Methane emissions in Europe and Central Asia
Europe and Central Asia emitted 1,278.5 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2015.
Europe and Central Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
Europe and Central Asia, 2024
1,278.5
Change from 2023
−0.6%
World, 2024
9,536.5 Mt CO2e
Methane emissions in Europe and Central Asia 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.
| Period | Europe and Central Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,278.5 Mt CO2e | 9,536.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 1,286.8 Mt CO2e | 9,471.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 1,309.8 Mt CO2e | 9,335.0 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 1,318.9 Mt CO2e | 9,180.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 1,301.8 Mt CO2e | 9,055.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 1,319.6 Mt CO2e | 9,180.9 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 1,316.2 Mt CO2e | 9,103.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 1,297.9 Mt CO2e | 8,969.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 1,287.9 Mt CO2e | 8,847.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 1,276.7 Mt CO2e | 8,812.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 1,282.9 Mt CO2e | 8,788.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 1,286.2 Mt CO2e | 8,719.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 1,285.5 Mt CO2e | 8,716.9 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 1,267.3 Mt CO2e | 8,617.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 1,260.1 Mt CO2e | 8,413.7 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 1,243.2 Mt CO2e | 8,258.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 1,277.5 Mt CO2e | 8,283.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 1,270.8 Mt CO2e | 8,153.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 1,262.7 Mt CO2e | 8,099.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 1,256.0 Mt CO2e | 7,972.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 1,259.7 Mt CO2e | 7,839.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 1,267.2 Mt CO2e | 7,688.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 1,261.7 Mt CO2e | 7,464.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 1,251.9 Mt CO2e | 7,498.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 1,252.4 Mt CO2e | 7,495.1 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6% from 1,286.8 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,282.9 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −0.3%.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.