Countries With the Fastest Growth in Methane emissions (5-Year Change)

Name: Countries With the Fastest Growth in Methane emissions (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Change in Methane emissions over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Guyana rose the most: by 124.7%, from 1.98 Mt CO2e to 4.46 Mt CO2e in the five years to 2024. Mongolia is second (+66.6%), followed by Finland (+50.1%). 126 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +7.41%.

#1: Guyana · +124.7%
Median: +7.41%
Coverage: 126 countries
Data year: 2024
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Guyana 124.7; 2. Mongolia 66.6; 3. Finland 50.1; 4. Bermuda 47.3; 5. Namibia 34.2; 6. Tanzania 30.2; 7. Chad 29.6; 8. Iran, Islamic Rep. 27.8; 9. Maldives 25.3; 10. Congo, Dem. Rep. 25.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in Methane emissions (5-Year Change), 2024
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (%)
1	Guyana	1.98	4.46	+124.7%
2	Mongolia	38.7	64.5	+66.6%
3	Finland	7.17	10.8	+50.1%
4	Bermuda	0.021	0.031	+47.3%
5	Namibia	5.83	7.82	+34.2%
6	Tanzania	45.9	59.7	+30.2%
7	Chad	58	75.1	+29.6%
8	Iran, Islamic Rep.	137.4	175.7	+27.8%
9	Maldives	0.136	0.17	+25.3%
10	Congo, Dem. Rep.	33.7	42.2	+25%
11	Burundi	4.61	5.7	+23.6%
12	Indonesia	349.1	429.5	+23%
13	St. Kitts and Nevis	0.035	0.043	+22.9%
14	Togo	4.98	6.04	+21.2%
15	Zambia	15.1	18.3	+21.2%
16	Papua New Guinea	3.09	3.71	+20.3%
17	Guinea	15.8	19	+20.2%
18	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	0.038	0.045	+19%
19	Jordan	5.24	6.22	+18.8%
20	Sierra Leone	4.71	5.57	+18.4%
21	Mali	25	29.4	+17.6%
22	Zimbabwe	10.9	12.8	+17.1%
23	Solomon Islands	0.233	0.272	+17%
24	Cyprus	1.09	1.28	+16.9%
25	Benin	6.56	7.64	+16.6%
26	Palau	0.033	0.039	+16.5%
27	Costa Rica	5.49	6.38	+16.3%
28	Pakistan	216.4	250.9	+16%
29	Malawi	8.06	9.34	+15.8%
30	Grenada	0.045	0.052	+15.7%
31	Uganda	33.2	38.2	+15%
32	Kiribati	0.025	0.028	+15%
33	Seychelles	0.065	0.074	+14.5%
34	Cabo Verde	0.15	0.171	+14.3%
35	Niger	24	27.3	+13.8%
36	Lebanon	3.66	4.16	+13.7%
37	Central African Republic	7.28	8.25	+13.4%
38	Lao PDR	10.9	12.3	+12.9%
39	Madagascar	22.6	25.4	+12.3%
40	El Salvador	3.38	3.79	+12.3%
41	Tajikistan	9.22	10.3	+12.1%
42	Gabon	13.3	14.9	+11.8%
43	Senegal	11.1	12.3	+11.5%
44	Ethiopia	118.1	131.6	+11.4%
45	Djibouti	1.17	1.31	+11.1%
46	Bolivia	23.9	26.5	+11%
47	Mozambique	16.9	18.7	+10.9%
48	Côte d'Ivoire	12.3	13.6	+10.9%
49	Dominican Republic	11	12.2	+10.5%
50	Uruguay	25.8	28.5	+10.5%
51	Guatemala	16.5	18.2	+10.2%
52	India	782.6	861.6	+10.1%
53	Cayman Islands	0.023	0.026	+9.91%
54	Honduras	8.56	9.4	+9.78%
55	Sri Lanka	10.1	11.1	+9.71%
56	Morocco	28.3	31	+9.45%
57	Bahamas, The	0.313	0.34	+8.67%
58	Liberia	2.88	3.13	+8.64%
59	Brazil	572	621.2	+8.61%
60	Kyrgyz Republic	9.08	9.85	+8.51%
61	Cambodia	24.7	26.7	+7.92%
62	Panama	4.48	4.82	+7.62%
63	Israel	9.19	9.88	+7.46%
64	Comoros	0.409	0.439	+7.36%
65	Qatar	21.6	23.2	+7.3%
66	Guinea-Bissau	2.15	2.3	+7.18%
67	Aruba	0.021	0.023	+7.04%
68	Gibraltar	0.014	0.015	+6.99%
69	Oman	29.2	31.2	+6.68%
70	Korea, Rep.	41.9	44.7	+6.66%
71	Belize	0.49	0.523	+6.57%
72	Antigua and Barbuda	0.054	0.058	+6.46%
73	French Polynesia	0.07	0.074	+6.19%
74	Hong Kong SAR, China	4.64	4.92	+6.11%
75	Saudi Arabia	106.6	113.1	+6.09%
76	Nicaragua	9.95	10.5	+6.02%
77	Switzerland	5.62	5.94	+5.71%
78	Mauritania	8.8	9.31	+5.7%
79	United Arab Emirates	35.1	37.1	+5.62%
80	Thailand	76.9	81.1	+5.48%
81	Uzbekistan	61	64.3	+5.44%
82	British Virgin Islands	0.011	0.012	+5.31%
83	Armenia	2.34	2.46	+5.14%
84	Macao SAR, China	0.043	0.045	+5.13%
85	Peru	24.6	25.8	+5.07%
86	Kenya	61.9	64.9	+4.87%
87	São Tomé and Principe	0.075	0.079	+4.64%
88	Mexico	144.1	150.7	+4.6%
89	Eritrea	4.35	4.53	+4.06%
90	Botswana	3.23	3.36	+4.05%
91	Tuvalu	0.0025	0.0026	+4%
92	Afghanistan	15.6	16.2	+3.85%
93	Colombia	91.2	94.7	+3.81%
94	Rwanda	4.55	4.72	+3.77%
95	Guam	0.012	0.012	+3.42%
96	Samoa	0.13	0.134	+3.39%
97	Fiji	0.774	0.8	+3.27%
98	Philippines	67.2	69.3	+3.1%
99	St. Lucia	0.058	0.06	+3.08%
100	Mauritius	0.546	0.562	+2.89%

