Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
252
Highest
4.61 % change on previous year
Kazakhstan
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Tokelau
Median
0.4186 % change on previous year
Years covered
33
1991–2023
Data points
9,210

What the numbers show

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate is currently reported for 252 countries. The highest value is 4.61 % change on previous year in Kazakhstan; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Tokelau.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.4186 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.4461 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 172 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 2,095.4%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 7,200.3%).

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate (CH4): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 4.61 % change on previous year 2023 up 376.5% volatile
2 South Sudan 4.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 3.7% volatile
3 Serbia and Montenegro 3.06 % change on previous year 2005 down 98.1% volatile
4 Oman 2.52 % change on previous year 2023 down 22.4% volatile
5 Vanuatu 2.5 % change on previous year 2023 up 28.6% falling
6 Malawi 2.46 % change on previous year 2023 up 20.6% rising
7 Solomon Islands 2.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.4% rising
8 Singapore 2.19 % change on previous year 2023 up 37.0% volatile
9 Chad 2.13 % change on previous year 2023 up 7.2% falling
10 Gibraltar 2.11 % change on previous year 2023 up 23.7% volatile
11 Afghanistan 2.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 52.9% volatile
12 Channel Islands 2.01 % change on previous year 2023 down 58.4% volatile
13 Mali 1.87 % change on previous year 2023 up 1.5% falling
14 British Virgin Islands 1.78 % change on previous year 2023 down 56.8% volatile
15 Papua New Guinea 1.69 % change on previous year 2023 down 30.6% falling
16 Melanesia 1.63 % change on previous year 2023 down 48.2% volatile
17 Benin 1.62 % change on previous year 2023 down 18.4% falling
18 Eritrea 1.62 % change on previous year 2023 up 56.6% volatile
19 Ethiopia 1.61 % change on previous year 2023 down 30.3% rising
20 Angola 1.6 % change on previous year 2023 down 30.7% falling
21 Kiribati 1.57 % change on previous year 2023 up 8.0% falling
22 Niger 1.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 10.3% volatile
23 Guinea 1.55 % change on previous year 2023 up 12.1% rising
24 Namibia 1.49 % change on previous year 2023 down 8.9% volatile
25 Congo 1.47 % change on previous year 2023 down 37.9% volatile
26 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.46 % change on previous year 2023 down 3.9% rising
27 Eswatini 1.42 % change on previous year 2023 down 58.9% volatile
28 Mauritania 1.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 13.0% falling
29 Turkmenistan 1.35 % change on previous year 2023 down 31.8% volatile
30 Somalia 1.32 % change on previous year 2023 down 10.9% falling
31 Mozambique 1.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.3% volatile
32 Syria 1.29 % change on previous year 2023 up 217.8% volatile
32 Syrian Arab Republic 1.29 % change on previous year 2023 up 217.8% volatile
34 Sao Tome and Principe 1.29 % change on previous year 2023 up 10.8% rising
35 Uzbekistan 1.27 % change on previous year 2023 down 22.3% volatile
36 Burundi 1.25 % change on previous year 2023 down 32.9% falling
37 Cameroon 1.22 % change on previous year 2023 down 2.7% flat
38 Gambia 1.22 % change on previous year 2023 down 18.7% volatile
39 Tajikistan 1.16 % change on previous year 2023 down 10.5% volatile
40 Equatorial Guinea 1.14 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.8% falling
41 Uganda 1.09 % change on previous year 2023 up 4.7% flat
42 Palestine 1.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.3% volatile
42 Palestine 1.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.3% volatile
44 Montenegro 1.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 126.9% volatile
45 Zambia 1.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 22.4% falling
46 Gabon 1.04 % change on previous year 2023 down 39.2% volatile
47 Burkina Faso 1.04 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.4% falling
48 Guyana 1.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 236.9% volatile
49 Djibouti 1.01 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.9% volatile
50 Zimbabwe 0.9946 % change on previous year 2023 down 8.9% volatile
51 Botswana 0.9753 % change on previous year 2023 up 4.3% volatile
52 United Arab Emirates 0.9669 % change on previous year 2023 down 40.0% volatile
53 New Caledonia 0.9447 % change on previous year 2023 down 45.3% volatile
54 Senegal 0.9242 % change on previous year 2023 down 28.9% volatile
55 Sudan 0.8988 % change on previous year 2023 down 34.7% falling
56 Qatar 0.8938 % change on previous year 2023 down 49.6% falling
