We calculate the CH4 growth rate indicator, which makes up 15% of the Climate Change issue category, as the average annual rate of CH4 emissions over the years 2008–2017. We then adjust for economic trends to isolate change due to policy effort rather than economic fluctuation. A score of 100 indicates a country is cutting emissions by ≥1.07% per year, and a score of 0 indicates that a country has among the worst (≥95th-percentile) rates of emissions growth in the world. Data are drawn from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
Adjusted emissions growth rate for methane
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | 100 | 10.5 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 100 | 82.3 |
| Namibia | 1 | 100 | 65.8 |
| Germany | 1 | 100 | - |
| Norway | 1 | 100 | 51 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 100 | 48.2 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 100 | 39.1 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 100 | 38.8 |
| Eswatini | 1 | 100 | 28.4 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 100 | 27.3 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 100 | 27.1 |
| Japan | 1 | 100 | - |
| Finland | 1 | 100 | 25.5 |
| South Korea | 1 | 100 | 24.2 |
| Iceland | 1 | 100 | 20.8 |
| Romania | 1 | 100 | 20.5 |
| Hungary | 1 | 100 | 20 |
| Austria | 1 | 100 | - |
| Lithuania | 1 | 100 | - |
| Belgium | 1 | 100 | 14 |
| Botswana | 1 | 100 | - |
| Netherlands | 1 | 100 | - |
| Malta | 1 | 100 | 65.9 |
| Denmark | 1 | 100 | 5.6 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 100 | - |
| Algeria | 1 | 100 | 3.7 |
| Estonia | 1 | 100 | 2.2 |
| France | 1 | 100 | - |
| Republic of Congo | 1 | 100 | - |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100 | - |
| Gabon | 1 | 100 | - |
| Angola | 1 | 100 | - |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 100 | - |
| Serbia | 34 | 99.8 | -0.2 |
| Ecuador | 35 | 97.4 | 15.9 |
| Croatia | 36 | 93.2 | 55.8 |
| Cuba | 37 | 93 | -7 |
| Italy | 38 | 91.2 | -8.8 |
| Portugal | 39 | 91.1 | 14.6 |
| Montenegro | 40 | 90.7 | -9.3 |
| Colombia | 41 | 90.3 | 14 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 90.2 | 4.9 |
| Panama | 43 | 88.7 | 26.9 |
| Greece | 44 | 88.6 | 12.4 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45 | 88.3 | 6.4 |
| Argentina | 46 | 88.1 | 34.1 |
| Turkey | 47 | 87.7 | 11.5 |
| Ukraine | 48 | 87.4 | -12.6 |
| Uruguay | 49 | 87.3 | 29.2 |
| Spain | 50 | 86.1 | 14.8 |
| Madagascar | 50 | 86.1 | 25.1 |
| Australia | 52 | 85.8 | -13.5 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 85.7 | 10.2 |
| Thailand | 54 | 85.4 | 33.6 |
| Czech Republic | 55 | 84.7 | -11.3 |
| Canada | 56 | 84.4 | -1.2 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 84.4 | -15.6 |
| Venezuela | 58 | 83.3 | -4.6 |
| Moldova | 59 | 82.3 | -17.7 |
| Georgia | 59 | 82.3 | 2.3 |
| Luxembourg | 61 | 81.7 | -18.3 |
| Bhutan | 62 | 80 | 11.5 |
| Chile | 63 | 79.8 | 11.1 |
| Slovakia | 64 | 79.5 | 9.5 |
| Albania | 65 | 79.2 | -20.8 |
| Fiji | 66 | 79.1 | -19.7 |
| Lesotho | 67 | 78.1 | 17 |
| Cambodia | 68 | 77.3 | 32.8 |
| United States of America | 69 | 76.7 | -23.3 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 70 | 75.7 | 22.1 |
| Dominica | 71 | 74.5 | -3.7 |
| Tonga | 72 | 74.4 | 0.2 |
| Taiwan | 72 | 74.4 | -14.1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 74.2 | 54.3 |
| South Africa | 75 | 73.3 | 5.9 |
| Poland | 76 | 72.4 | -27.6 |
| Central African Republic | 77 | 72 | 19.2 |
| Latvia | 78 | 70.9 | -29.1 |
| Jamaica | 79 | 70.1 | -4.5 |
| Tunisia | 80 | 69.6 | 5.7 |
| Sudan | 81 | 69.5 | 25.2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 81 | 69.5 | 54.2 |
