Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste was 0.0026 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste in Marshall Islands, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.0026 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from waste in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.0026 Mt CO2e in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Marshall Islands ranks 199th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0026 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.04 Mt CO2e, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0026 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.373 Mt CO2e, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 196 British Virgin Islands 0.0038 Mt CO2e compare
- 197 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0028 Mt CO2e compare
- 198 American Samoa 0.0027 Mt CO2e compare
- 200 United States Virgin Islands 0.0023 Mt CO2e compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0021 Mt CO2e compare
- 202 Tuvalu 0.0009 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from waste in Marshall Islands?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from waste in Marshall Islands 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 waste recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 Mt CO2e in 2016.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from waste recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for methane (ch4) emissions from waste?
- Marshall Islands ranks 199th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from waste rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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 Waste (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 waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).