57 Thailand 0.8931 % change on previous year 2023 up 146.8% volatile
58 Kyrgyzstan 0.8864 % change on previous year 2023 down 94.8% volatile
59 Liberia 0.872 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.6% volatile
60 Madagascar 0.8715 % change on previous year 2023 down 5.3% volatile
61 United Republic of Tanzania 0.8569 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.0% falling
62 Kuwait 0.8526 % change on previous year 2023 down 38.7% volatile
63 Sudan (former) 0.8504 % change on previous year 2011 down 68.8% volatile
64 Mongolia 0.8396 % change on previous year 2023 down 7.4% volatile
65 Togo 0.8384 % change on previous year 2023 down 2.3% falling
66 Guinea-Bissau 0.8327 % change on previous year 2023 up 6.8% rising
67 Sierra Leone 0.8193 % change on previous year 2023 down 43.6% volatile
68 Lesotho 0.817 % change on previous year 2023 down 1.0% volatile
69 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8071 % change on previous year 2023 up 21.4% falling
69 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8071 % change on previous year 2023 up 21.4% falling
71 Guam 0.8038 % change on previous year 2023 up 443.4% volatile
72 Bhutan 0.7891 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.9% falling
73 Armenia 0.7887 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.6% volatile
74 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.7837 % change on previous year 2023 down 82.3% falling
75 Comoros 0.7636 % change on previous year 2023 down 14.9% rising
76 Norway 0.7345 % change on previous year 2023 up 111.4% volatile
77 Saudi Arabia 0.7311 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.8% volatile
78 Samoa 0.7251 % change on previous year 2023 down 9.2% volatile
79 Laos 0.7062 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.5% falling
79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.7062 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.5% falling
81 Iraq 0.7054 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.0% volatile
82 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.6876 % change on previous year 2023 up 867.9% volatile
83 Pakistan 0.6776 % change on previous year 2023 down 45.4% volatile
84 Egypt 0.6763 % change on previous year 2023 down 17.4% volatile
85 Jordan 0.669 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.8% volatile
86 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.6688 % change on previous year 2023 down 26.5% volatile
87 Luxembourg 0.6633 % change on previous year 2023 down 23.8% volatile
88 Nauru 0.6579 % change on previous year 2023 down 70.6% volatile
88 Nauru 0.6579 % change on previous year 2023 down 70.6% volatile
90 Kenya 0.6548 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.7% falling
91 Bahrain 0.6536 % change on previous year 2023 down 42.7% volatile
92 Cambodia 0.6418 % change on previous year 2023 down 33.2% volatile
93 Fiji 0.6318 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.0% volatile
94 Rwanda 0.6204 % change on previous year 2023 down 10.3% volatile
95 Chile 0.6077 % change on previous year 2023 up 101.9% volatile
96 China, Macao SAR 0.5987 % change on previous year 2023 down 26.9% volatile
97 Ghana 0.5986 % change on previous year 2023 down 52.5% falling
98 Ireland 0.5959 % change on previous year 2023 down 16.0% volatile
99 Honduras 0.5817 % change on previous year 2023 down 15.8% falling
100 Andorra 0.5786 % change on previous year 2023 up 206.0% volatile
101 Guatemala 0.5694 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.7% volatile
102 Bangladesh 0.5682 % change on previous year 2023 down 6.3% falling
103 Israel 0.5681 % change on previous year 2023 down 13.2% volatile
104 Algeria 0.5564 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.4% volatile
105 Denmark 0.5114 % change on previous year 2023 down 70.5% volatile
106 East Timor 0.4876 % change on previous year 2023 down 63.1% volatile
106 Timor-Leste 0.4876 % change on previous year 2023 down 63.1% volatile
108 Morocco 0.4874 % change on previous year 2023 down 50.2% volatile
109 Nicaragua 0.4864 % change on previous year 2023 down 42.9% volatile
110 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.4689 % change on previous year 2023 up 68.4% volatile
111 Switzerland 0.4665 % change on previous year 2023 up 238.2% volatile
112 Czechia 0.4554 % change on previous year 2023 up 440.0% volatile
113 Australia 0.4549 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.7% volatile
114 India 0.4526 % change on previous year 2023 down 30.0% volatile
115 Vietnam 0.4501 % change on previous year 2023 down 57.4% volatile
115 Viet Nam 0.4501 % change on previous year 2023 down 57.4% volatile
117 Sweden 0.4412 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.8% volatile
118 Cabo Verde 0.4392 % change on previous year 2023 down 42.2% volatile
119 Maldives 0.4345 % change on previous year 2023 down 69.4% falling
120 Philippines 0.4337 % change on previous year 2023 down 55.2% volatile
121 Central African Republic 0.4311 % change on previous year 2023 up 569.1% volatile
