Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands stood at 18.2%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Marshall Islands peaked at 18.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1991.
That places Marshall Islands 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.5% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 18.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 18.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 4.5% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.6% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % 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), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Marshall Islands?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Marshall Islands was 18.2% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Marshall Islands ranks 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.