biggest methane emitter in the world. Meanwhile, Turkmenistan had the highest per capita emissions that year, having surpassed 20 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent.
Per capita methane emissions vary greatly among the world's biggest methane-emitting countries. In 2020, methane emissions in the United States averaged 2.26 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent per inhabitant. This was almost three times more than per capita methane emissions in China, which is by far the Methane (CH₄) emissions per capita worldwide in 2020, by select country (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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- Premium Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions 1970-2022
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ClimateWatch. (October 16, 2023). Methane (CH₄) emissions per capita worldwide in 2020, by select country (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346170/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
ClimateWatch. "Methane (CH₄) emissions per capita worldwide in 2020, by select country (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346170/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
ClimateWatch. (2023). Methane (CH₄) emissions per capita worldwide in 2020, by select country (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346170/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
ClimateWatch. "Methane (Ch₄) Emissions per Capita Worldwide in 2020, by Select Country (in Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346170/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
ClimateWatch, Methane (CH₄) emissions per capita worldwide in 2020, by select country (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346170/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Methane (CH₄) emissions per capita worldwide in 2020, by select country (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], ClimateWatch, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346170/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/