How much methane a country emits — converted into CO2 equivalent.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · million tonnes CO₂e
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
China
|
1,590.67 | 2024 | 199 | |
| 2 |
India
|
859.29 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 3 |
United States
|
818.35 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 4 |
Brazil
|
579.99 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 5 |
Russia
|
474.07 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 6 |
Indonesia
|
412.01 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 7 |
Pakistan
|
228.61 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 8 |
Nigeria
|
193.67 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 9 |
Iran
|
171 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 10 |
Iraq
|
156.21 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 11 |
Mexico
|
151.8 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 12 |
Australia
|
135.64 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 13 |
Ethiopia
|
119.02 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 14 |
Saudi Arabia
|
117.01 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 15 |
Canada
|
115.34 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 16 |
Argentina
|
114.12 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 17 |
Türkiye
|
111.8 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 18 |
Thailand
|
95.82 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 19 |
Bangladesh
|
95.57 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 20 |
Vietnam
|
94.98 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 21 |
Colombia
|
91.3 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 22 |
South Africa
|
79.29 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 23 |
Philippines
|
78.93 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 24 |
Chad
|
73.7 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 25 |
Sudan
|
69.7 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 26 |
Algeria
|
69.21 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 27 |
France
|
62.81 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 28 |
Tanzania
|
61.99 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 29 |
Myanmar
|
56.52 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 30 |
Germany
|
56.14 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 31 |
Kazakhstan
|
54.97 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 32 |
Kenya
|
53.82 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 33 |
Uzbekistan
|
52.57 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 34 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
52.44 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 35 |
Ukraine
|
52.38 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 36 |
Egypt
|
49.84 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 37 |
Venezuela
|
47.63 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 38 |
Spain
|
44.6 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 39 |
Poland
|
44.5 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 40 |
United Kingdom
|
43.81 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 41 |
Angola
|
43.54 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 42 |
Mongolia
|
42.42 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 43 |
Italy
|
40.76 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 44 |
South Korea
|
39.67 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 45 |
Kuwait
|
39.53 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 46 |
United Arab Emirates
|
37.57 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 47 |
Uganda
|
37.06 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 48 |
New Zealand
|
34.6 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 49 |
Oman
|
32.88 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 50 |
Peru
|
31.68 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 51 |
South Sudan
|
31.28 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 52 |
Morocco
|
30.34 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 53 |
Niger
|
30.24 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 54 |
Mali
|
29.05 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 55 |
Japan
|
28.82 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 56 |
Malaysia
|
28.31 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 57 |
Libya
|
28.2 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 58 |
Nepal
|
27.91 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 59 |
Bolivia
|
27.6 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 60 |
Mozambique
|
27.08 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 61 |
Somalia
|
25.28 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 62 |
Uruguay
|
24.95 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 63 |
Paraguay
|
24.88 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 64 |
Madagascar
|
24.79 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 65 |
Cambodia
|
23.83 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 66 |
Bahrain
|
23.76 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 67 |
Turkmenistan
|
23.49 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 68 |
Burkina Faso
|
22.74 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 69 |
Qatar
|
22.49 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 70 |
Ecuador
|
21.65 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 71 |
Romania
|
21.65 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 72 |
Guinea
|
21.53 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 73 |
Cameroon
|
21.41 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 74 |
Zambia
|
21.14 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 75 |
Ghana
|
19.53 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 76 |
Netherlands
|
19.05 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 77 |
North Korea
|
18.97 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 78 |
Chile
|
18.64 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 79 |
Belarus
|
18.58 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 80 |
Guatemala
|
18.39 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 81 |
Ireland
|
17.63 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 82 |
Afghanistan
|
16.62 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 83 |
Taiwan
|
15.47 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 84 |
Republic of the Congo
|
15.13 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 85 |
Gabon
|
14.32 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 86 |
Zimbabwe
|
13.3 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 87 |
Central African Republic
|
13.13 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 88 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
12.99 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 89 |
Azerbaijan
|
12.68 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 90 |
Czechia
|
12.62 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 91 |
Dominican Republic
|
12.23 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 92 |
Belgium
|
11.92 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 93 |
Cuba
|
11.73 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 94 |
Yemen
|
11.58 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 95 |
Nicaragua
|
11.55 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 96 |
Laos
|
11.41 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 97 |
Senegal
|
11.37 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 98 |
Sri Lanka
|
11.1 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 99 |
Portugal
|
10.83 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 100 |
Botswana
|
10.22 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Denmark
|
10.22 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 102 |
Greece
|
