Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice...
Countries reporting
198
Highest
572.27 Mt CO2e
India
Lowest
0 Mt CO2e
Palau
Median
3.78 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,637
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 572.27 Mt CO2e in India; the lowest is 0 Mt CO2e in Palau.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.78 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 21.77 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 126.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 46.6%).
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 572.27 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 498.98 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 471.81 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 257.35 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 203.87 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 105.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 7 | Indonesia | 88.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 87.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 87.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 84.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 11 | Vietnam | 74.18 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 69.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 64.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 14 | Myanmar | 63.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 15 | Russia | 60 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 58.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 17 | Nigeria | 56.75 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 50.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 47.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 20 | Turkey | 46.39 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 45.93 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 22 | Tanzania | 43.66 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 43.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 24 | France | 42.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 25 | Japan | 38.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 37.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 33.97 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 28 | Venezuela | 32.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 31.55 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 30 | Canada | 30.53 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 29.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 32 | Spain | 27.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 33 | Mali | 26.64 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 25.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 35 | Niger | 24.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 36 | Paraguay | 24.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 37 | Iran | 23.95 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 38 | Cambodia | 23.83 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 22.96 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 22.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 21.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 42 | Bolivia | 21.76 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 43 | South Korea | 21.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 44 | Uganda | 20.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Poland | 20.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 46 | Mongolia | 18.68 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 47 | Madagascar | 17.89 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 48 | Somalia | 17.64 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 15.2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 14.39 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 14.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 53 | Guinea | 13.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Egypt | 13.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 12.48 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 56 | Belarus | 12.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 57 | Netherlands | 12.14 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 10.59 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 59 | Laos | 9.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 9.39 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 9.2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 9.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 63 | Algeria | 8.94 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 64 | Ukraine | 8.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 8.68 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 8.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 67 | Ecuador | 8.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 68 | Morocco | 8.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 7.48 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 7.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 71 | Cameroon | 7.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritania | 7.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 73 | Angola | 7.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 7.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 6.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 6.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 77 | Belgium | 6.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 6.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 79 | Cuba | 6.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 80 | Zambia | 6.39 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 81 | Denmark | 6.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 82 | Namibia | 6.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 83 | Ghana | 6.2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 85 | Yemen | 5.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 5.57 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 87 | Malawi | 5.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Honduras | 5.22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 89 | Austria | 5.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 90 | Czechia | 5.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 4.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 92 | Syria | 4.66 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 4.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 49.2% | falling |
| 94 | Iraq | 4.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 95 | Greece | 4.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 96 | Switzerland | 4.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 97 | Mozambique | 3.93 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 98 | Malaysia | 3.89 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.88 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 100 | Sweden | 3.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 101 | Benin | 3.77 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 103 | Hungary | 3.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 104 | North Korea | 3.43 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 105 | Haiti | 3.22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 106 | Eritrea | 3.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 107 | Panama | 3.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 108 | Burundi | 2.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Norway | 2.71 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 2.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 111 | Tunisia | 2.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 112 | Finland | 2.36 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 113 | Georgia | 2.06 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 2.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Israel | 2.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 116 | Lithuania | 2.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 117 | Togo | 1.99 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Libya | 1.92 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 119 | Rwanda | 1.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 1.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Guyana | 1.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 122 | El Salvador | 1.57 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 123 | Botswana | 1.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 124 | Slovenia | 1.5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 125 | Croatia | 1.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 126 | Slovakia | 1.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 128 | Oman | 1.36 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Armenia | 1.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 130 | Latvia | 1.09 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | 1.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 133 | Moldova | 0.9268 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 134 | Estonia | 0.8405 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 135 | East Timor | 0.8314 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 136 | Eswatini | 0.7887 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 137 | Lesotho | 0.7882 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 138 | Jordan | 0.7562 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 139 | Gambia | 0.5387 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 140 | Djibouti | 0.5227 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 0.5072 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 142 | Suriname | 0.5055 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 144 | Congo | 0.4604 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 0.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 146 | Cyprus | 0.4597 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4503 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 148 | Jamaica | 0.43 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 149 | Lebanon | 0.4058 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 150 | Fiji | 0.4004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 151 | Liberia | 0.3841 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 152 | Qatar | 0.3691 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Bhutan | 0.3401 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 154 | Iceland | 0.2793 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 155 | Kuwait | 0.2602 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 156 | Belize | 0.2047 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 0.1832 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 0.1342 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 159 | Gabon | 0.1132 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 160 | Samoa | 0.097 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0841 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 162 | Comoros | 0.0725 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 0.0723 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 164 | Tonga | 0.0593 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 0.0552 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 167 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0401 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 168 | French Polynesia | 0.0281 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 169 | Barbados | 0.0279 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 170 | Dominica | 0.0272 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 171 | Bahrain | 0.0267 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 172 | Mauritius | 0.0243 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 0.0223 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 174 | Faroe Islands | 0.0213 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 175 | Brunei | 0.0212 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 176 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0169 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0154 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 178 | Hong Kong | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Grenada | 0.0137 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 117.6% | falling |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0082 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 183 | Singapore | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 185 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 186 | Bahamas | 0.0062 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 187 | Greenland | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Cayman Islands | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 189 | American Samoa | 0.004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Kiribati | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 191 | Guam | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Seychelles | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 193 | Bermuda | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 194 | Macao | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 196 | Aruba | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Nauru | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 198 | Maldives | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Marshall Islands | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
| 198 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
| 198 | Palau | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4,334 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 3,598 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 3,477 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 3,076 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 2,535 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 1,755 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 1,712 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 1,383 Mt CO2e
- Lower middle income 1,321 Mt CO2e
- IDA total 1,063 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 1,051 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 928.78 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).