Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Germany
Germany: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -61.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Germany, 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 Germany stood at -61.1%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany peaked at -4.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -61.1%, in 2024.
Germany ranks 198th of 203 countries 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 | -17.5% | -28.5% | -4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | -41.8% | -48.7% | -32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -53.0% | -57.2% | -49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -59.9% | -61.1% | -58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 138.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1577 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 171.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 579.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 32,652 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 19.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 186,393 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 219,046 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany was -61.1% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was -4.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.1% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Germany ranks 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.