Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 47.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 47.0%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Upper middle income peaked at 47.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 1991.
That places Upper middle income 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.1% | -2.1% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 2.2% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 25.3% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 37.5% | 47.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More environment data for Upper middle income
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2,365 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3,753 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,926 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 43.31 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 58.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 19,522 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.38 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 8,800 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 87.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Upper middle income?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Upper middle income was 47.0% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 1991.
- How does Upper middle income rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Upper middle income ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.