China vs Low & middle income: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 196.64 Mt CO2e against 32.75 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 163.89 Mt CO2e.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 6.0 times China's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.98 Mt CO2e | 180.88 Mt CO2e | 101.9 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 98.31 Mt CO2e | 216.48 Mt CO2e | 118.17 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 101.19 Mt CO2e | 231.9 Mt CO2e | 130.71 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 83.25 Mt CO2e | 225.68 Mt CO2e | 142.43 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 58.45 Mt CO2e | 213.85 Mt CO2e | 155.4 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 36.61 Mt CO2e | 198.07 Mt CO2e | 161.45 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 196.64 Mt CO2e against 32.75 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between China and Low & middle income?
- 163.89 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).