AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
232
Highest
998.49 % change on previous year
French Guiana
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Réunion
Median
-0.1643 % change on previous year
Years covered
33
1991–2023
Data points
8,309

What the numbers show

AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 998.49 % change on previous year in French Guiana; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Réunion.

The median across all reporting countries is -0.1643 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.5904 % change on previous year.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 133 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 6,531.2%), and the largest decrease in French Polynesia (down 13,850.7%).

AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 French Guiana 998.49 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,235.2% volatile
2 Bahamas 118.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 62.8% volatile
3 Indonesia 64.75 % change on previous year 2023 up 943.3% volatile
4 Australia 58.35 % change on previous year 2023 up 286.1% volatile
5 Australia and New Zealand 42.1 % change on previous year 2023 up 266.1% volatile
6 Laos 38.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 3,322.9% volatile
6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 3,322.9% volatile
8 Belize 33.04 % change on previous year 2023 down 43.6% volatile
9 Canada 32.74 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,405.7% volatile
10 Botswana 31.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 295.1% volatile
11 Madagascar 21.46 % change on previous year 2023 up 470.3% volatile
12 Costa Rica 17.17 % change on previous year 2023 up 656.4% volatile
13 Sierra Leone 15.59 % change on previous year 2023 up 559.4% volatile
14 Gambia 13.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 101.7% volatile
15 Fiji 12.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 2,172.4% volatile
16 Singapore 12.2 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
17 Chile 11.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 160.2% volatile
18 Puerto Rico 9.95 % change on previous year 2023 up 3,495.6% volatile
19 Benin 9.41 % change on previous year 2023 up 51.7% volatile
20 Namibia 9.37 % change on previous year 2023 up 120.5% volatile
21 Kenya 9.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 530.5% volatile
22 Honduras 9 % change on previous year 2023 up 56.8% volatile
23 Guyana 8.4 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.0% volatile
24 Egypt 8.23 % change on previous year 2023 up 314.3% volatile
25 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.89 % change on previous year 2023 up 273.7% volatile
26 Greece 7.11 % change on previous year 2023 up 241.6% volatile
27 OECD 6.73 % change on previous year 2023 up 224.1% volatile
28 Chad 6.12 % change on previous year 2023 up 76.7% volatile
29 Liberia 6.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 201.6% volatile
30 Cambodia 6.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,276.3% volatile
31 Ethiopia 5.77 % change on previous year 2023 up 97.6% volatile
32 Papua New Guinea 5.63 % change on previous year 2023 up 6,531.2% volatile
33 Nicaragua 5.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 6.4% volatile
34 Melanesia 5.49 % change on previous year 2023 up 520.2% volatile
35 South Africa 4.79 % change on previous year 2023 up 324.9% volatile
36 Belgium-Luxembourg 4.56 % change on previous year 1999 up 495.5% volatile
37 Pakistan 4.54 % change on previous year 2023 up 4.8% volatile
38 Burkina Faso 4.5 % change on previous year 2023 up 57.1% volatile
39 South Sudan 4.09 % change on previous year 2023 up 371.9% volatile
40 Syria 3.48 % change on previous year 2023 up 602.8% volatile
40 Syrian Arab Republic 3.48 % change on previous year 2023 up 602.8% volatile
42 Angola 3.42 % change on previous year 2023 up 300.0% volatile
43 Mali 3.35 % change on previous year 2023 up 34.7% volatile
44 Suriname 3.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.8% volatile
45 Senegal 3.11 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.7% volatile
46 Sudan 3.07 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,039.6% volatile
47 Faroe Islands 3.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 409.0% volatile
48 Malta 2.97 % change on previous year 2023 up 298.3% volatile
49 Iraq 2.83 % change on previous year 2023 up 149.2% volatile
50 Equatorial Guinea 2.83 % change on previous year 2023 up 210.8% volatile
51 Sri Lanka 2.6 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.4% volatile
52 Algeria 2.18 % change on previous year 2023 up 16.2% volatile
