Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e...
Countries reporting
194
Highest
5.54 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0.0001 Mt CO2e
British Virgin Islands
Median
0.0194 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,255
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 5.54 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0.0001 Mt CO2e in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0194 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 0.1487 Mt CO2e.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55,420.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 356.1%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 71.6%).
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.54 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 3.59 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 3 | Iran | 2.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 2.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 0.916 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 0.7906 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 0.6771 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 0.5773 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 0.5526 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 0.5385 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 0.4564 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3983 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0.3976 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 0.3735 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 0.3495 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 17 | Thailand | 0.3459 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 0.3374 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Algeria | 0.2872 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Vietnam | 0.2575 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.2452 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 0.2291 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 0.2154 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 24 | Libya | 0.2146 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Germany | 0.1987 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 0.1978 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 0.1946 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 0.1931 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 0.1875 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 30 | Philippines | 0.1862 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 31 | France | 0.1859 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 0.1706 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 356.1% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 0.1597 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 0.1507 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 0.1425 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 36 | Iraq | 0.1389 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 0.1323 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1261 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Ecuador | 0.0966 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 40 | Ukraine | 0.0908 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 41 | Venezuela | 0.0881 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 70.6% | flat |
| 42 | Bolivia | 0.0816 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 0.0794 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 0.0745 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 45 | Sudan | 0.0726 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 0.0685 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Kenya | 0.0653 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Chile | 0.0652 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 0.0632 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Netherlands | 0.0619 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 51 | Kuwait | 0.0609 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 52 | Tanzania | 0.0605 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 0.0591 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 54 | Myanmar | 0.0586 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Angola | 0.0542 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | 0.0524 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Czechia | 0.0509 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.9% | flat |
| 58 | Israel | 0.0506 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 59 | Tunisia | 0.0491 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 0.0476 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0472 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 206.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Oman | 0.0441 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 0.0428 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 0.0409 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Benin | 0.0384 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 0.0383 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Belarus | 0.0381 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.0379 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 69 | Norway | 0.0367 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 70 | Qatar | 0.0352 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 0.0322 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 0.0294 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Singapore | 0.0292 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 0.0288 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Sweden | 0.0287 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 76 | Paraguay | 0.0283 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Finland | 0.0276 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 78 | Panama | 0.0274 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 79 | Uganda | 0.0269 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Afghanistan | 0.026 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Nepal | 0.0256 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Cameroon | 0.0255 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 83 | Hong Kong | 0.0254 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 0.0253 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 85 | Mali | 0.0249 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 211.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Honduras | 0.0245 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Romania | 0.0241 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 88 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | 0.0238 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Lebanon | 0.0236 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 91 | Jordan | 0.0233 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 0.0232 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | 0.0228 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 0.0224 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.0223 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 96 | Austria | 0.0219 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 0.0197 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 0.0191 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 99 | Armenia | 0.019 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Botswana | 0.0185 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritania | 0.0174 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Hungary | 0.0172 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 103 | Guinea | 0.0171 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 0.0156 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 105 | Zambia | 0.0155 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 106 | Denmark | 0.014 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 106 | North Korea | 0.014 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Syria | 0.0139 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 109 | Jamaica | 0.0136 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 110 | Bahrain | 0.0135 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 111 | Mongolia | 0.0127 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0126 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 113 | Namibia | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Lithuania | 0.012 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0118 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 0.0112 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 117 | Croatia | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0104 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 119 | Niger | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Yemen | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 0.0099 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 0.0093 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 123 | Togo | 0.009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Ireland | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 124 | Malawi | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Brunei | 0.0085 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 126 | Mauritius | 0.0085 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Moldova | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 129 | Chad | 0.0083 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 176.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Estonia | 0.0082 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 164.5% | falling |
| 131 | Laos | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Madagascar | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 133 | Congo | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Cuba | 0.0062 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Haiti | 0.0062 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Maldives | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 139 | Guyana | 0.0053 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 139 | Slovakia | 0.0053 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 139 | Slovenia | 0.0053 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 0.005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 0.0049 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 145 | Latvia | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 146 | Albania | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 146 | Suriname | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Cyprus | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 148 | Lesotho | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Seychelles | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Somalia | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 153 | Burundi | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Djibouti | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 157 | Cape Verde | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Liberia | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 158 | Macao | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahamas | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 161 | Iceland | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 162 | Gambia | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Comoros | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Gabon | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Bhutan | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Fiji | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 165 | Palau | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | East Timor | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Central African Republic | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Malta | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 171 | French Polynesia | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Barbados | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 173 | Eritrea | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 175 | Aruba | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Gibraltar | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 177 | Belize | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Cayman Islands | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Bermuda | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 182 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Samoa | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 185 | Grenada | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 188 | Greenland | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Tonga | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Dominica | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Kiribati | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 30.93 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 21.33 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 19.89 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 19.53 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 19.02 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 14.32 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 10.87 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 9.71 Mt CO2e
- High income 8.95 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 8.79 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 8.24 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 7.76 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).