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Methane Emissions, 1984

1984, as EDGAR’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Methane Emissions, 1984 covers 207 countries. United States is highest, at 31,126.0251; Nauru is lowest, at 0.0359. The middle country reads 187.4470. Against 1983, 207 values changed (157 up, 50 down), the same countries are covered.

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Methane Emissions · Data for 1984

HighestUnited States

31,126.0251

LowestNauru

0.0359

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Methane Emissions, 1984, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 207 countries · select a heading to sort

Methane Emissions, 1984: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR).
United StatesUSANorthern America31,126.0251
ChinaCHNEastern Asia30,322.3579
IndiaINDSouthern Asia19,054.8495
RussiaRUSEastern Europe14,731.3098
BrazilBRASouth America10,546.9729
GermanyDEUWestern Europe5,407.3896
PolandPOLEastern Europe5,257.1407
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia4,779.5731
UkraineUKREastern Europe4,692.8358
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa4,631.7127
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand4,398.1326
ArgentinaARGSouth America4,228.1438
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe3,748.6506
FranceFRAWestern Europe3,250.4170
CanadaCANNorthern America3,146.4043
MexicoMEXCentral America2,968.4937
JapanJPNEastern Asia2,803.8061
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia2,685.1351
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia2,585.3555
IranIRNSouthern Asia2,439.9745
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2,396.8425
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,230.9534
IraqIRQWestern Asia2,037.1403
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia1,994.5273
ItalyITASouthern Europe1,885.2398

02In 1984

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. United States31,126.0251
  2. China30,322.3579
  3. India19,054.8495
  4. Russia14,731.3098
  5. Brazil10,546.9729

Lowest

  1. Nauru0.0359
  2. Marshall Islands0.0480
  3. Anguilla0.0483
  4. Niue0.0549
  5. Tuvalu0.0613

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 187.4470. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031983 → 1984

Since 1983

What changed between 1983 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 207values changed, of 207 in both
  • 157 · 50rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • China29,385.0433 → 30,322.3579+937.3145
  • United States30,534.5039 → 31,126.0251+591.5212
  • Brazil10,014.2011 → 10,546.9729+532.7718
  • Nigeria4,245.3445 → 4,631.7127+386.3681
  • Russia14,363.2028 → 14,731.3098+368.1070

Fell most

  • United Kingdom4,662.3241 → 3,748.6506−913.6734
  • Iran2,594.3450 → 2,439.9745−154.3705
  • Niger367.8640 → 266.0361−101.8279
  • Germany5,489.2940 → 5,407.3896−81.9044
  • Poland5,338.9045 → 5,257.1407−81.7638

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from EDGAR’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1984.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR) (1984). Methane Emissions, 1984 [data set], describing 1984. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/methane-emissions/1984

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07Questions

Methane Emissions, 1984: questions and answers

Which country has the highest methane emissions in Methane Emissions, 1984?

United States, at 31,126.0251, of the 207 countries in the file.

What year does Methane Emissions, 1984 describe?

1984.

How many countries does Methane Emissions, 1984 cover?

207.

Where can I download Methane Emissions, 1984?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Methane Emissions, 1984 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Methane Emissions, 2025.

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