Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
203
Highest
18.55 % change on previous year
Mongolia
Lowest
-6.9 % change on previous year
Albania
Median
0.4291 % change on previous year
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
13,499
What the numbers show
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 18.55 % change on previous year in Mongolia; the lowest is -6.9 % change on previous year in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4291 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.5904 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 3,025.7%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 863.8%).
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 18.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Brunei | 7.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Finland | 7.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 560.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Palau | 6.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Cyprus | 6.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran | 6.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 5.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Singapore | 4.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Chad | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Malawi | 3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Namibia | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Micronesia (country) | 3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 271.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Nigeria | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 18 | Uruguay | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 223.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Burundi | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,025.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 23 | East Timor | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Niger | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 267.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Bolivia | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 519.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Kenya | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 971.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Grenada | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Kiribati | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Seychelles | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Jordan | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Benin | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Armenia | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 39 | India | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 325.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Angola | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Fiji | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Turkey | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Qatar | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 593.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Macao | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Gibraltar | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Switzerland | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Laos | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Morocco | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Hong Kong | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Belize | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Central African Republic | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Uganda | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Syria | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Djibouti | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahamas | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 0.9805 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Guyana | 0.9712 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 0.9616 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 76 | French Polynesia | 0.9576 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 0.9395 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Thailand | 0.9347 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Comoros | 0.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Sweden | 0.8968 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Malta | 0.8868 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Aruba | 0.885 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 83 | British Virgin Islands | 0.8475 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Guam | 0.8333 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 0.8252 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Portugal | 0.7415 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Peru | 0.7405 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.7036 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritania | 0.6871 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 0.6267 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 0.5708 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Eritrea | 0.551 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Georgia | 0.5294 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Yemen | 0.5238 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Tonga | 0.5155 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | 0.5008 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | 0.446 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Liberia | 0.4399 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Bahrain | 0.4387 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 100 | South Africa | 0.4366 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Barbados | 0.4329 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Mauritius | 0.4291 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 0.401 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Gabon | 0.3678 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 284.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Moldova | 0.3607 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Haiti | 0.3129 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Senegal | 0.3075 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Paraguay | 0.3022 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Ghana | 0.2663 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Australia | 0.2559 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 0.2539 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Faroe Islands | 0.2404 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 113 | United States | 0.2197 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Somalia | 0.2067 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | 0.2049 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominica | 0.1773 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1736 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 0.1598 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Egypt | 0.126 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Belarus | 0.112 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Cameroon | 0.0991 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Rwanda | 0.0911 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Jamaica | 0.0837 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Gambia | 0.0695 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 0.0617 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 126 | American Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Nauru | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Azerbaijan | -0.0374 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Ecuador | -0.0811 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Austria | -0.1629 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Romania | -0.1873 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Uzbekistan | -0.1928 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Mexico | -0.2185 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 512.2% | volatile |
| 140 | China | -0.2291 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.3% | volatile |
| 141 | South Korea | -0.2322 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Luxembourg | -0.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Croatia | -0.2522 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Germany | -0.3139 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Eswatini | -0.325 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Madagascar | -0.3469 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Sudan | -0.4079 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Latvia | -0.4481 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Belgium | -0.4587 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Botswana | -0.4736 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Vietnam | -0.4921 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 184.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Hungary | -0.5059 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | -0.5766 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Myanmar | -0.6021 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Norway | -0.605 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Cuba | -0.6313 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Philippines | -0.637 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 335.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Bermuda | -0.6515 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.8% | volatile |
| 159 | France | -0.6751 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Mozambique | -0.6764 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Spain | -0.6825 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 608.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Puerto Rico | -0.6876 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 163 | North Korea | -0.7549 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Colombia | -0.7671 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Turkmenistan | -0.8281 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Russia | -0.8386 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Suriname | -0.8403 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Chile | -0.8661 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Greece | -0.8698 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Bangladesh | -0.8754 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Japan | -0.9466 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 172 | United Kingdom | -0.9496 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Lesotho | -0.966 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 863.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | -0.9698 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 672.3% | volatile |
| 175 | New Zealand | -0.9845 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Slovenia | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Slovakia | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Kazakhstan | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 252.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Ukraine | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Tunisia | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Netherlands | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 291.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Bhutan | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 182.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Ireland | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 601.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Czechia | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Estonia | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 151.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Samoa | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 692.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Poland | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Brazil | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 256.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Lithuania | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Oman | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 389.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Italy | -2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Libya | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Congo | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Bulgaria | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 448.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Kuwait | -3.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 344.0% | volatile |
| 198 | North Macedonia | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 151.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Algeria | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Iceland | -4.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 239.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Nepal | -4.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 488.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Albania | -6.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 364.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 2.27 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 2.19 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.06 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.06 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.78 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 1.78 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.77 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.77 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.77 % change on previous year
- Other small states 1.7 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 1.62 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.56 % change on previous year
- IDA total 1.53 % change on previous year
- Low income 1.48 % change on previous year
- South Asia 1.42 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.42 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 1.42 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 1.34 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.2 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 1.19 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.18 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 1.13 % change on previous year
- IDA only 1.13 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 1.05 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 1.01 % change on previous year
- Middle income 0.9648 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 0.8874 % change on previous year
- Small states 0.8475 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 0.7074 % change on previous year
- World 0.686 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 0.6404 % change on previous year
- North America 0.4869 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend 0.0277 % change on previous year
- OECD members 0.0197 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States -0.0516 % change on previous year
- High income -0.1733 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -0.196 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -0.3384 % change on previous year
- Arab World -0.3826 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.5821 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.