Which country has the highest Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB)?

China has the highest Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB) in 2023, at 1.8B tons CO₂e, followed by United States (861.4M tons CO₂e) and India (848.5M tons CO₂e).

What is the median Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB) across countries?

The median is 12M tons CO₂e across the 185 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this methane emissions by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Our World in Data; Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) - World Bank; Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) - World Bank; Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) - World Bank.

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Methane Emissions by Country

Name: Methane Emissions by Country
Creator: Rankodex

China has the highest Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB) in 2023 (1.8B tons CO₂e), followed by United States (861.4M tons CO₂e) and India (848.5M tons CO₂e). Nauru has the lowest (900 tons CO₂e).

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Median

12M tons CO₂e

Middle half 2.9M tons CO₂e – 36.8M tons CO₂e

Average

54.5M tons CO₂e

185 countries

Lowest (best)

900 tons CO₂e

Nauru

Highest (worst)

1.8B tons CO₂e

China

Over time · 1970–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

Median of all countries
Nauru
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Palau
Micronesia

Data

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190 countries · # = rank by Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB)

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1	Nauru	900 tons CO₂e	1,878 tons CO₂e
2	Tuvalu	2,600 tons CO₂e	8,926 tons CO₂e
3	Kiribati	27.2K tons CO₂e	33.2K tons CO₂e
4	Palau	34K tons CO₂e	50.5K tons CO₂e
5	Micronesia	37.1K tons CO₂e	61.2K tons CO₂e
6	Grenada	48.5K tons CO₂e	60.2K tons CO₂e
7	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	48.7K tons CO₂e	61.2K tons CO₂e
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis	50.3K tons CO₂e	45.8K tons CO₂e
9	Antigua and Barbuda	56.2K tons CO₂e	67.5K tons CO₂e
10	Dominica	57.7K tons CO₂e	67.8K tons CO₂e
11	Saint Lucia	60.6K tons CO₂e	82.8K tons CO₂e
12	Sao Tome and Principe	71.6K tons CO₂e	86.3K tons CO₂e
13	Seychelles	74.6K tons CO₂e	81K tons CO₂e
14	Tonga	99.3K tons CO₂e	99.6K tons CO₂e
15	Samoa	138.4K tons CO₂e	181.8K tons CO₂e
16	Malta	158.4K tons CO₂e	180.4K tons CO₂e
17	Cape Verde	160.1K tons CO₂e	222.9K tons CO₂e
18	Barbados	164.5K tons CO₂e	212.7K tons CO₂e
19	Maldives	165.6K tons CO₂e	203.9K tons CO₂e
20	Solomon Islands	282.3K tons CO₂e	253.1K tons CO₂e
21	Vanuatu	311K tons CO₂e	317.3K tons CO₂e
22	Bahamas	342K tons CO₂e	394.8K tons CO₂e
23	Comoros	398.6K tons CO₂e	629.7K tons CO₂e
24	Belize	532.8K tons CO₂e	543.7K tons CO₂e
25	Iceland	553.5K tons CO₂e	564.2K tons CO₂e
26	Mauritius	576.4K tons CO₂e	696.8K tons CO₂e
27	Luxembourg	583.2K tons CO₂e	533.2K tons CO₂e
28	Fiji	814.6K tons CO₂e	786.7K tons CO₂e
29	Jamaica	842.3K tons CO₂e	1M tons CO₂e
30	Suriname	963.6K tons CO₂e	997.7K tons CO₂e
31	Gambia	1.1M tons CO₂e	1.7M tons CO₂e
32	Timor-Leste	1.1M tons CO₂e	1.5M tons CO₂e
33	Bhutan	1.1M tons CO₂e	1.4M tons CO₂e
