IPPU — Emissions Share (CH4) by country

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.

Countries reporting
130
Highest
9.34 %
Brunei Darussalam
Lowest
0 %
China, Macao SAR
Median
0.03 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,401

What the numbers show

IPPU — Emissions Share (CH4) is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 9.34 % in Brunei Darussalam; the lowest is 0 % in China, Macao SAR.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.03 %, and the mean is 0.3099 %.

Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 100.0%).

IPPU — Emissions Share: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brunei Darussalam 9.34 % 2023 down 32.4% volatile
2 Trinidad and Tobago 6.35 % 2023 down 8.6% rising
3 Equatorial Guinea 2.14 % 2023 up 105.8% volatile
4 Oman 1.92 % 2023 up 84.6% volatile
5 Japan 1.65 % 2023 up 66.7% rising
6 Singapore 1.55 % 2023 down 9.9% rising
7 Norway 1.51 % 2023 up 14.4% rising
8 China, Taiwan Province of 1.07 % 2023 up 3.9% rising
9 Republic of Korea 0.87 % 2023 up 4.8% rising
10 Caribbean 0.8 % 2023 down 16.7% rising
11 India 0.79 % 2023 up 41.1% volatile
12 Pakistan 0.78 % 2023 volatile
13 Saudi Arabia 0.73 % 2023 down 8.8% rising
14 Iceland 0.71 % 2023 up 4.4% rising
14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.71 % 2023 up 12.7% rising
16 Malaysia 0.7 % 2023 up 66.7% volatile
17 Finland 0.6 % 2023 up 11.1% volatile
18 China 0.5 % 2023 up 28.2% volatile
18 China, mainland 0.5 % 2023 up 28.2% volatile
20 Belgium 0.43 % 2023 down 14.0% falling
21 Germany 0.42 % 2023 up 10.5% rising
22 Qatar 0.41 % 2023 up 7.9% volatile
23 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.37 % 1999 up 19.4% rising
24 Bhutan 0.29 % 2023 up 20.8% volatile
25 Slovenia 0.28 % 2023 up 33.3% rising
25 Sweden 0.28 % 2023 up 16.7% rising
27 Slovakia 0.26 % 2023 up 23.8% rising
27 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.26 % 2023 up 18.2% volatile
29 New Zealand 0.25 % 2023 up 4.2% falling
30 Georgia 0.23 % 2023 unchanged volatile
31 North Macedonia 0.21 % 2023 down 19.2% volatile
31 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.21 % 2023 up 40.0% rising
33 Romania 0.19 % 2023 down 9.5% rising
34 Austria 0.18 % 2023 down 10.0% rising
35 OECD 0.16 % 2023 up 23.1% rising
36 Canada 0.14 % 2023 up 16.7% falling
37 Chile 0.13 % 2023 up 160.0% volatile
37 Kazakhstan 0.13 % 2023 unchanged rising
37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.13 % 2023 down 7.1% rising
40 Bahrain 0.12 % 2023 down 7.7% falling
41 Czechia 0.11 % 2023 down 8.3% rising
41 Russian Federation 0.11 % 2023 down 15.4% rising
43 Bulgaria 0.09 % 2023 up 12.5% rising
43 Lithuania 0.09 % 2023 unchanged rising
43 Montenegro 0.09 % 2023 up 80.0% rising
43 Serbia 0.09 % 2023 up 80.0% rising
47 Albania 0.08 % 2023 up 166.7% volatile
47 Egypt 0.08 % 2023 down 27.3% volatile
47 Spain 0.08 % 2023 down 11.1% rising
47 France 0.08 % 2023 unchanged falling
51 United Arab Emirates 0.07 % 2023 up 16.7% volatile
