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

Middle income
19.53 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
3.59 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle income rank
4th
United States of America rank
2nd

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

  • Middle income
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 19.53 Mt CO2e against 3.59 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 15.94 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle income's figure about 5.4 times United States of America's.

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

Middle income ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 3.52 Mt CO2e 11.26 Mt CO2e 7.74 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 5.41 Mt CO2e 11.98 Mt CO2e 6.57 Mt CO2e United States of America
1990s 8.67 Mt CO2e 12.98 Mt CO2e 4.31 Mt CO2e United States of America
2000s 13.36 Mt CO2e 9.36 Mt CO2e 4.01 Mt CO2e Middle income
2010s 17.64 Mt CO2e 4.47 Mt CO2e 13.17 Mt CO2e Middle income
2020s 18.42 Mt CO2e 3.51 Mt CO2e 14.91 Mt CO2e Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy), Middle income or United States of America?
Middle income, at 19.53 Mt CO2e against 3.59 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) between Middle income and United States of America?
15.94 Mt CO2e, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle income and United States of America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
Middle income ranks 4th and United States of America 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 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).