34	Djibouti	1.2M tons CO₂e	1.3M tons CO₂e
35	Lesotho	1.3M tons CO₂e	1.6M tons CO₂e
36	Eswatini	1.4M tons CO₂e	1.3M tons CO₂e
37	North Macedonia	1.5M tons CO₂e	1.6M tons CO₂e
38	Brunei	1.7M tons CO₂e	4.6M tons CO₂e
39	Estonia	1.9M tons CO₂e	1M tons CO₂e
40	Albania	2.1M tons CO₂e	2.4M tons CO₂e
41	Guinea-Bissau	2.2M tons CO₂e	2.3M tons CO₂e
42	Armenia	2.3M tons CO₂e	1.4M tons CO₂e
43	Latvia	2.4M tons CO₂e	2.2M tons CO₂e
44	Moldova	2.4M tons CO₂e	1.9M tons CO₂e
45	Liberia	2.5M tons CO₂e	3.3M tons CO₂e
46	Cyprus	2.6M tons CO₂e	2.5M tons CO₂e
47	Slovenia	2.9M tons CO₂e	2.7M tons CO₂e
48	Equatorial Guinea	2.9M tons CO₂e	5.9M tons CO₂e
49	Lithuania	3.1M tons CO₂e	2.5M tons CO₂e
50	Papua New Guinea	3.2M tons CO₂e	4.2M tons CO₂e
51	El Salvador	3.3M tons CO₂e	3.7M tons CO₂e
52	Botswana	3.4M tons CO₂e	10.6M tons CO₂e
53	Guyana	3.4M tons CO₂e	1.9M tons CO₂e
54	Croatia	3.5M tons CO₂e	3.5M tons CO₂e
55	Lebanon	4.1M tons CO₂e	4.6M tons CO₂e
56	Georgia	4.2M tons CO₂e	3.2M tons CO₂e
57	Eritrea	4.5M tons CO₂e	5.1M tons CO₂e
58	Rwanda	4.7M tons CO₂e	6.4M tons CO₂e
59	Panama	4.8M tons CO₂e	4.7M tons CO₂e
60	Burundi	4.9M tons CO₂e	5.2M tons CO₂e
61	Sierra Leone	5.1M tons CO₂e	5.9M tons CO₂e
62	Trinidad and Tobago	5.3M tons CO₂e	13M tons CO₂e
63	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.6M tons CO₂e	5.2M tons CO₂e
64	Costa Rica	5.8M tons CO₂e	5.4M tons CO₂e
65	Singapore	5.8M tons CO₂e	5.8M tons CO₂e
66	Switzerland	5.9M tons CO₂e	6.2M tons CO₂e
67	Finland	5.9M tons CO₂e	10.6M tons CO₂e
68	Jordan	5.9M tons CO₂e	6.9M tons CO₂e
69	Togo	6.1M tons CO₂e	6.7M tons CO₂e
70	Slovakia	6.1M tons CO₂e	5.9M tons CO₂e
71	Namibia	6.2M tons CO₂e	7.9M tons CO₂e
72	Syria	7M tons CO₂e	9.2M tons CO₂e
73	Benin	7.5M tons CO₂e	8.6M tons CO₂e
74	Central African Republic	7.7M tons CO₂e	12.3M tons CO₂e
75	Sweden	8.2M tons CO₂e	13.1M tons CO₂e
76	Norway	8.4M tons CO₂e	22.9M tons CO₂e
77	Tunisia	8.6M tons CO₂e	10M tons CO₂e
78	Malawi	8.8M tons CO₂e	10.2M tons CO₂e
79	Haiti	8.8M tons CO₂e	10.2M tons CO₂e
80	Mauritania	8.8M tons CO₂e	9.3M tons CO₂e
81	Bulgaria	9M tons CO₂e	9.9M tons CO₂e
82	Honduras	9.1M tons CO₂e	10.1M tons CO₂e
83	Austria	9.4M tons CO₂e	9.8M tons CO₂e
84	Kyrgyzstan	9.4M tons CO₂e	8.1M tons CO₂e
85	Israel	10M tons CO₂e	17.5M tons CO₂e
86	Tajikistan	10.1M tons CO₂e	8.1M tons CO₂e
87	Hungary	10.2M tons CO₂e	9.8M tons CO₂e
88	Greece	10.3M tons CO₂e	8.9M tons CO₂e
89	Denmark	10.5M tons CO₂e	10.8M tons CO₂e
90	Portugal	10.7M tons CO₂e	12M tons CO₂e
91	Nicaragua	11.1M tons CO₂e	12.5M tons CO₂e
92	Yemen	11.6M tons CO₂e	16.2M tons CO₂e
93	Senegal	12M tons CO₂e	13M tons CO₂e
94	Cuba	12.3M tons CO₂e	13.8M tons CO₂e
95	Belgium	12.4M tons CO₂e	12.8M tons CO₂e
96	Dominican Republic	12.6M tons CO₂e	13.4M tons CO₂e
97	Ivory Coast	12.6M tons CO₂e	17M tons CO₂e
98	Laos	12.9M tons CO₂e	12.4M tons CO₂e
99	Zambia	13.9M tons CO₂e	19.9M tons CO₂e
100	Zimbabwe	14.2M tons CO₂e	12.8M tons CO₂e
101	Czechia	14.4M tons CO₂e	12.8M tons CO₂e
102	Gabon	14.9M tons CO₂e	11.8M tons CO₂e
103	Republic of the Congo	15.5M tons CO₂e	17.2M tons CO₂e
104	Azerbaijan	16M tons CO₂e	25.5M tons CO₂e
105	Sri Lanka	16.1M tons CO₂e	13.1M tons CO₂e
106	Afghanistan	16.5M tons CO₂e	18.7M tons CO₂e
107	Ireland	17.6M tons CO₂e	17.4M tons CO₂e
