Methane emissions in Russia

Russia emitted 416.9 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Russia, 2024 416.9 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.8% 2023: 420.5 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 6th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Russia over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period RussiaWorld
2024 416.9 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 420.5 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 424.2 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 427.5 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 411.9 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 424.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 416.7 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 403.9 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 392.6 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 384.3 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 376.9 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 372.3 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 369.8 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 356.1 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 350.9 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 336.0 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 342.6 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 339.6 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 331.3 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 327.5 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 323.7 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 318.1 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 308.1 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 302.5 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 295.2 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8% from 420.5 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 376.9 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +10.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Russia has the 6th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Russia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database