Share of global methane emissions in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Share of global methane emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
181st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Micronesia (country), 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global methane emissions in Micronesia (country) is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1940.
Micronesia (country) ranks 181st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1062.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane emissions in Micronesia (country) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1062.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 178 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 179 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 183 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Micronesia (country)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4622 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.2248 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 25,557 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 113,683 (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global methane emissions in Micronesia (country)?
- Share of global methane emissions in Micronesia (country) was 0.0% 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1940.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 181st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.