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...
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- World 15.28 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 10.88 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 10.85 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 9.99 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 9.98 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 9.73 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 9.35 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 8.94 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8.22 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.21 Mt CO2e
- High income 5.13 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 2.75 Mt CO2e
About this data
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).