9.91 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 103 |
Hungary
|
9.49 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 104 |
Austria
|
9.31 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 105 |
Mauritania
|
9.09 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 106 |
Israel
|
8.96 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 107 |
Bulgaria
|
8.96 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 108 |
Honduras
|
8.96 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 109 |
Haiti
|
8.93 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 110 |
Norway
|
8.4 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 111 |
Tunisia
|
8.4 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 112 |
Malawi
|
8.37 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 113 |
Tajikistan
|
8.1 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 114 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
7.97 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 115 |
Sweden
|
7.93 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 116 |
Benin
|
7.57 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 117 |
Serbia
|
6.9 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 118 |
Togo
|
6.36 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 119 |
Namibia
|
6.17 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 120 |
Syria
|
6.14 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 121 |
Switzerland
|
6.03 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 122 |
Jordan
|
5.94 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 123 |
Slovakia
|
5.8 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 124 |
Singapore
|
5.8 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 125 |
Finland
|
5.7 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 126 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
5.61 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 127 |
Costa Rica
|
5.54 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 128 |
Sierra Leone
|
5.42 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 129 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
5.16 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 130 |
Hong Kong
|
5.15 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 131 |
Rwanda
|
4.75 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 132 |
Eritrea
|
4.74 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 133 |
Burundi
|
4.71 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 134 |
Panama
|
4.23 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 135 |
Lebanon
|
3.98 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 136 |
Guyana
|
3.91 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 137 |
Papua New Guinea
|
3.82 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 138 |
Georgia
|
3.26 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 139 |
El Salvador
|
3.21 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 140 |
Croatia
|
3.16 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 141 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
2.7 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 142 |
Lithuania
|
2.62 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 143 |
Liberia
|
2.59 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 144 |
Cyprus
|
2.37 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 145 |
Slovenia
|
2.34 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 146 |
Latvia
|
2.29 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 147 |
Albania
|
2.17 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 148 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
2.09 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 149 |
Moldova
|
2.07 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 150 |
Armenia
|
1.65 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 151 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
1.58 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 152 |
North Macedonia
|
1.53 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 153 |
Estonia
|
1.33 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 154 |
Lesotho
|
1.32 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 155 |
Djibouti
|
1.22 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 156 |
Gambia
|
1.2 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 157 |
Eswatini
|
1.18 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 158 |
Bhutan
|
1.1 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 159 |
Timor-Leste
|
1.03 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 160 |
Suriname
|
0.92 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 161 |
Fiji
|
0.76 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 162 |
Jamaica
|
0.76 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 163 |
Montenegro
|
0.59 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 164 |
Mauritius
|
0.57 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 165 |
Iceland
|
0.56 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 166 |
Luxembourg
|
0.54 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 167 |
Belize
|
0.5 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 168 |
Comoros
|
0.4 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 169 |
Bahamas
|
0.34 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 170 |
Vanuatu
|
0.33 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 171 |
Solomon Islands
|
0.29 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 172 |
Maldives
|
0.17 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 173 |
Malta
|
0.17 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 174 |
Samoa
|
0.16 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 175 |
Barbados
|
0.16 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 176 |
Cabo Verde
|
0.16 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 177 |
Tonga
|
0.1 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 178 |
Andorra
|
0.08 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 179 |
Seychelles
|
0.08 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 180 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
0.07 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 181 |
Saint Lucia
|
0.06 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 182 |
Micronesia
|
0.06 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 183 |
Dominica
|
0.06 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 184 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
0.06 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 185 |
Macao
|
0.05 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 186 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
0.05 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 187 |
Grenada
|
0.05 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 188 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
0.05 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 189 |
Palau
|
0.04 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 190 |
Kiribati
|
0.03 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 191 |
Liechtenstein
|
0.03 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 192 |
Aruba
|
0.02 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 193 |
Cook Islands
|
0.01 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 194 |
British Virgin Islands
|
0.01 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 195 |
Tuvalu
|
0.01 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 196 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
0 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 197 |
Nauru
|
0 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 198 |
Saint Helena
|
0 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 199 |
Niue
|
0 | 2024 | 1 |
Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.
Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.
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