122 Lithuania 0.4299 % change on previous year 2023 down 88.0% volatile
123 Georgia 0.4239 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.0% volatile
124 Faroe Islands 0.4217 % change on previous year 2023 up 8.7% volatile
125 Malta 0.4203 % change on previous year 2023 up 16.7% volatile
126 Australia and New Zealand 0.4195 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.4% volatile
127 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.4177 % change on previous year 2023 down 46.4% volatile
128 Canada 0.4149 % change on previous year 2023 up 26.6% volatile
129 Costa Rica 0.4107 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.0% volatile
130 Panama 0.4103 % change on previous year 2023 down 22.7% volatile
131 Dominican Republic 0.402 % change on previous year 2023 up 22.9% volatile
132 Cayman Islands 0.3937 % change on previous year 2023 down 81.7% volatile
133 Azerbaijan 0.3782 % change on previous year 2023 down 75.2% volatile
134 United Kingdom 0.3782 % change on previous year 2023 down 6.8% volatile
134 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3782 % change on previous year 2023 down 6.8% volatile
136 Estonia 0.3755 % change on previous year 2023 up 352.2% volatile
137 Nigeria 0.364 % change on previous year 2023 down 61.5% falling
138 Turkey 0.362 % change on previous year 2023 down 98.3% volatile
138 Türkiye 0.362 % change on previous year 2023 down 98.3% volatile
140 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3589 % change on previous year 2023 up 239.9% volatile
141 Slovakia 0.3553 % change on previous year 2023 up 111.3% volatile
142 Seychelles 0.3532 % change on previous year 2023 down 13.6% volatile
143 Libya 0.352 % change on previous year 2023 down 65.3% volatile
144 Belgium 0.3515 % change on previous year 2023 up 2,095.4% volatile
145 Germany 0.3475 % change on previous year 2023 down 98.6% volatile
146 South Africa 0.339 % change on previous year 2023 down 68.5% volatile
147 Micronesia 0.3361 % change on previous year 2023 up 227.7% volatile
148 Moldova 0.3349 % change on previous year 2023 down 81.5% volatile
148 Republic of Moldova 0.3349 % change on previous year 2023 down 81.5% volatile
150 Cyprus 0.3261 % change on previous year 2023 up 289.9% volatile
151 Malaysia 0.3256 % change on previous year 2023 down 65.9% volatile
152 Iceland 0.3247 % change on previous year 2023 up 1.3% volatile
153 Haiti 0.3231 % change on previous year 2023 down 38.2% volatile
154 Saint Lucia 0.3213 % change on previous year 2023 up 29.5% volatile
155 Peru 0.3179 % change on previous year 2023 down 38.6% volatile
156 El Salvador 0.3153 % change on previous year 2023 up 6.7% volatile
157 Finland 0.3116 % change on previous year 2023 down 21.5% volatile
158 Paraguay 0.3087 % change on previous year 2023 down 71.8% volatile
159 United States 0.306 % change on previous year 2023 down 38.6% volatile
160 Indonesia 0.3028 % change on previous year 2023 down 37.9% volatile
161 Jamaica 0.2973 % change on previous year 2023 up 403.9% volatile
162 French Polynesia 0.2911 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.9% volatile
163 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2744 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.0% volatile
164 Serbia 0.2675 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.0% volatile
165 New Zealand 0.2674 % change on previous year 2023 down 70.3% volatile
166 Aruba 0.2603 % change on previous year 2023 up 92.1% volatile
167 Colombia 0.2574 % change on previous year 2023 down 61.3% volatile
168 Bahamas 0.2551 % change on previous year 2023 up 109.6% volatile
169 Liechtenstein 0.2493 % change on previous year 2023 down 43.5% volatile
170 OECD 0.2477 % change on previous year 2023 down 89.7% volatile
171 Barbados 0.2457 % change on previous year 2023 up 218.2% volatile
172 Ecuador 0.2299 % change on previous year 2023 down 48.1% volatile
173 Poland 0.2278 % change on previous year 2023 down 94.6% volatile
174 Grenada 0.225 % change on previous year 2023 up 7.0% volatile
175 Suriname 0.2163 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.0% volatile
176 Belize 0.2148 % change on previous year 2023 up 596.6% volatile
177 Argentina 0.2147 % change on previous year 2023 down 39.9% volatile
178 Austria 0.2135 % change on previous year 2023 down 52.7% volatile
179 Romania 0.2129 % change on previous year 2023 up 321.4% volatile
180 Monaco 0.2059 % change on previous year 2023 down 81.2% volatile
181 Myanmar 0.2004 % change on previous year 2023 down 71.0% volatile
182 Bermuda 0.1951 % change on previous year 2023 up 301.8% volatile
183 Croatia 0.1928 % change on previous year 2023 down 50.4% volatile
184 Mexico 0.1909 % change on previous year 2023 up 895.5% volatile
185 Albania 0.1903 % change on previous year 2023 down 98.0% volatile
186 Latvia 0.1888 % change on previous year 2023 down 95.3% volatile
187 Brazil 0.1888 % change on previous year 2023 up 104.2% volatile
