Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) - Country Ranking

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 China 739,580.00 2018
2 Russia 683,540.00 2018
3 United States 293,600.00 2018
4 Iran 101,770.00 2018
5 India 99,080.00 2018
6 Uzbekistan 77,050.00 2018
7 Nigeria 70,680.00 2018
8 Afghanistan 67,910.00 2018
9 Canada 52,090.00 2018
10 Turkmenistan 41,820.00 2018
11 Mexico 39,690.00 2018
12 Australia 39,180.00 2018
13 Indonesia 38,710.00 2018
14 Ukraine 38,030.00 2018
15 Azerbaijan 36,170.00 2018
16 Libya 34,550.00 2018
17 Venezuela 34,430.00 2018
18 United Arab Emirates 31,550.00 2018
19 Ethiopia 31,160.00 2018
20 Algeria 28,920.00 2018
21 Tanzania 24,020.00 2018
22 Poland 23,520.00 2018
23 Malaysia 21,700.00 2018
24 Thailand 20,910.00 2018
25 Kazakhstan 20,130.00 2018
26 Vietnam 19,730.00 2018
27 Brazil 18,260.00 2018
28 Angola 17,460.00 2018
29 Colombia 17,030.00 2018
30 Pakistan 15,810.00 2018
31 Uganda 14,340.00 2018
31 Saudi Arabia 14,340.00 2018
33 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 13,950.00 2018
34 Egypt 13,860.00 2018
35 Ghana 12,790.00 2018
36 Central African Republic 12,720.00 2018
37 Argentina 12,480.00 2018
38 Germany 12,160.00 2018
39 Equatorial Guinea 12,000.00 2018
40 Kenya 11,090.00 2018
41 Dem. Rep. Congo 11,050.00 2018
42 Nepal 10,590.00 2018
43 Romania 10,450.00 2018
44 Turkey 10,300.00 2018
45 Brunei 8,650.00 2018
46 Sudan 8,210.00 2018
47 Malawi 7,500.00 2018
48 Italy 7,490.00 2018
49 Korea 7,220.00 2018
50 United Kingdom 6,850.00 2018
51 Qatar 6,610.00 2018
52 Chad 6,460.00 2018
53 Morocco 6,310.00 2018
54 Liberia 5,880.00 2018
55 Papua New Guinea 5,690.00 2018
56 South Africa 5,390.00 2018
57 Philippines 4,900.00 2018
58 Czech Republic 4,890.00 2018
59 Niger 4,700.00 2018
60 Timor-Leste 4,540.00 2018
61 Cameroon 4,450.00 2018
62 Mozambique 4,060.00 2018
63 Guatemala 3,880.00 2018
64 Zambia 3,740.00 2018
65 Kuwait 3,680.00 2018
66 Serbia 3,650.00 2018
67 Bolivia 3,400.00 2018
68 Israel 3,380.00 2018
69 Oman 3,370.00 2018
70 Chile 3,330.00 2018
71 Bangladesh 3,290.00 2018
72 Peru 3,010.00 2018
73 France 2,990.00 2018
74 Spain 2,950.00 2018
75 Myanmar 2,930.00 2018
76 Cambodia 2,910.00 2018
77 Syrian Arab Republic 2,690.00 2018
78 Sri Lanka 2,550.00 2018
79 Zimbabwe 2,520.00 2018
79 Bahrain 2,520.00 2018
81 Guinea 2,440.00 2018
82 Benin 2,330.00 2018
83 Madagascar 2,280.00 2018
84 Cuba 2,230.00 2018
85 Japan 2,170.00 2018
86 Netherlands 2,160.00 2018
87 Iraq 2,100.00 2018
88 Slovak Republic 1,900.00 2018
89 Mali 1,860.00 2018
90 Mongolia 1,740.00 2018
91 Botswana 1,620.00 2018
92 Tunisia 1,580.00 2018
93 Hungary 1,390.00 2018
94 Congo 1,380.00 2018
95 Bulgaria 1,340.00 2018
96 Norway 1,320.00 2018
97 Côte d'Ivoire 1,290.00 2018
97 Lesotho 1,290.00 2018
99 Somalia 1,180.00 2018
100 Togo 1,170.00 2018
101 Paraguay 1,130.00 2018
102 Belarus 1,120.00 2018
103 Burkina Faso 1,090.00 2018
104 Belgium 1,070.00 2018
105 Armenia 1,060.00 2018
106 Rwanda 1,050.00 2018
106 Honduras 1,050.00 2018
108 Greece 1,040.00 2018
109 Singapore 1,030.00 2018
110 Georgia 980.00 2018
111 New Zealand 950.00 2018
112 Moldova 870.00 2018
112 Nicaragua 870.00 2018
114 Suriname 820.00 2018
115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 770.00 2018
116 Yemen 760.00 2018
117 Kyrgyz Republic 670.00 2018
118 Ecuador 660.00 2018
119 Senegal 640.00 2018
120 Austria 600.00 2018
121 Croatia 570.00 2018
122 Burundi 540.00 2018
122 El Salvador 540.00 2018
124 Panama 530.00 2018
125 Lithuania 500.00 2018
126 Dominican Republic 490.00 2018
127 Sierra Leone 480.00 2018
128 Sweden 450.00 2018
129 Slovenia 440.00 2018
129 Lao PDR 440.00 2018
131 North Macedonia 410.00 2018
132 Mauritania 400.00 2018
133 Portugal 390.00 2018
134 Costa Rica 380.00 2018
134 The Gambia 380.00 2018
136 Bhutan 370.00 2018
137 Denmark 360.00 2018
138 Namibia 350.00 2018
139 Fiji 330.00 2018
139 Jordan 330.00 2018
141 Eswatini 300.00 2018
142 Finland 290.00 2018
142 Switzerland 290.00 2018
144 Latvia 270.00 2018
145 Montenegro 250.00 2018
145 Gabon 250.00 2018
147 Haiti 230.00 2018
147 Uruguay 230.00 2018
147 Ireland 230.00 2018
150 Albania 220.00 2018
151 Guinea-Bissau 210.00 2018
152 Eritrea 190.00 2018
152 Estonia 190.00 2018
154 Tajikistan 180.00 2018
155 Belize 110.00 2018
156 Trinidad and Tobago 80.00 2018
157 Guyana 70.00 2018
158 Lebanon 60.00 2018
159 Barbados 50.00 2018
159 Jamaica 50.00 2018
159 Luxembourg 50.00 2018
162 Comoros 30.00 2018
162 Cabo Verde 30.00 2018
162 Djibouti 30.00 2018
165 The Bahamas 20.00 2018
165 São Tomé and Principe 20.00 2018
165 Cyprus 20.00 2018
165 Mauritius 20.00 2018
169 Solomon Islands 10.00 2018
169 Vanuatu 10.00 2018
169 Iceland 10.00 2018
169 Tonga 10.00 2018
169 Samoa 10.00 2018
174 St. Lucia 0.00 2018
174 Liechtenstein 0.00 2018
174 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.00 2018
174 Dominica 0.00 2018
174 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.00 2018
174 Andorra 0.00 2018
174 Antigua and Barbuda 0.00 2018
174 Tuvalu 0.00 2018
174 Seychelles 0.00 2018
174 Palau 0.00 2018
174 Nauru 0.00 2018
174 Grenada 0.00 2018
174 Kiribati 0.00 2018
174 Malta 0.00 2018

