China was the world's largest methane emitter in 2023, having produced 1.9 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e). India and the United States followed, with methane emissions totaling 941 and 684 MtCO₂e, respectively.
Largest producers of methane emissions worldwide in 2023, by country
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale. Emissions from fossil fuels, industry, and agricultural sources are included.
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OWID. (November 21, 2024). Largest producers of methane emissions worldwide in 2023, by country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281764/global-methane-emissions-by-leading-country/
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