Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The...
Countries reporting
192
Highest
736.76 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0 Mt CO2e
Seychelles
Median
1.12 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,145
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 736.76 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0 Mt CO2e in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.12 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 16.78 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 41,393.0%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 736.76 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 418.87 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 3 | Indonesia | 283.2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 263.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 5 | Iraq | 145.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 6 | Iran | 132.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 7 | India | 108.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 75.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 71.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 69.55 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 44.99 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 295.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 43.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 40.73 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 14 | South Africa | 40 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 15 | Algeria | 37.18 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 16 | Brazil | 33.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 28.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 27.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 19 | Kuwait | 27.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 20 | Oman | 25.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 21 | Vietnam | 23.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Bahrain | 22.8 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 23 | Libya | 22.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 117.4% | falling |
| 24 | Angola | 21.75 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 20.66 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 19.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Qatar | 19.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 18.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Turkmenistan | 14.93 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 14.09 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Gabon | 13.97 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 33 | Congo | 13.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 12.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 12.58 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 12.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 37 | Venezuela | 12.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 59.6% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 12.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Mexico | 11.8 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 40 | Mozambique | 11.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 41 | North Korea | 10.95 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 42 | Turkey | 9.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 43 | Germany | 9.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 9.39 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 45 | Uganda | 9.27 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 8.77 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 47 | Zambia | 8.56 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Kenya | 7.97 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 49 | Cameroon | 7.73 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Ghana | 7.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Sudan | 7.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 52 | Tanzania | 6.87 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Thailand | 6.5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 62.1% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 5.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 4.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 57 | Somalia | 4.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Norway | 4.27 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 59 | South Korea | 3.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Haiti | 3.68 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 61 | Japan | 3.5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 62 | United Kingdom | 3.35 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 63 | France | 3.31 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Chad | 3.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Madagascar | 3.06 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 2.82 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 68 | Belgium | 2.68 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.55 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Romania | 2.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia | 2.43 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Guyana | 2.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41,393.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Togo | 2.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 2.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Belarus | 2.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 2.2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 2.16 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 78 | Hungary | 2.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 79 | Czechia | 2.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 1.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Malawi | 1.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Greece | 1.84 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 83 | Benin | 1.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Brunei | 1.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 85 | Laos | 1.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 1.5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 1.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Netherlands | 1.43 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 89 | Spain | 1.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 90 | Guinea | 1.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Yemen | 1.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Switzerland | 1.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Myanmar | 1.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 1.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Ireland | 1.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Syria | 1.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Namibia | 1.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Burundi | 1.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 1.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Chile | 1.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 102 | Liberia | 1.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Paraguay | 1.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Portugal | 0.9579 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Rwanda | 0.9571 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9454 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 0.9067 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 108 | Slovenia | 0.8279 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 109 | Cambodia | 0.7904 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Austria | 0.7642 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 0.7282 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 112 | Mauritania | 0.7099 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovakia | 0.7001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 114 | Israel | 0.6978 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 115 | New Zealand | 0.671 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 116 | Central African Republic | 0.6692 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Senegal | 0.6572 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 118 | Mali | 0.5499 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Denmark | 0.5045 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Eritrea | 0.4952 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 121 | Niger | 0.4738 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Singapore | 0.4457 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 123 | Cuba | 0.4188 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 0.4035 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 125 | Armenia | 0.3453 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 126 | Lesotho | 0.3356 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Eswatini | 0.3101 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Croatia | 0.2757 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 129 | Albania | 0.2569 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Lithuania | 0.255 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 131 | Guatemala | 0.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2417 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Gambia | 0.2132 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Sweden | 0.2101 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 135 | Latvia | 0.1936 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Suriname | 0.1816 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Djibouti | 0.1619 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Comoros | 0.1528 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Morocco | 0.14 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 140 | Jordan | 0.1351 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Georgia | 0.1299 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 142 | Finland | 0.1291 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 0.0978 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 45.2% | flat |
| 144 | Moldova | 0.0901 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Jamaica | 0.0828 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 146 | Estonia | 0.0778 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Hong Kong | 0.0705 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 148 | East Timor | 0.0702 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Nepal | 0.0608 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Uruguay | 0.0428 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 0.0366 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 152 | Bhutan | 0.0323 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Palau | 0.0323 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0292 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 0.0275 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 156 | Barbados | 0.0155 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Lebanon | 0.0147 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 158 | Bahamas | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Costa Rica | 0.0074 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 160 | Belize | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Fiji | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 0.0046 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 0.0046 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Panama | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Cyprus | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Macao | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Maldives | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Aruba | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Samoa | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 176 | Puerto Rico | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Kiribati | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Honduras | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Mauritius | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | El Salvador | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | Bermuda | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Cayman Islands | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Grenada | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | Iceland | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | Malta | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Seychelles | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3,237 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 2,432 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 2,158 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 2,153 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 2,057 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 1,702 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 1,303 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 1,187 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1,134 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1,123 Mt CO2e
- High income 1,065 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 919.16 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).