108	Guatemala	18.1M tons CO₂e	20.2M tons CO₂e
109	Ghana	18.7M tons CO₂e	24.5M tons CO₂e
110	Netherlands	19.3M tons CO₂e	20.3M tons CO₂e
111	Mozambique	19.5M tons CO₂e	28.1M tons CO₂e
112	Guinea	20M tons CO₂e	21.7M tons CO₂e
113	Chile	20.3M tons CO₂e	24.5M tons CO₂e
114	Cameroon	20.8M tons CO₂e	26.1M tons CO₂e
115	Burkina Faso	20.8M tons CO₂e	24.9M tons CO₂e
116	Belarus	21M tons CO₂e	17.4M tons CO₂e
117	North Korea	21.2M tons CO₂e	21.2M tons CO₂e
118	Romania	22.3M tons CO₂e	23.8M tons CO₂e
119	Qatar	22.7M tons CO₂e	87.3M tons CO₂e
120	Madagascar	23.1M tons CO₂e	28.1M tons CO₂e
121	Ecuador	23.3M tons CO₂e	23.7M tons CO₂e
122	Bahrain	24.1M tons CO₂e	30.2M tons CO₂e
123	Bolivia	24.6M tons CO₂e	32.6M tons CO₂e
124	Somalia	25.4M tons CO₂e	25.7M tons CO₂e
125	Uruguay	26M tons CO₂e	27.5M tons CO₂e
126	Paraguay	26.4M tons CO₂e	27.5M tons CO₂e
127	Turkmenistan	26.8M tons CO₂e	50.9M tons CO₂e
128	Peru	27M tons CO₂e	39.4M tons CO₂e
129	Cambodia	27.2M tons CO₂e	25.3M tons CO₂e
130	Libya	28.4M tons CO₂e	33M tons CO₂e
131	Niger	28.5M tons CO₂e	31.9M tons CO₂e
132	Mali	28.7M tons CO₂e	32.2M tons CO₂e
133	Malaysia	30.3M tons CO₂e	60.4M tons CO₂e
134	Morocco	30.5M tons CO₂e	33.7M tons CO₂e
135	Oman	32.2M tons CO₂e	42.8M tons CO₂e
136	Nepal	33M tons CO₂e	30.1M tons CO₂e
137	Angola	34M tons CO₂e	50.5M tons CO₂e
138	Uganda	36.7M tons CO₂e	38.1M tons CO₂e
139	New Zealand	36.8M tons CO₂e	35.1M tons CO₂e
140	United Arab Emirates	37.3M tons CO₂e	52.1M tons CO₂e
141	Kuwait	39.5M tons CO₂e	40M tons CO₂e
142	Italy	40.5M tons CO₂e	43M tons CO₂e
143	DR Congo	44.8M tons CO₂e	59.4M tons CO₂e
144	South Korea	45.9M tons CO₂e	47.7M tons CO₂e
145	Spain	46.4M tons CO₂e	48.9M tons CO₂e
146	United Kingdom	46.6M tons CO₂e	48M tons CO₂e
147	Mongolia	47.2M tons CO₂e	31.3M tons CO₂e
148	Poland	48.7M tons CO₂e	45.1M tons CO₂e
149	Venezuela	51M tons CO₂e	50.2M tons CO₂e
150	Egypt	51.4M tons CO₂e	74.7M tons CO₂e
151	Tanzania	53.4M tons CO₂e	65.9M tons CO₂e
152	Ukraine	56.5M tons CO₂e	51.9M tons CO₂e
153	Japan	57.6M tons CO₂e	30M tons CO₂e
154	Germany	59.6M tons CO₂e	61.4M tons CO₂e
155	Kazakhstan	61.8M tons CO₂e	59.3M tons CO₂e
156	Uzbekistan	63.2M tons CO₂e	67.6M tons CO₂e
157	France	65.9M tons CO₂e	67.7M tons CO₂e
158	Algeria	68.5M tons CO₂e	95.5M tons CO₂e
159	Kenya	69M tons CO₂e	66.7M tons CO₂e
160	Myanmar	69.5M tons CO₂e	72.7M tons CO₂e
161	Chad	71.1M tons CO₂e	70M tons CO₂e
162	Philippines	73.3M tons CO₂e	95.8M tons CO₂e
163	Sudan	87M tons CO₂e	71.8M tons CO₂e
164	South Africa	90.3M tons CO₂e	88.8M tons CO₂e
165	Colombia	95.6M tons CO₂e	97M tons CO₂e
166	Thailand	112.8M tons CO₂e	109M tons CO₂e
167	Saudi Arabia	114.9M tons CO₂e	131M tons CO₂e
168	Ethiopia	115.2M tons CO₂e	129M tons CO₂e
169	Vietnam	116.4M tons CO₂e	111M tons CO₂e
170	Canada	124.2M tons CO₂e	109M tons CO₂e
171	Argentina	126.7M tons CO₂e	128M tons CO₂e
172	Bangladesh	128.5M tons CO₂e	112M tons CO₂e
173	Turkey	130.5M tons CO₂e	123M tons CO₂e
174	Australia	139.3M tons CO₂e	114M tons CO₂e
175	Iraq	160.6M tons CO₂e	153M tons CO₂e
176	Mexico	170.1M tons CO₂e	182M tons CO₂e
177	Iran	170.3M tons CO₂e	204M tons CO₂e
178	Nigeria	209.5M tons CO₂e	227M tons CO₂e
179	Pakistan	262.8M tons CO₂e	241M tons CO₂e
180	Indonesia	433.5M tons CO₂e	421M tons CO₂e
181	Russia	478.8M tons CO₂e	533M tons CO₂e
182	Brazil	646.8M tons CO₂e	611M tons CO₂e
183	India	848.5M tons CO₂e	941M tons CO₂e
184	United States	861.4M tons CO₂e	684M tons CO₂e
185	China	1.8B tons CO₂e	1.9B tons CO₂e
—	South Sudan	—	36.4M tons CO₂e
—	Serbia	—	7.6M tons CO₂e
—	Montenegro	—	650.9K tons CO₂e
—	Andorra	—	81.5K tons CO₂e
—	Liechtenstein	—	26.6K tons CO₂e

What correlates with Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB) (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,423 other country metrics sharing at least 111 countries. Correlation is not causation.

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Non-Melanoma Deaths - MaleMale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 185
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Cereal ProductionCereal Production by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 171
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Non-Melanoma Deaths - AllSkin Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 185
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Total Fruit ConsumptionFruit Consumption by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 179
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Internet Users (CIA)Internet Users by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 183
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Heart Disease Total Prevalence - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 185
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Places that have a higher Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB) tend to score lower on these

US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.52 · strong · n = 184
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Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 140
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Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 182
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Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
r = −0.25 · weak · n = 119
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Tax to GDP Ratio (Tax Revenue as % of GDP)Tax to GDP Ratio by Country
r = −0.24 · weak · n = 156
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Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.24 · weak · n = 152
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB)?: China has the highest Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB) in 2023, at 1.8B tons CO₂e, followed by United States (861.4M tons CO₂e) and India (848.5M tons CO₂e).
Which country has the lowest Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB)?: Nauru has the lowest Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB) in 2023, at 900 tons CO₂e.
What is the median Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB) across countries?: The median is 12M tons CO₂e across the 185 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this methane emissions by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Our World in Data; Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) - World Bank; Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) - World Bank; Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) - World Bank.

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