Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) by country

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy...

Countries reporting
94
Highest
7.6 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0 Mt CO2e
Vietnam
Median
0.0127 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
7,700

What the numbers show

Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 7.6 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0 Mt CO2e in Vietnam.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0127 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 0.1608 Mt CO2e.

Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 719.2%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 100.0%).

Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 7.6 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.6% volatile
2 United States 1.02 Mt CO2e 2024 up 88.3% rising
3 Saudi Arabia 0.7887 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.6% volatile
4 Oman 0.591 Mt CO2e 2024 up 81.0% volatile
5 Russia 0.5148 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.7% rising
6 India 0.4561 Mt CO2e 2024 up 76.7% volatile
7 Iran 0.4266 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.7% volatile
8 Indonesia 0.3506 Mt CO2e 2024 up 719.2% volatile
9 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2947 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.6% volatile
10 South Korea 0.2862 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.2% volatile
11 Japan 0.2676 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.3% falling
12 Germany 0.2334 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.1% falling
13 South Africa 0.2111 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.9% falling
14 Malaysia 0.1924 Mt CO2e 2024 up 58.7% volatile
15 Canada 0.1846 Mt CO2e 2024 up 23.7% falling
16 Brazil 0.1445 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.8% rising
17 Venezuela 0.1133 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.3% volatile
18 Norway 0.0996 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.0% falling
19 Qatar 0.0927 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.6% volatile
20 Netherlands 0.0867 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.3% flat
21 Singapore 0.0803 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.7% volatile
22 Mexico 0.0737 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.4% rising
23 New Zealand 0.0682 Mt CO2e 2024 down 52.1% rising
24 Kazakhstan 0.0675 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.8% falling
25 Thailand 0.0646 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.0% volatile
26 Equatorial Guinea 0.0625 Mt CO2e 2024 down 21.4% volatile
27 United Kingdom 0.0539 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.1% falling
28 France 0.051 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.5% falling
29 Belgium 0.05 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.8% flat
30 Ukraine 0.047 Mt CO2e 2024 down 63.0% falling
31 Egypt 0.0388 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.4% volatile
32 Finland 0.0371 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.6% volatile
33 Romania 0.0368 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.0% rising
34 Argentina 0.0344 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.9% volatile
35 Spain 0.0337 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.8% falling
36 Italy 0.0313 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.7% falling
37 Bahrain 0.0281 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.3% rising
38 United Arab Emirates 0.0248 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.2% volatile
39 Kuwait 0.0232 Mt CO2e 2024 up 52.6% volatile
40 Turkey 0.0226 Mt CO2e 2024 up 55.9% rising
41 Australia 0.0216 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.6% falling
42 Chile 0.0215 Mt CO2e 2024 up 104.8% volatile
43 Poland 0.0169 Mt CO2e 2024 down 32.1% volatile
44 Austria 0.0164 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.7% rising
45 Slovakia 0.015 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.4% falling
46 Algeria 0.0141 Mt CO2e 2024 up 58.4% rising
47 Sweden 0.0132 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.8% falling
48 Georgia 0.0122 Mt CO2e 2024 up 54.4% volatile
48 Zimbabwe 0.0122 Mt CO2e 2024 up 84.8% volatile
50 Czechia 0.0089 Mt CO2e 2024 down 46.7% falling
51 Colombia 0.0078 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.7% rising
52 Myanmar 0.0076 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.2% falling
53 Slovenia 0.0068 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.2% falling
54 Hungary 0.0064 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.3% rising
55 Bulgaria 0.0061 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.4% falling
56 Belarus 0.006 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.7% volatile
57 Iceland 0.0037 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.8% falling
58 Bhutan 0.0036 Mt CO2e 2024 up 50.0% volatile
59 Libya 0.0032 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged volatile
60 Nigeria 0.0031 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.7% volatile
61 North Korea 0.0025 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged volatile
62 Lithuania 0.0023 Mt CO2e 2024 down 36.1% volatile
62 Portugal 0.0023 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.8% volatile
64 Albania 0.0022 Mt CO2e 2024 up 100.0% volatile
65 Switzerland 0.0021 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.6% falling
66 Croatia 0.0019 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.8% volatile
67 Israel 0.0018 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged falling
68 Guatemala 0.0017 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
69 North Macedonia 0.0015 Mt CO2e 2024 down 68.1% volatile
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0013 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.8% volatile
70 Gabon 0.0013 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
72 Uzbekistan 0.001 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.1% rising
73 Greece 0.0008 Mt CO2e 2024 down 74.2% volatile
74 Azerbaijan 0.0005 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.0% volatile
75 Armenia 0.0003 Mt CO2e 2024 up 50.0% volatile
75 Paraguay 0.0003 Mt CO2e 2024 up 200.0% volatile
77 Philippines 0.0001 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
78 Bangladesh 0 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
78 Cuba 0 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
78 Denmark 0 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
78 Ecuador 0 Mt CO2e 2024 flat
78 Estonia 0 Mt CO2e 2024 flat
78 Ireland 0 Mt CO2e 2024 flat
78 Iraq 0 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
78 Luxembourg 0 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
78 Latvia 0 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
78 Morocco 0 Mt CO2e 2024 flat
78 Mauritania 0 Mt CO2e 2024 flat
78 Pakistan 0 Mt CO2e 2024 down 100.0% falling
78 Peru 0 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
78 Turkmenistan 0 Mt CO2e 2024 flat
78 Tunisia 0 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile
78 Uruguay 0 Mt CO2e 2024 flat
78 Vietnam 0 Mt CO2e 2024 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 7,700 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).