq |
| 18 | Colombia | 94.7Mt CO2eq |
| 19 | South Africa | 93.2Mt CO2eq |
| 20 | Sudan | 84.9Mt CO2eq |
| 21 | Thailand | 81.1Mt CO2eq |
| 22 | Türkiye | 78.6Mt CO2eq |
| 23 | Chad | 75.1Mt CO2eq |
| 24 | Myanmar | 72.7Mt CO2eq |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 70.5Mt CO2eq |
| 26 | Philippines | 69.3Mt CO2eq |
| 27 | France | 67.0Mt CO2eq |
| 28 | Kenya | 64.9Mt CO2eq |
| 29 | Mongolia | 64.5Mt CO2eq |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 64.3Mt CO2eq |
| 31 | Ukraine | 60.7Mt CO2eq |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 59.7Mt CO2eq |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 58.9Mt CO2eq |
| 34 | Egypt | 57.5Mt CO2eq |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 57.3Mt CO2eq |
| 36 | Algeria | 56.3Mt CO2eq |
| 37 | Germany | 55.5Mt CO2eq |
| 38 | Venezuela | 53.0Mt CO2eq |
| 39 | Japan | 50.9Mt CO2eq |
| 40 | Italy | 44.9Mt CO2eq |
| 41 | South Korea | 44.7Mt CO2eq |
| 42 | Poland | 43.1Mt CO2eq |
| 43 | Spain | 42.8Mt CO2eq |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 42.2Mt CO2eq |
| 45 | Kuwait | 38.7Mt CO2eq |
| 46 | Uganda | 38.2Mt CO2eq |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 37.1Mt CO2eq |
| 48 | New Zealand | 34.4Mt CO2eq |
| 49 | Angola | 34.3Mt CO2eq |
| 50 | Oman | 31.2Mt CO2eq |
| 51 | Morocco | 31.0Mt CO2eq |
| 52 | Mali | 29.4Mt CO2eq |
| 53 | Uruguay | 28.5Mt CO2eq |
| 54 | Libya | 27.4Mt CO2eq |
| 55 | Niger | 27.3Mt CO2eq |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 27.2Mt CO2eq |
| 57 | Somalia | 26.9Mt CO2eq |
| 58 | Cambodia | 26.7Mt CO2eq |
| 59 | Bolivia | 26.5Mt CO2eq |
| 60 | Paraguay | 26.4Mt CO2eq |
| 61 | Malaysia | 26.3Mt CO2eq |
| 62 | Peru | 25.8Mt CO2eq |
| 63 | Madagascar | 25.4Mt CO2eq |
| 64 | Bahrain | 24.0Mt CO2eq |
| 65 | Chile | 23.3Mt CO2eq |
| 66 | Qatar | 23.2Mt CO2eq |
| 67 | Cameroon | 21.8Mt CO2eq |
| 68 | Ecuador | 21.7Mt CO2eq |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 21.0Mt CO2eq |
| 70 | Nepal | 20.6Mt CO2eq |
| 71 | North Korea | 20.1Mt CO2eq |
| 72 | Guinea | 19.0Mt CO2eq |
| 73 | Mozambique | 18.7Mt CO2eq |
| 74 | Belarus | 18.4Mt CO2eq |
| 75 | Zambia | 18.3Mt CO2eq |
| 76 | Romania | 18.2Mt CO2eq |
| 77 | Guatemala | 18.2Mt CO2eq |
| 78 | Ghana | 18.1Mt CO2eq |
| 79 | Ireland | 18.1Mt CO2eq |
| 80 | Netherlands | 17.1Mt CO2eq |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 16.2Mt CO2eq |
| 82 | Republic of the Congo | 15.0Mt CO2eq |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 15.0Mt CO2eq |
| 84 | Gabon | 14.9Mt CO2eq |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.6Mt CO2eq |
| 86 | Czech Republic | 13.1Mt CO2eq |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 12.8Mt CO2eq |
| 88 | Senegal | 12.3Mt CO2eq |
| 89 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.3Mt CO2eq |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 12.2Mt CO2eq |
| 91 | Yemen | 11.8Mt CO2eq |
| 92 | Cuba | 11.8Mt CO2eq |
| 93 | Belgium | 11.7Mt CO2eq |
| 94 | Portugal | 11.4Mt CO2eq |
| 95 | Greece | 11.3Mt CO2eq |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 11.1Mt CO2eq |
| 97 | Finland | 10.8Mt CO2eq |
| 98 | Hungary | 10.7Mt CO2eq |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 10.5Mt CO2eq |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 10.3Mt CO2eq |
| 101 | Israel | 9.9Mt CO2eq |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.9Mt CO2eq |
| 103 | Honduras | 9.4Mt CO2eq |
| 104 | Malawi | 9.3Mt CO2eq |
| 105 | Mauritania | 9.3Mt CO2eq |
| 106 | Haiti | 8.8Mt CO2eq |
| 107 | Norway | 8.8Mt CO2eq |
| 108 | Tunisia | 8.4Mt CO2eq |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 8.2Mt CO2eq |
| 110 | Austria | 8.2Mt CO2eq |
| 111 | Sweden | 8.1Mt CO2eq |
| 112 | Denmark | 8.1Mt CO2eq |
| 113 | Namibia | 7.8Mt CO2eq |
| 114 | Benin | 7.6Mt CO2eq |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 7.4Mt CO2eq |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.4Mt CO2eq |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 6.4Mt CO2eq |
