United States - Methane Emissions from Rice Cultivation

Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent - 1990 to 2019

Since 2014, United States Methane Emissions from Rice Cultivation fell by 3.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 7 comparing other countries in Methane Emissions from Rice Cultivation with 12,975.18 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. United States is overtaken by Japan, which was number 6 with 13,580.09 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by South Korea at 5,776.79 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. China topped the ranking with 115,146.11 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, +0.3% versus 2018. India, Indonesia and Philippines respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Greece recorded the best 5 years average growth at +5% per year, while Romania recorded the worst performance at -8.1% per year.