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Methane Emissions, 1991

1991, 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, 1991 covers 207 countries. China is highest, at 34,873.038; Niue is lowest, at 0.037. The middle country reads 203.972. Against 1990, 207 values changed (115 up, 92 down), the same countries are covered.

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Methane Emissions · Data for 1991

HighestChina

34,873.038

LowestNiue

0.037

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, 1991, 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, 1991: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia34,873.038
United StatesUSANorthern America29,973.438
IndiaINDSouthern Asia20,873.728
RussiaRUSEastern Europe15,418.662
BrazilBRASouth America12,320.225
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa6,074.402
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia5,396.626
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand4,908.270
UkraineUKREastern Europe4,779.546
GermanyDEUWestern Europe4,765.492
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe4,442.106
ArgentinaARGSouth America4,319.675
IranIRNSouthern Asia4,119.800
PolandPOLEastern Europe3,807.358
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,434.254
CanadaCANNorthern America3,418.779
MexicoMEXCentral America3,158.072
FranceFRAWestern Europe3,014.119
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2,652.464
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia2,596.225
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,587.147
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia2,420.619
JapanJPNEastern Asia2,344.205
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia2,219.793
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,077.054

02In 1991

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China34,873.038
  2. United States29,973.438
  3. India20,873.728
  4. Russia15,418.662
  5. Brazil12,320.225

Lowest

  1. Niue0.037
  2. Nauru0.043
  3. Marshall Islands0.060
  4. Anguilla0.063
  5. Tuvalu0.088

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 203.972. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 207values changed, of 207 in both
  • 115 · 92rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Iran3,386.596 → 4,119.800+733.204
  • Brazil11,721.649 → 12,320.225+598.576
  • Saudi Arabia1,835.714 → 2,219.793+384.078
  • Nigeria5,800.558 → 6,074.402+273.845
  • India20,605.132 → 20,873.728+268.596

Fell most

  • Iraq3,290.153 → 700.219−2,589.934
  • Russia16,364.330 → 15,418.662−945.668
  • Ukraine5,209.455 → 4,779.546−429.909
  • Kuwait589.372 → 229.591−359.781
  • China35,203.501 → 34,873.038−330.463

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 1991.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR) (1991). Methane Emissions, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/methane-emissions/1991

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