Methane emissions by country
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
1.59 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
China
Lowest
1,373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Niue
Median
10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Years covered
175
1850–2024
Data points
34,825
What the numbers show
Methane emissions is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 1.59 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in China; the lowest is 1,373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, and the mean is 48.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 195.8%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 67.0%).
Methane emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.59 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 859.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 818.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 579.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 474.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 412.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 228.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 193.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Iran | 171.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Iraq | 156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 151.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 135.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 119.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 117.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 115.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 114.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Turkey | 111.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 95.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Vietnam | 94.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 91.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | 79.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 78.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Chad | 73.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Sudan | 69.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 69.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 62.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 28 | Tanzania | 61.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Myanmar | 56.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Germany | 56.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Kenya | 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 52.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 52.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela | 47.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Poland | 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 43.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 41 | Angola | 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Mongolia | 42.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Italy | 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 44 | South Korea | 39.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Kuwait | 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Uganda | 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 48 | New Zealand | 34.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Oman | 32.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 51 | South Sudan | 31.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Morocco | 30.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Niger | 30.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Mali | 29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 28.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 28.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Libya | 28.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Nepal | 27.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia | 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Mozambique | 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Somalia | 25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Uruguay | 24.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Madagascar | 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 23.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Bahrain | 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Qatar | 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Ecuador | 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Romania | 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 72 | Guinea | 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Zambia | 21.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Ghana | 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Netherlands | 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 77 | North Korea | 18.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 78 | Chile | 18.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Belarus | 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 80 | Guatemala | 18.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 83 | Taiwan | 15.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Congo | 15.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Gabon | 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 12.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Czechia | 12.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Belgium | 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 93 | Cuba | 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 94 | Yemen | 11.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 11.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Senegal | 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Portugal | 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 100 | Botswana | 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Denmark | 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Greece | 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Hungary | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 104 | Austria | 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritania | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 108 | Honduras | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Haiti | 8.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Norway | 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Tunisia | 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 8.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Sweden | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Serbia | 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Togo | 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Namibia | 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Syria | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Switzerland | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 122 | Jordan | 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovakia | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Singapore | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Finland | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Hong Kong | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Rwanda | 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Eritrea | 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Burundi | 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Panama | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Lebanon | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Georgia | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 139 | El Salvador | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Croatia | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Lithuania | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 143 | Liberia | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Cyprus | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 195.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Latvia | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 147 | Albania | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Moldova | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 150 | Armenia | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Brunei | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Estonia | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Lesotho | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Djibouti | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Gambia | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Eswatini | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Bhutan | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 159 | East Timor | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Suriname | 919,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Fiji | 761,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Jamaica | 759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 589,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritius | 570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Iceland | 556,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Belize | 501,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Comoros | 400,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahamas | 343,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 331,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 292,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Maldives | 170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Samoa | 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Barbados | 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 158,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Tonga | 104,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Andorra | 77,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Seychelles | 75,688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 60,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Micronesia (country) | 59,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Dominica | 58,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 56,344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Macao | 52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 51.3% | falling |
| 187 | Grenada | 49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 189 | Palau | 37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Kiribati | 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Aruba | 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Cook Islands | 14,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 194 | British Virgin Islands | 11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 7,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Saint Helena | 2,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Nauru | 1,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Niue | 1,373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.