Global methane emissions outlook 2015-2050

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
This statistic depicts the methane (CH4) emissions worldwide in 2015, and forecast figures for 2020 to 2050. In 2015, global CH4 emissions reached around 405.7 million metric tons. By 2050, this figure is forecast to increase to some 430 million metric tons.

Methane emissions projections worldwide from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons)

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Release date

March 2019

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2015

Supplementary notes

* Forecast.

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