Methane emissions in South Asia

South Asia emitted 965.0 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2024 965.0 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.4% 2023: 951.5 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate

Methane emissions in South 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.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period South AsiaWorld
2024 965.0 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 951.5 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 936.3 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 915.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 900.9 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 892.4 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 891.5 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 876.8 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 871.9 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 863.2 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 853.5 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 846.6 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 870.6 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 867.2 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 857.3 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 847.8 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 848.3 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 831.3 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 813.5 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 800.3 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 781.4 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 770.7 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 758.1 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 761.9 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 756.5 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 951.5 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 853.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +13.1%.
  • 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 South Asia
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