Pakistan vs United States of America: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)

Pakistan
9.39 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
9.47 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Pakistan rank
5th
United States of America rank
4th

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

  • Pakistan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 9.47 Mt CO2e against 9.39 Mt CO2e in Pakistan, a difference of 0.08 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Pakistan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 3.79 Mt CO2e 11.84 Mt CO2e 8.04 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 5.05 Mt CO2e 13.65 Mt CO2e 8.6 Mt CO2e United States of America
1990s 6.62 Mt CO2e 9.8 Mt CO2e 3.18 Mt CO2e United States of America
2000s 8.39 Mt CO2e 8.01 Mt CO2e 0.3814 Mt CO2e Pakistan
2010s 9.76 Mt CO2e 8.61 Mt CO2e 1.15 Mt CO2e Pakistan
2020s 9.32 Mt CO2e 9.01 Mt CO2e 0.3127 Mt CO2e Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Pakistan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 9.47 Mt CO2e against 9.39 Mt CO2e in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Pakistan and United States of America?
0.08 Mt CO2e, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and United States of America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
Pakistan ranks 5th and United States of America 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).