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Methane Emissions Per Capita

TONNES PER HEAD

Per capita methane emissions — averaging around 1.2 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent per person globally from agriculture, fossil fuel operations, waste, and other sources — highlight individual and national contributions to global warming. These potent short-lived emissions, driven by livestock, rice production, energy extraction, and landfills, accelerate climate change far more intensely than CO₂ over shorter timescales. Related air pollutants can also influence regional air quality and near-term climate effects.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C. and World Economics Research, London


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    Methane Emissions (Tonnes per Capita)
Country Estimated Change
(50 years, 1973-2023)		 1950
(Tonnes)		 1970
(Tonnes)		 1990
(Tonnes)		 2000
(Tonnes)		 2015
(Tonnes)		 2020
(Tonnes)		 2023
(Tonnes)
Qatar -62.5% 71.18 81.09 26.95 57.89 38.51 30.42 29.31
Bahrain -66.8% 33.02 67.30 29.35 31.51 17.85 19.34 19.24
Brunei -38.6% 0.63 7.88 18.51 18.77 16.55 12.24 10.11
Mongolia 48.8% 7.37 6.25 4.72 5.15 7.62 11.05 9.11
Trinidad and Tobago 169.8% 2.40 2.93 4.25 7.10 15.38 10.91 8.68
Oman -10.4% 0.28 10.09 9.89 11.36 10.82 8.46 8.47
Kuwait -76.8% 20.04 42.50 9.97 14.91 10.45 8.54 8.26
Uruguay 21.0% 6.50 6.32 6.13 6.40 7.33 7.73 8.12
Turkmenistan 1.2% 2.32 6.65 10.37 6.60 5.99 6.94 6.92
New Zealand -42.2% 11.18 12.66 10.65 9.42 8.68 7.08 6.79
United Arab Emirates -84.4% 1.50 33.37 13.92 10.03 6.06 5.24 4.90
Gabon -62.5% 0.38 10.38 14.23 15.95 8.38 5.65 4.75
Libya -86.0% 6.31 43.75 11.83 7.62 6.38 2.47 4.52
Australia -58.8% 10.32 11.03 9.26 9.37 6.20 4.60 4.30
Botswana -29.4% 2.62 8.85 5.19 3.91 5.70 2.10 4.28
Norway 107.6% 1.31 2.09 3.66 5.24 4.97 4.06 4.16
Paraguay 10.3% 3.88 3.81 4.00 3.50 4.08 4.16 4.02
Saudi Arabia -62.7% 7.29 7.86 5.32 4.73 4.06 4.05 3.95
Russia 16.6% 2.67 3.00 3.61 2.51 2.97 3.47 3.67
Chad 67.3% 2.30 2.29 1.70 2.83 2.97 3.58 3.63
Ireland -38.1% 4.62 5.30 5.11 5.86 3.72 3.48 3.35
Kazakhstan -64.3% 4.83 8.90 4.33 2.31 3.68 3.22 2.92
Brazil 28.9% 1.95 2.19 2.63 2.60 2.85 2.82 2.90
Argentina -39.7% 4.36 4.49 3.74 3.46 2.94 2.92 2.82
