Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in OECD members
OECD members: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -9.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at -9.7%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in OECD members peaked at -0.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -11.5%, in 2016.
OECD members ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, 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 | -2.7% | -5.4% | -0.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | -7.3% | -9.2% | -5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.5% | -11.5% | -7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.1% | -10.8% | -9.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More environment data for OECD members
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14,243 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 928.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 35.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 634.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2,086 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 6.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 465.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in OECD members?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in OECD members was -9.7% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.5% in 2016.
- How does OECD members rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- OECD members ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.