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.
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 |
More environment data for OECD members
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 36.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,435 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3,400 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.92 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11,060 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 9.33 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 447.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 22.48 million metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 31.81 million metric tons (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.
- 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.