India vs United States of America: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy)

India
2.4 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
3.59 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
4th
United States of America rank
2nd

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

  • India
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.59 Mt CO2e against 2.4 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 1.19 Mt CO2e.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times India's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

India ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1222 Mt CO2e 11.26 Mt CO2e 11.14 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 0.2294 Mt CO2e 11.98 Mt CO2e 11.75 Mt CO2e United States of America
1990s 0.663 Mt CO2e 12.98 Mt CO2e 12.32 Mt CO2e United States of America
2000s 1.25 Mt CO2e 9.36 Mt CO2e 8.11 Mt CO2e United States of America
2010s 1.63 Mt CO2e 4.47 Mt CO2e 2.84 Mt CO2e United States of America
2020s 2.09 Mt CO2e 3.51 Mt CO2e 1.43 Mt CO2e United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), India or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.59 Mt CO2e against 2.4 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between India and United States of America?
1.19 Mt CO2e, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and United States of America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
India ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd 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).