Global methane (CH4) emissions reached a high of 10 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2023. This accounted for roughly 18 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions that year. Methane emissions have risen by more than 28 percent since 1990.
Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1970 to 2023
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in MtCO₂e
2023
10,001.08
2022
9,868.23
2021
9,673.27
2020
9,488.69
2019
9,584.1
2018
9,505.09
2017
9,356.42
2016
9,228.39
2015
9,174.94
2014
9,150.25
2013
9,081
2012
9,059.48
2011
8,978.27
2010
8,772.56
2009
8,630.47
2008
8,660.66
2007
8,536.77
2006
8,473.37
2005
8,327.72
2004
8,182.57
2003
8,024.17
2002
7,798.02
2001
7,839.08
2000
7,854.37
1999
7,776.02
1998
7,771.27
1997
7,875.9
1996
7,912.96
1995
7,821.33
1994
7,738.12
1993
7,676.81
1992
7,718.06
1991
7,713.14
1990
7,799.51
1989
7,804.7
1988
7,647.06
1987
7,502.06
1986
7,462.61
1985
7,365.31
1984
7,313.87
1983
7,212.58
1982
7,199.76
1981
7,180.58
1980
7,325.26
1979
7,375.35
1978
7,265.33
1977
7,236.2
1976
7,174.23
1975
7,092.68
1974
7,030.66
1973
7,002.62
1972
6,829.57
1971
6,738.49
1970
6,654.05
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 5, 2024). Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298441/annual-global-methane-emissions/
EDGAR/JRC. "Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298441/annual-global-methane-emissions/
EDGAR/JRC. (2024). Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298441/annual-global-methane-emissions/
EDGAR/JRC. "Annual Methane (Ch4) Emissions Worldwide from 1970 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298441/annual-global-methane-emissions/
EDGAR/JRC, Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298441/annual-global-methane-emissions/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298441/annual-global-methane-emissions/
