Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Canada
Canada: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.5773 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Canada, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Canada stood at 0.5773 Mt CO2e.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Canada peaked at 1.2 Mt CO2e in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.525 Mt CO2e, in 2020.
Canada ranks 9th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8081 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.8377 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8983 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9758 Mt CO2e | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 1.01 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.05 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.09 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.14 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.19 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.2 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.16 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.05 Mt CO2e | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 1.02 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.02 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.02 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.03 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.12 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.09 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.09 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.12 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.11 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.11 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.11 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.08 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.07 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.09 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.08 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.07 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9997 Mt CO2e | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9526 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9529 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9052 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8751 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8452 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7596 Mt CO2e | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7111 Mt CO2e | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6901 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6556 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6476 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6422 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6181 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6269 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.623 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.525 Mt CO2e | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5446 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5592 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5733 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5773 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.5773 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0219 Mt CO2e, 26.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 0.8081 Mt CO2e | 1.19 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 Mt CO2e | 1.02 Mt CO2e | 1.2 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 Mt CO2e | 1.06 Mt CO2e | 1.12 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 0.8751 Mt CO2e | 1.09 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6819 Mt CO2e | 0.6181 Mt CO2e | 0.8452 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5559 Mt CO2e | 0.525 Mt CO2e | 0.5773 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Canada?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Canada was 0.5773 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 transport (energy) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 Mt CO2e in 1980.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.525 Mt CO2e in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 Transport (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 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).