Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane (CH4) by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
58,440 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
United States
Lowest
0.0271 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
250.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,649
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane (CH4) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 58,440 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in United States; the lowest is 0.0271 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 250.72 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 3,795 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 4,240.9%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 89.5%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total methane (CH4): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 58,440 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 41,885 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 101.9% | falling |
| 2 | Australia | 17,990 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 5,752 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 284.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 11,495 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 3 | Latvia | 888.92 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 11,331 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 588.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 5 | Indonesia | 9,054 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 7,750 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 6 | Estonia | 77.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 3,693 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 70.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 3,212 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 9 | Mexico | 1,919 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 215.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 10.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Iceland | 1,630 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Lithuania | 2.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 926.15 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 1.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 665.06 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0.0375 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 620.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 535.39 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 533.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2,876.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 477.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 460.26 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 396.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 19 | Peru | 311.95 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | — | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 217.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 193.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Spain | 173.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 143.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 4,240.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 122.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Japan | 87.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 46.75 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 27 | New Zealand | 45.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 37.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 24.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Switzerland | 16.48 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 15 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 1,906.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Ukraine | 11.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 11.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechia | 4.41 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Cyprus | 0.3306 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 0.2074 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Malta | 0.0271 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 16,591 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 515.35 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 15.14 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent