This statistic depicts the methane (CH4) emissions worldwide in 2015, and forecast figures for 2020 to 2050. In 2015, global CH4 emissions reached around 405.7 million metric tons. By 2050, this figure is forecast to increase to some 430 million metric tons.
Methane emissions projections worldwide from 2015 to 2050
(in million metric tons)
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MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. (March 21, 2019). Methane emissions projections worldwide from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014085/methane-emissions-worldwide/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. "Methane emissions projections worldwide from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014085/methane-emissions-worldwide/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. (2019). Methane emissions projections worldwide from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014085/methane-emissions-worldwide/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. "Methane Emissions Projections Worldwide from 2015 to 2050 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014085/methane-emissions-worldwide/
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Methane emissions projections worldwide from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons) [Graph], MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, March 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014085/methane-emissions-worldwide/
