environmental2026
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
75.0%
Median: 33.1%
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
Equatorial Guinea
3,075.2%
Lowest
Syrian Arab Republic
-76.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Equatorial Guinea3,075.2%
2Chad826.7%
3Mongolia575.3%
4Maldives401.8%
5Mozambique340.1%
By Region
Other99.3%(124 countries)
Asia91.4%(26 countries)
Africa89.7%(9 countries)
North America52.8%(4 countries)
South America42.6%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-76.0%)High (3,075.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 75.0%)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,075.2% |
| 2 | Chad | 826.7% |
| 3 | Mongolia | 575.3% |
| 4 | Maldives | 401.8% |
| 5 | Mozambique | 340.1% |
| 6 | Guyana | 337.6% |
| 7 | Jordan | 303.2% |
| 8 | Guinea | 302.0% |
| 9 | Singapore | 291.6% |
| 10 | Niger | 251.2% |
| 11 | Uganda | 250.1% |
| 12 | Mali | 243.0% |
| 13 | Ghana | 235.0% |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 219.8% |
| 15 | Indonesia | 205.7% |
| 16 | Togo | 205.4% |
| 17 | Lebanon | 203.9% |
| 18 | Benin | 187.5% |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 186.7% |
| 20 | Zambia | 181.4% |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 178.0% |
| 22 | Malawi | 177.7% |
| 23 | Kenya | 168.3% |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 166.4% |
| 25 | Liberia | 159.5% |
| 26 | Burundi | 158.3% |
| 27 | Pakistan | 153.8% |
| 28 | Qatar | 152.3% |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 151.9% |
| 30 | Guatemala | 149.3% |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 145.0% |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 144.9% |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 138.8% |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 137.3% |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 130.6% |
| 36 | Cayman Islands | 129.7% |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 128.4% |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 125.6% |
| 39 | Cambodia | 123.1% |
| 40 | Kiribati | 121.9% |
| 41 | Kuwait | 121.3% |
| 42 | Israel | 119.1% |
| 43 | Senegal | 113.8% |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 109.3% |
| 45 | Sudan | 107.4% |
| 46 | Belize | 105.3% |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 104.9% |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 103.3% |
| 49 | Namibia | 100.9% |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 99.9% |
| 51 | Morocco | 97.9% |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 97.6% |
| 53 | Mauritania | 97.5% |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 97.0% |
| 55 | Angola | 90.1% |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 86.7% |
| 57 | Vietnam | 85.8% |
| 58 | Cyprus | 85.0% |
| 59 | Comoros | 84.7% |
| 60 | Republic of the Congo | 84.6% |
| 61 | Brazil | 83.2% |
| 62 | Honduras | 82.7% |
| 63 | Seychelles | 82.6% |
| 64 | Djibouti | 82.5% |
| 65 | Republic of The Gambia | 81.8% |
| 66 | Bahamas | 77.2% |
| 67 | Paraguay | 76.6% |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 74.4% |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 74.1% |
| 70 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 72.6% |
| 71 | Oman | 71.1% |
| 72 | Bahrain | 70.8% |
| 73 | Malta | 69.9% |
| 74 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 67.9% |
| 75 | Haiti | 67.4% |
| 76 | Philippines | 67.3% |
| 77 | Iraq | 66.5% |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 58.0% |
| 79 | Türkiye | 57.9% |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.5% |
| 81 | Aruba | 53.0% |
| 82 | Grenada | 52.7% |
| 83 | Malaysia | 51.1% |
| 84 | Madagascar | 49.0% |
| 85 | Hong Kong | 48.7% |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 45.8% |
| 87 | Colombia | 45.5% |
