Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of...
Countries reporting
191
Highest
4.13 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0 Mt CO2e
Tonga
Median
0.0051 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,255
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 4.13 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0 Mt CO2e in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0051 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 0.0843 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 4,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 82.8%).
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 3 | India | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 0.6907 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 0.6478 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 0.5339 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 0.4578 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 347.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 0.3941 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 0.3905 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3635 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 0.3113 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Iran | 0.3082 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 13 | South Korea | 0.2523 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 0.2057 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 0.1974 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 0.1973 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 0.1903 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 0.1813 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Canada | 0.1643 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 0.1555 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Iraq | 0.1325 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands | 0.1323 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 0.1226 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 0.1169 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 0.1143 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1113 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 0.1099 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 0.1091 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Australia | 0.104 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Vietnam | 0.1031 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 0.0924 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 0.0898 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | 0.0853 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 0.0812 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Kuwait | 0.0749 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 0.0703 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0.0646 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Singapore | 0.0637 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Qatar | 0.0597 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Belgium | 0.0561 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Ukraine | 0.0558 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 42 | South Africa | 0.055 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 43 | Philippines | 0.0536 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Pakistan | 0.0509 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.0477 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 46 | Switzerland | 0.0476 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Bahrain | 0.0473 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Belarus | 0.0469 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 0.0467 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 0.0464 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Colombia | 0.0398 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 0.0396 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 53 | Libya | 0.0353 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Oman | 0.033 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Peru | 0.0323 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Estonia | 0.0311 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0.0309 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 0.0296 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.027 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Nigeria | 0.0267 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Hong Kong | 0.025 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Norway | 0.0239 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 0.022 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Latvia | 0.0208 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Greece | 0.0201 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 0.0186 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0.0183 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia | 0.0181 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovakia | 0.018 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Honduras | 0.0174 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Cuba | 0.0173 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 0.0172 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela | 0.017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 0.0164 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Syria | 0.0162 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 0.0146 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 342.4% | volatile |
| 80 | El Salvador | 0.0137 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Romania | 0.013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 82 | Uruguay | 0.0117 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 0.011 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0.0093 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 86 | Morocco | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Myanmar | 0.0085 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Ecuador | 0.0082 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 0.0075 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Tanzania | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Senegal | 0.0063 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 0.0059 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritius | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Congo | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Uganda | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mongolia | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Brunei | 0.005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Laos | 0.005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4,900.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Angola | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Panama | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Slovenia | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 0.004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 106 | Sudan | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Mozambique | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Kenya | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 111 | North Korea | 0.003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 112 | Moldova | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 113 | Zambia | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Cyprus | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Lebanon | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Eswatini | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 120 | Cameroon | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Madagascar | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Belize | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 124 | Gabon | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Paraguay | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Mali | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Yemen | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Georgia | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Cambodia | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Bahamas | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 132 | Guyana | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 134 | Bhutan | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Guinea | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Botswana | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritania | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Haiti | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 139 | Suriname | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Malawi | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Benin | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Macao | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Maldives | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Niger | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Palau | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Chad | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Barbados | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | Eritrea | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 150 | Fiji | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | Rwanda | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Somalia | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Togo | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Aruba | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Burundi | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Greenland | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Liberia | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 164 | Bermuda | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Cayman Islands | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Djibouti | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Lesotho | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Seychelles | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 164 | East Timor | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Comoros | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Cape Verde | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Dominica | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Gibraltar | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Gambia | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Samoa | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 187 | Albania | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Iceland | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Kiribati | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | flat |
| 187 | Namibia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Nepal | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | flat |
| 187 | Tonga | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 16.25 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 9.82 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 9.46 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 8.78 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 8.73 Mt CO2e
- High income 7.36 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 7.23 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 6.83 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 6.52 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 6.16 Mt CO2e
- Post-demographic dividend 5.62 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 5.4 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).