Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Canada
Canada: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Canada, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Canada stood at 37.3%.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Canada peaked at 44.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1991.
Canada ranks 99th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Canada, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +184.9% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +45.5% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +39.7% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 29.7% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -37.7% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +8.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 37.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 7.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +184.9% | 2.7% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 2.7% | 30.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 32.4% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 33.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 26.1% | 37.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Canada?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Canada was 37.3% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Canada ranks 99th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.