53 Thailand 2.16 % change on previous year 2023 up 151.5% volatile
54 Sao Tome and Principe 2.16 % change on previous year 2023 down 68.1% volatile
55 Uzbekistan 2.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.1% volatile
56 Trinidad and Tobago 2.06 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.7% volatile
57 Mauritania 2.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.7% volatile
58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.04 % change on previous year 2023 up 123.5% volatile
59 Oman 1.98 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.1% volatile
60 China, Macao SAR 1.86 % change on previous year 2023 up 169.9% volatile
61 Uruguay 1.86 % change on previous year 2023 up 230.1% volatile
62 Guatemala 1.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.7% volatile
63 East Timor 1.67 % change on previous year 2023 up 120.9% volatile
63 Timor-Leste 1.67 % change on previous year 2023 up 120.9% volatile
65 Cabo Verde 1.5 % change on previous year 2023 down 5.0% volatile
66 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 50.5% volatile
67 United Arab Emirates 1.45 % change on previous year 2023 down 86.7% volatile
68 Micronesia 1.44 % change on previous year 2023 down 44.7% volatile
69 Kiribati 1.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 2,839.4% volatile
70 Libya 1.23 % change on previous year 2023 up 38.1% volatile
71 Brazil 1.2 % change on previous year 2023 up 150.5% volatile
72 Mexico 1.18 % change on previous year 2023 down 56.7% volatile
73 Kyrgyzstan 1.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 67.9% volatile
74 Afghanistan 1.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 223.6% volatile
75 Malawi 0.9728 % change on previous year 2023 up 205.4% volatile
76 Niue 0.8584 % change on previous year 2023 down 6.0% volatile
77 Rwanda 0.6874 % change on previous year 2023 down 13.6% volatile
78 Russia 0.642 % change on previous year 2023 up 108.0% volatile
78 Russian Federation 0.642 % change on previous year 2023 up 108.0% volatile
80 Iceland 0.5904 % change on previous year 2023 up 116.5% volatile
81 Zimbabwe 0.583 % change on previous year 2023 up 114.3% volatile
82 Eritrea 0.5797 % change on previous year 2023 down 37.5% volatile
83 India 0.5345 % change on previous year 2023 up 2.4% volatile
84 Turkmenistan 0.5227 % change on previous year 2023 up 151.7% volatile
85 Panama 0.4805 % change on previous year 2023 up 321.1% volatile
86 Vietnam 0.4775 % change on previous year 2023 down 73.4% volatile
86 Viet Nam 0.4775 % change on previous year 2023 down 73.4% volatile
88 Tuvalu 0.4039 % change on previous year 2023 down 4.8% volatile
89 Philippines 0.3798 % change on previous year 2023 down 53.6% volatile
90 Germany 0.2948 % change on previous year 2023 down 65.1% volatile
91 New Caledonia 0.2856 % change on previous year 2023 down 96.8% volatile
92 Solomon Islands 0.2195 % change on previous year 2023 down 87.1% volatile
93 Djibouti 0.2126 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
94 Tonga 0.1959 % change on previous year 2023 down 62.1% volatile
95 Jamaica 0.1943 % change on previous year 2023 up 127.1% volatile
96 Tunisia 0.1809 % change on previous year 2023 up 45.4% volatile
97 Haiti 0.1748 % change on previous year 2023 down 17.1% volatile
98 China, mainland 0.1716 % change on previous year 2023 up 187.5% volatile
99 Bangladesh 0.1552 % change on previous year 2023 down 60.7% volatile
100 Saint Lucia 0.1466 % change on previous year 2023 up 2.0% volatile
101 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1463 % change on previous year 2023 down 97.6% volatile
101 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1463 % change on previous year 2023 down 97.6% volatile
103 China 0.1418 % change on previous year 2023 up 173.1% volatile
104 Barbados 0.1288 % change on previous year 2023 down 90.7% volatile
105 Comoros 0.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 83.9% volatile
106 Grenada 0.0994 % change on previous year 2023 down 95.1% volatile
107 Guinea 0.0694 % change on previous year 2023 down 97.2% volatile
108 Dominica 0.0682 % change on previous year 2023 up 108.0% volatile
109 Nauru 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
109 Nauru 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
112 Sudan (former) -0.0085 % change on previous year 2011 up 100.0% volatile
113 Eswatini -0.0165 % change on previous year 2023 up 98.3% volatile
114 Peru -0.0184 % change on previous year 2023 down 181.8% volatile
115 Kazakhstan -0.0713 % change on previous year 2023 up 99.0% volatile
116 Somalia -0.1118 % change on previous year 2023 down 243.7% volatile
117 Poland -0.1531 % change on previous year 2023 up 40.6% volatile
