Methane emissions in the European Union in 2024 — 424.64 Mt. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 74.8%.
1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | Mt | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 424.64 | −6.24 | −1.45% |
| 2023 | 430.88 | −7.15 | −1.63% |
| 2022 | 438.02 | −9.09 | −2.03% |
| 2021 | 447.11 | −0.63 | −0.14% |
| 2020 | 447.73 | −11.58 | −2.52% |
| 2019 | 459.31 | −6.97 | −1.49% |
| 2018 | 466.28 | −4.43 | −0.94% |
| 2017 | 470.72 | +0.61 | +0.13% |
| 2016 | 470.11 | −1.52 | −0.32% |
| 2015 | 471.63 | −0.87 | −0.18% |
| 2014 | 472.51 | −8.87 | −1.84% |
| 2013 | 481.37 | −8.37 | −1.71% |
| 2012 | 489.74 | −4.5 | −0.91% |
| 2011 | 494.25 | −11.65 | −2.3% |
| 2010 | 505.9 | −3.92 | −0.77% |
| 2009 | 509.82 | −10.13 | −1.95% |
| 2008 | 519.95 | −8.5 | −1.61% |
| 2007 | 528.45 | −3.87 | −0.73% |
| 2006 | 532.31 | −3.85 | −0.72% |
| 2005 | 536.16 | −10.82 | −1.98% |
| 2004 | 546.98 | −11.7 | −2.09% |
| 2003 | 558.68 | −10.27 | −1.81% |
| 2002 | 568.95 | −6.88 | −1.2% |
| 2001 | 575.83 | −12.42 | −2.11% |
| 2000 | 588.25 | −10.98 | −1.83% |
| 1999 | 599.24 | −7.48 | −1.23% |
| 1998 | 606.71 | −22.21 | −3.53% |
| 1997 | 628.92 | −7.11 | −1.12% |
| 1996 | 636.03 | −3.55 | −0.55% |
| 1995 | 639.58 | −7.77 | −1.2% |
| 1994 | 647.34 | −11.33 | −1.72% |
| 1993 | 658.67 | −21.73 | −3.19% |
| 1992 | 680.4 | −22.86 | −3.25% |
| 1991 | 703.26 | −22.21 | −3.06% |
| 1990 | 725.47 | −26.49 | −3.52% |
| 1989 | 751.95 | −15.13 | −1.97% |
| 1988 | 767.08 | −11.93 | −1.53% |
| 1987 | 779.01 | −13.69 | −1.73% |
| 1986 | 792.71 | −7.87 | −0.98% |
| 1985 | 800.57 | −2.32 | −0.29% |
| 1984 | 802.89 | +0.95 | +0.12% |
| 1983 | 801.94 | −10.16 | −1.25% |
| 1982 | 812.1 | +13.59 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 798.51 | −21.5 | −2.62% |
| 1980 | 820.01 | −8.36 | −1.01% |
| 1979 | 828.37 | +8.71 | +1.06% |
| 1978 | 819.66 | +9.42 | +1.16% |
| 1977 | 810.24 | +2.2 | +0.27% |
| 1976 | 808.04 | +2.45 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 805.59 | +4.09 | +0.51% |
| 1974 | 801.5 | +7.93 | +1% |
| 1973 | 793.57 | +8.14 | +1.04% |
| 1972 | 785.43 | −0.88 | −0.11% |
| 1971 | 786.31 | +4.22 | +0.54% |
| 1970 | 782.09 | −17.69 | −2.21% |
| 1969 | 799.78 | +21.9 | +2.82% |
| 1968 | 777.89 | +20.4 | +2.69% |
| 1967 | 757.48 | +15.97 | +2.15% |
| 1966 | 741.52 | +10.45 | +1.43% |
| 1965 | 731.07 | +8.75 | +1.21% |
| 1964 | 722.33 | +8.11 | +1.14% |
| 1963 | 714.22 | +17.69 | +2.54% |
| 1962 | 696.52 | +22.72 | +3.37% |
| 1961 | 673.81 | +17.21 | +2.62% |
| 1960 | 656.6 | +20.07 | +3.15% |
| 1959 | 636.52 | +11.09 | +1.77% |
| 1958 | 625.43 | +4.58 | +0.74% |
| 1957 | 620.85 | +17.47 | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 603.37 | +24.16 | +4.17% |
| 1955 | 579.21 | +20.89 | +3.74% |
| 1954 | 558.32 | +17.55 | +3.24% |
| 1953 | 540.78 | +9.64 | +1.82% |
| 1952 | 531.13 | +13.29 | +2.57% |
| 1951 | 517.84 | +24.79 | +5.03% |
| 1950 | 493.06 | +3.68 | +0.75% |
| 1949 | 489.37 | +22.48 | +4.81% |
| 1948 | 466.89 | +14.96 | +3.31% |
| 1947 | 451.93 | +37.87 | +9.15% |
| 1946 | 414.07 | +20.17 | +5.12% |
| 1945 | 393.9 | −41.84 | −9.6% |
| 1944 | 435.74 | −21.67 | −4.74% |
| 1943 | 457.41 | +7.57 | +1.68% |
| 1942 | 449.84 | +8.61 | +1.95% |
| 1941 | 441.23 | +1.62 | +0.37% |
| 1940 | 439.61 | −5.01 | −1.13% |
| 1939 | 444.62 | +4.19 | +0.95% |
| 1938 | 440.43 | +0.05 | +0.01% |
| 1937 | 440.39 | +14.97 | +3.52% |
| 1936 | 425.41 | +6.36 | +1.52% |