| 118 | Jordan | 6.2Mt CO2eq |
| 119 | Togo | 6.0Mt CO2eq |
| 120 | Switzerland | 5.9Mt CO2eq |
| 121 | Burundi | 5.7Mt CO2eq |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 5.6Mt CO2eq |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.4Mt CO2eq |
| 124 | Slovakia | 5.1Mt CO2eq |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 4.9Mt CO2eq |
| 126 | Panama | 4.8Mt CO2eq |
| 127 | Singapore | 4.8Mt CO2eq |
| 128 | Rwanda | 4.7Mt CO2eq |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.7Mt CO2eq |
| 130 | Eritrea | 4.5Mt CO2eq |
| 131 | Guyana | 4.5Mt CO2eq |
| 132 | Georgia | 4.3Mt CO2eq |
| 133 | Lebanon | 4.2Mt CO2eq |
| 134 | Croatia | 3.9Mt CO2eq |
| 135 | El Salvador | 3.8Mt CO2eq |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 3.7Mt CO2eq |
| 137 | Botswana | 3.4Mt CO2eq |
| 138 | Lithuania | 3.2Mt CO2eq |
| 139 | Liberia | 3.1Mt CO2eq |
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.0Mt CO2eq |
| 141 | Slovenia | 2.9Mt CO2eq |
| 142 | Armenia | 2.5Mt CO2eq |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.3Mt CO2eq |
| 144 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.2Mt CO2eq |
| 145 | Latvia | 2.1Mt CO2eq |
| 146 | Albania | 1.9Mt CO2eq |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.8Mt CO2eq |
| 148 | Estonia | 1.6Mt CO2eq |
| 149 | Lesotho | 1.6Mt CO2eq |
| 150 | Puerto Rico | 1.5Mt CO2eq |
| 151 | Eswatini | 1.4Mt CO2eq |
| 152 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.3Mt CO2eq |
| 153 | Djibouti | 1.3Mt CO2eq |
| 154 | Cyprus | 1.3Mt CO2eq |
| 155 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.2Mt CO2eq |
| 156 | Bhutan | 1.0Mt CO2eq |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 1.0Mt CO2eq |
| 158 | Suriname | 0.9Mt CO2eq |
| 159 | Jamaica | 0.8Mt CO2eq |
| 160 | Fiji | 0.8Mt CO2eq |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 0.6Mt CO2eq |
| 162 | Mauritius | 0.6Mt CO2eq |
| 163 | Belize | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 164 | Iceland | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 165 | Comoros | 0.4Mt CO2eq |
| 166 | Bahamas | 0.3Mt CO2eq |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.3Mt CO2eq |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 0.3Mt CO2eq |
| 169 | Malta | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 170 | New Caledonia | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 172 | Maldives | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 173 | Barbados | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 174 | Samoa | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 175 | Tonga | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 177 | Seychelles | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 180 | Greenland | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 182 | Dominica | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 183 | Grenada | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 184 | Macao | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 185 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 189 | Palau | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 190 | Bermuda | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 191 | Kiribati | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 193 | Aruba | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 194 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 195 | Gibraltar | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 196 | Guam | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 197 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 198 | American Samoa | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 200 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 203 | Nauru | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
Showing 203 of 203 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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