118 Kuwait -0.1754 % change on previous year 2023 down 102.9% volatile
119 Nigeria -0.2139 % change on previous year 2023 down 110.5% volatile
120 Jordan -0.2889 % change on previous year 2023 down 107.8% volatile
121 Lebanon -0.2979 % change on previous year 2023 down 118.0% volatile
122 Argentina -0.3159 % change on previous year 2023 down 113.2% volatile
123 United Republic of Tanzania -0.3351 % change on previous year 2023 down 172.6% volatile
124 Belarus -0.3477 % change on previous year 2023 down 128.1% volatile
125 Bulgaria -0.3558 % change on previous year 2023 up 94.0% volatile
126 Switzerland -0.4522 % change on previous year 2023 up 43.4% volatile
127 Japan -0.4929 % change on previous year 2023 down 31.5% volatile
128 Paraguay -0.5085 % change on previous year 2023 down 122.0% volatile
129 Dominican Republic -0.592 % change on previous year 2023 down 225.7% volatile
130 Uganda -0.6191 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,884.6% volatile
131 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -0.7199 % change on previous year 2023 down 128.8% volatile
132 Qatar -0.7296 % change on previous year 2023 down 104.5% volatile
133 Malaysia -0.7394 % change on previous year 2023 down 107.6% volatile
134 Colombia -0.7843 % change on previous year 2023 up 39.7% volatile
135 Caribbean -0.8181 % change on previous year 2023 down 262.9% volatile
136 United States -0.8409 % change on previous year 2023 up 47.8% volatile
137 Mauritius -0.8501 % change on previous year 2023 up 65.0% volatile
138 Montenegro -0.8658 % change on previous year 2023 up 72.9% volatile
139 Tajikistan -0.9066 % change on previous year 2023 down 126.1% volatile
140 Ireland -0.9102 % change on previous year 2023 down 155.6% volatile
141 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.9233 % change on previous year 2023 down 182.8% volatile
142 Moldova -1.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 76.7% volatile
142 Republic of Moldova -1.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 76.7% volatile
144 Italy -1.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 60.5% volatile
145 Yemen -1.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 165.8% volatile
146 Myanmar -1.11 % change on previous year 2023 down 601.0% volatile
147 El Salvador -1.19 % change on previous year 2023 up 93.5% volatile
148 Bahrain -1.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 168.4% volatile
149 Slovakia -1.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 201.0% volatile
150 Czechia -1.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 788.8% volatile
151 Austria -1.81 % change on previous year 2023 down 118.5% volatile
152 France -1.84 % change on previous year 2023 down 785.1% volatile
153 Vanuatu -1.85 % change on previous year 2023 down 399.0% volatile
154 New Zealand -1.88 % change on previous year 2023 down 399.8% volatile
155 China, Hong Kong SAR -1.9 % change on previous year 2023 down 227.9% volatile
156 United Kingdom -1.94 % change on previous year 2023 down 541.0% volatile
156 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -1.94 % change on previous year 2023 down 541.0% volatile
158 Slovenia -1.94 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.8% volatile
159 Brunei -2.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 0.9% volatile
159 Brunei Darussalam -2.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 0.9% volatile
161 Israel -2.15 % change on previous year 2023 down 157.9% volatile
162 Romania -2.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 897.2% volatile
163 Denmark -2.19 % change on previous year 2023 down 164.3% volatile
164 Sweden -2.2 % change on previous year 2023 down 436.1% volatile
165 Estonia -2.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 207.7% volatile
166 Ecuador -2.28 % change on previous year 2023 down 6,008.1% volatile
167 Hungary -2.32 % change on previous year 2023 down 145.8% volatile
168 Cuba -2.32 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,382.7% volatile
169 Luxembourg -2.35 % change on previous year 2023 down 174.0% volatile
170 Republic of Korea -2.41 % change on previous year 2023 up 7.9% volatile
171 Norway -2.61 % change on previous year 2023 down 377.3% volatile
172 Finland -2.65 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,719.9% volatile
173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.79 % change on previous year 2023 up 77.1% volatile
174 Spain -2.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 232.4% volatile
175 Polynesia -2.83 % change on previous year 2023 down 344.2% volatile
176 Samoa -2.84 % change on previous year 2023 down 260.5% volatile
177 Antigua and Barbuda -3.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 880.5% volatile
