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Methane Emissions, 1989

1989, as EDGAR’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

This is how much methane a country releases in a year — from cattle and other livestock, rice paddies, leaks from oil and gas systems, coal mines, landfills and waste water. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide: it lasts less long in the air but traps far more heat per tonne.

Methane Emissions, 1989 covers 207 countries. China is highest, at 34,244.4207; Niue is lowest, at 0.0402. The middle country reads 195.5547. Against 1988, 207 values changed (161 up, 46 down), the same countries are covered.

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Methane Emissions · Data for 1989

HighestChina

34,244.4207

LowestNiue

0.0402

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Methane Emissions, 1989, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 207 countries · select a heading to sort

Methane Emissions, 1989: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia34,244.4207
United StatesUSANorthern America31,166.3166
IndiaINDSouthern Asia21,952.8094
RussiaRUSEastern Europe15,901.8481
BrazilBRASouth America11,933.3483
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa5,627.4262
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia5,252.3991
GermanyDEUWestern Europe5,134.9798
UkraineUKREastern Europe4,973.8826
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand4,750.3431
PolandPOLEastern Europe4,650.1925
IraqIRQWestern Asia4,494.0340
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe4,473.4805
ArgentinaARGSouth America4,308.0836
CanadaCANNorthern America3,444.0104
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,332.0957
MexicoMEXCentral America3,183.0657
IranIRNSouthern Asia3,140.9886
FranceFRAWestern Europe3,007.8468
JapanJPNEastern Asia2,649.6892
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2,616.4523
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia2,535.3700
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,503.5905
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia2,275.2590
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,055.3338

02In 1989

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China34,244.4207
  2. United States31,166.3166
  3. India21,952.8094
  4. Russia15,901.8481
  5. Brazil11,933.3483

Lowest

  1. Niue0.0402
  2. Nauru0.0409
  3. Anguilla0.0577
  4. Marshall Islands0.0585
  5. Tuvalu0.0799

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 195.5547. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031988 → 1989

Since 1988

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 207values changed, of 207 in both
  • 161 · 46rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • China32,834.0444 → 34,244.4207+1,410.3763
  • Nigeria4,898.5397 → 5,627.4262+728.8865
  • India21,338.8722 → 21,952.8094+613.9372
  • Iran2,636.4108 → 3,140.9886+504.5778
  • Brazil11,607.3002 → 11,933.3483+326.0481

Fell most

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from EDGAR’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 1989.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

05The files

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR) (1989). Methane Emissions, 1989 [data set], describing 1989. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/methane-emissions/1989

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