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Methane Emissions, 1997

1997, 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, 1997 covers 207 countries. China is highest, at 34,857.184; Niue is lowest, at 0.037. The middle country reads 215.202. Against 1996, 207 values changed (140 up, 67 down), the same countries are covered.

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Methane Emissions · Data for 1997

HighestChina

34,857.184

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, 1997, 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, 1997: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia34,857.184
United StatesUSANorthern America30,026.869
IndiaINDSouthern Asia22,179.138
BrazilBRASouth America14,197.325
RussiaRUSEastern Europe10,581.162
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa9,232.587
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia6,559.755
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand4,911.286
IranIRNSouthern Asia4,624.220
ArgentinaARGSouth America4,310.030
CanadaCANNorthern America4,247.341
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe4,208.652
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia4,117.405
GermanyDEUWestern Europe3,842.161
MexicoMEXCentral America3,585.459
PolandPOLEastern Europe3,256.991
UkraineUKREastern Europe3,063.936
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia3,002.090
FranceFRAWestern Europe2,881.348
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2,847.806
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,453.313
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia2,424.279
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,378.649
JapanJPNEastern Asia2,274.010
VenezuelaVENSouth America2,210.835

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China34,857.184
  2. United States30,026.869
  3. India22,179.138
  4. Brazil14,197.325
  5. Russia10,581.162

Lowest

  1. Niue0.037
  2. Nauru0.051
  3. Anguilla0.072
  4. Marshall Islands0.074
  5. Tuvalu0.090

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 215.202. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 207values changed, of 207 in both
  • 140 · 67rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Iraq1,101.733 → 1,712.694+610.961
  • Qatar410.137 → 782.735+372.598
  • India21,859.036 → 22,179.138+320.102
  • Mexico3,375.919 → 3,585.459+209.541
  • Brazil14,021.533 → 14,197.325+175.792

Fell most

  • China36,721.775 → 34,857.184−1,864.591
  • Nigeria10,007.127 → 9,232.587−774.540
  • Russia11,101.720 → 10,581.162−520.558
  • Libya1,802.963 → 1,506.839−296.125
  • Algeria2,255.640 → 1,994.659−260.982

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 1997.

  • 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) (1997). Methane Emissions, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/methane-emissions/1997

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