Total annual emissions of methane (CH₄) decreased steadily in France between 1990 and 2022, falling from around 2.8 million metric tons to less than 2.2 million metric tons. The modernization of the energy transformation industry was the main reason for this decrease. The agriculture sector was the largest emitter of this greenhouse gas, with nearly 70 percent of the total emissions volume.
Total annual methane (CH₄) emissions in metropolitan and overseas France from 1990 to 2022, by economic sector
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Agriculture/silviculture
Centralized waste management
Buildings and residential/tertiary activities
Energy industry
Manufacturing and construction industry
Transportation
2022*
1,521
472.4
143.1
33
9.3
7.2
2021
1,523
472.4
153.9
35.3
9.6
6.7
2020
1,560
499.8
147.3
36
9.4
5.7
2019
1,584
502.4
155.5
42.3
9.9
6.6
2018
1,611
472.3
156.9
45.3
10.1
6.4
2017
1,635
480.4
162
47.7
10
6.4
2016
1,653
475.5
168
51.3
10.4
6.3
2015
1,662
474.2
165.1
49.9
10.1
6.4
2014
1,657
502.6
163.6
50.4
10.3
6.5
2013
1,638
535
186.6
56.6
10.3
7.1
2012
1,638
591
185.3
58.7
10.7
7.7
2011
1,658
602.3
177.9
60.1
11.7
8.5
2010
1,683
637.7
209
63.3
13.5
9.3
2009
1,693
639.2
202.8
60.5
11.2
10.2
2008
1,712
663.2
207
60.5
13.6
11.2
2007
1,691
664
204
60.9
15.6
12.9
2006
1,679
661.8
214.6
70.1
13.2
14.3
2005
1,676
664.3
229
74.5
15.6
16
2004
1,683
670.7
233.8
87.7
17.1
17.7
2003
1,704
671.4
234.1
107
15.2
19.2
2002
1,752
665.3
224.6
110.3
15.6
21
2001
1,788
654.1
237.3
133.9
15.7
22.5
2000
1,785
641.7
232.5
143
15.8
23.6
1999
1,723
628.8
240.5
179.7
15.8
25.7
1998
1,720
615.5
248.2
186.9
15.8
26.6
1997
1,724
594.4
244.1
190.3
16.1
27.9
1996
1,738
586.2
264.1
214.1
15.2
29.4
1995
1,735
579.4
245.5
264
15.5
31.6
1994
1,725
569.4
240.9
268.3
15.5
34.2
1993
1,716
557.2
265.1
265.4
14.7
37.2
1992
1,727
528.7
270.6
259
15.3
39
1991
1,748
501
277.4
253.3
16.1
39
1990
1,775
475.8
241.6
267.2
15.2
39.2
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* Preliminary figures.
International air and maritime transportation, and Land-Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) are not included in the balance.
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CITEPA. (June 28, 2023). Total annual methane (CH₄) emissions in metropolitan and overseas France from 1990 to 2022, by economic sector (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336428/annual-methane-emissions-by-sector-france/
CITEPA. "Total annual methane (CH₄) emissions in metropolitan and overseas France from 1990 to 2022, by economic sector (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336428/annual-methane-emissions-by-sector-france/
CITEPA. (2023). Total annual methane (CH₄) emissions in metropolitan and overseas France from 1990 to 2022, by economic sector (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336428/annual-methane-emissions-by-sector-france/
CITEPA. "Total Annual Methane (Ch₄) Emissions in Metropolitan and Overseas France from 1990 to 2022, by Economic Sector (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336428/annual-methane-emissions-by-sector-france/
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