Methane is explosive at concentrations of as little as 5 to 15 percent.


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CO2 Production, Per Capita, By Country

Of all the countries of the world, the United States continues to be Per Capita CO2 Emission the largest single source of fossil Rates for the 1995 Top Ten fuel-related CO2 emissions totalling CO2 Emitting Countries* 1.41 billion tonnes of carbon in 1995.

Data Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ftp/ndp030r8/) 



Top Ten CO2 Producing Countries*
United States 5.27
Canada 4.04
Russia 3.34
Germany  2.79
United Kingdom 2.53
Japan 2.46
Ukraine 2.31
Italy 1.96
Peoples Republic of China 0.73
India 0.27
* per capita estimates are expressed in tonnes of carbon and do not include CO2 emissions from land-use changes.