India vs Russia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)

India
2.4 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Russia
1 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
4th
Russia rank
5th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • India
  • Russia
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How they compare

India currently reports 2.4 Mt CO2e against 1 Mt CO2e in Russia, a difference of 1.4 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 2.4 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Russia ahead.

India ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Russia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1222 Mt CO2e 0.7601 Mt CO2e 0.6378 Mt CO2e Russia
1980s 0.2294 Mt CO2e 1.06 Mt CO2e 0.8268 Mt CO2e Russia
1990s 0.663 Mt CO2e 1.09 Mt CO2e 0.4232 Mt CO2e Russia
2000s 1.25 Mt CO2e 0.9933 Mt CO2e 0.2573 Mt CO2e India
2010s 1.63 Mt CO2e 0.9379 Mt CO2e 0.6872 Mt CO2e India
2020s 2.09 Mt CO2e 0.9269 Mt CO2e 1.16 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), India or Russia?
India, at 2.4 Mt CO2e against 1 Mt CO2e in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between India and Russia?
1.4 Mt CO2e, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Russia rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
India ranks 4th and Russia 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 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

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (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 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).