France vs Upper middle income: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)

France
2.45 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Upper middle income
58.33 Mt CO2e
in 2024
France rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
14th

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

  • France
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 58.33 Mt CO2e against 2.45 Mt CO2e in France, a difference of 55.88 Mt CO2e.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 23.8 times France's.

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

France ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 4.79 Mt CO2e 117.15 Mt CO2e 112.36 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
1980s 3.79 Mt CO2e 137.58 Mt CO2e 133.79 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
1990s 3.36 Mt CO2e 134.96 Mt CO2e 131.6 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2000s 2.68 Mt CO2e 114.07 Mt CO2e 111.38 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2010s 2.73 Mt CO2e 87.49 Mt CO2e 84.76 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2020s 2.51 Mt CO2e 61.76 Mt CO2e 59.25 Mt CO2e Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), France or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 58.33 Mt CO2e against 2.45 Mt CO2e in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between France and Upper middle income?
55.88 Mt CO2e, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Upper middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do France and Upper middle income rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
France ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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).