178 Cook Islands -3.16 % change on previous year 2023 down 5,696.0% volatile
179 Belgium -3.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 86.0% volatile
180 Palestine -3.34 % change on previous year 2023 down 60.5% volatile
180 Palestine -3.34 % change on previous year 2023 down 60.5% volatile
182 Guinea-Bissau -3.37 % change on previous year 2023 up 63.6% volatile
183 Lithuania -3.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 15.8% volatile
184 Portugal -3.61 % change on previous year 2023 down 166.7% volatile
185 Niger -3.8 % change on previous year 2023 down 173.3% falling
186 Turkey -3.88 % change on previous year 2023 down 140.5% volatile
186 Türkiye -3.88 % change on previous year 2023 down 140.5% volatile
188 Mongolia -4.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 154.4% volatile
189 Cameroon -4.24 % change on previous year 2023 down 224.3% volatile
190 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -4.3 % change on previous year 2023 down 592.7% volatile
191 Bosnia and Herzegovina -4.33 % change on previous year 2023 down 379.6% volatile
192 China, Taiwan Province of -4.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 3,649.6% volatile
193 Burundi -4.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 122.7% volatile
194 Democratic Republic of the Congo -4.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 353.3% volatile
195 Bhutan -4.84 % change on previous year 2023 up 17.7% volatile
196 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -5.21 % change on previous year 2023 down 81.2% volatile
197 Azerbaijan -5.27 % change on previous year 2023 down 668.7% volatile
198 Togo -5.39 % change on previous year 2023 down 149.6% volatile
199 Morocco -5.75 % change on previous year 2023 down 377.0% volatile
200 Croatia -5.92 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.9% volatile
201 Latvia -6.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 426.2% volatile
202 Ghana -6.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 170.9% volatile
203 Georgia -6.45 % change on previous year 2023 down 372.6% volatile
204 Seychelles -6.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 196.5% volatile
205 Saudi Arabia -7.2 % change on previous year 2023 down 195.0% volatile
206 French Polynesia -7.75 % change on previous year 2023 down 13,850.7% volatile
207 Armenia -9.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 188.4% volatile
208 Zambia -9.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 622.1% volatile
209 Serbia -9.78 % change on previous year 2023 down 318.8% volatile
210 Serbia and Montenegro -10.28 % change on previous year 2005 down 294.5% volatile
211 North Macedonia -10.32 % change on previous year 2023 down 546.0% volatile
212 Albania -10.47 % change on previous year 2023 down 6,003.2% volatile
213 Ukraine -12.46 % change on previous year 2023 down 574.8% volatile
214 Mozambique -15.69 % change on previous year 2023 down 915.3% volatile
215 Gabon -16.26 % change on previous year 2023 down 275.7% volatile
216 Congo -19.9 % change on previous year 2023 down 581.3% volatile
217 Central African Republic -21.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 344.4% volatile
218 Nepal -23.85 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,138.7% volatile
219 Lesotho -30.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 287.6% volatile
220 Tokelau -35.17 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
221 Cyprus -40.93 % change on previous year 2023 down 557.0% volatile
222 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -57.14 % change on previous year 2023 up 42.9% volatile
223 Cayman Islands -100 % change on previous year 2002 — volatile
223 Gibraltar -100 % change on previous year 2001 — volatile
223 Greenland -100 % change on previous year 2020 — volatile
223 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year 2010 — volatile
223 United States Virgin Islands -100 % change on previous year 1996 — volatile
223 Guadeloupe -100 % change on previous year 2007 down 2,566.8% volatile
223 Martinique -100 % change on previous year 2007 down 954.9% volatile
223 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year 2000 — volatile
223 Reunion -100 % change on previous year 2012 down 5,836.9% volatile
223 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year 2011 unchanged volatile
223 Réunion -100 % change on previous year 2012 down 5,836.9% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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The year-on-year percentage change in AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 8,309 data points, 1991–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.