Canada -31.1% 3.48 3.75 3.47 3.89 3.43 2.87 2.78
Congo, Rep. 33.3% 1.02 1.44 4.03 5.51 4.07 3.34 2.78
Bolivia -58.6% 2.36 5.55 3.37 2.48 2.79 2.66 2.67
Namibia -52.6% 4.19 7.71 3.62 3.07 2.96 2.46 2.67
Azerbaijan 84.3% 0.84 1.28 1.54 1.17 1.96 2.05 2.47
Central African Republic -15.0% 2.13 2.78 3.47 3.40 2.69 2.38 2.39
Guyana 3.5% 2.97 2.41 1.59 2.09 2.27 2.64 2.28
Algeria -34.7% 2.31 2.59 2.90 2.94 2.35 1.98 2.07
United States -50.6% 3.33 4.03 3.26 2.76 2.30 2.03 1.99
Belarus -8.4% 2.19 1.98 2.12 1.47 1.69 1.85 1.91
Uzbekistan 0.4% 1.38 1.87 1.87 1.82 2.15 2.01 1.90
Finland -60.3% 1.99 4.67 5.05 4.39 3.76 2.30 1.89
Israel -89.9% 1.57 19.64 1.06 1.12 1.23 1.62 1.89
Colombia -20.5% 2.32 2.32 2.13 1.99 2.02 1.86 1.85
Mauritania -38.8% 4.54 3.73 2.40 2.48 2.17 1.93 1.85
Nicaragua -1.5% 1.75 2.08 1.65 1.52 1.53 1.83 1.83
Cyprus 172.1% 0.71 0.64 0.65 0.66 0.98 1.45 1.83
Denmark -22.5% 2.12 2.36 2.06 1.96 1.81 1.86 1.82
Bhutan 12.0% 3.87 1.63 1.38 1.60 1.52 2.30 1.75
Malaysia 85.1% 0.76 0.90 1.61 1.96 1.89 1.71 1.72
Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.7% 1.02 1.07 1.47 0.90 1.21 1.83 1.64
Laos 10.8% 1.95 1.63 1.35 1.28 1.44 1.58 1.62
Suriname 1.8% 1.28 1.47 2.01 1.85 1.78 1.64 1.59
Thailand -11.9% 1.77 1.75 1.62 1.49 1.80 1.48 1.51
Guinea 29.3% 1.01 1.16 1.07 1.13 1.47 1.55 1.51
Indonesia 46.0% 0.90 0.99 1.05 1.11 1.21 1.45 1.50
Bulgaria -24.9% 1.61 1.85 2.02 1.47 1.38 1.41 1.46
Iceland -49.9% 2.23 2.74 2.29 2.20 2.01 1.66 1.46
Cambodia -3.5% 2.65 2.60 2.05 1.46 1.61 1.51 1.45
Sudan -15.3% 2.25 1.72 1.50 1.96 1.79 1.52 1.43
Türkiye 46.0% 1.10 1.01 0.77 0.93 1.00 1.29 1.42
South Africa -20.3% 1.75 1.88 1.81 1.84 1.79 1.53 1.41
Mexico -4.8% 1.32 1.51 1.63 1.58 1.51 1.38 1.40
Ukraine -34.8% 2.12 2.03 2.46 1.47 1.42 1.30 1.38
Angola -50.2% 1.62 3.89 2.89 3.82 2.72 1.70 1.38
Mali -2.0% 1.54 1.64 1.23 1.29 1.29 1.35 1.35
Myanmar -10.1% 1.52 1.52 1.25 1.38 1.66 1.40 1.34
China 60.5% 0.65 0.83 0.90 0.87 1.13 1.22 1.33
Ecuador -17.9% 1.13 1.17 1.72 1.60 1.67 1.36 1.32
Slovenia -36.0% 1.39 1.91 2.27 1.82 1.74 1.41 1.27
Chile -33.9% 1.35 1.93 1.64 1.73 1.46 1.31 1.25
Romania -38.9% 1.32 1.94 1.74 1.16 1.24 1.26 1.24
Sweden -37.0% 1.12 1.90 1.92 1.81 1.51 1.28 1.24
Niger -13.6% 1.93 1.87 1.05 1.10 1.08 1.19 1.22
Kenya -10.3% 1.57 1.39 1.26 0.99 1.14 1.26 1.21
