Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area
Euro area: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 327.17 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 327.17 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area peaked at 505.34 Mt CO2e in 1982 and was at its lowest, 327.17 Mt CO2e, in 2024.
That places Euro area 42nd out of 47 groups 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 | 493.59 Mt CO2e | 488.94 Mt CO2e | 501.6 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 498.76 Mt CO2e | 487.2 Mt CO2e | 505.34 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 447.29 Mt CO2e | 420.4 Mt CO2e | 484.58 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 395.82 Mt CO2e | 379.37 Mt CO2e | 417.82 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 361.03 Mt CO2e | 346.23 Mt CO2e | 377.67 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 335.65 Mt CO2e | 327.17 Mt CO2e | 342.23 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More environment data for Euro area
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2,463 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 187.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 30.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.8816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 92.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 343.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area was 327.17 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 505.34 Mt CO2e in 1982.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 327.17 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Euro area ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).