Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita by country
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
203
Highest
0 Mt CO2e per person
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
0 Mt CO2e per person
United States Virgin Islands
Median
0 Mt CO2e per person
Years covered
55
1970β2024
Data points
13,750
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 0 Mt CO2e per person in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 0 Mt CO2e per person in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 Mt CO2e per person, and the mean is 0 Mt CO2e per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 108.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 79.3%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 88.9%).
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 2 | Kuwait | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Finland | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 79.3% | falling |
| 5 | Qatar | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 7 | Greenland | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 8 | Bahamas | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Oman | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Belize | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 12 | New Zealand | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 13 | Israel | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 16 | Singapore | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Bahrain | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 18 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 20 | Hong Kong | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 21 | Lebanon | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 22 | Russia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 24 | Morocco | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 26 | Seychelles | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 27 | Guyana | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 28 | Georgia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 33 | Djibouti | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 39 | Jordan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 40 | Cuba | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 41 | United States | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 42 | Colombia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 45 | Libya | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 46 | Barbados | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 47 | Guatemala | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 49 | Fiji | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 50 | Dominica | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 51 | Argentina | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 52 | South Africa | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 54 | Belarus | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 55 | Estonia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 71.5% | flat |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 57 | Faroe Islands | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 58 | Thailand | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 59 | Gibraltar | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 60 | Panama | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 61 | Mexico | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 63 | Suriname | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 64 | South Korea | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 65 | Tonga | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 66 | Malaysia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 67 | Honduras | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 69 | Puerto Rico | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 70 | United Kingdom | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 71 | Malta | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 73 | Grenada | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 74 | Sweden | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 75 | Romania | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 76 | Maldives | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 78 | Latvia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 79 | Iraq | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 80 | Venezuela | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 82 | Cayman Islands | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 83 | France | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 84 | Ukraine | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 86 | Italy | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 87 | Spain | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 88 | Bermuda | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 89 | Norway | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 90 | Lithuania | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 49.1% | rising |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 92 | Armenia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 50.6% | flat |
| 93 | Solomon Islands | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 94 | Turkey | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 95 | Brunei | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 96 | Ecuador | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 97 | Peru | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 98 | Palau | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 99 | Bhutan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 101 | Slovenia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 102 | Ireland | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 104 | Algeria | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 105 | Botswana | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 108 | Sudan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 109 | Eritrea | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 110 | Indonesia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 111 | Comoros | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 112 | Egypt | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 114 | Mauritania | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 115 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 117 | Guinea | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 118 | Bolivia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 119 | Kiribati | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 120 | Vietnam | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 122 | North Korea | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 123 | Belgium | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 124 | Netherlands | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 127 | Aruba | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 128 | Austria | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 129 | Iran | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 130 | Cameroon | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 133 | Mongolia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 134 | Somalia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 135 | Nigeria | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 136 | Poland | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 138 | China | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 139 | Denmark | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 140 | Samoa | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 142 | Eswatini | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 143 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 144 | Togo | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 145 | Yemen | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 146 | Namibia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 148 | Congo | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 151 | Gabon | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 152 | Senegal | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 155 | Haiti | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 156 | Bangladesh | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 157 | Pakistan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 158 | Liberia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 159 | Benin | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 160 | Germany | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 161 | Philippines | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 162 | Jamaica | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 163 | British Virgin Islands | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 165 | Ghana | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 166 | Tuvalu | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 167 | India | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 168 | Angola | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Chad | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 171 | Paraguay | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 172 | Cambodia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 173 | Madagascar | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 174 | Central African Republic | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 24.2% | flat |
| 175 | Uganda | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 177 | Lesotho | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 178 | Rwanda | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 179 | Burundi | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 180 | East Timor | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 182 | Nepal | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 183 | Myanmar | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 184 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 185 | Mali | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 186 | Laos | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 187 | Kenya | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 188 | Mozambique | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 189 | Malawi | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 190 | American Samoa | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 191 | Guam | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 192 | Macao | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 193 | Tanzania | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 194 | Nauru | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 195 | Zambia | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 196 | Afghanistan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 197 | Japan | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 198 | Niger | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 200 | Micronesia (country) | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 201 | Switzerland | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Syria | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 88.9% | falling |
| 203 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean Small States 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Small states 0 Mt CO2e per person
- North America 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Latin America & Caribbean 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- High income 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- OECD members 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Post-demographic dividend 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Arab World 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Europe & Central Asia 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Other small states 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Pacific island small states 0 Mt CO2e per person
- European Union 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Euro area 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Late-demographic dividend 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Upper middle income 0 Mt CO2e per person
- World 0 Mt CO2e per person
- IBRD only 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- IDA & IBRD total 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Middle income 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Low & middle income 0 Mt CO2e per person
- East Asia & Pacific 0 Mt CO2e per person
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Early-demographic dividend 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Africa Western and Central 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0 Mt CO2e per person
- IDA blend 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Lower middle income 0 Mt CO2e per person
- Pre-demographic dividend 0 Mt CO2e per person
How this figure is calculated
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.