Methane emissions, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
29.53 % change on previous year
Botswana
Lowest
-23.89 % change on previous year
Estonia
Median
0.5187 % change on previous year
Years covered
174
1851β2024
Data points
34,620
What the numbers show
Methane emissions, annual growth rate is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 29.53 % change on previous year in Botswana; the lowest is -23.89 % change on previous year in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5187 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.1479 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 1,893.8%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 1,685.3%).
Methane emissions, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 29.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Guyana | 15.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Namibia | 11.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 257.6% | volatile |
| 4 | South Korea | 8.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 622.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 435.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Samoa | 5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,474.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Burundi | 5.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 428.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Chad | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Togo | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 251.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Niger | 4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Palau | 4.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Mozambique | 3.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Uganda | 3.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 3.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Cyprus | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 608.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 333.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Oman | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Algeria | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 24 | El Salvador | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 338.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Israel | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Laos | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Jordan | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Tanzania | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Seychelles | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Iran | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 318.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Solomon Islands | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Bolivia | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Malawi | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Senegal | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 195.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,893.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,017.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 248.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Kiribati | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Lebanon | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Russia | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 62 | India | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Georgia | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Tunisia | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Benin | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 280.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Macao | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 72 | South Sudan | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Djibouti | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Portugal | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Grenada | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Sudan | 1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 0.9973 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 0.9789 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Hong Kong | 0.9404 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 0.8998 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Madagascar | 0.8978 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Mexico | 0.8953 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 298.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Cameroon | 0.8637 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Kuwait | 0.8375 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Czechia | 0.768 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Eritrea | 0.7416 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Colombia | 0.7125 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 612.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 0.7085 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Hungary | 0.6939 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 0.6899 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Taiwan | 0.681 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Armenia | 0.6701 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Honduras | 0.6608 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Cambodia | 0.6539 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Liechtenstein | 0.634 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Bahamas | 0.6281 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Aruba | 0.6254 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 0.5648 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Ireland | 0.5245 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Philippines | 0.5187 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 314.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Belize | 0.5096 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Tonga | 0.5023 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Vietnam | 0.4995 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Niue | 0.4764 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Nepal | 0.446 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Comoros | 0.3987 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Austria | 0.3695 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Tuvalu | 0.3683 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Rwanda | 0.3452 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3137 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Micronesia (country) | 0.3132 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Singapore | 0.3104 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2792 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 0.2713 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Libya | 0.2439 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Helena | 0.239 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 289.3% | volatile |
| 117 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1686 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Moldova | 0.1619 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1569 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Kenya | 0.1269 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Mauritania | 0.1121 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Yemen | 0.1028 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Dominica | 0.0932 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0904 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.036 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 0.0315 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Sweden | 0.0307 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Eswatini | 0.0272 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritius | 0.016 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | -0.0102 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Somalia | -0.0142 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 132 | United States | -0.0871 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Nauru | -0.1041 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Qatar | -0.1062 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Spain | -0.1628 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Indonesia | -0.1928 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Belarus | -0.2127 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Argentina | -0.4171 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Serbia | -0.4228 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 140 | United Kingdom | -0.4779 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Paraguay | -0.4789 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Haiti | -0.4848 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 278.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Poland | -0.5066 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Japan | -0.5415 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Latvia | -0.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,685.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Belgium | -0.6336 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain | -0.7018 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Jamaica | -0.869 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 246.4% | volatile |
| 149 | New Zealand | -0.8784 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | -0.9822 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 749.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Denmark | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 292.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Lesotho | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Barbados | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 290.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Romania | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Ghana | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Malaysia | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 289.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Suriname | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Ecuador | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Andorra | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Bhutan | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 201.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Finland | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Netherlands | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 234.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Iraq | -2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.7% | volatile |
| 164 | South Africa | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 354.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Germany | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Italy | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 168 | North Macedonia | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Canada | -2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Luxembourg | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 510.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Chile | -2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 173 | France | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Cuba | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 612.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Croatia | -3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 170.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Iceland | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 192.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Angola | -3.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Greece | -3.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 276.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Australia | -3.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Venezuela | -4.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 231.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Montenegro | -4.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,333.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Ukraine | -4.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Slovenia | -4.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Syria | -4.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Cook Islands | -4.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,346.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Gabon | -4.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 743.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Fiji | -4.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 188 | East Timor | -5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Albania | -5.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 381.7% | volatile |
| 190 | North Korea | -5.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 884.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Gambia | -5.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 296.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Lithuania | -6.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 195.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Nigeria | -7.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 581.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | -7.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 979.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Congo | -8.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 443.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Mongolia | -10.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 211.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -11.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Brunei | -15.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Estonia | -23.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 614.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.