| 1935 | 419.05 | +1.22 | +0.29% |
| 1934 | 417.83 | +5.99 | +1.45% |
| 1933 | 411.84 | +2.81 | +0.69% |
| 1932 | 409.03 | −14.31 | −3.38% |
| 1931 | 423.33 | −12.67 | −2.91% |
| 1930 | 436 | −6.67 | −1.51% |
| 1929 | 442.68 | +14.44 | +3.37% |
| 1928 | 428.23 | +2.23 | +0.52% |
| 1927 | 426 | +11.72 | +2.83% |
| 1926 | 414.28 | +0.83 | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 413.45 | +0.87 | +0.21% |
| 1924 | 412.58 | +20.63 | +5.26% |
| 1923 | 391.95 | −3.22 | −0.81% |
| 1922 | 395.17 | +7.85 | +2.03% |
| 1921 | 387.32 | −0.92 | −0.24% |
| 1920 | 388.24 | +21.36 | +5.82% |
| 1919 | 366.87 | −16.16 | −4.22% |
| 1918 | 383.04 | −9.36 | −2.38% |
| 1917 | 392.39 | +3.81 | +0.98% |
| 1916 | 388.59 | +5.97 | +1.56% |
| 1915 | 382.61 | −9.85 | −2.51% |
| 1914 | 392.46 | −25.07 | −6% |
| 1913 | 417.53 | +8.4 | +2.05% |
| 1912 | 409.13 | +5.8 | +1.44% |
| 1911 | 403.33 | +3.91 | +0.98% |
| 1910 | 399.42 | +1.54 | +0.39% |
| 1909 | 397.88 | +2.78 | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 395.1 | +2.76 | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 392.34 | +12.49 | +3.29% |
| 1906 | 379.85 | +4.36 | +1.16% |
| 1905 | 375.49 | +4.88 | +1.32% |
| 1904 | 370.61 | +1.61 | +0.44% |
| 1903 | 369 | +7.97 | +2.21% |
| 1902 | 361.03 | −1.47 | −0.41% |
| 1901 | 362.5 | +0.28 | +0.08% |
| 1900 | 362.22 | +6.39 | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 355.83 | +4.92 | +1.4% |
| 1898 | 350.91 | +4.1 | +1.18% |
| 1897 | 346.8 | +4.88 | +1.43% |
| 1896 | 341.92 | +4.4 | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 337.52 | +2.5 | +0.75% |
| 1894 | 335.02 | +4.17 | +1.26% |
| 1893 | 330.85 | +1.07 | +0.32% |
| 1892 | 329.78 | +0.43 | +0.13% |
| 1891 | 329.35 | +2.59 | +0.79% |
| 1890 | 326.76 | +5.26 | +1.64% |
| 1889 | 321.5 | +3.21 | +1.01% |
| 1888 | 318.29 | +4.08 | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 314.21 | +3.18 | +1.02% |
| 1886 | 311.03 | +1 | +0.32% |
| 1885 | 310.03 | +0.34 | +0.11% |
| 1884 | 309.69 | +0.34 | +0.11% |
| 1883 | 309.35 | +3.6 | +1.18% |
| 1882 | 305.75 | +3.42 | +1.13% |
| 1881 | 302.33 | +2.41 | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 299.92 | +5.53 | +1.88% |
| 1879 | 294.39 | +2.95 | +1.01% |
| 1878 | 291.44 | +2.05 | +0.71% |
| 1877 | 289.38 | +0.42 | +0.14% |
| 1876 | 288.97 | +2.34 | +0.82% |
| 1875 | 286.62 | +4.69 | +1.66% |
| 1874 | 281.93 | −2.02 | −0.71% |
| 1873 | 283.95 | +3.6 | +1.28% |
| 1872 | 280.35 | +5.54 | +2.02% |
| 1871 | 274.81 | +1.79 | +0.65% |
| 1870 | 273.02 | −1.23 | −0.45% |
| 1869 | 274.25 | +1.71 | +0.63% |
| 1868 | 272.54 | +1.6 | +0.59% |
| 1867 | 270.94 | +1.74 | +0.65% |
| 1866 | 269.2 | +2.13 | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 267.07 | +2.35 | +0.89% |
| 1864 | 264.72 | +2.4 | +0.92% |
| 1863 | 262.32 | +1.52 | +0.58% |
| 1862 | 260.8 | +2.15 | +0.83% |
| 1861 | 258.65 | +2.41 | +0.94% |
| 1860 | 256.24 | +1.85 | +0.73% |
| 1859 | 254.39 | +0.47 | +0.18% |
| 1858 | 253.92 | +0.64 | +0.25% |
| 1857 | 253.28 | +0.94 | +0.37% |
| 1856 | 252.34 | +1.25 | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 251.09 | +2.09 | +0.84% |
| 1854 | 249 | +2.18 | +0.88% |
| 1853 | 246.82 | +1.88 | +0.77% |
| 1852 | 244.94 | +1.33 | +0.55% |
| 1851 | 243.61 | +0.7 | +0.29% |
| 1850 | 242.91 | — | — |
Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.
Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
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