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Countries by Methane emissions (2024)

Methane emissions in 2024: highest in China (1,591 mn t CO2-eq), lowest in Nauru (0.00193 mn t CO2-eq), median 10.83 mn t CO2-eq across the 195 countries in this dataset, according to Our World in Data.

Browse Methane emissions (measured in mn t CO2-eq) across 195 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from Our World in Data.

Unit: mn t CO2-eq195 countries and regionsSource: Our World in Data
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1850–2024

Highest Methane emissions, 2024

  1. 1.China1,591 mn t CO2-eq
  2. 2.India859.3 mn t CO2-eq
  3. 3.United States818.3 mn t CO2-eq
  4. 4.Brazil580 mn t CO2-eq
  5. 5.Russia474.1 mn t CO2-eq
  6. 6.Indonesia412 mn t CO2-eq
  7. 7.Pakistan228.6 mn t CO2-eq
  8. 8.Nigeria193.7 mn t CO2-eq
  9. 9.Iran171 mn t CO2-eq
  10. 10.Iraq156.2 mn t CO2-eq

Lowest Methane emissions, 2024

  1. 186.Grenada0.0493 mn t CO2-eq
  2. 187.St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.0481 mn t CO2-eq
  3. 188.Palau0.0375 mn t CO2-eq
  4. 189.Kiribati0.031 mn t CO2-eq
  5. 190.Liechtenstein0.0246 mn t CO2-eq
  6. 191.Aruba0.0234 mn t CO2-eq
  7. 192.British Virgin Islands0.0117 mn t CO2-eq
  8. 193.Tuvalu0.00702 mn t CO2-eq
  9. 194.Turks and Caicos Islands0.0045 mn t CO2-eq
  10. 195.Nauru0.00193 mn t CO2-eq

All 195 ranked countries, 2024— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Methane emissions trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