| 88 | Ecuador | 43.7% |
| 89 | People's Republic of China | 43.7% |
| 90 | Virgin Islands, British | 43.4% |
| 91 | Myanmar | 42.6% |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 42.5% |
| 93 | Uruguay | 42.1% |
| 94 | Bermuda | 41.9% |
| 95 | Panama | 40.9% |
| 96 | Yemen | 40.4% |
| 97 | India | 39.6% |
| 98 | Peru | 39.6% |
| 99 | Canada | 37.3% |
| 100 | Northern Mariana Islands | 33.3% |
| 101 | Bolivia | 33.2% |
| 102 | Chile | 33.1% |
| 103 | Eritrea | 32.1% |
| 104 | Somalia | 32.0% |
| 105 | Gibraltar | 31.9% |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.0% |
| 107 | French Polynesia | 29.9% |
| 108 | Bhutan | 28.6% |
| 109 | Nauru | 28.6% |
| 110 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28.4% |
| 111 | Macao | 28.1% |
| 112 | Mexico | 27.7% |
| 113 | Tunisia | 24.2% |
| 114 | Egypt | 24.2% |
| 115 | South Africa | 24.0% |
| 116 | Tuvalu | 23.8% |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 21.9% |
| 118 | Guam | 19.8% |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.5% |
| 120 | Norway | 18.9% |
| 121 | Marshall Islands | 18.2% |
| 122 | Dominica | 15.3% |
| 123 | Portugal | 14.4% |
| 124 | Tonga | 14.0% |
| 125 | Mauritius | 13.2% |
| 126 | South Korea | 12.0% |
| 127 | Suriname | 11.8% |
| 128 | Thailand | 11.5% |
| 129 | Spain | 11.5% |
| 130 | Argentina | 10.7% |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 10.6% |
| 132 | Nepal | 10.1% |
| 133 | American Samoa | 9.8% |
| 134 | Faroe Islands | 9.2% |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.7% |
| 136 | El Salvador | 8.5% |
| 137 | Rwanda | 7.7% |
| 138 | Gabon | 6.6% |
| 139 | Lesotho | 6.3% |
| 140 | Venezuela | 5.8% |
| 141 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.0% |
| 142 | Ireland | 4.8% |
| 143 | Australia | 4.0% |
| 144 | Cameroon | 3.8% |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 3.1% |
| 146 | Greenland | 1.2% |
| 147 | Nigeria | 1.2% |
| 148 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 149 | Algeria | 0.2% |
| 150 | Samoa | -2.9% |
| 151 | United States of America | -3.1% |
| 152 | Greece | -3.5% |
| 153 | Switzerland | -3.7% |
| 154 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | -4.0% |
| 155 | Vanuatu | -4.0% |
| 156 | New Zealand | -7.1% |
| 157 | Fiji | -7.6% |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | -8.1% |
| 159 | Luxembourg | -8.4% |
| 160 | Iceland | -9.9% |
| 161 | Georgia | -10.4% |
| 162 | Russian Federation | -11.3% |
| 163 | Italy | -12.3% |
| 164 | Armenia | -15.0% |
| 165 | Croatia | -15.2% |
| 166 | Eswatini | -15.3% |
| 167 | Denmark | -16.7% |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | -18.5% |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -18.8% |
| 170 | France | -20.0% |
| 171 | Barbados | -20.4% |
| 172 | Cuba | -20.6% |
| 173 | New Caledonia | -20.7% |
| 174 | North Korea | -25.5% |
| 175 | Japan | -25.8% |
| 176 | Belarus | -26.5% |
| 177 | Hungary | -27.0% |
| 178 | Botswana | -27.9% |
| 179 | Sweden | -28.0% |
| 180 | Jamaica | -28.1% |
| 181 | Kazakhstan | -28.2% |
| 182 | Belgium | -28.4% |
| 183 | Puerto Rico | -29.7% |
| 184 | Slovenia | -36.0% |
| 185 | Austria | -39.0% |
| 186 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -41.4% |
| 187 | Czech Republic | -41.9% |
| 188 | Slovakia | -45.0% |
| 189 | Romania | -46.7% |
| 190 | Bulgaria | -47.4% |
| 191 | Albania | -48.0% |
| 192 | Libya | -48.4% |
| 193 | Moldova, Republic of | -50.3% |
| 194 | Netherlands | -54.1% |
| 195 | Estonia | -57.2% |
| 196 | United Kingdom | -59.0% |
| 197 | Ukraine | -59.9% |
| 198 | Germany | -61.1% |
| 199 | Latvia | -61.7% |
| 200 | Lithuania | -62.1% |
| 201 | Poland | -63.2% |
| 202 | Palau | -74.2% |
| 203 | Syrian Arab Republic | -76.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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