Total annual emissions of methane (CH₄) decreased steadily in France between 1990 and 2023, falling from around 2.8 million metric tons to less than 2.1 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 over 70 percent of the total emissions volume.
Total annual methane (CH₄) emissions in metropolitan and overseas France from 1990 to 2023, 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
2023
1,449.9
439.4
115.8
30.2
8.9
6.1
2022
1,473.3
439.4
115.6
33.7
9.3
6.1
2021
1,518.2
426.9
128.8
35.3
9.7
5.9
2020
1,554.1
451.7
123.2
36
9.2
5.2
2019
1,578.8
453.2
135.7
42.4
9.8
6.3
2018
1,606.2
433.5
137.6
45.3
9.9
6.3
2017
1,631.3
442
142.6
47.7
10
6.5
2016
1,649.1
436.6
147.8
51.3
10.4
6.7
2015
1,658
433.2
144.1
49.9
10
6.9
2014
1,652.5
459.7
142.5
50.4
10.2
7.1
2013
1,632.9
492.1
167.5
56.6
10.3
7.6
2012
1,633.9
549.8
166.7
58.7
10.5
8.2
2011
1,652.9
558.6
159.9
60.1
11.5
9
2010
1,680.8
592.8
191.5
63.3
13.3
9.7
2009
1,701.5
593.7
185.4
60.5
10.9
10.9
2008
1,719.5
617.3
189.6
60.5
13.3
12
2007
1,693.8
618.2
186.7
60.9
15.8
13.7
2006
1,680.5
616.9
197.4
70.1
13.4
15.2
2005
1,678.5
620
211.9
74.6
15.6
16.8
2004
1,684.3
626.9
216.8
87.7
17
18.3
2003
1,704.5
627.8
216.8
107
16.4
19.7
2002
1,755.8
621.9
207.1
110.3
16.8
21.3
2001
1,794.1
611.5
219.5
133.9
16.8
22.8
2000
1,789
600.7
214.9
143
17.1
23.8
1999
1,725
589.5
223
179.8
17
26
1998
1,723.4
578.1
230.8
187
16.8
26.9
1997
1,728.7
558.7
227.4
190.5
17.3
28.1
1996
1,742.8
552.3
248
214.3
16.4
29.5
1995
1,739.8
547.2
230.1
264.2
16.7
31.7
1994
1,728.9
538.9
226.1
268.5
16.6
34.3
1993
1,718.6
528.4
251
265.7
15.4
37.3
1992
1,727.9
501.4
257.2
259.3
16.2
39.1
1991
1,750
475.2
264.7
253.6
17.2
39
1990
1,777.6
451.5
229.6
267.6
16.4
39.2
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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 19, 2024). Total annual methane (CH₄) emissions in metropolitan and overseas France from 1990 to 2023, by economic sector (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336428/annual-methane-emissions-by-sector-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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