Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.0026 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Puerto Rico, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Puerto Rico is 0.0026 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.007 Mt CO2e in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 Mt CO2e, in 2015.
That places Puerto Rico 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.006 Mt CO2e | 0.005 Mt CO2e | 0.007 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0075 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7224 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Puerto Rico?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Puerto Rico was 0.0026 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 Mt CO2e in 1973.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).