China (People’s Republic of) vs Middle income: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)

China (People’s Republic of)
32.75 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle income
153.3 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
Middle income rank
4th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 153.3 Mt CO2e against 32.75 Mt CO2e in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 120.55 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle income's figure about 4.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 78.98 Mt CO2e 165.93 Mt CO2e 86.96 Mt CO2e Middle income
1980s 98.31 Mt CO2e 197.57 Mt CO2e 99.26 Mt CO2e Middle income
1990s 101.19 Mt CO2e 208.23 Mt CO2e 107.04 Mt CO2e Middle income
2000s 83.25 Mt CO2e 195.74 Mt CO2e 112.49 Mt CO2e Middle income
2010s 58.45 Mt CO2e 178.03 Mt CO2e 119.58 Mt CO2e Middle income
2020s 36.61 Mt CO2e 155.79 Mt CO2e 119.18 Mt CO2e Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), China (People’s Republic of) or Middle income?
Middle income, at 153.3 Mt CO2e against 32.75 Mt CO2e in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
120.55 Mt CO2e, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).