China vs Low & middle income: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 19.89 Mt CO2e against 5.54 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 14.35 Mt CO2e.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 3.6 times China's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.218 Mt CO2e | 3.6 Mt CO2e | 3.39 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 0.4201 Mt CO2e | 5.56 Mt CO2e | 5.14 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 1.09 Mt CO2e | 8.84 Mt CO2e | 7.75 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 3.33 Mt CO2e | 13.53 Mt CO2e | 10.2 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 4.9 Mt CO2e | 17.89 Mt CO2e | 12.99 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 5.38 Mt CO2e | 18.76 Mt CO2e | 13.38 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 19.89 Mt CO2e against 5.54 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between China and Low & middle income?
- 14.35 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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 Transport (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
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).