Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 124.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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 Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 124.1%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 124.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
That places Least developed countries: UN classification 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 1.1% | 32.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 33.8% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 75.9% | 105.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.8% | 109.9% | 124.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 3,075.2% compare
- 2 Chad 826.7% compare
- 3 Mongolia 575.3% compare
- 4 Maldives 401.8% compare
- 5 Mozambique 340.1% compare
More environment data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 140.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 68.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 56.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 10.76 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 12.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 445.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3791 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 124.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Least developed countries: UN classification was 124.1% 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 124.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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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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.