Middle income vs United States: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Middle income
8.73 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
2 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle income rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

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

  • Middle income
  • United States
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 8.73 Mt CO2e against 2 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 6.73 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle income's figure about 4.4 times United States's.

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

Middle income ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3369 Mt CO2e 0.483 Mt CO2e 0.1461 Mt CO2e United States
1980s 0.6146 Mt CO2e 0.6237 Mt CO2e 0.0092 Mt CO2e United States
1990s 1.12 Mt CO2e 2.12 Mt CO2e 0.9966 Mt CO2e United States
2000s 2.22 Mt CO2e 1.71 Mt CO2e 0.5152 Mt CO2e Middle income
2010s 5.05 Mt CO2e 1.83 Mt CO2e 3.22 Mt CO2e Middle income
2020s 8.11 Mt CO2e 1.95 Mt CO2e 6.16 Mt CO2e Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy), Middle income or United States?
Middle income, at 8.73 Mt CO2e against 2 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy) between Middle income and United States?
6.73 Mt CO2e, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle income and United States rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Middle income ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 45 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).