Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
195.67 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0.0006 Mt CO2e
Nauru
Median
1.68 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,750
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 195.67 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0.0006 Mt CO2e in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.68 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 8.07 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 163 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 84.5%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 86.5%).
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 195.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 149.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 3 | India | 135.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 107.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 89.18 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 54.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 48.48 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 33.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 33.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 28.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 26.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 25.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 24.59 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 22.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 22.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 22.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 20.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 19 | South Korea | 18.6 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 20 | France | 18.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 18.19 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 22 | Vietnam | 17.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 17.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 15.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 15.57 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 26 | Chile | 14.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Iran | 13.99 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 13.56 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 13.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Iraq | 13.2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 12.89 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 12.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 11.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 34 | Kuwait | 11.14 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 10.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 36 | Sudan | 9.96 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 9.76 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 8.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 39 | Venezuela | 7.94 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 7.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Peru | 7.64 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 7.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 7.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 84.5% | falling |
| 44 | Israel | 7.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 6.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 5.88 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 47 | Japan | 5.74 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 48 | Uruguay | 5.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Jordan | 5.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Poland | 5.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 51 | Portugal | 5.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 5.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 54 | Cuba | 4.84 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 4.83 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Yemen | 4.81 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Hong Kong | 4.78 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 4.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 59 | Hungary | 4.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 60 | North Korea | 4.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 61 | Cameroon | 4.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 4.27 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 4.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 4.22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 65 | Uganda | 4.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Singapore | 4.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Oman | 3.83 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 68 | New Zealand | 3.78 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 69 | Myanmar | 3.74 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 70 | Honduras | 3.66 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Lebanon | 3.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 3.6 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 73 | Qatar | 3.57 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Tanzania | 3.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Angola | 3.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 3.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 3.36 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 78 | Sweden | 3.35 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 79 | Ghana | 3.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 82 | Libya | 3.06 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 83 | Netherlands | 2.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Somalia | 2.76 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 2.71 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 87 | Madagascar | 2.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovakia | 2.64 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 2.61 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Guinea | 2.58 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Bolivia | 2.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 2.14 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 93 | Mozambique | 2.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 94 | Nepal | 2.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 2.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Belgium | 1.98 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 97 | Georgia | 1.94 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 1.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 99 | Senegal | 1.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 100 | Chad | 1.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Croatia | 1.76 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 102 | Panama | 1.68 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 1.6 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 104 | Cambodia | 1.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 105 | Mali | 1.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 1.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 1.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 108 | Norway | 1.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 109 | Benin | 1.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 110 | Austria | 1.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 111 | Malawi | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 112 | Niger | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 113 | Haiti | 1.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 114 | Ireland | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 115 | Rwanda | 1.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 116 | Bahrain | 1.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Puerto Rico | 1.06 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 118 | Zambia | 1.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 119 | Burundi | 1.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 1.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 121 | Togo | 1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 122 | Moldova | 0.9715 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritania | 0.9576 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9494 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8618 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 126 | Denmark | 0.8057 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 127 | Cyprus | 0.7973 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 0.7846 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 129 | Armenia | 0.7595 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 51.6% | flat |
| 130 | Lithuania | 0.7304 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 131 | Congo | 0.7254 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 132 | Eritrea | 0.685 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 0.6708 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 134 | Paraguay | 0.6091 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 135 | Djibouti | 0.5652 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Syria | 0.5633 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Latvia | 0.5531 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 138 | Liberia | 0.5485 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 139 | Estonia | 0.539 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 140 | Albania | 0.5229 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 141 | Botswana | 0.5204 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritius | 0.5201 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 143 | Mongolia | 0.5127 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 144 | Laos | 0.4771 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | 0.4675 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 146 | Guyana | 0.4606 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 0.4427 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 148 | Fiji | 0.373 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.3567 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Namibia | 0.3565 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.349 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahamas | 0.3165 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 153 | Gambia | 0.3024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Belize | 0.2985 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 155 | Gabon | 0.275 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 156 | Jamaica | 0.2734 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 157 | Switzerland | 0.2474 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 158 | Suriname | 0.2322 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 0.1998 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Iceland | 0.194 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 161 | Lesotho | 0.1865 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 162 | Malta | 0.1836 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 163 | Bhutan | 0.1744 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 0.1658 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 165 | Maldives | 0.1585 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Eswatini | 0.157 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 167 | Barbados | 0.1171 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 168 | Brunei | 0.1112 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 0.1071 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 170 | East Timor | 0.1033 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 0.0821 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 0.0693 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 173 | Seychelles | 0.0677 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 174 | Greenland | 0.052 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | New Caledonia | 0.0495 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0443 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 0.0419 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 178 | Grenada | 0.0375 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 179 | Tonga | 0.037 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 180 | Macao | 0.0354 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 0.0333 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0324 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0316 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 184 | Samoa | 0.0288 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0273 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Dominica | 0.0264 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 187 | Kiribati | 0.0233 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 0.0204 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 189 | Cayman Islands | 0.0201 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Aruba | 0.017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 191 | Bermuda | 0.0169 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 0.0146 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 193 | Guam | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 194 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 195 | Palau | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 196 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 198 | American Samoa | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 200 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 203 | Nauru | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1,652 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 1,204 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 1,080 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 1,006 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 996.97 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 674.39 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 596.06 Mt CO2e
- High income 558.25 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 542.24 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 465.71 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 382.89 Mt CO2e
- Post-demographic dividend 375.28 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).