Canada vs North America: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual
Canada
2.21 % change on previous year
in 2024
North America
0.4869 % change on previous year
in 2024
Canada rank
29th
North America rank
32nd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.21 % change on previous year against 0.4869 % change on previous year in North America, a difference of 1.72 % change on previous year.
That makes Canada's figure about 4.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 29th and North America ranks 32nd of 203 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.35 % change on previous year | 0.4147 % change on previous year | 0.939 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.28 % change on previous year | -0.0738 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.52 % change on previous year | -0.1977 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.1509 % change on previous year | -0.1807 % change on previous year | 0.3316 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.7096 % change on previous year | 0.6451 % change on previous year | 0.0645 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2020s | -0.5105 % change on previous year | -0.5212 % change on previous year | 0.0107 % change on previous year | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual, Canada or North America?
- Canada, at 2.21 % change on previous year against 0.4869 % change on previous year in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual between Canada and North America?
- 1.72 % change on previous year, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual?
- Canada ranks 29th and North America ranks 32nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.