188 Sri Lanka 0.1877 % change on previous year 2023 down 68.6% falling
189 Tunisia 0.1785 % change on previous year 2023 down 52.0% volatile
190 Uruguay 0.1784 % change on previous year 2023 up 496.7% volatile
191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1664 % change on previous year 2023 down 10.8% volatile
192 North Macedonia 0.1661 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.1% volatile
193 Polynesia 0.1568 % change on previous year 2023 down 48.1% volatile
194 United States Virgin Islands 0.1524 % change on previous year 2023 down 9.2% volatile
195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.152 % change on previous year 2023 up 796.7% volatile
196 China, mainland 0.1402 % change on previous year 2023 down 78.8% volatile
197 Spain 0.1397 % change on previous year 2023 down 83.3% volatile
198 China 0.1385 % change on previous year 2023 down 78.9% volatile
199 Puerto Rico 0.1373 % change on previous year 2023 up 206.6% volatile
200 Mauritius 0.1361 % change on previous year 2023 down 39.3% volatile
201 Nepal 0.1329 % change on previous year 2023 down 60.7% volatile
202 Brunei 0.1323 % change on previous year 2023 down 68.4% volatile
202 Brunei Darussalam 0.1323 % change on previous year 2023 down 68.4% volatile
204 France 0.1286 % change on previous year 2023 up 198.3% volatile
205 Dominica 0.1217 % change on previous year 2023 down 49.8% volatile
206 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1064 % change on previous year 2023 down 61.8% volatile
207 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.105 % change on previous year 2023 up 532.9% volatile
208 Slovenia 0.1013 % change on previous year 2023 up 102.8% volatile
209 Russia 0.0948 % change on previous year 2023 down 69.8% volatile
209 Russian Federation 0.0948 % change on previous year 2023 down 69.8% volatile
211 Portugal 0.0943 % change on previous year 2023 up 103.5% volatile
212 Hungary 0.0753 % change on previous year 2023 down 98.1% volatile
213 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0538 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.9% volatile
214 San Marino 0.0456 % change on previous year 2023 down 96.4% volatile
215 Bulgaria 0.0433 % change on previous year 2023 up 120.3% volatile
216 Palau 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
216 French Guiana 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
216 Guadeloupe 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
216 Martinique 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
216 Reunion 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
216 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
216 Anguilla 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
216 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
216 Niue 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
216 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
216 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
216 Réunion 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
216 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 % change on previous year 2010 up 100.0% volatile
216 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
232 Belarus -0.0152 % change on previous year 2023 down 105.4% volatile
233 Republic of Korea -0.0218 % change on previous year 2023 up 99.4% volatile
234 Italy -0.083 % change on previous year 2023 down 125.6% volatile
235 Lebanon -0.1023 % change on previous year 2023 down 105.6% volatile
236 Greece -0.1055 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.3% volatile
237 Greenland -0.1972 % change on previous year 2023 up 49.2% volatile
238 Japan -0.3124 % change on previous year 2023 down 241.9% volatile
239 Tonga -0.3521 % change on previous year 2023 down 74.2% volatile
240 China, Taiwan Province of -0.3687 % change on previous year 2023 down 346.3% volatile
241 American Samoa -1.46 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.3% volatile
242 Tuvalu -1.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 322.9% volatile
243 Ukraine -1.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 598.9% volatile
244 Northern Mariana Islands -2.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 131.1% volatile
245 Caribbean -2.44 % change on previous year 2023 down 916.7% volatile
246 Yemen -2.64 % change on previous year 2023 down 218.6% volatile
247 Marshall Islands -3.02 % change on previous year 2023 down 125.7% volatile
248 Montserrat -5.88 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
249 Isle of Man -9.32 % change on previous year 2023 down 5,127.0% volatile
250 Belgium-Luxembourg -14.88 % change on previous year 1999 down 4,872.5% volatile
251 Cuba -20.81 % change on previous year 2023 down 7,200.3% volatile
252 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year 2011 — volatile
252 Tokelau -100 % change on previous year 2022 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
287 places, 9,210 data points, 1991–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.