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

Italy
0.1973 Mt CO2e
in 2024
North America
2.16 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Italy rank
16th
North America rank
16th

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

  • Italy
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 2.16 Mt CO2e against 0.1973 Mt CO2e in Italy, a difference of 1.96 Mt CO2e.

That makes North America's figure about 11.0 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 16th 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 Italy North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0318 Mt CO2e 0.5079 Mt CO2e 0.4761 Mt CO2e North America
1980s 0.0364 Mt CO2e 0.6646 Mt CO2e 0.6282 Mt CO2e North America
1990s 0.0528 Mt CO2e 2.21 Mt CO2e 2.15 Mt CO2e North America
2000s 0.1623 Mt CO2e 1.83 Mt CO2e 1.67 Mt CO2e North America
2010s 0.2371 Mt CO2e 1.98 Mt CO2e 1.74 Mt CO2e North America
2020s 0.2209 Mt CO2e 2.11 Mt CO2e 1.89 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), Italy or North America?
North America, at 2.16 Mt CO2e against 0.1973 Mt CO2e in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy) between Italy and North America?
1.96 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Italy and North America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Italy ranks 16th 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).