ChinaRank 1 of 195IndiaRank 2 of 195United StatesRank 3 of 195BrazilRank 4 of 195RussiaRank 5 of 195IndonesiaRank 6 of 195PakistanRank 7 of 195NigeriaRank 8 of 195IranRank 9 of 195IraqRank 10 of 195MexicoRank 11 of 195AustraliaRank 12 of 195EthiopiaRank 13 of 195Saudi ArabiaRank 14 of 195CanadaRank 15 of 195ArgentinaRank 16 of 195TurkeyRank 17 of 195ThailandRank 18 of 195BangladeshRank 19 of 195VietnamRank 20 of 195ColombiaRank 21 of 195South AfricaRank 22 of 195PhilippinesRank 23 of 195ChadRank 24 of 195SudanRank 25 of 195AlgeriaRank 26 of 195FranceRank 27 of 195TanzaniaRank 28 of 195MyanmarRank 29 of 195GermanyRank 30 of 195KazakhstanRank 31 of 195KenyaRank 32 of 195UzbekistanRank 33 of 195DR CongoRank 34 of 195UkraineRank 35 of 195EgyptRank 36 of 195VenezuelaRank 37 of 195SpainRank 38 of 195PolandRank 39 of 195United KingdomRank 40 of 195AngolaRank 41 of 195MongoliaRank 42 of 195ItalyRank 43 of 195South KoreaRank 44 of 195KuwaitRank 45 of 195United Arab EmiratesRank 46 of 195UgandaRank 47 of 195New ZealandRank 48 of 195OmanRank 49 of 195PeruRank 50 of 195South SudanRank 51 of 195MoroccoRank 52 of 195NigerRank 53 of 195MaliRank 54 of 195JapanRank 55 of 195MalaysiaRank 56 of 195LibyaRank 57 of 195NepalRank 58 of 195BoliviaRank 59 of 195MozambiqueRank 60 of 195SomaliaRank 61 of 195UruguayRank 62 of 195ParaguayRank 63 of 195MadagascarRank 64 of 195CambodiaRank 65 of 195BahrainRank 66 of 195TurkmenistanRank 67 of 195Burkina FasoRank 68 of 195QatarRank 69 of 195EcuadorRank 70 of 195RomaniaRank 71 of 195GuineaRank 72 of 195CameroonRank 73 of 195ZambiaRank 74 of 195GhanaRank 75 of 195NetherlandsRank 76 of 195North KoreaRank 77 of 195ChileRank 78 of 195BelarusRank 79 of 195GuatemalaRank 80 of 195IrelandRank 81 of 195AfghanistanRank 82 of 195Republic of the CongoRank 83 of 195GabonRank 84 of 195ZimbabweRank 85 of 195Central African RepublicRank 86 of 195Cote d'IvoireRank 87 of 195AzerbaijanRank 88 of 195Czech RepublicRank 89 of 195Dominican RepublicRank 90 of 195BelgiumRank 91 of 195CubaRank 92 of 195YemenRank 93 of 195NicaraguaRank 94 of 195Lao PDRRank 95 of 195SenegalRank 96 of 195Sri LankaRank 97 of 195PortugalRank 98 of 195BotswanaRank 99 of 195DenmarkRank 100 of 195GreeceRank 101 of 195HungaryRank 102 of 195AustriaRank 103 of 195MauritaniaRank 104 of 195IsraelRank 105 of 195BulgariaRank 106 of 195HondurasRank 107 of 195HaitiRank 108 of 195NorwayRank 109 of 195TunisiaRank 110 of 195MalawiRank 111 of 195TajikistanRank 112 of 195Kyrgyz RepublicRank 113 of 195SwedenRank 114 of 195BeninRank 115 of 195SerbiaRank 116 of 195TogoRank 117 of 195NamibiaRank 118 of 195Syrian Arab RepublicRank 119 of 195SwitzerlandRank 120 of 195JordanRank 121 of 195SlovakiaRank 122 of 195SingaporeRank 123 of 195FinlandRank 124 of 195Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 125 of 195Costa RicaRank 126 of 195Sierra LeoneRank 127 of 195Trinidad and TobagoRank 128 of 195Hong KongRank 129 of 195RwandaRank 130 of 195EritreaRank 131 of 195BurundiRank 132 of 195PanamaRank 133 of 195LebanonRank 134 of 195GuyanaRank 135 of 195Papua New GuineaRank 136 of 195GeorgiaRank 137 of 195El SalvadorRank 138 of 195CroatiaRank 139 of 195Equatorial GuineaRank 140 of 195LithuaniaRank 141 of 195LiberiaRank 142 of 195CyprusRank 143 of 195SloveniaRank 144 of 195LatviaRank 145 of 195AlbaniaRank 146 of 195Guinea-BissauRank 147 of 195MoldovaRank 148 of 195ArmeniaRank 149 of 195Brunei DarussalamRank 150 of 195North MacedoniaRank 151 of 195EstoniaRank 152 of 195LesothoRank 153 of 195DjiboutiRank 154 of 195The GambiaRank 155 of 195EswatiniRank 156 of 195BhutanRank 157 of 195Timor-LesteRank 158 of 195SurinameRank 159 of 195FijiRank 160 of 195JamaicaRank 161 of 195MontenegroRank 162 of 195MauritiusRank 163 of 195IcelandRank 164 of 195LuxembourgRank 165 of 195BelizeRank 166 of 195ComorosRank 167 of 195The BahamasRank 168 of 195VanuatuRank 169 of 195Solomon IslandsRank 170 of 195MaldivesRank 171 of 195MaltaRank 172 of 195SamoaRank 173 of 195BarbadosRank 174 of 195Cabo VerdeRank 175 of 195TongaRank 176 of 195AndorraRank 177 of 195SeychellesRank 178 of 195Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 179 of 195St. LuciaRank 180 of 195MicronesiaRank 181 of 195DominicaRank 182 of 195Antigua and BarbudaRank 183 of 195MacaoRank 184 of 195St. Kitts and NevisRank 185 of 195GrenadaRank 186 of 195St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 187 of 195PalauRank 188 of 195KiribatiRank 189 of 195LiechtensteinRank 190 of 195ArubaRank 191 of 195British Virgin IslandsRank 192 of 195TuvaluRank 193 of 195Turks and Caicos IslandsRank 194 of 195NauruRank 195 of 195

Methane emissions Data Coverage

This page lists 195 countries with available Methane emissions data. Data sourced from Our World in Data. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.