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Methane Emissions, 2002

2002, 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, 2002 covers 207 countries. China is highest, at 35,506.5040; Niue is lowest, at 0.0422. The middle country reads 240.6154. Against 2001, 207 values changed (125 up, 82 down), the same countries are covered.

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Methane Emissions · Data for 2002

HighestChina

35,506.5040

LowestNiue

0.0422

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, 2002, 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, 2002: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia35,506.5040
United StatesUSANorthern America28,524.4860
IndiaINDSouthern Asia22,715.4915
BrazilBRASouth America15,929.1764
RussiaRUSEastern Europe10,904.2250
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa7,326.0251
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia6,362.6732
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand4,991.1031
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia4,640.9118
ArgentinaARGSouth America4,543.9705
CanadaCANNorthern America4,514.8396
IranIRNSouthern Asia4,068.9897
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe3,706.0382
MexicoMEXCentral America3,652.8062
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia3,393.2860
GermanyDEUWestern Europe3,109.6132
FranceFRAWestern Europe2,908.3082
UkraineUKREastern Europe2,785.1415
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2,681.1113
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia2,503.9278
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,467.1808
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,453.9084
PolandPOLEastern Europe2,431.1065
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia2,348.5283
VenezuelaVENSouth America2,326.3435

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China35,506.5040
  2. United States28,524.4860
  3. India22,715.4915
  4. Brazil15,929.1764
  5. Russia10,904.2250

Lowest

  1. Niue0.0422
  2. Nauru0.0664
  3. Anguilla0.1028
  4. Marshall Islands0.1030
  5. Tuvalu0.1206

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 240.6154. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 207values changed, of 207 in both
  • 125 · 82rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Brazil15,166.2257 → 15,929.1764+762.9507
  • Uzbekistan1,270.4119 → 1,481.8518+211.4399
  • Ethiopia1,944.1341 → 2,151.0093+206.8752
  • Argentina4,349.5520 → 4,543.9705+194.4185
  • Russia10,710.4599 → 10,904.2250+193.7650

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 2002.

  • 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) (2002). Methane Emissions, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/methane-emissions/2002

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