methane emissions have seen little change in recent years, but they have fallen considerably since 1990.
Global per capita methane (CH4) emissions averaged 1.12 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2019. Per capita Annual methane (CH4) emissions per capita worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in metric tons of CO2 equivalent per capita)
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Statistics on Methane emissions worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions 2019, by subsector
- Basic Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions shares 2019, by sector
- Premium Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions share 2019, by gas
- Premium Statistic Global warming potentials (GWP) of methane emissions 2021, by type and period
Total emissions
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- Basic Statistic Global average atmospheric abundance of methane 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual increase in atmospheric methane abundance worldwide 1985-2021
- Basic Statistic Annual methane emissions worldwide 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Per capita methane emissions worldwide 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Largest producers of methane worldwide 2019, by leading country
- Premium Statistic Per capita methane emissions worldwide 2019, by country
Segments
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- Basic Statistic Methane emissions worldwide 1990-2019, by sector
- Basic Statistic Global share of methane emissions 2019, by sector
- Premium Statistic Agriculture methane emissions worldwide 2019, by major country
- Premium Statistic Methane emissions produced by cattle worldwide 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Livestock-related methane emissions change 2010-2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Global methane emissions from oil and gas production 2021, by select country
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Methane emissions of selected meat and dairy companies worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Meat and dairy vs. fossil fuel company emissions comparison worldwide 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading methane-emitting fossil fuel companies worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading methane-emitting coal companies worldwide 2021, by ownership type
- Premium Statistic Methane emissions from top oil and gas producers in the U.S. 2020
Outlook
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- Premium Statistic Global projected change in methane emissions 2020-2030, by subsector
- Basic Statistic Global methane emissions from the oil and gas sector 2000-2030
- Basic Statistic Proposed coal mine methane emissions worldwide 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Gassiest coal mines worldwide based on methane emissions, by development phase 2021
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- Per capita methane emissions worldwide 2019, by country
- Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the European Union 1990-2020
- Greenhouse gas emissions per capita Philippines 2020-2021
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Spain 1990-2020
- Per capita greenhouse gases emissions in Canada 1990-2020
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions volume South Korea 2009-2020
- Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom 1990 -2021, by sector
- Greenhouse gas emissions of the chemical industry in the European Union 1990-2020
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions Japan FY 2000-2020
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27 1990-2020, by country
- Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, by gas and sector 2021
- Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK 1990-2021
- Greenhouse gas emissions of agriculture in Finland 1990-2020
- Greenhouse gas emissions of the industrial sector in Finland 1990-2020
- Greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector in Finland 1990-2020
- Greenhouse gas emissions of waste management in Finland 1990-2020
- Greenhouse gas emissions of Anglo American 2010-2022
- Breakdown of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK 2021, by sector
- Global greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2019
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ClimateWatch. (November 18, 2022). Annual methane (CH4) emissions per capita worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in metric tons of CO2 equivalent per capita) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298525/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide/
ClimateWatch. "Annual methane (CH4) emissions per capita worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in metric tons of CO2 equivalent per capita)." Chart. November 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298525/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide/
ClimateWatch. (2022). Annual methane (CH4) emissions per capita worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in metric tons of CO2 equivalent per capita). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298525/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide/
ClimateWatch. "Annual Methane (Ch4) Emissions per Capita Worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in Metric Tons of Co2 Equivalent per Capita)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298525/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide/
ClimateWatch, Annual methane (CH4) emissions per capita worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in metric tons of CO2 equivalent per capita) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298525/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Annual methane (CH4) emissions per capita worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (in metric tons of CO2 equivalent per capita) [Graph], ClimateWatch, November 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298525/per-capita-methane-emissions-worldwide/