Czechia -45.8% 1.80 2.21 2.06 1.36 1.29 1.19 1.19
Dominican Republic 6.6% 1.24 1.04 1.04 0.93 1.13 1.17 1.18
Latvia -20.2% 1.53 1.41 1.61 0.87 1.08 1.19 1.18
Peru -21.6% 1.67 1.62 1.14 1.11 1.20 1.16 1.16
Poland -75.4% 1.84 4.54 3.09 1.93 1.44 1.19 1.16
Portugal -2.9% 0.92 1.21 1.23 1.32 1.06 1.11 1.15
Kyrgyzstan -29.8% 1.48 1.62 1.32 0.88 0.95 1.17 1.14
Netherlands -59.8% 1.54 2.52 2.90 2.14 1.73 1.26 1.12
Serbia -31.0% 1.23 1.57 1.76 1.28 1.07 1.12 1.12
Guatemala 6.5% 0.87 0.99 0.93 0.93 1.03 1.10 1.11
Vietnam 8.5% 1.09 1.03 0.93 1.09 1.23 1.08 1.11
Belgium -53.3% 1.70 2.40 1.84 1.67 1.40 1.13 1.09
Burkina Faso 16.4% 0.92 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.13 1.08 1.08
Austria -47.2% 1.21 2.03 1.99 1.54 1.30 1.11 1.08
Slovak Republic -52.4% 1.12 2.39 1.91 1.24 1.18 1.05 1.07
Guinea-Bissau -21.8% 0.92 1.27 1.26 1.17 1.22 1.12 1.06
Panama -39.7% 1.59 1.73 1.35 1.18 1.21 1.08 1.05
Costa Rica -44.0% 1.62 1.73 1.62 1.14 1.06 1.10 1.05
Eswatini -58.8% 2.33 2.48 1.75 1.53 1.21 1.06 1.04
Spain 3.3% 0.72 1.00 1.09 1.17 1.07 1.02 1.02
France -52.4% 2.59 2.34 1.61 1.51 1.31 1.10 1.02
Nepal -12.1% 1.18 1.15 1.04 0.96 0.99 1.02 1.01
Hungary -27.7% 1.15 1.40 1.47 1.15 1.00 0.98 1.01
Singapore 92.7% 0.37 0.47 0.57 0.63 0.91 1.07 1.01
Ethiopia -30.6% 1.60 1.52 1.10 0.89 1.04 1.05 1.00
Nigeria -68.2% 0.51 2.61 2.03 2.38 1.47 1.15 1.00
Tanzania -20.9% 1.36 1.53 1.06 1.02 1.09 1.03 0.99
Bahamas, The 34.2% 0.59 0.68 0.87 0.89 0.91 0.98 0.99
Pakistan 6.8% 0.96 0.93 0.90 0.86 0.87 0.97 0.98
Zambia -48.7% 1.90 3.05 1.85 1.45 1.28 1.03 0.96
Honduras -29.5% 1.37 1.39 1.25 0.89 1.01 0.98 0.95
Korea, Rep. 23.8% 0.83 0.73 0.84 0.79 0.74 0.84 0.92
Cameroon 11.5% 0.74 0.87 2.01 1.55 1.07 1.01 0.92
Madagascar -58.8% 2.63 2.51 1.68 1.32 1.11 0.96 0.90
Morocco 3.8% 0.73 0.89 0.75 0.75 0.81 0.87 0.89
Lithuania -54.2% 1.97 1.87 2.00 1.26 1.41 1.08 0.89
Croatia -11.4% 0.74 0.96 1.07 0.96 1.21 1.01 0.89
Haiti -14.5% 0.82 1.05 0.89 0.96 0.94 0.90 0.88
Greece -33.4% 1.03 1.25 1.29 1.37 1.30 0.92 0.87
North Macedonia -39.8% 1.38 1.44 1.26 0.97 0.94 0.94 0.87
Albania -37.0% 1.34 1.37 1.24 1.12 1.02 0.94 0.87
Mozambique -25.5% 0.97 1.70 0.95 0.74 0.77 0.88 0.83
Philippines -41.9% 1.51 1.37 0.96 0.88 0.86 0.83 0.83
