Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) by country
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
3,075.2%
Equatorial Guinea
Lowest
-76.0%
Syria
Median
33.1%
Years covered
34
1991–2024
Data points
8,500
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 3,075.2% in Equatorial Guinea; the lowest is -76.0% in Syria.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.1%, and the mean is 75.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40.
Over the past decade 128 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in South Korea (up 4,330.2%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 372.0%).
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,075.2% | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 826.7% | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 575.3% | 2024 | up 247.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Maldives | 401.8% | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Mozambique | 340.1% | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Guyana | 337.6% | 2024 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Jordan | 303.2% | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea | 302.0% | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Singapore | 291.6% | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Niger | 251.2% | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 250.1% | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Mali | 243.0% | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Ghana | 235.0% | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Tanzania | 219.8% | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Indonesia | 205.7% | 2024 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Togo | 205.4% | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Lebanon | 203.9% | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Benin | 187.5% | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 186.7% | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 181.4% | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 21 | East Timor | 178.0% | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 177.7% | 2024 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 168.3% | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 166.4% | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Liberia | 159.5% | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Burundi | 158.3% | 2024 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 153.8% | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Qatar | 152.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 151.9% | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Guatemala | 149.3% | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 145.0% | 2024 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 144.9% | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 138.8% | 2024 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 137.3% | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 130.6% | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Cayman Islands | 129.7% | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Laos | 128.4% | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 125.6% | 2024 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Cambodia | 123.1% | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Kiribati | 121.9% | 2024 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Kuwait | 121.3% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 42 | Israel | 119.1% | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 113.8% | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 109.3% | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan | 107.4% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 46 | Belize | 105.3% | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 104.9% | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 103.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Namibia | 100.9% | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 97.9% | 2024 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 97.6% | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Mauritania | 97.5% | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 97.0% | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Angola | 90.1% | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 86.7% | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Vietnam | 85.8% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 58 | Cyprus | 85.0% | 2024 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros | 84.7% | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Congo | 84.6% | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | 83.2% | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 82.7% | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Seychelles | 82.6% | 2024 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Djibouti | 82.5% | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Gambia | 81.8% | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Bahamas | 77.2% | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Paraguay | 76.6% | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 74.4% | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 74.1% | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Iran | 72.6% | 2024 | up 171.0% | rising |
| 71 | Oman | 71.1% | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 72 | Bahrain | 70.8% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 73 | Malta | 69.9% | 2024 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 74 | Micronesia (country) | 67.9% | 2024 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Haiti | 67.4% | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 67.3% | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Iraq | 66.5% | 2024 | up 209.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 58.0% | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkey | 57.9% | 2024 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.5% | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Aruba | 53.0% | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Grenada | 52.7% | 2024 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Malaysia | 51.1% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 84 | Madagascar | 49.0% | 2024 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Hong Kong | 48.7% | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 45.8% | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Colombia | 45.5% | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Ecuador | 43.7% | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 89 | China | 43.7% | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 90 | British Virgin Islands | 43.4% | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Myanmar | 42.6% | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 42.5% | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Uruguay | 42.1% | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 94 | Bermuda | 41.9% | 2024 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 40.9% | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Yemen | 40.4% | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 97 | India | 39.6% | 2024 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Peru | 39.6% | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Canada | 37.3% | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 100 | Northern Mariana Islands | 33.3% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Bolivia | 33.2% | 2024 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Chile | 33.1% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 103 | Eritrea | 32.1% | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Somalia | 32.0% | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Gibraltar | 31.9% | 2024 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.0% | 2024 | up 626.4% | volatile |
| 107 | French Polynesia | 29.9% | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Bhutan | 28.6% | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Nauru | 28.6% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28.4% | 2024 | up 963.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Macao | 28.1% | 2024 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Mexico | 27.7% | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 113 | Tunisia | 24.2% | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 114 | Egypt | 24.2% | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 115 | South Africa | 24.0% | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Tuvalu | 23.8% | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 21.9% | 2024 | up 408.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Guam | 19.8% | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 119 | Brunei | 19.5% | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Norway | 18.9% | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Marshall Islands | 18.2% | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 122 | Dominica | 15.3% | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Portugal | 14.4% | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 124 | Tonga | 14.0% | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritius | 13.2% | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 126 | South Korea | 12.0% | 2024 | up 4,330.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Suriname | 11.8% | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Thailand | 11.5% | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Spain | 11.5% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 130 | Argentina | 10.7% | 2024 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 10.6% | 2024 | up 404.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Nepal | 10.1% | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 133 | American Samoa | 9.8% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 134 | Faroe Islands | 9.2% | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.7% | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 136 | El Salvador | 8.5% | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 7.7% | 2024 | up 186.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Gabon | 6.6% | 2024 | up 251.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Lesotho | 6.3% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Venezuela | 5.8% | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.0% | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Ireland | 4.8% | 2024 | down 66.3% | rising |
| 143 | Australia | 4.0% | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Cameroon | 3.8% | 2024 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 3.1% | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Greenland | 1.2% | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Nigeria | 1.2% | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Finland | 0.2% | 2024 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Algeria | 0.2% | 2024 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Samoa | -2.9% | 2024 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 151 | United States | -3.1% | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Greece | -3.5% | 2024 | down 201.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Switzerland | -3.7% | 2024 | up 67.6% | flat |
| 154 | United States Virgin Islands | -4.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Vanuatu | -4.0% | 2024 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 156 | New Zealand | -7.1% | 2024 | down 213.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Fiji | -7.6% | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | -8.1% | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Luxembourg | -8.4% | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Iceland | -9.9% | 2024 | down 201.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Georgia | -10.4% | 2024 | down 372.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Russia | -11.3% | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 163 | Italy | -12.3% | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Armenia | -15.0% | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 165 | Croatia | -15.2% | 2024 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 166 | Eswatini | -15.3% | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Denmark | -16.7% | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | -18.5% | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -18.8% | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 170 | France | -20.0% | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Barbados | -20.4% | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Cuba | -20.6% | 2024 | down 141.2% | falling |
| 173 | New Caledonia | -20.7% | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 174 | North Korea | -25.5% | 2024 | down 133.4% | falling |
| 175 | Japan | -25.8% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 176 | Belarus | -26.5% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 177 | Hungary | -27.0% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 178 | Botswana | -27.9% | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Sweden | -28.0% | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Jamaica | -28.1% | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Kazakhstan | -28.2% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 182 | Belgium | -28.4% | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Puerto Rico | -29.7% | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Slovenia | -36.0% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 185 | Austria | -39.0% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 186 | North Macedonia | -41.4% | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 187 | Czechia | -41.9% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 188 | Slovakia | -45.0% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 189 | Romania | -46.7% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 190 | Bulgaria | -47.4% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 191 | Albania | -48.0% | 2024 | down 91.4% | falling |
| 192 | Libya | -48.4% | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Moldova | -50.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 194 | Netherlands | -54.1% | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Estonia | -57.2% | 2024 | down 156.2% | falling |
| 196 | United Kingdom | -59.0% | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Ukraine | -59.9% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 198 | Germany | -61.1% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 199 | Latvia | -61.7% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 200 | Lithuania | -62.1% | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 201 | Poland | -63.2% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 202 | Palau | -74.2% | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Syria | -76.0% | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 145.7%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 124.1%
- Low income 119.3%
- IDA only 110.8%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 104.0%
- Caribbean small states 95.1%
- IDA total 91.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 90.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 88.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 88.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 88.1%
- Africa Western and Central 69.4%
About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.