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EU countries by methane emissions

France had the highest methane emissions of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 2,311.3 thousand tonnes of methane. Malta had the lowest, at 8.4 thousand tonnes of methane. The median was 370.7 thousand tonnes of methane. Source: the European Commission, Joint Research Centre.

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Highest2,311.3France
Lowest8.4Malta
Median370.727 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 278.2 thousand tonnes of methaneBelgium: 400.1 thousand tonnes of methaneBulgaria: 262.4 thousand tonnes of methaneCyprus: 41.6 thousand tonnes of methaneCzechia: 470.5 thousand tonnes of methaneGermany: 1,897.6 thousand tonnes of methaneDenmark: 284 thousand tonnes of methaneEstonia: 55.7 thousand tonnes of methaneSpain: 1,606.2 thousand tonnes of methaneFinland: 370.7 thousand tonnes of methaneFrance: 2,311.3 thousand tonnes of methaneGreece: 394 thousand tonnes of methaneCroatia: 142.8 thousand tonnes of methaneHungary: 374.5 thousand tonnes of methaneIreland: 623.8 thousand tonnes of methaneItaly: 1,651.2 thousand tonnes of methaneLithuania: 118 thousand tonnes of methaneLuxembourg: 23.1 thousand tonnes of methaneLatvia: 70.2 thousand tonnes of methaneMalta: 8.4 thousand tonnes of methaneNetherlands: 607.3 thousand tonnes of methanePoland: 1,501.7 thousand tonnes of methanePortugal: 396.7 thousand tonnes of methaneRomania: 628.2 thousand tonnes of methaneSweden: 319.8 thousand tonnes of methaneSlovenia: 97 thousand tonnes of methaneSlovakia: 178.4 thousand tonnes of methane
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thousand tonnes of methane, 2024. Source: EDGAR (European Commission, JRC), EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

France: 2,311.3 thousand tonnes of methaneFrance2,311.3Germany: 1,897.6 thousand tonnes of methaneGermany1,897.6Italy: 1,651.2 thousand tonnes of methaneItaly1,651.2Spain: 1,606.2 thousand tonnes of methaneSpain1,606.2Poland: 1,501.7 thousand tonnes of methanePoland1,501.7Romania: 628.2 thousand tonnes of methaneRomania628.2Ireland: 623.8 thousand tonnes of methaneIreland623.8Netherlands: 607.3 thousand tonnes of methaneNetherlands607.3Czechia: 470.5 thousand tonnes of methaneCzechia470.5Belgium: 400.1 thousand tonnes of methaneBelgium400.1Portugal: 396.7 thousand tonnes of methanePortugal396.7Greece: 394 thousand tonnes of methaneGreece394Hungary: 374.5 thousand tonnes of methaneHungary374.5Finland: 370.7 thousand tonnes of methaneFinland370.7Sweden: 319.8 thousand tonnes of methaneSweden319.8Denmark: 284 thousand tonnes of methaneDenmark284Austria: 278.2 thousand tonnes of methaneAustria278.2Bulgaria: 262.4 thousand tonnes of methaneBulgaria262.4Slovakia: 178.4 thousand tonnes of methaneSlovakia178.4Croatia: 142.8 thousand tonnes of methaneCroatia142.8Lithuania: 118 thousand tonnes of methaneLithuania118Slovenia: 97 thousand tonnes of methaneSlovenia97Latvia: 70.2 thousand tonnes of methaneLatvia70.2Estonia: 55.7 thousand tonnes of methaneEstonia55.7Cyprus: 41.6 thousand tonnes of methaneCyprus41.6Luxembourg: 23.1 thousand tonnes of methaneLuxembourg23.1Malta: 8.4 thousand tonnes of methaneMalta8.4France: 2,311.3 thousand tonnes of methaneFrance2,311.3Germany: 1,897.6 thousand tonnes of methaneGermany1,897.6Italy: 1,651.2 thousand tonnes of methaneItaly1,651.2Spain: 1,606.2 thousand tonnes of methaneSpain1,606.2Poland: 1,501.7 thousand tonnes of methanePoland1,501.7Romania: 628.2 thousand tonnes of methaneRomania628.2Ireland: 623.8 thousand tonnes of methaneIreland623.8Netherlands: 607.3 thousand tonnes of methaneNetherlands607.3Czechia: 470.5 thousand tonnes of methaneCzechia470.5Belgium: 400.1 thousand tonnes of methaneBelgium400.1Portugal: 396.7 thousand tonnes of methanePortugal396.7Greece: 394 thousand tonnes of methaneGreece394Hungary: 374.5 thousand tonnes of methaneHungary374.5Finland: 370.7 thousand tonnes of methaneFinland370.7Sweden: 319.8 thousand tonnes of methaneSweden319.8Denmark: 284 thousand tonnes of methaneDenmark284Austria: 278.2 thousand tonnes of methaneAustria278.2Bulgaria: 262.4 thousand tonnes of methaneBulgaria262.4Slovakia: 178.4 thousand tonnes of methaneSlovakia178.4Croatia: 142.8 thousand tonnes of methaneCroatia142.8Lithuania: 118 thousand tonnes of methaneLithuania118Slovenia: 97 thousand tonnes of methaneSlovenia97Latvia: 70.2 thousand tonnes of methaneLatvia70.2Estonia: 55.7 thousand tonnes of methaneEstonia55.7Cyprus: 41.6 thousand tonnes of methaneCyprus41.6Luxembourg: 23.1 thousand tonnes of methaneLuxembourg23.1Malta: 8.4 thousand tonnes of methaneMalta8.4
thousand tonnes of methane. Source: EDGAR (European Commission, JRC), EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
thousand tonnes of methane		Change on 2023
1France Provisional2,311.3-1.3%
2Germany Provisional1,897.6-2.4%
3Italy Provisional1,651.2-2.6%
4Spain Provisional1,606.20%
5Poland Provisional1,501.7-2.9%
6Romania Provisional628.2-0.5%
7Ireland Provisional623.8-2.6%
8Netherlands Provisional607.3-3.4%
9Czechia Provisional470.5-0.8%
10Belgium Provisional400.1-2.1%
11Portugal Provisional396.7+0.2%
12Greece Provisional394-1.6%
13Hungary Provisional374.5+0.6%
14Finland Provisional370.7+5.8%
15Sweden Provisional319.8+0.2%
16Denmark Provisional2840%
17Austria Provisional278.2-1%
18Bulgaria Provisional262.4-3.1%
19Slovakia Provisional178.4-3.1%
20Croatia Provisional142.8-0.6%
21Lithuania Provisional118-2.8%
22Slovenia Provisional97-4.3%
23Latvia Provisional70.2-1.8%
24Estonia Provisional55.7-1.1%
25Cyprus Provisional41.6+1.4%
26Luxembourg Provisional23.1-0.4%
27Malta Provisional8.4+3.7%

