Methane emissions in Canada

Canada emitted 133.1 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Canada, 2024 133.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.2% 2023: 130.2 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 14th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Canada over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period CanadaWorld
2024 133.1 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 130.2 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 128.6 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 125.5 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 122.3 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 137.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 138.7 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 137.6 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 135.9 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 139.4 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 140.5 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 136.0 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 134.4 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 131.0 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 129.4 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 128.3 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 134.3 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 136.1 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 137.7 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 135.4 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 135.5 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 132.5 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 132.7 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 131.2 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 129.8 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.2% from 130.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 140.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −5.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Canada
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database