Canada vs North America: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Canada
0.1643 Mt CO2e
in 2024
North America
2.16 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Canada rank
19th
North America rank
16th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Canada
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 2.16 Mt CO2e against 0.1643 Mt CO2e in Canada, a difference of 2 Mt CO2e.

That makes North America's figure about 13.2 times Canada's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 19th and North America ranks 16th of 194 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 0.0248 Mt CO2e 0.5079 Mt CO2e 0.4831 Mt CO2e North America
1980s 0.0408 Mt CO2e 0.6646 Mt CO2e 0.6238 Mt CO2e North America
1990s 0.0857 Mt CO2e 2.21 Mt CO2e 2.12 Mt CO2e North America
2000s 0.1217 Mt CO2e 1.83 Mt CO2e 1.71 Mt CO2e North America
2010s 0.148 Mt CO2e 1.98 Mt CO2e 1.83 Mt CO2e North America
2020s 0.1561 Mt CO2e 2.11 Mt CO2e 1.95 Mt CO2e North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy), Canada or North America?
North America, at 2.16 Mt CO2e against 0.1643 Mt CO2e in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy) between Canada and North America?
2 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 power industry (energy)?
Canada ranks 19th and North America ranks 16th of 194 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 Power Industry (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 Power Industry (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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).