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About this ranking

Methane (CH4) emitted in the year, in thousand tonnes of methane, from agriculture (livestock, manure, rice), fossil fuel production and distribution, waste and wastewater, fuel combustion and industry, as estimated by EDGAR.

More on how it is measured
  • EDGAR estimates every country with the same IPCC methods and international activity statistics, so countries can be compared, but the values differ from the inventories countries report themselves.
  • Emissions from land use, land use change and forestry and from large scale biomass burning (savannah and forest fires) are not included.
  • The latest two years are fast track estimates from proxy statistics, replaced in later releases, and are marked provisional.

Tonnes of the gas itself, not CO2 equivalent: EDGAR weights a tonne of methane as 28 tonnes of CO2 (30 for fossil methane) over 100 years (IPCC AR5). EDGAR counts Andorra with Spain, Monaco with France, San Marino and the Holy See with Italy, and Liechtenstein with Switzerland. It reports Israel and Palestine, Sudan and South Sudan, and Serbia and Montenegro together, so those countries have no value here. Each release revises past years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, European Commission, Joint Research Centre. EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane. https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/EDGAR_2026_GHG/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre. (2026). EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane (EU countries by methane emissions, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/EDGAR_2026_GHG/

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EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane, EU countries by methane emissions, 2024. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 18 Sept. 2026, https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/EDGAR_2026_GHG/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/methane-emissions/eu-countries?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre. 2026. EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane. EU countries by methane emissions, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/EDGAR/datasets/EDGAR_2026_GHG/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/methane-emissions/eu-countries?period=2024.

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Which EU country has the highest methane emissions?

France, with 2,311.3 thousand tonnes of methane in 2024, according to the European Commission, Joint Research Centre.

Which EU country has the lowest methane emissions?

Malta, with 8.4 thousand tonnes of methane in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, EDGAR CH4 emissions by country, thousand tonnes (Gg) of methane. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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