Germany vs Japan: Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2676 Mt CO2e against 0.2334 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 0.0342 Mt CO2e.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 94 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3196 Mt CO2e | 0.4599 Mt CO2e | 0.1403 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.2367 Mt CO2e | 0.3096 Mt CO2e | 0.0729 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.2245 Mt CO2e | 0.2941 Mt CO2e | 0.0696 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2884 Mt CO2e | 0.3242 Mt CO2e | 0.0358 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.235 Mt CO2e | 0.3679 Mt CO2e | 0.1328 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2357 Mt CO2e | 0.281 Mt CO2e | 0.0453 Mt CO2e | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2676 Mt CO2e against 0.2334 Mt CO2e in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes between Germany and Japan?
- 0.0342 Mt CO2e, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial processes?
- Germany ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th 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).