Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Methane (CH4) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
547,859 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
224.25 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
20,320 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
1,794
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Methane (CH4) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 547,859 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 224.25 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 20,320 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 58,659 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,443.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 34.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 28.0%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Methane: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 547,859 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 245,754 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 241,456 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 190,534 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 126,201 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 114,775 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 109,058 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 24.1% | flat |
| 8 | Colombia | 75,274 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 63,237 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 10 | Ukraine | 62,756 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 11 | France | 60,746 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 57,007 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 13 | Egypt | 52,998 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 45,161 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 44,934 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 40,600 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Peru | 37,142 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 18.1% | flat |
| 18 | New Zealand | 36,752 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 19 | Japan | 29,392 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 24,716 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 15,924 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 15,855 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 11,650 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 24 | Israel | 11,410 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 11,279 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 10,058 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 8,552 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 8,334 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 7,588 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 30 | Austria | 6,892 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 5,987 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 5,520 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 4,867 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 4,796 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 35 | Sweden | 4,644 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 4,482 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 704.16 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 636.59 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 39 | Iceland | 587.26 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 224.25 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 702,355 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 66,586 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United Kingdom 51,419 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Poland 40,089 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 35,151 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Netherlands 17,850 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Croatia 3,686 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 3,409 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Lithuania 2,918 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovenia 1,843 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Latvia 1,816 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Estonia 1,086 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent