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This entry provides the annual quantity of methane emissions for a country, as measured in megatons. Methane is emitted during the breakdown of organic material from human-influenced and natural processes. Human-influenced sources include the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil; the decay of organic waste in landfills; agricultural activities; stationary and mobile combustion; waste-water treatment; and certain industrial processes.
Algeria
energy: 2,561.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 256 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 486.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 7.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Angola
energy: 1,009.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 374.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 123 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 78.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Argentina
energy: 1,553.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 3,035.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 631 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 89.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Australia
energy: 2,146 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 2,382.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 587.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 144.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Azerbaijan
energy: 268.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 188.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 93.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Bahrain
energy: 165.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 0.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 163.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 1.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Bangladesh
energy: 544 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 2,391.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 693 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 38.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Benin
energy: 63.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 106.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 34.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 43.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Bolivia
energy: 122.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 673.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 73.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 150.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Botswana
energy: 26 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 144 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 841.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 1.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Brazil
energy: 1,759.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 13,761.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 3,361.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 382.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Brunei
energy: 50.5 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 0.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 9.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 0.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Cameroon
energy: 293.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 278.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 166.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 24 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Canada
energy: 2,787.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,049.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 816.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 39.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Chad
energy: 101.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,282.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 60.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 12 kt (2019-2021 est.)
China
energy: 27,832.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 18,177.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 9,402.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 1,186.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Colombia
energy: 814.5 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,791.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 600.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 18.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
energy: 780.6 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 567.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 499.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 214.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
energy: 308.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 19.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 25.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 11.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
energy: 187.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 192 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 199.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 28.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Cuba
energy: 23 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 249.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 146.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Denmark
energy: 49.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 236.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 54.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 5.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Ecuador
energy: 454.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 346.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 210.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Egypt
energy: 690.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 548.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 874 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 9.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
energy: 129.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 0.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 10 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Eritrea
energy: 15.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 117.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 20.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Estonia
energy: 11.9 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 27.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 23.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Ethiopia
energy: 1,108.5 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,948.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 356.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 143.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
France
energy: 232 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,496.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 550.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 37.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Gabon
energy: 272.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 4.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 18.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 5.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Germany
energy: 476.2 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,197.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 459 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 110 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Ghana
energy: 164.9 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 166.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 134 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 28.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Guyana
energy: 103 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 51.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 7.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
India
energy: 8,217.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 17,971 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 4,773.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 644.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Indonesia
energy: 3,621.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 3,379.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 4,200.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 165.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Iran
energy: 6,208.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 819.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 832.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 37.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Iraq
energy: 2,243 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 157 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 325 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Israel
energy: 29.2 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 40.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 272.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 0.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Italy
energy: 276.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 764.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 523.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 35.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Japan
energy: 214.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 972.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 208.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 22.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Jordan
energy: 12.2 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 25.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 188.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 0.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Kazakhstan
energy: 1,903.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 781.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 184.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 17.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Kenya
energy: 334.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,241 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 127.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 32.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Korea, South
energy: 145.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 500 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 478.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 27 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Kuwait
energy: 819.9 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 7.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 256.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 0.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Lebanon
energy: 7.9 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 11.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 105.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 0.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Libya
energy: 1,357.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 63.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 77.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 3.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Malaysia
energy: 818.9 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 182.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 847.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 15.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Mexico
energy: 1,389 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 2,372.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 1,832.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 49.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Mongolia
energy: 532.2 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 525.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 14.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Morocco
energy: 36.6 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 283.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 377.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 4.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Mozambique
energy: 320.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 169.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 117.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 101.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Namibia
energy: 2.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 193.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 13.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 0.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Netherlands
energy: 63.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 449 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 123.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 17.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
New Zealand
energy: 95.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,105.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 158.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 6.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Niger
energy: 137.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 713.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 128.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 11.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Nigeria
energy: 2,794.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,991.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 729.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 362.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Norway
energy: 31 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 99.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 33 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 6.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Oman
energy: 673.6 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 36.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 62.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 9.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Pakistan
energy: 1,625.2 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 5,381.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 700.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 128.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Paraguay
energy: 37.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 813 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 101.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 10 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Peru
energy: 233.6 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 623.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 317 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 51.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Philippines
energy: 230.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,662.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 452.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 39.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Poland
energy: 954.2 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 595.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 292 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 36.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Qatar
energy: 1,040.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 9.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 64.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 5.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Romania
energy: 325.6 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 355.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 247.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 11.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Russia
energy: 13,815.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,972.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 4,069.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 363.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Saudi Arabia
energy: 1,743.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 162.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 927.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 28.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Senegal
energy: 37 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 258.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 89.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 4.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Slovenia
energy: 8.5 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 46.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 15.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 1.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
South Africa
energy: 1,489.2 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 754.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 770.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 32.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
South Sudan
energy: 59.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 696 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 120.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 12.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Sudan
energy: 218.5 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,509.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 198.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 38.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Sweden
energy: 39.6 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 127.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 112.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 9.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Syria
energy: 519.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 144.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 138 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 1.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Tanzania
energy: 568.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,176.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 168.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 1,226.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Thailand
energy: 708.8 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 2,109.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 635.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 57.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Togo
energy: 43.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 51.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 31.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 10.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
energy: 160.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 4.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 59.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Tunisia
energy: 88 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 94.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 97.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Turkmenistan
energy: 5,451.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 294.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 44.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 1.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Ukraine
energy: 1,003.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 341.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 409.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 70.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
United Arab Emirates
energy: 1,573.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 47.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 448.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
United Kingdom
energy: 353.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,030.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 1,070.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 62 kt (2019-2021 est.)
United States
energy: 20,500.6 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 9,063.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 4,974 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 758.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Uruguay
energy: 18.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 730.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 115.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 2.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Uzbekistan
energy: 848.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 868.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 261.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 4.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Venezuela
energy: 3,595.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 1,007.8 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 328.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Vietnam
energy: 806.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 2,146.3 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 683.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 40.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Yemen
energy: 190.5 kt (2022-2024 est.)agriculture: 192.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste: 135.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
other: 0.4 kt (2019-2021 est.)