Share of global methane emissions in Israel
Israel: Share of global methane emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
109th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1969
All-time low
0.0%
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Israel, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global methane emissions in Israel stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Israel peaked at 1.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1940.
That places Israel 109th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +322.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +86.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +36.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +20.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +13.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +16.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3% | +12.1% |
| 1958 | 0.3% | +13.1% |
| 1959 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +45.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +49.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -94.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane emissions in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +322.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1976 | -94.5% | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| 1951 | +86.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1975 | +49.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 1965 | +45.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| 1952 | +36.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More climate change data for Israel
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 53.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,228 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 601.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 626.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 328.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 325.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.23 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global methane emissions in Israel?
- Share of global methane emissions in Israel was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1940.
- How does Israel rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Israel ranks 109th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.