Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Estonia
Estonia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -57.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Estonia, 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 Estonia stood at -57.2%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 156.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Estonia peaked at -3.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -57.2%, in 2024.
That places Estonia 195th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3.0% | — |
| 1992 | -14.4% | +383.6% |
| 1993 | -22.5% | +56.1% |
| 1994 | -30.2% | +34.2% |
| 1995 | -31.9% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | -32.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | -32.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | -33.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | -34.4% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | -35.8% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | -35.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | -35.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | -36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -34.6% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | -37.9% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | -36.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | -33.6% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | -31.8% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | -29.7% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | -26.9% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | -27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | -26.7% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | -24.6% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | -22.3% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | -23.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | -26.7% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | -24.7% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | -23.0% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | -37.2% | +61.6% |
| 2020 | -50.6% | +36.2% |
| 2021 | -50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | -52.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | -56.5% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | -57.2% | +1.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's -57.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%. (77 countries reporting)
- Estonia's -57.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -16.7%, 3.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Estonia 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 | -383.6% | -3.0% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | -61.6% | -23.0% | -37.2% |
| 1993 | -56.1% | -14.4% | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -26.0% | -34.4% | -3.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -34.7% | -37.9% | -29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -26.3% | -37.2% | -22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -53.5% | -57.2% | -50.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Estonia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Estonia was -57.2% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was -3.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -57.2% in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Estonia ranks 195th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 156.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.