Methane emissions by sector by country
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
67.34 million tonnes
Indonesia
Lowest
0 tonnes
Niue
Median
0 tonnes
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
6,559
What the numbers show
Methane emissions by sector is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 67.34 million tonnes in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 tonnes, and the mean is 813,492 tonnes.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 2,866.7%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 100.0%).
Methane emissions by sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 67.34 million tonnes | 2023 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.88 million tonnes | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 8.44 million tonnes | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 4 | Zambia | 8.02 million tonnes | 2023 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 5 | Mozambique | 7.58 million tonnes | 2023 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 7.47 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1,014.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 6.22 million tonnes | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 8 | Brazil | 5.48 million tonnes | 2023 | up 199.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Angola | 5.44 million tonnes | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 10 | Bolivia | 4.93 million tonnes | 2023 | up 460.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Laos | 3.04 million tonnes | 2023 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania | 2.21 million tonnes | 2023 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 13 | India | 1.69 million tonnes | 2023 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 1.61 million tonnes | 2023 | up 96.3% | flat |
| 15 | Russia | 1.42 million tonnes | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 1.07 million tonnes | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 1.02 million tonnes | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 890,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 2,866.7% | volatile |
| 19 | South Sudan | 880,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 20 | United States | 860,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 720,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia | 530,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 480,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 450,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 390,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 26 | China | 360,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Honduras | 360,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 340,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Chad | 320,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Vietnam | 280,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 210,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Nigeria | 180,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Congo | 150,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Venezuela | 120,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 110,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 110,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 59.3% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Cuba | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 80,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Spain | 70,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Peru | 70,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 43 | Belize | 60,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 60,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 45 | South Africa | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Algeria | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Liberia | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Gabon | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 54 | Ghana | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Benin | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bhutan | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 58 | France | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Georgia | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guyana | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 58 | Italy | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Senegal | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Suriname | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Togo | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Uganda | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Albania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Andorra | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Armenia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Austria | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Burundi | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Belgium | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Bahrain | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Barbados | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Brunei | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Botswana | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Comoros | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Cyprus | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Czechia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Germany | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Djibouti | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Dominica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Denmark | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Ecuador | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Egypt | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Eritrea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Finland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Fiji | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Gambia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Grenada | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Croatia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Haiti | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Hungary | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Iran | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Iraq | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Iceland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Israel | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Jamaica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Japan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Kenya | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | South Korea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Lebanon | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Libya | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Lesotho | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Lithuania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Latvia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Morocco | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Moldova | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Maldives | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Mali | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Montenegro | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Mongolia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Namibia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Niger | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Netherlands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Norway | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | New Zealand | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Oman | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Pakistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Panama | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Poland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | North Korea | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Qatar | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Romania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Rwanda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Sudan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Singapore | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | El Salvador | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Somalia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Serbia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Slovakia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Slovenia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Eswatini | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Syria | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | East Timor | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Tonga | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Turkey | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Uruguay | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Samoa | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Yemen | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Cook Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.