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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.