India vs Japan: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

India
1.01 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan
0.6478 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th

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

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.01 Mt CO2e against 0.6478 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 0.3622 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0159 Mt CO2e 0.1497 Mt CO2e 0.1337 Mt CO2e Japan
1980s 0.0415 Mt CO2e 0.2086 Mt CO2e 0.167 Mt CO2e Japan
1990s 0.1097 Mt CO2e 0.2898 Mt CO2e 0.1801 Mt CO2e Japan
2000s 0.2642 Mt CO2e 0.3481 Mt CO2e 0.0839 Mt CO2e Japan
2010s 0.6742 Mt CO2e 0.6105 Mt CO2e 0.0637 Mt CO2e India
2020s 1.01 Mt CO2e 0.6515 Mt CO2e 0.362 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy), India or Japan?
India, at 1.01 Mt CO2e against 0.6478 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy) between India and Japan?
0.3622 Mt CO2e, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy)?
India ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th 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).