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
91
Highest
9.34 %
Brunei
Lowest
0 %
Latvia
Median
0.11 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,669
What the numbers show
IPPU — Emissions Share (CH4) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 9.34 % in Brunei; the lowest is 0 % in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.11 %, and the mean is 0.5515 %.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 32 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 9.34 % | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.34 % | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.35 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.14 % | 2023 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Oman | 1.92 % | 2023 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 1.65 % | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 7 | Singapore | 1.55 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 1.51 % | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 9 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.07 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 0.87 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 11 | Caribbean | 0.8 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 12 | India | 0.79 % | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 0.78 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 0.73 % | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 0.71 % | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.71 % | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 0.7 % | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 0.6 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 19 | China | 0.5 % | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 19 | China, mainland | 0.5 % | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 0.43 % | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 0.42 % | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 23 | Qatar | 0.41 % | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.37 % | 1999 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 25 | Bhutan | 0.29 % | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 0.28 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 0.28 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0.26 % | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.26 % | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 30 | New Zealand | 0.25 % | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 31 | Georgia | 0.23 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 0.21 % | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.21 % | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 0.19 % | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 0.18 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.16 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 36 | OECD | 0.16 % | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 38 | Canada | 0.14 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 38 | United States | 0.14 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 0.13 % | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 0.13 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 0.13 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.13 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 44 | Bahrain | 0.12 % | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.11 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 45 | Russia | 0.11 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 0.11 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 0.09 % | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 48 | Lithuania | 0.09 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 0.09 % | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 0.09 % | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 52 | Albania | 0.08 % | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Egypt | 0.08 % | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Spain | 0.08 % | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 52 | France | 0.08 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 0.07 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Italy | 0.07 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 56 | Thailand | 0.07 % | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Ukraine | 0.07 % | 2023 | down 61.1% | rising |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.06 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Kuwait | 0.06 % | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 0.06 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.05 % | 2005 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 65 | Switzerland | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 65 | Croatia | 0.04 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Poland | 0.04 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 68 | Argentina | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 68 | Belarus | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 68 | Brazil | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Denmark | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 68 | Indonesia | 0.03 % | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 75 | Algeria | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 75 | Israel | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Myanmar | 0.02 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 0.02 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 75 | Turkey | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | Türkiye | 0.02 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Australia | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Colombia | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Gabon | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Greece | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 81 | Guatemala | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Libya | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Paraguay | 0.01 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.01 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Latvia | 0 % | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.66 %
- Southern Asia 0.64 %
- Eastern Asia 0.51 %
- Asia 0.43 %
- Western Europe 0.3 %
- Western Asia 0.28 %
- Non-Annex I countries 0.28 %
- World 0.25 %
- Northern Europe 0.24 %
- European Union (27) 0.17 %
- Europe 0.15 %
- Annex I countries 0.15 %
- Northern America 0.14 %
- United States of America 0.14 %
- Southern Africa 0.13 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.13 %
- Eastern Europe 0.11 %
- Americas 0.09 %
- Southern Europe 0.07 %
- South-Eastern Asia 0.07 %
- Oceania 0.05 %
- Central Asia 0.05 %
- Central America 0.04 %
- South America 0.03 %
- Africa 0.02 %
- Northern Africa 0.02 %
- Middle Africa 0.02 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.01 %
About this data
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.