Low & middle income vs United States of America: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Low & middle income
8.78 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
2 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
4th
United States of America rank
2nd

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

  • Low & middle income
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 8.78 Mt CO2e against 2 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 6.78 Mt CO2e.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 4.4 times United States of America's.

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

Low & middle income ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3429 Mt CO2e 0.483 Mt CO2e 0.1402 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 0.6243 Mt CO2e 0.6237 Mt CO2e 0.0006 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
1990s 1.14 Mt CO2e 2.12 Mt CO2e 0.9795 Mt CO2e United States of America
2000s 2.26 Mt CO2e 1.71 Mt CO2e 0.5498 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2010s 5.1 Mt CO2e 1.83 Mt CO2e 3.27 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2020s 8.16 Mt CO2e 1.95 Mt CO2e 6.21 Mt CO2e Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy), Low & middle income or United States of America?
Low & middle income, at 8.78 Mt CO2e against 2 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy) between Low & middle income and United States of America?
6.78 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and United States of America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Low & middle income ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
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).