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Methane Emissions, 1986

1986, as EDGAR’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Methane Emissions, 1986 covers 207 countries. China is highest, at 31,312.7913; Nauru is lowest, at 0.0380. The middle country reads 187.1561. Against 1985, 207 values changed (143 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Methane Emissions · Data for 1986

HighestChina

31,312.7913

LowestNauru

0.0380

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, 1986, 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, 1986: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia31,312.7913
United StatesUSANorthern America30,676.0216
IndiaINDSouthern Asia20,082.5222
RussiaRUSEastern Europe15,260.0287
BrazilBRASouth America10,989.2887
GermanyDEUWestern Europe5,415.6543
PolandPOLEastern Europe5,127.7772
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia4,926.0179
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa4,875.2600
UkraineUKREastern Europe4,834.5399
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe4,636.7214
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand4,547.1853
ArgentinaARGSouth America4,131.3475
CanadaCANNorthern America3,191.0927
FranceFRAWestern Europe3,187.5376
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,089.1457
MexicoMEXCentral America3,079.7593
JapanJPNEastern Asia2,800.1685
IraqIRQWestern Asia2,739.2317
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia2,462.1122
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa2,455.9225
IranIRNSouthern Asia2,383.9359
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,283.2371
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia2,075.9670
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia1,902.4127

02In 1986

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China31,312.7913
  2. United States30,676.0216
  3. India20,082.5222
  4. Russia15,260.0287
  5. Brazil10,989.2887

Lowest

  1. Nauru0.0380
  2. Niue0.0490
  3. Anguilla0.0497
  4. Marshall Islands0.0521
  5. Tuvalu0.0681

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 187.1561. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 207values changed, of 207 in both
  • 143 · 64rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • China30,470.0550 → 31,312.7913+842.7363
  • India19,418.8928 → 20,082.5222+663.6294
  • Iraq2,360.7635 → 2,739.2317+378.4682
  • Saudi Arabia1,101.7252 → 1,460.1528+358.4277
  • Russia14,907.4340 → 15,260.0287+352.5948

Fell most

  • United States30,932.2807 → 30,676.0216−256.2590
  • Iran2,539.6681 → 2,383.9359−155.7322
  • Germany5,505.7845 → 5,415.6543−90.1302
  • Bolivia702.2007 → 637.2299−64.9708
  • Romania1,484.5929 → 1,423.3807−61.2122

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 1986.

  • 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) (1986). Methane Emissions, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/methane-emissions/1986

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07Questions

Methane Emissions, 1986: questions and answers

Which country has the highest methane emissions in Methane Emissions, 1986?

China, at 31,312.7913, of the 207 countries in the file.

What year does Methane Emissions, 1986 describe?

1986.

How many countries does Methane Emissions, 1986 cover?

207.

Where can I download Methane Emissions, 1986?

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, 1986 the newest?

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

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