Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
203
Highest
10.49 % change on previous year
Finland
Lowest
-17.08 % change on previous year
Ireland
Median
1.57 % change on previous year
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 10.49 % change on previous year in Finland; the lowest is -17.08 % change on previous year in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.57 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.14 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 140 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 5,498.8%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 20,138.1%).
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 10.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 439.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Cyprus | 10.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 235.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Armenia | 5.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 762.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 5.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Qatar | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 248.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovenia | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 3.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mali | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Madagascar | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Niger | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Guinea | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Mozambique | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 18 | Uganda | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 20 | Maldives | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Gambia | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 23 | Angola | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 25 | Malawi | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Bhutan | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.5% | flat |
| 27 | Burundi | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 28 | Vietnam | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 29 | Somalia | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Nigeria | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 31 | Togo | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritania | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Cambodia | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 333.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Honduras | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 40 | Benin | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Rwanda | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Chad | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 45 | Botswana | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 46 | Namibia | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 47 | Oman | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Sweden | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Pakistan | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Bahrain | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 385.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Jordan | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Sudan | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 55 | Liberia | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Comoros | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 57 | Norway | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Malaysia | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Djibouti | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Congo | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 63 | Syria | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Indonesia | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Panama | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 66 | Morocco | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 67 | Kiribati | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Laos | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 72 | Lesotho | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 73 | East Timor | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 332.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Mongolia | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Kuwait | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 228.8% | volatile |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Gabon | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 84 | Myanmar | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Belize | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Eritrea | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Ecuador | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 90 | Canada | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,498.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Egypt | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,828.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Seychelles | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Bolivia | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 94 | South Korea | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Algeria | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.9% | rising |
| 96 | El Salvador | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 97 | India | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 98 | New Caledonia | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Thailand | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 100 | Mexico | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,276.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Libya | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Ghana | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 103 | Lebanon | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Colombia | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Brazil | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Tunisia | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Macao | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Romania | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Paraguay | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Gibraltar | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Haiti | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Grenada | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Brunei | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Peru | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Malta | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Fiji | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Israel | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Yemen | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 338.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Guam | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Tonga | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahamas | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Hong Kong | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Cayman Islands | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Georgia | 1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Greece | 1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9875 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Australia | 0.9695 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 408.8% | volatile |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 0.9639 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 220.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Nepal | 0.9275 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 0.9091 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 0.8446 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini | 0.8349 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | 0.7903 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Croatia | 0.749 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Czechia | 0.7353 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Samoa | 0.6993 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 143 | North Korea | 0.6856 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Cuba | 0.6327 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6211 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Aruba | 0.5917 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Suriname | 0.563 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritius | 0.5218 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Portugal | 0.5142 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Moldova | 0.4965 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Uruguay | 0.4219 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Dominica | 0.3802 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Iran | 0.3717 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 154 | South Africa | 0.304 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 591.6% | volatile |
| 155 | United States | 0.2783 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Argentina | 0.221 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Jamaica | 0.1832 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Turkey | 0.1117 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Barbados | 0.0855 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 149.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Germany | 0.0222 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 161 | American Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Micronesia (country) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Switzerland | -0.1211 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Hungary | -0.5523 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Denmark | -0.6658 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Puerto Rico | -0.6998 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 176 | New Zealand | -0.7048 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Austria | -0.886 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.957 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Slovakia | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 189.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Poland | -1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Bermuda | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 209.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Russia | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Spain | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Kazakhstan | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Chile | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 192.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Venezuela | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,012.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Luxembourg | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 188 | France | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Japan | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Bulgaria | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Latvia | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7,723.4% | volatile |
| 192 | United Kingdom | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Ukraine | -2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Belarus | -2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 305.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Belgium | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Netherlands | -3.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Estonia | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 336.3% | volatile |
| 199 | China | -5.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 254.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Italy | -7.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,278.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Iceland | -7.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20,138.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Lithuania | -9.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 304.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Ireland | -17.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pre-demographic dividend 3.02 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 2.98 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2.91 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 2.91 % change on previous year
- IDA only 2.79 % change on previous year
- Low income 2.77 % change on previous year
- IDA total 2.76 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 2.7 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.53 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.53 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.53 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 2.28 % change on previous year
- Arab World 2.15 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 2.07 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 1.92 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 1.92 % change on previous year
- South Asia 1.88 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.88 % change on previous year
- Other small states 1.83 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 1.69 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 1.67 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.38 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.19 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean 1.17 % change on previous year
- Small states 0.7168 % change on previous year
- North America 0.5314 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 0.3437 % change on previous year
- World 0.2014 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 0.1889 % change on previous year
- Middle income 0.1683 % change on previous year
- OECD members 0.0174 % change on previous year
- High income -0.085 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -0.1637 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -0.196 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -0.2861 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -0.3296 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -0.572 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -0.7393 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.7776 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.