Which country has the highest Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)?

In 2024, India had the highest Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) of any country with reported data from the World Bank.

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Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)

Name: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) by Country
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).

World Bank code: EN.GHG.CH4.BU.MT.CE.AR5 • Data available for 197 countries • Latest year: 2024

In 2024, India led Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) at 37.74.

The world median across 197 reporting countries was 0.24.

What this measures: A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).

How "Environment" indicators are measured

Environmental indicators cover emissions, land use, biodiversity, and natural resources. Emissions data is often produced by international scientific consortia (EDGAR, Global Carbon Project) and typically lags 2–3 years due to the complexity of fuel- and process-level accounting. Per-capita metrics reveal a different story than absolute totals — small wealthy countries can have high per-capita emissions while contributing little to the global total.

Distribution — 2024

Reporting: 197 countries
Median: 0.24
Mean: 1.18
25th percentile: 0.02
75th percentile: 0.83
Range: 0.00 – 37.74

World at a Glance — 2024

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2024

#	Country	Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
1	India South Asia	37.74
2	China East Asia & Pacific	32.75
3	Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa	12.61
4	United States North America	9.47
5	Pakistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	9.39
6	Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa	8.67
7	Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa	7.67
8	Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa	5.56
9	Brazil Latin America & Caribbean	4.06
10	Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa	3.96

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Largest decreases

Ireland -18.8%
Turkmenistan -12.3%
Azerbaijan -7.1%
Poland -4.7%
Algeria -4.6%

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	74	0.48
Upper middle income	49	1.12
Lower middle income	48	2.04
Low income	24	1.31
Not classified	2	6.35

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	31	1.48
Europe & Central Asia	49	0.55
Latin America & Caribbean	39	0.37
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	22	0.57
North America	3	3.43
South Asia	6	7.61
Sub-Saharan Africa	47	1.61

Lowest Values — 2024

#	Country	Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
1	St. Kitts and Nevis	0.00
2	Gibraltar	0.00
3	Faroe Islands	0.00
4	Virgin Islands (U.S.)	0.00
5	Grenada	0.00
6	Antigua and Barbuda	0.00
7	Cayman Islands	0.00
8	Turks and Caicos Islands	0.00
9	British Virgin Islands	0.00
10	Guam	0.00

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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.GHG.CH4.BU.MT.CE.AR5), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2024.