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Development Relevance: The addition of man-made greenhouse gases to the Atmosphere disturbs the earth's radiative balance. This is leading to an increase in the earth's surface temperature and to related effects on climate, sea level rise and world agriculture. Emissions of CO2 are from burning oil, coal and gas for energy use, burning wood and waste materials, and from industrial processes such as cement production. Emission intensity is the average emission rate of a given pollutant from a given source relative to the intensity of a specific activity. Emission intensities are also used to compare the environmental impact of different fuels or activities. The related terms - emission factor and carbon intensity - are often used interchangeably. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies. The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest. Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up the largest share of the greenhouse gases contributing to global warming and climate change. Converting all other greenhouse gases (methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) to carbon dioxide (or CO2) equivalents makes it possible to compare them and to determine their individual and total contributions to global warming. The Kyoto Protocol, an environmental agreement adopted in 1997 by many of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is working towards curbing CO2 emissions globally.

Limitations and Exceptions: National reporting to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that follows the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines is based on national emission inventories and covers all sources of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions as well as carbon sinks (such as forests). To estimate emissions, the countries that are Parties to the Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) use complex, state-of-the-art methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: IPCC category 1 = Energy. Expressed in CO2 equivalent using the GWP100 metric of the Second Assessment Report of IPCC and include CH4 (GWP100=21). Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. The emissions are usually expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents using the global warming potential, which allows the effective contributions of different gases to be compared. A kilogram of methane is 21 times as effective at trapping heat in the earth's atmosphere as a kilogram of carbon dioxide within 100 years. The unit of measurement is kt (kiloton) of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual