Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 763,744.0 | 807,417.2 | 901,769.1 | 1,065,645.8 | 1,112,586.9 | 1,113,082.9 | 1,136,038.6 | 1,149,171.2 | 1,147,403.8 | 1,107,003.4 | 1,116,767.2 | 1,147,167.9 | 1,163,215.2 | 1,186,285.2 |
| Japan | 36,979.3 | 33,316.6 | 31,415.4 | 29,737.1 | 29,682.1 | 29,530.7 | 29,221.8 | 28,663.1 | 27,895.7 | 27,574.6 | 27,414.2 | 26,580.9 | 26,155.3 | 25,783.3 |
| France | 70,641.4 | 72,950.3 | 69,350.3 | 67,692.9 | 65,304.8 | 64,723.3 | 64,633.1 | 63,495.1 | 62,911.3 | 61,984.2 | 61,085.4 | 60,348.2 | 59,456.6 | 58,451.5 |
| Germany | 99,831.4 | 74,994.2 | 64,633.6 | 57,837.4 | 55,937.5 | 55,341.9 | 55,084.4 | 53,386.3 | 52,526.9 | 51,599.1 | 51,150.7 | 49,595.4 | 48,449.9 | 46,917.6 |
| Italy | 48,747.7 | 50,671.8 | 49,371.9 | 48,516.8 | 46,126.9 | 46,831.7 | 44,717.9 | 43,721.6 | 44,435.1 | 44,267.6 | 44,362.3 | 44,521.7 | 44,260.3 | 43,888.7 |
| Russian Federation | 644,926.9 | 481,202.2 | 550,416.0 | 557,087.6 | 566,098.3 | 560,078.9 | 562,357.0 | 562,762.1 | 568,592.4 | 583,174.5 | 595,374.1 | 617,987.2 | 620,983.2 | 617,227.3 |
| United Kingdom | 111,251.8 | 109,898.7 | 89,375.3 | 64,549.4 | 60,590.3 | 58,300.5 | 54,458.0 | 51,997.1 | 51,485.0 | 53,065.0 | 52,798.1 | 52,228.2 | 51,502.8 | 50,415.7 |
| Brazil | 284,532.9 | 331,764.5 | 405,785.3 | 427,893.4 | 427,541.9 | 429,746.4 | 427,079.9 | 433,815.2 | 440,618.1 | 442,999.0 | 441,517.7 | 435,783.5 | 443,522.2 | 449,214.0 |
| Mexico | 100,576.0 | 116,968.9 | 128,238.9 | 132,475.0 | 135,080.0 | 134,455.9 | 128,154.0 | 136,646.7 | 143,502.2 | 143,447.7 | 141,232.8 | 142,148.5 | 142,624.9 | 143,480.9 |
| Canada | 68,724.0 | 84,876.4 | 91,471.9 | 86,175.3 | 87,322.1 | 87,736.7 | 90,694.0 | 93,075.2 | 93,503.2 | 95,780.5 | 100,099.9 | 103,366.5 | 103,220.2 | 100,143.4 |
| United States | 672,858.3 | 641,918.4 | 628,705.7 | 652,865.7 | 658,406.0 | 670,527.7 | 673,728.7 | 699,258.7 | 701,609.4 | 683,241.8 | 699,987.1 | 743,778.7 | 784,496.8 | 748,241.4 |
| India | 528,077.7 | 594,662.8 | 620,079.6 | 658,933.4 | 666,187.8 | 665,447.9 | 669,582.1 | 674,057.7 | 678,829.1 | 684,445.8 | 686,785.3 | 695,493.6 | 696,431.8 | 697,654.7 |
| South Africa | 59,433.2 | 60,592.6 | 66,518.0 | 71,523.7 | 71,549.0 | 73,346.4 | 73,273.9 | 74,095.3 | 73,429.6 | 72,997.2 | 74,315.5 | 73,611.4 | 73,420.6 | 72,213.2 |