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#1 Guyana

Guyana ranks #1 on this list with +124.7%.

Capital: Georgetown
Continent: South America
Income group: High income
Population: 835,990 people (2025)
GDP: US$27.1 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$32,414 (2025)
Life expectancy: 70.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 26.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in gdp growth rate · #1 in industry value added share of gdp · #1 in livestock production index.

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#2 Mongolia

Mongolia ranks #2 on this list with +66.6%.

Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 3.57 million people (2025)
GDP: US$25.37 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$7,108 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 71.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Ulaanbaatar.

Also ranks #3 in mineral rents share of gdp · #4 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #5 in hospital beds per 10,000.

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#3 Finland

Finland ranks #3 on this list with +50.1%.

Capital: Helsinki
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 5.65 million people (2025)
GDP: US$317.04 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$56,149 (2025)
Life expectancy: 82.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 74.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in rule of law score · #2 in bank accounts share (adults) · #2 in control of corruption score.

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#4 Bermuda

Bermuda ranks #4 on this list with +47.3%.

Capital: Hamilton
Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 64,555 people (2025)
GDP: US$9.19 billion (2024)
GDP per person: US$142,250 (2024)
Life expectancy: 82.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 100% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in gni per capita · #1 in household consumption per capita · #2 in urban population share.

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#5 Namibia

Namibia ranks #5 on this list with +34.2%.

Capital: Windhoek
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 3.09 million people (2025)
GDP: US$15.08 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$4,876 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 50.9% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in women in ministerial positions share · #2 in tax revenue share of gdp · #4 in education expenditure share of gdp.

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#6 Tanzania

Tanzania ranks #6 on this list with +30.2%.

Capital: Dodoma
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 70.55 million people (2025)
GDP: US$90.14 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,319 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 36.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Dar es Salaam.

Also ranks #4 in labour force participation rate · #4 in female labour force participation · #5 in livestock production index.

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#7 Chad

Chad ranks #7 on this list with +29.6%.

Capital: N'Djamena
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 21 million people (2025)
GDP: US$21.47 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,022 (2025)
Life expectancy: 55.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 27.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: N'Djamena.

Also ranks #1 in fertility rate · #2 in birth rate · #2 in maternal mortality ratio.

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#8 Iran, Islamic Rep.

Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks #8 on this list with +27.8%.

Capital: Tehran
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 92.42 million people (2025)
GDP: US$362.68 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,924 (2025)
Life expectancy: 77.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 77.4% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tehran, Isfahan, Ahvaz.

Also ranks #1 in refugee population by asylum · #2 in official exchange rate · #4 in gross capital formation rate.

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#9 Maldives

Maldives ranks #9 on this list with +25.3%.

Capital: Malé
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 529,680 people (2025)
GDP: US$7.74 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$14,615 (2025)
Life expectancy: 81.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 42.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #5 in male population share · #5 in population ages 15-64 share · #8 in population density.

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#10 Congo, Dem. Rep.

Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks #10 on this list with +25%.

Capital: Kinshasa
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 112.83 million people (2025)
GDP: US$91.03 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$806.8 (2025)
Life expectancy: 62.1 years (2024)
Urban population: 45.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Kinshasa, Mbuji-Mayi, Kananga.

Also ranks #1 in renewable energy share · #1 in poverty headcount ratio · #1 in mineral rents share of gdp.

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Source and method

Change in Methane emissions over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e): EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission; International Energy Agency (IEA).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

Summary

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About the top 10

#1 Guyana

#2 Mongolia

#3 Finland

#4 Bermuda

#5 Namibia

#6 Tanzania

#7 Chad

#8 Iran, Islamic Rep.

#9 Maldives

#10 Congo, Dem. Rep.

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