Georgia 6.1% 0.65 0.73 0.86 0.81 0.81 0.82 0.83
Tunisia -17.8% 0.69 1.00 0.87 0.97 1.07 0.82 0.82
Hong Kong 36.4% 0.26 0.59 0.72 0.73 0.75 0.78 0.81
Luxembourg -56.4% 1.45 1.86 1.80 1.53 1.25 0.89 0.80
Lebanon 62.6% 0.34 0.45 0.46 0.54 0.62 0.77 0.79
Uganda -17.2% 0.86 0.95 0.83 0.77 0.91 0.80 0.78
Zimbabwe -53.0% 1.20 1.83 1.23 1.09 1.01 0.81 0.78
Tajikistan -38.7% 1.17 1.28 0.93 0.55 0.72 0.81 0.78
Taiwan 13.6% 0.68 0.73 0.63 0.64 0.74 0.76 0.78
Estonia -69.2% 1.68 2.44 2.34 1.96 1.99 1.30 0.76
Comoros -6.9% 0.85 0.83 0.71 0.69 0.74 0.75 0.74
Germany -67.0% 1.63 2.31 1.90 1.29 1.00 0.78 0.73
Ghana 28.5% 0.57 0.58 0.52 0.56 0.52 0.75 0.73
Italy -38.8% 0.79 1.14 1.12 1.10 0.90 0.76 0.72
Togo 10.2% 0.69 0.68 0.64 0.71 0.68 0.74 0.72
Senegal -41.1% 1.48 1.38 0.96 0.95 0.86 0.73 0.72
United Kingdom -75.1% 2.89 2.92 2.44 1.87 0.94 0.75 0.70
Sierra Leone -14.7% 0.76 0.83 0.71 0.60 0.70 0.66 0.70
Switzerland -44.1% 1.00 1.23 1.13 0.85 0.74 0.69 0.70
Lesotho -40.3% 1.43 1.33 0.85 0.91 0.90 0.66 0.67
India -26.8% 1.04 0.93 0.79 0.71 0.69 0.64 0.65
Bangladesh -23.9% 1.00 0.93 0.67 0.63 0.66 0.66 0.65
Egypt -0.5% 0.77 0.75 0.83 0.81 0.83 0.66 0.65
Gambia -36.7% 1.13 1.16 0.73 0.64 0.85 0.66 0.65
Moldova -33.9% 0.85 0.91 1.00 0.58 0.60 0.68 0.64
Benin -16.2% 0.64 0.70 0.68 0.69 0.61 0.63 0.61
Liberia 39.6% 0.62 0.42 0.54 0.52 0.56 0.61 0.61
Jordan 14.6% 0.44 0.49 0.53 0.55 0.61 0.60 0.61
El Salvador -29.4% 0.95 0.94 0.76 0.70 0.70 0.60 0.59
Sri Lanka -19.6% 0.70 0.73 0.72 0.57 0.61 0.56 0.57
Congo, Dem. Rep -17.9% 0.67 1.06 0.78 0.55 0.55 0.58 0.56
Mauritius -6.8% 0.34 0.55 0.56 0.54 0.53 0.54 0.55
Cote d'Ivoire -22.1% 0.66 0.73 0.62 0.59 0.57 0.56 0.55
Armenia -13.8% 0.46 0.54 0.58 0.42 0.46 0.50 0.49
Malawi 16.1% 0.42 0.43 0.39 0.38 0.40 0.47 0.48
Rwanda -50.8% 0.47 0.96 0.69 0.42 0.47 0.46 0.46
Afghanistan -48.5% 1.04 1.04 0.65 0.58 0.62 0.46 0.45
Cabo Verde 63.6% 0.23 0.28 0.34 0.40 0.38 0.41 0.43
Yemen, Rep. -5.9% 0.57 0.46 0.66 0.72 0.92 0.43 0.41
Papua New Guinea 19.2% 0.45 0.31 0.46 0.60 0.37 0.46 0.40
Burundi -27.2% 0.47 0.50 0.43 0.39 0.38 0.39 0.38
Jamaica -30.6% 2.16 0.55 0.55 0.54 0.39 0.38 0.37
Malta 21.1% 0.20 0.27 0.39 0.43 0.57 0.34 0.34
Japan -63.0% 0.41 0.77 0.48 0.35 0.29 0.25 0.24





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