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Methane Emissions, 2005

2005, 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, 2005 covers 207 countries. China is highest, at 40,594.9289; Niue is lowest, at 0.0430. The middle country reads 262.8006. Against 2004, 207 values changed (139 up, 68 down), the same countries are covered.

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Methane Emissions · Data for 2005

HighestChina

40,594.9289

LowestNiue

0.0430

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, 2005, 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, 2005: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia40,594.9289
United StatesUSANorthern America28,737.5326
IndiaINDSouthern Asia23,953.1088
BrazilBRASouth America18,161.9440
RussiaRUSEastern Europe11,554.3109
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa7,627.9766
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia6,681.4071
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia5,089.9779
IranIRNSouthern Asia5,050.6202
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand4,980.7355
ArgentinaARGSouth America4,898.9609
CanadaCANNorthern America4,589.8445
MexicoMEXCentral America3,890.2737
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia3,842.5512
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe3,245.1914
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia2,913.0154
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia2,903.2311
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2,874.4637
FranceFRAWestern Europe2,812.1834
GermanyDEUWestern Europe2,749.4158
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,686.8249
UkraineUKREastern Europe2,683.3760
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,539.9275
VenezuelaVENSouth America2,497.4319
IraqIRQWestern Asia2,374.8427

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China40,594.9289
  2. United States28,737.5326
  3. India23,953.1088
  4. Brazil18,161.9440
  5. Russia11,554.3109

Lowest

  1. Niue0.0430
  2. Nauru0.0655
  3. Marshall Islands0.1040
  4. Anguilla0.1121
  5. Tuvalu0.1271

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 262.8006. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 207values changed, of 207 in both
  • 139 · 68rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • China39,066.4713 → 40,594.9289+1,528.4576
  • India23,396.4415 → 23,953.1088+556.6673
  • Brazil17,717.4183 → 18,161.9440+444.5257
  • Iran4,764.1193 → 5,050.6202+286.5009
  • Uzbekistan1,307.9138 → 1,558.1172+250.2034

Fell most

  • Nigeria7,916.2912 → 7,627.9766−288.3145
  • United States28,903.1912 → 28,737.5326−165.6586
  • Iraq2,523.6421 → 2,374.8427−148.7994
  • United Kingdom3,380.7719 → 3,245.1914−135.5806
  • Germany2,867.9136 → 2,749.4158−118.4978

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 2005.

  • 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) (2005). Methane Emissions, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/methane-emissions/2005

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