China was the largest methane producing country in the world in 2019, with 1.17 billion metric tons of CO₂ equivalent. The United States was the second-largest methane producer in 2019, releasing 750 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent.
Leading countries in methane emissions worldwide in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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ClimateWatch, & WRI. (July 28, 2022). Leading countries in methane emissions worldwide in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281764/global-methane-emissions-by-leading-country/
ClimateWatch, und WRI. "Leading countries in methane emissions worldwide in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281764/global-methane-emissions-by-leading-country/
ClimateWatch, WRI. (2022). Leading countries in methane emissions worldwide in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281764/global-methane-emissions-by-leading-country/
ClimateWatch, and WRI. "Leading Countries in Methane Emissions Worldwide in 2019 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281764/global-methane-emissions-by-leading-country/
ClimateWatch & WRI, Leading countries in methane emissions worldwide in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281764/global-methane-emissions-by-leading-country/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Leading countries in methane emissions worldwide in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], ClimateWatch, & WRI, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281764/global-methane-emissions-by-leading-country/