What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in High income?

The highest recorded value was 25.84 Mt CO2e in 1990.

What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in High income?

The lowest recorded value was 8.07 Mt CO2e in 2020.

How does High income rank for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?

High income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in High income?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this High income 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.

Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in High income

Name: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in High income
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

High income: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 8.95 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

8.95 Mt CO2e

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

9th

of 47 groups

All-time high

25.84 Mt CO2e

in 1990

All-time low

8.07 Mt CO2e

in 2020

Years of data

1970–2024

Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in High income, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

High income recorded 8.95 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in High income peaked at 25.84 Mt CO2e in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.07 Mt CO2e, in 2020.

That places High income 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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	19.97 Mt CO2e	16.49 Mt CO2e	22.8 Mt CO2e	10
1980s	23.26 Mt CO2e	22.14 Mt CO2e	25.5 Mt CO2e	10
1990s	24.84 Mt CO2e	22.78 Mt CO2e	25.84 Mt CO2e	10
2000s	17.49 Mt CO2e	12.96 Mt CO2e	21.46 Mt CO2e	10
2010s	10.3 Mt CO2e	9.15 Mt CO2e	12.47 Mt CO2e	10
2020s	8.7 Mt CO2e	8.07 Mt CO2e	8.96 Mt CO2e	5

Countries ranked near High income

6 Indonesia 0.916 Mt CO2e compare
7 Brazil 0.7906 Mt CO2e compare
8 Mexico 0.6771 Mt CO2e compare
9 Canada 0.5773 Mt CO2e compare
10 Nigeria 0.5526 Mt CO2e compare
11 Egypt 0.5385 Mt CO2e compare
12 Japan 0.4564 Mt CO2e compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for High income

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,770 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1,710 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 816.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
Capture fisheries production 28.24 million metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 35.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13,597 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4,509 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2312 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 23.04 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for High income →

Frequently asked questions

What is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in High income?: Methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in High income was 8.95 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 High income?: The highest recorded value was 25.84 Mt CO2e in 1990.
What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in High income?: The lowest recorded value was 8.07 Mt CO2e in 2020.
How does High income rank for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?: High income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in High income?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this High income 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

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: 06 August 2026

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).