Agriculture is the single largest contributor to global methane emissions. In 2022, agricultural processes, such enteric fermentation and manure management, emitted 4.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂) methane. This accounted for roughly 41 percent of total methane emissions that year. Agriculture emissions have risen by 13 percent worldwide since 1990. Meanwhile, methane emissions from fuel exploitation and the waste sector have risen by more than 50 percent since 1990, to 3.7 and 2.6 GtCO₂, respectively.
Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Companies
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298494/annual-global-methane-emissions-by-sector/
EDGAR/JRC. "Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298494/annual-global-methane-emissions-by-sector/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298494/annual-global-methane-emissions-by-sector/
EDGAR/JRC. "Annual Methane (Ch4) Emissions Worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298494/annual-global-methane-emissions-by-sector/
EDGAR/JRC, Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298494/annual-global-methane-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Annual methane (CH4) emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298494/annual-global-methane-emissions-by-sector/