51 Italy 0.07 % 2023 down 12.5% falling
51 Thailand 0.07 % 2023 up 40.0% volatile
51 Ukraine 0.07 % 2023 down 61.1% rising
55 Hungary 0.06 % 2023 unchanged rising
55 Kuwait 0.06 % 2023 up 50.0% rising
55 Mexico 0.06 % 2023 up 20.0% rising
58 Serbia and Montenegro 0.05 % 2005 up 400.0% volatile
58 Australia and New Zealand 0.05 % 2023 down 16.7% falling
60 Switzerland 0.04 % 2023 down 20.0% rising
60 Croatia 0.04 % 2023 unchanged falling
60 Poland 0.04 % 2023 down 20.0% rising
63 Argentina 0.03 % 2023 unchanged rising
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.03 % 2023 unchanged volatile
63 Belarus 0.03 % 2023 down 25.0% rising
63 Brazil 0.03 % 2023 unchanged flat
63 Denmark 0.03 % 2023 down 25.0% flat
63 Indonesia 0.03 % 2023 up 50.0% volatile
63 Zimbabwe 0.03 % 2023 down 25.0% falling
70 Algeria 0.02 % 2023 up 100.0% rising
70 Israel 0.02 % 2023 down 33.3% volatile
70 Myanmar 0.02 % 2023 up 100.0% volatile
70 Portugal 0.02 % 2023 down 33.3% falling
70 Türkiye 0.02 % 2023 unchanged falling
75 Armenia 0.01 % 2023 unchanged volatile
75 Australia 0.01 % 2023 down 50.0% rising
75 Azerbaijan 0.01 % 2023 volatile
75 Colombia 0.01 % 2023 unchanged flat
75 Gabon 0.01 % 2023 volatile
75 Greece 0.01 % 2023 down 50.0% rising
75 Guatemala 0.01 % 2023 volatile
75 Libya 0.01 % 2023 unchanged volatile
75 Paraguay 0.01 % 2023 volatile
75 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.01 % 2023 unchanged volatile
85 Afghanistan 0 % 2023 flat
85 Burundi 0 % 2023 flat
85 Bangladesh 0 % 2023 flat
85 Cuba 0 % 2023 flat
85 Cyprus 0 % 2023 flat
85 Dominican Republic 0 % 2023 flat
85 Ecuador 0 % 2023 flat
85 Estonia 0 % 2023 flat
85 Guinea 0 % 2023 flat
85 Grenada 0 % 2023 flat
85 Guyana 0 % 2023 flat
85 Ireland 0 % 2023 flat
85 Iraq 0 % 2023 flat
85 Jamaica 0 % 2023 flat
85 Lebanon 0 % 2023 flat
85 Saint Lucia 0 % 2023 flat
85 Luxembourg 0 % 2023 flat
85 Latvia 0 % 2023 down 100.0% volatile
85 Morocco 0 % 2023 flat
85 Maldives 0 % 2023 flat
85 Marshall Islands 0 % 2023 flat
85 Malta 0 % 2023 flat
85 Mauritania 0 % 2023 flat
85 Mauritius 0 % 2023 flat
85 Nigeria 0 % 2023 flat
85 Panama 0 % 2023 flat
85 Peru 0 % 2023 flat
85 Philippines 0 % 2023 flat
85 Rwanda 0 % 2023 flat
85 Solomon Islands 0 % 2023 flat
85 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % 2023 flat
85 Tajikistan 0 % 2023 flat
85 Turkmenistan 0 % 2023 flat
85 Tunisia 0 % 2023 flat
85 Uruguay 0 % 2023 flat
85 Uzbekistan 0 % 2023 flat
85 Samoa 0 % 2023 flat
85 Zambia 0 % 2023 flat
85 Micronesia 0 % 2023 flat
85 Melanesia 0 % 2023 flat
85 Polynesia 0 % 2023 flat
85 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % 2023 flat
85 Republic of Moldova 0 % 2023 flat
85 Viet Nam 0 % 2023 flat
85 Côte d'Ivoire 0 % 2023 flat
85 China, Macao SAR 0 % 2023 flat

Regions and income groups

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

About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 5,401 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.