Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area
Euro area: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -32.5% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area, 1991β2024
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 Euro area stood at -32.5%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area peaked at -1.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -32.5%, in 2024.
That places Euro area 44th out of 46 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.6% | -13.2% | -1.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | -18.3% | -21.7% | -13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -25.5% | -28.6% | -22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -30.7% | -32.5% | -29.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More environment data for Euro area
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 630.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 261 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 153.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2.78 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,932 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 413.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3.15 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 -32.5% 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 -1.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.5% in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Euro area ranks 44th out of 46 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 24.7%. 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 (% 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.