Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 29.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in French Polynesia, 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
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in French Polynesia is 29.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in French Polynesia peaked at 29.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
French Polynesia ranks 107th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +88.9% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -42.3% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +166.7% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +62.5% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -40.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -74.1% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +142.9% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -41.2% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +66.7% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +4.3% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 29.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 6.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 29.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in French Polynesia 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 | +200.0% | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| 1998 | +166.7% | 2.6% | 7.0% |
| 2003 | +142.9% | 2.5% | 6.0% |
| 2004 | +100.0% | 6.0% | 12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 1.1% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 2.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 12.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 23.2% | 29.9% | 5 |
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More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.57 % 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 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in French Polynesia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in French Polynesia was 29.9% 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does French Polynesia rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- French Polynesia ranks 107th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.