Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
161
Highest
880 % change on previous year
Georgia
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Réunion
Median
-76.83 % change on previous year
Years covered
34
1991–2024
Data points
5,226
What the numbers show
Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 880 % change on previous year in Georgia; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Réunion.
The median across all reporting countries is -76.83 % change on previous year, and the mean is -7.55 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 87,887.2%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 838.8%).
Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 880 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 372.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 700 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 565.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10,234.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Portugal | 432.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 557.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 355.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,895.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Bahamas | 344.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 495.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 301.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87,887.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Serbia and Montenegro | 300 % change on previous year | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 9 | South Africa | 284.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,887.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 280.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 260.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Ecuador | 255.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 575.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 228.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Eswatini | 227.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Nepal | 209.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 209.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,289.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Peru | 192.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13,088.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 178.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 840.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Guyana | 172.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,297.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Congo | 163.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 390.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea | 156.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Madagascar | 145.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 817.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Gabon | 135.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 290.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Brazil | 128.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Jamaica | 118.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 305.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 118.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Guatemala | 104.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 27 | South Sudan | 99.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 93.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | 92.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 291.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 86.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 65.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | India | 64.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 50.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 40.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Sudan (former) | 37.47 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Central African Republic | 33.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 397.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 31.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 992.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Liberia | 25.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 23.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Türkiye | 22.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Cameroon | 21.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Japan | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 16.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Angola | 11.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Cambodia | 10.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 514.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Mozambique | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Belize | 0.4024 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Honduras | -8.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -8.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 53 | United Republic of Tanzania | -9.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 799.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Bhutan | -17.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Thailand | -18.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | -20.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 482.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Malawi | -20.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 58 | New Caledonia | -26.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Uganda | -28.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Caribbean | -31.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -41.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Argentina | -44.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 838.8% | volatile |
| 63 | OECD | -45.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Nicaragua | -47.12 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Ghana | -47.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Viet Nam | -48.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | -49.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Myanmar | -49.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 237.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | -52.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Canada | -58.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 203.0% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | -60 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | -60.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 73 | China | -62.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 332.3% | volatile |
| 73 | China, mainland | -62.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 328.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Ethiopia | -67.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | -69.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Morocco | -70 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | -74.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Italy | -76.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 319.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Australia and New Zealand | -76.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Australia | -76.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Togo | -79.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | France | -79.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Chile | -80.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Spain | -86.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Belarus | -89.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | -89.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | -90.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Melanesia | -90.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | -91.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Greece | -91.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | -91.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Indonesia | -92.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Albania | -95.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 95 | French Guiana | -95.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Ukraine | -96.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Algeria | -96.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Kenya | -96.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 495.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Afghanistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 250.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 700.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 190.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Benin | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | -100 % change on previous year | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Comoros | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Cyprus | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Czechia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Germany | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Eritrea | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Estonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Finland | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Fiji | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 731.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Gibraltar | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Gambia | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Hungary | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Iraq | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Israel | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | -100 % change on previous year | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Lesotho | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Lithuania | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Latvia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 800.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Montenegro | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Mongolia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritania | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Malaysia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 555.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Namibia | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Norway | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | New Zealand | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 300.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Pakistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Poland | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Senegal | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Somalia | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Serbia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Suriname | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Slovenia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Sweden | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Chad | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Tajikistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Uruguay | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Vanuatu | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 218.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Republic of Korea | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Republic of Moldova | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | China, Taiwan Province of | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Réunion | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 280.25 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 119.52 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 101.17 % change on previous year
- South America 96.69 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 93.63 % change on previous year
- Europe 89.93 % change on previous year
- United States of America 43.55 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 20.49 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 20.2 % change on previous year
- Africa 14.57 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 12.18 % change on previous year
- Non-Annex I countries 11.94 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 10.71 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9.93 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 8.4 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 8 % change on previous year
- World 5.85 % change on previous year
- Central America 3.58 % change on previous year
- Western Asia -1 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -3.24 % change on previous year
- Americas -5.55 % change on previous year
- Annex I countries -21.1 % change on previous year
- Asia -40.19 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -47.06 % change on previous year
- Northern America -51.75 % change on previous year
- Small island developing states (SIDS) -52.3 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -61.91 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -79.87 % change on previous year
- Oceania -81 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -95.79 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -100 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -100 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.