Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Russia
Russia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -11.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Russia, 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
Russia recorded -11.3% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Russia peaked at -5.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -38.6%, in 1998.
Russia ranks 162nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Russia, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5.9% | — |
| 1992 | -12.0% | +103.9% |
| 1993 | -17.7% | +47.0% |
| 1994 | -24.7% | +39.7% |
| 1995 | -28.8% | +16.7% |
| 1996 | -32.8% | +13.9% |
| 1997 | -36.1% | +10.0% |
| 1998 | -38.6% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | -38.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | -37.2% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | -35.6% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | -34.4% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | -32.3% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | -31.1% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | -30.3% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | -29.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | -27.7% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | -27.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | -28.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | -25.3% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | -24.2% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | -21.3% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | -20.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | -19.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | -18.2% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | -16.5% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | -14.1% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | -11.3% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | -9.6% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | -12.4% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | -9.0% | -26.9% |
| 2022 | -9.7% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | -10.5% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | -11.3% | +7.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's -11.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%. (77 countries reporting)
- Russia's -11.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -16.7%, 68% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Russia 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 | -103.9% | -5.9% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -26.1% | -38.6% | -5.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | -31.4% | -37.2% | -27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.1% | -25.3% | -9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.6% | -12.4% | -9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More environment data for Russia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.5 % 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 -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5219 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Russia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Russia was -11.3% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was -5.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.6% in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Russia ranks 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.