India vs Russia: Methane emissions by sector

India
1.69 million tonnes
in 2023
Russia
1.42 million tonnes
in 2023
India rank
13th
Russia rank
15th

Methane emissions by sector over time

  • India
  • Russia
05.0M10.0M15.0M199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 1.69 million tonnes against 1.42 million tonnes in Russia, a difference of 270,000 tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russia ahead.

India ranks 13th and Russia ranks 15th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.