Methane emissions in the European Union (EU-KP) totaled 419 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2020 - a decrease of 1.4 percent from the previous year. Since 1990, annual EU-KP methane emissions have been cut by 41 percent. Enteric fermentation is the largest source of methane emissions throughout the EU.
Annual methane emissions (CH4) in the European Union* from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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EEA. (May 30, 2022). Annual methane emissions (CH4) in the European Union* from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324707/methane-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/
EEA. "Annual methane emissions (CH4) in the European Union* from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. May 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324707/methane-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/
EEA. (2022). Annual methane emissions (CH4) in the European Union* from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324707/methane-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/
EEA. "Annual Methane Emissions (Ch4) in The European Union* from 1990 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324707/methane-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/
EEA, Annual methane emissions (CH4) in the European Union* from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324707/methane-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Annual methane emissions (CH4) in the European Union* from 1990 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], EEA, May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324707/methane-gas-emissions-european-union-eu/