| Mexico | 83 | 69 | -7.2 |
| Saint Lucia | 84 | 68.3 | -12.8 |
| India | 84 | 68.3 | 5.6 |
| Vanuatu | 86 | 67.2 | 4.3 |
| Nepal | 87 | 66.5 | 4.6 |
| Brazil | 88 | 66.2 | 27.4 |
| Afghanistan | 89 | 66.1 | 46.5 |
| Philippines | 90 | 65.9 | 17.2 |
| Myanmar | 91 | 65 | 38.3 |
| Bangladesh | 91 | 65 | 5.8 |
| Malaysia | 93 | 63.7 | 16.7 |
| Kenya | 93 | 63.7 | 40.5 |
| Costa Rica | 95 | 63.4 | -36.6 |
| Barbados | 96 | 63 | -37 |
| Honduras | 97 | 62.8 | 43.8 |
| Eritrea | 98 | 62.1 | -2.9 |
| Senegal | 99 | 61.7 | 1.9 |
| Mozambique | 100 | 61.6 | 48.4 |
| Kuwait | 101 | 60.8 | 18 |
| Russia | 102 | 59.8 | 16.4 |
| Dominican Republic | 103 | 59.6 | 9.8 |
| Peru | 104 | 58.1 | -0.5 |
| Djibouti | 105 | 57.6 | 8.8 |
| Micronesia | 106 | 57.3 | -25.3 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 107 | 56.9 | 38.8 |
| Bahamas | 107 | 56.9 | 3.3 |
| Cyprus | 109 | 56.5 | -0.3 |
| North Macedonia | 110 | 56.1 | -14.7 |
| Morocco | 111 | 56 | -6.2 |
| Iraq | 111 | 56 | -27.2 |
| Suriname | 111 | 56 | -44 |
| Marshall Islands | 114 | 55.9 | 3.2 |
| Maldives | 115 | 55.8 | -13.1 |
| Egypt | 116 | 54.9 | 38.3 |
| Belarus | 117 | 54.8 | -6.6 |
| Grenada | 118 | 54.7 | 22.1 |
| Armenia | 118 | 54.7 | 10.5 |
| Cabo Verde | 118 | 54.7 | 20.6 |
| Viet Nam | 121 | 54.4 | 17.4 |
| Kiribati | 122 | 53.2 | 8.3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 123 | 52.7 | 0.8 |
| Gambia | 124 | 52.3 | 31.9 |
| Zambia | 125 | 51.5 | 14.8 |
| Iran | 125 | 51.5 | 22.4 |
| Rwanda | 127 | 50.6 | 49.7 |
| Samoa | 128 | 48.7 | -13.9 |
| Bolivia | 129 | 48.6 | 20.9 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 130 | 47.8 | 17 |
| Mauritius | 131 | 47.4 | 8.5 |
| Belize | 132 | 46.5 | 10.4 |
| Oman | 133 | 46.4 | 26.2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 134 | 46.2 | -19.7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 135 | 44.8 | 8 |
| Benin | 136 | 44.5 | 3.8 |
| Uzbekistan | 137 | 44 | 0.9 |
| Solomon Islands | 138 | 43.8 | 17.6 |
| Azerbaijan | 138 | 43.8 | 35.9 |
| Ireland | 138 | 43.8 | -30.5 |
| Guatemala | 141 | 43.6 | -6 |
| Laos | 142 | 43.4 | -6 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 143 | 40.4 | 4.3 |
| Singapore | 144 | 40.3 | 21.8 |
| Pakistan | 144 | 40.3 | 3.5 |
| Jordan | 146 | 40.1 | 3.1 |
| China | 147 | 39.3 | 7.3 |
| Israel | 147 | 39.3 | 17.5 |
| Burkina Faso | 149 | 37.2 | 37.2 |
| Uganda | 150 | 36.6 | 14.7 |
| Paraguay | 151 | 36.5 | -22.8 |
| Lebanon | 152 | 36 | 3.7 |
| Ghana | 153 | 33.5 | -9.8 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 154 | 32.9 | 28.2 |
| Ethiopia | 155 | 32.6 | 21.6 |
| Tanzania | 155 | 32.6 | 5.2 |
| Mauritania | 155 | 32.6 | -8.1 |
| Togo | 158 | 32.4 | -11.9 |
| Mali | 159 | 30.4 | 11.5 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 30.2 | -32.2 |
| Tajikistan | 161 | 29.8 | 6.5 |
| Nicaragua | 161 | 29.8 | -16.3 |
| Liberia | 163 | 29.7 | 24.8 |
| Haiti | 164 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
| Guyana | 165 | 28.1 | -71.9 |
| Bahrain | 166 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| Burundi | 167 | 26.6 | 26.6 |
| Sierra Leone | 168 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| Comoros | 169 | 25 | -16.2 |
| Niger | 170 | 23.3 | 11.8 |
| Timor-Leste | 171 | 23.2 | 23.2 |
| Seychelles | 172 | 19.6 | 19.6 |
| Malawi | 173 | 14.8 | -8.2 |
| Turkmenistan | 174 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Guinea | 175 | 5.2 | -4.2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 176 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 177 | - | -20.3 |
| Qatar | 177 | - | -10.2 |
| Chad | 177 | - | -24.2 |
| Mongolia | 177 | - | -95 |