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Methane Emissions, 1990

1990, 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, 1990 covers 207 countries. China is highest, at 35,203.5013; Niue is lowest, at 0.0362. The middle country reads 199.1725. Against 1989, 207 values changed (145 up, 62 down), the same countries are covered.

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Methane Emissions · Data for 1990

HighestChina

35,203.5013

LowestNiue

0.0362

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, 1990, 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, 1990: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia35,203.5013
United StatesUSANorthern America30,174.1734
IndiaINDSouthern Asia20,605.1319
RussiaRUSEastern Europe16,364.3304
BrazilBRASouth America11,721.6493
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa5,800.5575
UkraineUKREastern Europe5,209.4552
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia5,152.9150
GermanyDEUWestern Europe4,979.7725
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand4,877.9260
ArgentinaARGSouth America4,375.2613
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe4,357.4502
PolandPOLEastern Europe4,057.2857
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,455.6326
IranIRNSouthern Asia3,386.5960
CanadaCANNorthern America3,338.9042
IraqIRQWestern Asia3,290.1533
MexicoMEXCentral America3,160.1195
FranceFRAWestern Europe2,999.6187
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia2,752.9916
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2,643.4013
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,421.2724
JapanJPNEastern Asia2,349.6866
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia2,319.1379
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,086.8876

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China35,203.5013
  2. United States30,174.1734
  3. India20,605.1319
  4. Russia16,364.3304
  5. Brazil11,721.6493

Lowest

  1. Niue0.0362
  2. Nauru0.0420
  3. Anguilla0.0601
  4. Marshall Islands0.0602
  5. Tuvalu0.0812

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 199.1725. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 207values changed, of 207 in both
  • 145 · 62rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • China34,244.4207 → 35,203.5013+959.0806
  • Russia15,901.8481 → 16,364.3304+462.4823
  • Saudi Arabia1,543.5509 → 1,835.7144+292.1636
  • Libya1,494.6191 → 1,772.7585+278.1394
  • Iran3,140.9886 → 3,386.5960+245.6074

Fell most

  • India21,952.8094 → 20,605.1319−1,347.6775
  • Iraq4,494.0340 → 3,290.1533−1,203.8807
  • United States31,166.3166 → 30,174.1734−992.1432
  • Poland4,650.1925 → 4,057.2857−592.9067
  • Kuwait925.7506 → 589.3717−336.3789

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 1990.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

05The files

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR) (1990). Methane Emissions, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/methane-emissions/1990

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