Canada vs North America: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 1.21 Mt CO2e against 0.1846 Mt CO2e in Canada, a difference of 1.03 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 6.5 times Canada's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and North America ranks 18th of 94 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1986 Mt CO2e | 0.7609 Mt CO2e | 0.5623 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 0.2233 Mt CO2e | 0.8125 Mt CO2e | 0.5893 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 0.2096 Mt CO2e | 0.9866 Mt CO2e | 0.777 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 0.1568 Mt CO2e | 0.7404 Mt CO2e | 0.5837 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 0.1441 Mt CO2e | 0.8068 Mt CO2e | 0.6627 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 0.1739 Mt CO2e | 1.19 Mt CO2e | 1.02 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes, Canada or North America?
- North America, at 1.21 Mt CO2e against 0.1846 Mt CO2e in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes between Canada and North America?
- 1.03 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes?
- Canada ranks 15th and North America ranks 18th of 94 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 Industrial Processes (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 industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).