Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).
Countries reporting
203
Highest
1,485 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0.0009 Mt CO2e
Nauru
Median
9.85 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,750
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 1,485 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0.0009 Mt CO2e in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.85 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 46.79 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 128 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 154.3%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 63.3%).
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,485 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 2 | India | 861.61 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 843.36 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 621.19 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 429.54 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 416.94 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 250.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 8 | Iran | 175.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 175.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 10 | Iraq | 163.16 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 150.68 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 144.58 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 136.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 133.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 131.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 16 | Vietnam | 116.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 113.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 94.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 93.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 20 | Sudan | 84.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 81.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 22 | Turkey | 78.59 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 23 | Chad | 75.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 72.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 70.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 69.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 27 | France | 66.98 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 28 | Kenya | 64.93 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Mongolia | 64.5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 64.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 60.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 32 | Tanzania | 59.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 58.88 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 34 | Egypt | 57.53 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 57.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 36 | Algeria | 56.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 55.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 38 | Venezuela | 53 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 39 | Japan | 50.87 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 40 | Italy | 44.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 41 | South Korea | 44.74 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 42 | Poland | 43.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 43 | Spain | 42.81 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 42.16 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Kuwait | 38.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 46 | Uganda | 38.19 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 37.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 48 | New Zealand | 34.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 49 | Angola | 34.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Oman | 31.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 51 | Morocco | 30.97 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 52 | Mali | 29.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Uruguay | 28.5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 54 | Libya | 27.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 84.3% | falling |
| 55 | Niger | 27.27 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 27.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 57 | Somalia | 26.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 58 | Cambodia | 26.66 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 59 | Bolivia | 26.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 60 | Paraguay | 26.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 61 | Malaysia | 26.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 62 | Peru | 25.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 63 | Madagascar | 25.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 64 | Bahrain | 23.99 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 23.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 66 | Qatar | 23.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 67 | Cameroon | 21.82 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 21.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Nepal | 20.59 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 71 | North Korea | 20.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 72 | Guinea | 18.98 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Mozambique | 18.74 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Belarus | 18.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 75 | Zambia | 18.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 18.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 77 | Guatemala | 18.19 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 78 | Ghana | 18.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Ireland | 18.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 80 | Netherlands | 17.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 16.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 82 | Congo | 14.96 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 14.95 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 84 | Gabon | 14.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.6 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 86 | Czechia | 13.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 12.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 88 | Senegal | 12.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 89 | Laos | 12.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 12.18 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 91 | Yemen | 11.78 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Cuba | 11.76 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 93 | Belgium | 11.74 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 94 | Portugal | 11.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 95 | Greece | 11.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 11.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 97 | Finland | 10.76 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 39.5% | falling |
| 98 | Hungary | 10.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 10.54 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 10.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 101 | Israel | 9.88 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 103 | Honduras | 9.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 104 | Malawi | 9.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritania | 9.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 106 | Haiti | 8.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 107 | Norway | 8.82 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 108 | Tunisia | 8.36 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 8.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 110 | Austria | 8.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 111 | Sweden | 8.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 112 | Denmark | 8.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 113 | Namibia | 7.82 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 114 | Benin | 7.64 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 7.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 116 | Syria | 6.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 6.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 118 | Jordan | 6.22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Togo | 6.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Switzerland | 5.94 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 121 | Burundi | 5.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 5.57 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.36 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 124 | Slovakia | 5.06 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 4.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 126 | Panama | 4.82 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 127 | Singapore | 4.75 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Rwanda | 4.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 130 | Eritrea | 4.53 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 131 | Guyana | 4.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 132 | Georgia | 4.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 133 | Lebanon | 4.16 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 134 | Croatia | 3.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 135 | El Salvador | 3.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 3.71 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Botswana | 3.36 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 138 | Lithuania | 3.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 139 | Liberia | 3.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Slovenia | 2.94 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 142 | Armenia | 2.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 144 | Moldova | 2.2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 145 | Latvia | 2.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 146 | Albania | 1.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 147 | Brunei | 1.8 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 148 | Estonia | 1.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 149 | Lesotho | 1.6 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 150 | Puerto Rico | 1.55 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 151 | Eswatini | 1.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 1.35 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 153 | Djibouti | 1.31 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 154 | Cyprus | 1.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 155 | Gambia | 1.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 156 | Bhutan | 1.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 157 | East Timor | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Suriname | 0.9322 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 159 | Jamaica | 0.8368 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 160 | Fiji | 0.7997 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 0.6384 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 162 | Mauritius | 0.5617 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 163 | Belize | 0.5226 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 164 | Iceland | 0.4807 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 165 | Comoros | 0.4388 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 166 | Bahamas | 0.3397 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.2757 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 0.2721 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 169 | Malta | 0.2389 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 170 | New Caledonia | 0.1974 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 0.1711 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 172 | Maldives | 0.1701 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Barbados | 0.1624 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 174 | Samoa | 0.1342 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 175 | Tonga | 0.0975 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0789 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 177 | Seychelles | 0.0743 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 0.0738 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 0.0602 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0577 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 180 | Greenland | 0.0577 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 182 | Dominica | 0.0565 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 183 | Grenada | 0.0516 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 184 | Macao | 0.0451 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 185 | Micronesia (country) | 0.045 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0439 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.043 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.7% | flat |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 0.0417 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 189 | Palau | 0.0388 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 190 | Bermuda | 0.0305 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 191 | Kiribati | 0.0284 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 0.0255 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 193 | Aruba | 0.0228 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 194 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0192 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Gibraltar | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 196 | Guam | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 197 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 198 | American Samoa | 0.0067 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 201 | Tuvalu | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 203 | Nauru | 0.0009 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 9,536 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 7,495 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 6,965 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 6,345 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 5,845 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 4,229 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 3,369 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 3,290 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 2,697 Mt CO2e
- High income 2,534 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2,411 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2,391 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).